New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-06
THE WEST INDIES.
HISTORIC GGoUYD-THE SPANISH SETTLERS AND THE
INDIANS-oUR NAVY IS TIE SOUTH AMERICAN
SEAS-THB DOMINICAN RTPUBLc-NATJbh oF
ITS GOvBRS1IENT-yALUABLE RESULTS or AMER
- ICAN RECOGNlTION.

ITS Observation-Disclosures RESULTS OF AMIR
- joan RECOGNITION.
Correspondence Of Tie n. Y. Tribune.
SANTO DCIvco. August D. Isr6
The United States steamer Nocarae Commander
Drake, arrived al r-adstcad last friday, and stur
day came into TIE Claua, where tAe bas Low laid tlrc
days. 10 tic unbounded rat cation of the Young Amer
ca Of Santo Domingo. She lies close 60 Che left bank Of
the river just Ger the sole which the first city Of
Sl-to Domingo was atemI te1. and the old place must
row look much as it did when Columbus was brought =
chains TO tue waters edge % be embarked Ike on, Tor
SPAIN in return for his gift of void 20 tha W.
grateful kingdom. From where low Wnie cen See i-t
gallant steamer floating her staTc.Owdcd dag n vcH Ca
the bare and desoats walls Of the House % CetmoaS
WITCH hs descendants ecIe mover permitted Do" jealous
SPAN 10 hnlsl ana c,1lf!' iIel l.o' S'.u' "
pure aad copious " Fountain Of Col1-Ibus r. tfr side
Of that t5uutan the boy-Eotbcr and heir of The
last Indian Princess Of this region vas " iof
greater terror and example 60 the d,loya. Indians,
fTs severely srCrcd, a.d then, Tor tf' moro lEoLn!
hanged like dog Ills sin that The chiefs ot his
people Lad. in be Of this youth, claimed t1c right
10 retain thc- freedom and part ri their land, Dr. FHc
% formal agrcemcul nude with hf m0ti.t N..H $40
presented TO tho SplHidds the site on EAe. 90, present
city Of Sauio Domingo IVES la-, !lH .,"t u. s'I
vices Of tOJ Ci her subjects 10 hittle first FORTH ns
When these were bu.l, The spaniut retained OBJ
as pagan slaves, and divided them in "rcQar,mcHio'
among their oic MS This is thcir own record an1 hey
saw no reason 20 b!lsA for their own admission Chat Tie
10 year old ccquo OF Ozam0 ard their cpntlng aDd
generous friend the Q-ecn OF The West, ser tortured Hd
hanged By the side of this fountain ''tc1Os and eN
ample 20 any and al Of Ae red race who shpad presume
TO claim liberty and the possession OF lclr lands Oh
the faith Of pledges made By columbus io i-' I''NS
chiefs WHO had welcomed the Spanish dscOvc.ers and
shared their al with them.
The Young America of this city has never before "a
such an ample oppor nifty show naval visitors om DE
United Statcs these frs footprints Of spain Oh t4s col
uent and they making tho most Of il On both Sides
While one party taken 10 the cottocs Of Sau'a Anna
the old cave temples OF the Priest Princes Of Ozana-
others are conducted 10 the sites Of the earliest creu5 OF
as1D q
for rough mountain trips, have gone to The cooper
Hills thirty miles 10 tie nOrthwcrd expect 20 D. On
the track Of these geological marines as sagcy Mildly
defines them-and, il not too tired myself shall be able TO
report the story Of their htigucs; for sNiy-lae lldo
out and back among the Ioadess Copper HIS, no Igt
Tho whole impression of the late visit Of American ships
Of war to this tic chief port and political capital u the
Dominican Republic is valuable TO American int 'ress,but
there is one little and needless drawback, OF which here
after To keep for the instant 60 the benefits Of these
naval visits must ask your indulgence, and forget par
tsanship 10 90 back 20 1851 and James Guthrie then
Secretary Of the Treasury IL WAS suggested one evening
1t his house, not party, even as an administration
measure, since think 10 step waseycr taken TO Carry u
ont that our steam navy ought be peri city lied
sea patroi that it should be increased by the addition Of
a certain number Of swift steamers OF light draft which
should patrol the American IN particular In regular
beats and at certain intervals looking IN and exchanging
letter bags at all the Consuates and thus BRING tie minor
and haIf-foTgotcn, but not uump1rant ports Of the
Antilles the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf Of Mexico into
stated communication and enable our merchants and
manufacturers to understand and profit by the currents Of
trade along this whole circle Of action. Sound and adj
mirable arguments offered III favor OF this definite
organization Of the naval force Of the UnOn and the late
circle Of steamer visits along the Antilles seem regulated
bv this principle and at any rate are producing good To-
suits. Among other hunanizDg effects the white IN
habitants OF the Antilles are uniearnng Deep despond
ing belief that the ruling party IN the United states IS
working for their destmctiOu race; that 10 has
been, aud is, the settled poiey, Of certain parties
beautiful Antilles 10 cluster OF unprOducivo anarchcs
the Haytien platform Of the exclusion Of te whitc
race from citizen rights. Is that your dOctrnel or is the
doctrine Of The TRIBUNE the Dominican principle II per
feet equality Of all before the law" with fair
chance for white people II they behave themscyesi
President johnson Endorsed the doctrine Of equal rights
when he recognized the Dominican Republic and asked
Congress provide for permanent diplomatic relations
ii had done tor Ilay and that simple act senced IN the
West Indies many unjust fears that the dommaton not
the c7adl rights Of the negroes IN these islands was The
settled desire of the rulers Of the United States Tins
brings NE TO the erCras consider l-whch some ono
in authority committed when the Macknaw omitted 10
salute the Dominican flag IL does that OF llayt The
OMISSION commented On in all the European consul
ates evidence that the United States Government
had withdrawn It's recognition of the Dominican Rcpub-
| lie. The Dominican Republic has an independent Ma
tiona existence American Republic, and the excuse
that IL has not vet settled its internal machinery Of
Government has not vitatcd the right of its lag-the
symbol of ITS nationality and not Of any President
partyo be recognized and saluted by the u 81 men-of
Ourships the only that have failed TO treat
the young Republic that fought out the Monroe Doctrine
bravey and the first State in America TO esiabl
national principle tie equal rights Of all The
European menowar come in and salute the white cross
standard Of the Republic with scupuous formalty while
those Of the Republican Union omit the ciyilty. Let
| this be amended.
SO much for international principles and cvilities; and
for few simple facts about the Dominican Govern
ment have read in NewYork papers curious compost
tons Of truth and falsehood, copied from the Havana
press abon the wTeched disorganizaon OF the Doini-
Republic, its poverty and its incessant revolutions:
The country ruined aud desolaed by the rcyengeiul
Spanards their retreat, beyond oil descriptions. cattle,
fences fruit trees everything that fire. steel and powder
could destroy were laid low by Their zeal of hatred That
no food crops shoud be raised by the stubborn DO
mnican rbcls" and fearful dcslution, almost faminc,
has been the result The war Of dovcmnco was fought
LIZ the natives Yho. pay and almost cYlgY man iIoll