The New York herald., 1863-10-30

could afford mpenetrahle oonceaIment TO Ruerrlus In
Sy Maesenn. seem .syo sosd .Ss pan nv
lowing which he says the natives would DO invncbe.
name y. To abandon the coast aud destroy all
the towns 80 far, they hrvs obeyed this suggestion
70 the letter. two OF their important towns have
been laid In ashes expect ~ hear that Azua
great d,ilcuty the way Of Dominican sue
cess. With world OF mineral and other wealth
at their feet, the Dominicans are among the
says nchng in their favor Under these circumstances,
and 10 this material. unromantic age the prospects OF
even New York. are sbsurdy small To carry On war
they must have powder. lead and ion but n
they have no morey to buy these articles with.
how are they 10 get them This Is a great
obstacle. The blockade Il their coast Is nothing.
Biockades have been before now But the want OF
rather reduces the question TO 80 plain point as 10
move al doubt
men and spend millions of dollars but she has the
friends
The only question for Spain really s Is worth her
Whe 70 conquer St Domngof Judging from tho history
o. the past am convinced would be useless conquest
unless large European immigration could be coaxcd to
eettIe there, Never while the sun shnes will the
Donicans be induced 10 develop the OF their
country by voluntary labor. Ther leaders found IL
which d,rered very it,Ie indeed from slavery. Pres
don't Boyer tried the voluntary system aud abrogaied
the laws OF Chrstophe and Petion but lie soon
found utterly useless. aud obliged TO enact the
severe laws Of bs predecessors THIS s indispuabe
fact and the whole modern history OF ST. Somngo lies
snugiy Ia it, Tho labor laws OF Christopher him his
life The opposite system, with VIII ch Boyer inaugu-
rated his rule induced the lazy, ndolent labor hstlng
Domtnicsns 10 submit themselves to him and both
ttons 0f the island became united In republic
In the year 1921 The return OF the general government
TO the forced system induced the Domincans to rebel
secede. whichever you choose and they gained their
point Since that time the country has not improved
may very well imagine but has n anything, deteriorated
much 70 the disgust OF tho few educated Intelligent Do
nicaps who went about the world for begging for
to take charge OF their country Spain dts
posed TO undertake the business but insists point blank
that the Dslnlncans must work. The Dominicars will
hight hrst. Work they will not. Let philosophers
article the bloody struggle In Dominica g amused
and instructed very much, for did not know there
was any struggle going on n that island Let hose phi
osophers or any Others rant over st. Domingo as much
ty TO tho spanards their constitutional dislike
their bread by tho sweat Of their brow.
At the same time do not think the ranards have any
right to iorce them TO work. or 10 govern them In any
st. Domingo The people Of that country have "natural
and inalienab'ergh to TO the devi their road,
and no any right TO interfere. Yet while do not
sympathze with the Spnniards because think them In
the Domincaps whose noblest motive in this all
other wars Is the unresrancd indulgence Of their soth
and licentiOusness.
We havc had no news from Mexico lately.
From Venezuela earn that the troops OF Falcon at.
tackled Puerto Cabeo ssuly and occupied the town
the 5h inst the discomed garrison taking refuge
board thor fleet aud making on to CDdad Bolivar. This
II highly important We should now very much Ike TO
know II the escaped garrison will be the nucleus for
another army opposed 10 Falcon, and the civil Is
10 break out as bad as
The scarcity Of paper the United States has caused
slight Improvement In exchange, when by all tho rules
OF commerce ought to be further depressed. New York
Ia quoted at 35 10 SO dis 1t had been 49, Tho Corsica
leaves this evening.