The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-01-07


THs hero.c struggle for inaepcnderct n; 'Ae
handful u blacks in ~ Domingo, ..z,Ms! BE vrs'
power Of tie spsn nh Government Ter from To-
tracing the Etcnuon and svmrn,5 n 80 '.''l le
world which 1t dooe-ves,. Etacr tho story 4 1-'r.
Yah usurpit IN and treschrrv ir uHtrovr ~
ons partisllv understood Tho ws- or' 'iuNi~' ~
an undoubted dcsizl Of tho snsr'.h q rv.tpI.'Ht
10 recover posseS-on ~ the fnnd n Hsy. 20 which
Spain has never wholly rclrou-hcl : ~ claim
its conquest was probably art = ,he harg,n cen-
eliminated with ne Fronch p nfe-cr, ~ vtbh
Spain va. N Indemnify her'c'f e. l.e iIcrc.-" 4
French power in Mexico, ~ tie .-I'stor n
Hayii md o,hrr West I1dis Territory However
the m,v tN It spp,ars that rcv,r,' vea-s 40 TIE
people NJ The little Rcrut''c = H. Domingo,
rtunle on the southwestern portion II TIC
Island, suddenly found thu, their repre-.
s~ntatves had ueacherowlv concluded =
treaty, giving up The entire country 10 Spanish
rule. The frs, irHms,ion the Inhabitants received
n tbs iui4uIy u their rulers the occupation
n several important rrs'er1c points hy Spanish
troops The people soon recovered from 'ho stun.
ming effects ri th.s news, And In arms against
the invaders. They selected new leaders, and for
Tho last wear and half have uiod to keep Their ~
etessors At hay, debating he wc-eqmgped armies
Of spain IN several battles They have suffered
rcvct~s AMI encountered the usual iutoru,l feuds
Fti'h are more damaging than defeau. bat ihov
ha'" nevertheless rnAni'cded On a'tv, courage
Ar p'fslltout patriotism uAt indicate isc ult-
matt success n tue cAuaa WHOM We remember
that tho population consists II ut little over s,
quarter of million n Hacks, this struggle against
TIC hec,s aud armies Of Spain, which once
more looms gp as first class European powcr,
VIII he appreciated A. It deserves. The
spAuiards have been ahlo to blockade tie riltirs
island, slthouch the VA IL limited 10 morrow
strip " Ierriiory, yet thoy are still APPARENTLY rs
fer As ever from g, nqucring the little Republic o.
less than two Thousand squ,re miles. We have
lately received news Of ihe REORGANIZATION Of the
Republic, snd The selection Of q new President,
pledged 10 prosecute the war with more
energy. Il would appear that General sAtcEDo,
tic former provisional President was suspected Of
lukowsrmnoss IN the cause, .nd 4 an intrnron 10
conceie somewhat q The Independence Of the Re.
public for the sake II penoe Under these circum-
Stances the ptnsipal inhabitants rcpud niei the
former execution, and phutol General GAarEn
PoLANco IN his place. tie new President wna
fayorsbly rece vcd, and he hns issued ,roclqma-
tsIn, with the watch words " "God, Country and
Lhcrty." He urges tho people to renewed o1or.
tons Tor lhor freedom against tho common
enemy, anil pledges himself never to rcl,nqaish tho
trrs 10 until the Independence ~ the republic 4,
fuzzy secured. We should be glad ~ soc our GOV.
eminent extend even a word Of sympathy 10 the
people Il San DOMINGO to cheer them IN their he
rosc eforts, and rcmonstran with Spain against
any further porsstcgce 10 IhIs upJust war More
than this the unhappy circumstances ot our own
country preclude ~ non, performing, but t'la
much, Al east, IL due ~ the common principles OF
republican institutions for which the rcorlc ~ g..
Domingo and tho United states are row contend.
ing. up. d different battle-helds ~