Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-31

HE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SOLD TO SpAlN.-
A letter from Porto Plata, dated Nov. 10th.
states that the little republic there known as
Dominica, has been sold to Spain, and that the
bargain was consumated in this wise:
The bargain for the sale of the Dominican
Republic wds made in the month of March
but 1t was kept secret for three months. to
smooth matters with the people, and also to
see whether the people of the United States
would object to the violation of the Monroe
doctrine. The Dominican Commissioner who
negotiated the sale, carried his family to
spain and sold out his property on the island,
as the business was settled Don Miguel
Layastida, the Minister of Foreign Relations,
and Don Felipe de Castro. of the War and
Marine, have done the same. They are all
ready to fly at moments notice from the
country they have betrayed into the iron
yoke of Spain
The price is half million of dollars. which
go into the pockets of the Ministers in this
way. The Dominican Ministry engage to
pay the passage here of several thousand
Spanish subjects, and to support them here
for a certain time. These expenses are all
paid here in kind of bond, which remains a
yoke of de5t on the neck of the working
classes, but these outlays are privately repaid
by royal order from Cuba, in monthly install
ments. As it is a secret transaction. and no
one but the Ministers who managed the sale
OF the country, and with it the introduction
of the Spanish forces, knows exactly the A.
mount or when it is handed over. why some
of it may gravitate down to the bottom of
their own packets. So far none of it has been
felt or handled in the public treasury.
Spanish subjects have the right to bring in
Coolies, and may work them upon the Span-
ish system, than which a more horrible form
OF slavery was never invented bv man or
devil
Spanish subjects, and no one else-not even
Dominican ctizens-are to have patent rights
secured. or be allowed banking, mining or
manufacturing privileges, or concessions of
public domain, and whenever it can be done,
the Americans, who have lately commenced
working the gold pacers near Santiago, are
to be dispossessed of their rights.
The correspondent adds that the people
don't like to he sold out, and probably will
fight" somebody before long
MAKING PREPARArIoNs-Th following is
a dispatch from Charleston, South Carolina,
dated January 10th:
Dispatches, stating that the sloop of war
Brooklyn is coming here with an armed force.
creates intense excitement. Great prepara-
uons are being made in the harbor to receive
her. steamer called the Marion, of the
Charleston and New Y York line, has been pur.
chased 10y South Carolina, and ordered to be
rugged for man of war. Her upper cabin
is to be taken off, and she is to be supplied
q Of
the harbor have been removed. The Brook
lyn will be fired into. Fort Sumter will then
open its fire on the South Carolina fortifca
tions, and the fight will become general. The
people are preparing for it aud for the worst.
The Brooklyn cannot come in without great
fight, and Anderson will protect her. He
only pledged himself not to prevent gcom-
munication between the South Carolina forts
until Lieut. Talbot came back. A steam tug
called the Aid, left the wharf tonight for the
purpose of reconnoitering She is mounted
with one gun, and is under the command of
Lieut.. Hamilton, formerly of the Federal ar
my. There is much talk of sending to Savan-
nah for boats To take the place of gun boats.
A South CAROLINA MERRY CHRISTMAS The
Charleston Mercury, the organ of the South
Carolina disunioEists, thus greeted its read
ers on Christmas "a merry Christmas to
our readers We are always glad to greet
the recurrence of this good old fashioned fes-
tival. The thousand happy associations
social, domestic, and religious-that cluster
around the day, make it dear to the heart,
and invest its celebration with joyful char
acter, which few can look upon with indif-
ference. But doubly should the Christmas
time now be welcome to the people of South
Carolina 1t has brought them honor, secu-
rity. and independence. They have nobly
led the van in the great battle for Southern
rights, and it may be fairly said that they
have won the victory. They have awakened
a sense Of wrong in every Southern State,
and the mutterings of the coming storm are
now heard from Maryland to Texas. The
thraldom of the South to her insolent con-
federates will cease with the year 1860. AL
ready the morn of her destiny is breaking
Let us hope that ere another Christmas
shall come round, the work that we have
begun will have been consummated, in the
formation of rich, powerful, and harmo-
nious Southern ConfederIey"