The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-04-11
IMPORTANT FROM ST. DOMINGO
The spanish UsuTpatIon.-PrOtest of the
People.
From The NY. Post 1


From The NY. PoH1
BY The arrival of the brig Echo at this
port wa. are placed in possession Of our
Hayh files to March 9th.
The atteuptOfSpaiu to seize ST. Domin.
60 excited the liVeliest interest in Hayli.
The following singular proclamation, is
sued by the Dominicans, we translate from
the Hayti papers:
APPEAL TO THE NATION. ....
Domiuicansl The country is in dan.
ger and there is but one way to save it.
by revolution. .....
Santana, since his last elevation to 2ow
er, has sold the Republic.
The price Of the Yankees did not sui,
him.
TO day he has alIedged it to Spain: and is
preparing to crush the Dominican people
under the colonial yoke for the vile price
Of few puerile dignities, and of the gold
which will be distributed to him and five
or six principal accompIices.
Tomorrow the Tartars will enjoy 10 qui.
ct the riches gained by this criminal bar
gain. and will welcome us with an ironi.
cal smile on hearing the clauk of our
chains.
To.mrorow shame will settle on our
he.ar'h.stOnes, and the stigma Of iguOminy
will soil our brows. ...
10 morrow our wives will fly from our
arms, our mothers will refuse their ca.
resses, and our children their smiles-a
degenerate people merit them not.
Tomorrow We shall bs able 10 leave to
our f'milies neither country, glory, hon
or, prosperity, nor even the repose Of the
domestic hearth.
To'morrow-to express it once for all
we shall have changed the noble egis Of
the Cross Tor the livery ofSlavery. What.
then, shall be the way ofrestoratiob? Rev.
olution.
A revolution, holy, noble, Just, grand, be-
cause it has fol its object the preservation
ofa nationality created at the price oi
the blood and fortunes of it's citizens; q
revelation, holy. noble, just, grand, because
II IS undertaken to save our country aud lib.
critics.
" Fatherland Libertyl "this was the
heroic cry which preceded the revolution
of 1874; and the same cry precedes the
revolution of 1861; the cry of nation,
which now surppesses forever the cry ol
mere factions. @ s.s a.-F
Dominicansl to arms let each citizer
be soldier ofliberty. and to the cry Of Hu,
Ia Nation! the tyraut will be forever ami
LilaIed. Let the fire of patriotism bur,
in our hearts as the tropical sun vivi6e,
our existence.
Dominicansl to arms! Shame 10 thos,
who daily in the rearI
In this great day Of our country ther,
are but two classes--those who are pooG
citizens, and those who are traitorsl
Dominicansl to arms! We must CON
quer or die; for death is preferable to de
graduation, and If we remain impossible w
can no longer pretend TO the dignity Of
Tree men. .....
Domiulcansl 10 armsl Let us arise on
the same day and at the same moment, a,
single man. No mercy to the traitors
We must conquer at any price!
Let not reverses discourage US. Ifw
triumph not in the cities and palaces, w
will triumph in the villages, in the suburbs
in the plains, in tie forests. ....
We should make 6ghtof giants whicl
will astonisb the world, and make th
earth tremble under our feet.
Dominicansl Victory or death, bsfor
the fall Of the Republic, Let US pray t
Providence tha. before this beloved Ian
Of Columbus be dishonored, it may be en-
gulphsd in the ocean.
Dominicans, to arms! TO combat to vic
; tory let us wear tie crown Of heroes befor
we clasp the martyrs palm.
The General of the armies Of the Repub
licans, Jose Marie Cabral. also issued a
> appeal to the people.
l These appeals are dated some fW
months ago, and have been in secret Gil
culauon.