The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-08
Interesting from st. Domingo.
OUR ST. DOMINGO CoRREsPoSDESoE.

ST. DOMINGO, May H. 1850.
Reformation and liberalization Of The Dominican CONNER
c,al Po,icy-7ae Statesmen Of The Country a, Work-Re
iosls 7ble,at,on-Euodticn and ne Press-Emigration
TO De Enoourog d-7h Products Of the Soil and the Man
ner Of their Observation-Disclosures Of NeT FORK
Merrhdnt-Hartor Inprorements-The American Repre-.
sevssaipcs in 81 Domingo. dc.
Instead OF sending you bloody tales OF war and revou
tion-the staple Information from of the Spanish
American ststes-I can communicate the interesting in
teiscnce that the republic has reformed and
iberaized her whole commercial policy, and Is likely
soon TO make mark and take high rank among the
most enlightened and prosperous American States
Tue Dsminicsns wasted sixteen years In suppcsting
the and protection Of SPAIN France and England
during which time those Powers did nothing for them,
bu, snagcd 90 conru the their government and
10 prevent establishing profitable relations with
the United States and the country stagusted into poverty
and ruin under their upas shade
&C the country had become 80 extreme that
the ony thought u the citizens OF the United States v
ing here how Ia collect what was due them and leave
the country bile they had anything eft To go with.
The cousuls and ministers Of the greA allied Powers
lords u the Dominican republic aud their
arbitrary dctaon fatal to the best interests of
this country it in Mexico and our Central Ameri
can neighbors.
rroes of Hsyt absolute change OF policy lncki.
iy Cor the dominican people, they have Statesman or
In their Cabinet and Scnae, AMI they nave put their
hands 20 the work they have ightcnel th,ir sak ing
ship of overload Of shaces and dead weights when
Inherited from Old spain, ana TIE hr-t
time the Dominican republic - Ia word ana deed really
independent American State.
In the rst place its constitution ts laws and Its
bunAs nrmy based the principle of the most com
pcte civil and religious liberty. The government proved
It's spirit religious liberation by presenting the
Protestant emgrants with ground for cemetery and a
good building church. The Professionals will require
help 10 NJ u for divine service bUt TIE CHRISTIAN
pnble of the North who don't mind spending tens of
thousands on the burmese pagans-who refuse
vcrted at any prcev not reiusc few hundred toward
sus,ning regular worship IN the Englsh tongae for their
mar and 9th her VI a.
boon and would be 80 thankful for u.
The sccvnd step to establish system Of primary
acoo plan uf free Instruction, Tor both
sexes and all conditions Parallel with this
the emancIaed PRESS Is budding out in doe PROMISE
The third measure favors grafton and IL intended
persuade farmers aud mechsnis to and devcopc
the wonderfully rich resources OF ~ Domiug, an Is
already producing great results Foreigners are
cousgcd 10 buy and protected ia the enjoy ut VI
every class IL real and personal estate and number Of
been leit waste third of century, are ~ b. INN sste
y pat Ia cultivation by Germans aud Americans, who
take them, ready stocked, on what Is called here en
rnvad, or halves
An The cap TAI required Of the settler who takes these
nne cstaics on Ion lease is few huairci dollars ia
vested farming implements No here knows any
thing about such common implements the plough,
iasse and me pe, e labot saving msca,ns Of ali css
will reap pr nicely fortunes out Of thee fertile though
elected lands Their proper cultivation viii AID millions
70 the wealth q the native prcprctors N A. Cor.
tunes 70 the enterprising foreigners who take them In
Nv late act all duties are rcmitted on machinery aud
labor saving implements OF every description, and this
producing ~ effect 90 tue prospects u tho
country.
men 10 oen all excessive depot for steam cngnes
labor saving machines suited 10 this comtry In this,
too, tbs Donlaican acted very h.ns0ncly
II the rm the of large stone ciihce AMI 10
probably The best adapted for machnc depot that
can be found IN - Doningo Their was considerable
position " theee reforms by the king and PRIEST ridieu
tpar ards a the oil gohcO but the wors ~ done Tho
eo, the nine aud tho forests q - Domingo must yield
90 steam and Steel and give w thCir treasures 70 noicrB
enterprises.
The ans measure ras n open sam.na AMI Maa,anin,
tho two most available hsrbors the island--pr may
say In the Antileio- the ssc ana enbekatiOn Of The
products ~ the movement The liberals hsi
persevcr nco cnauers AZ obstacles AMI this hy
forced the locSs snd The vsyr 10 II ~ cen
usl end ccnfnandhg trade tcIos In The Am -rsa
No sooner wa ue ror question settled fhti two cinct
ocnpants-ono from Now Work ADD another from 1u-
mOfeSane forward with pro osiiions ~ establish STAN
lines on the ~ ncpN rivers tfl dscnh xc At an ne.-
these port AZ this Or sent wrti1g there 10 lot ureh
a. STAN ferry boat in tbc Dominican territory
Thcrc ports are the natural doprs II immsrs ly ri,h
sugar, oofe ant cotton r-gions witch are n,v paty
covered With primitive osany forests; Bat ualsr us
System Of hberay Thea grant old forests y a soon
ring ~ the rnrpc Of Yankee AMI Yanke. siwr,i,
WIN prepare their spois f1r transportation Ia yanke,
chips, 70 be exchanged for Yansce nour, provgous,
development and pfOiucton, fr the Joint te'clt a
Yankee eutsrprise aud Rtnnican 0wrsrshr
Only one more step ressiry @ mako IA n "a or
improvement complete, ard that % rcmYvc ~ bur
nearly frivcn American ncrchlnt- arl nscalliriea
out Of the D1nincan trade
Bafore The arrival ~ Cen Ca7nNu. q reNfes,ri sni
defend United States rte-e-s ,Ler shipping we lfff
Fbh 80 many toubie d.s I'd s-s-.l ,x-.t 94. .l.tao