The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-09
ST. DOMINGO.

bassy-IIow Baez C0ntrivcs 10 Get the
Church Mixed Up in P0iifics-The Fl.
nanccs Getting Worse Daily-Revenue
Receipts-Bad show for The New steam
Ldne-Miq!ns at a Dead stand-Baccist
Qualifications. - .-'''fer arg" =
g,-ssv,s~ssrs Il ST. DOMINGO, Oct. 10 1868.
The Reverend Father Buggenons, Apostolic Vicar,
has arrived This gentleman was, until very re.
Gently the parish priest OF the Catholic church Of
st. Thomas. Some time ago. 1866 during Oabral's
administration Baez arranged plan with him to
revolutlonize the republic against Cabra and they
obtained from the clerical authorities at Rome the
appointment Of Buggenons a. missionary to this
island, to arrange the affairs OF the Church. lie was
not appointed Euncio BY the Pope or by Antoneili,
but by the Board Of Missions we believe, or some
other subaltern authority at Rome. He ar
rived IN St, Domingo yjln the evil intention Of IN,
trigulng in Baez's faSoF therefore the goSefnment
OF Cabral sent him his passports and the reverend
priest had to leave the republic. Now he comes
back as Apostolic Vicar and It is said, as the Popes
envoy. The Dominican clergy did not acknowledge
his authority on his arrival but lately they have sub
mtted, all hut Father Billini the Vicar od interim
Buggenons at last has delegated his authority on
Father PinellL thus fulfilling, in appearance at
least the compromise made at Rome by the Arch
Pinei is dominican, and therefore the trouble Is
not ended. This system OF mixing Church affairs
with politics. originated and followed up by Baez Ia
shameful thing. We find in the BOletjn 0dcfoi OF
september 70 politico-religi0us sermon OF Father
ara one q Tar rae s Ia: n
tirely political, and was preached on the 10th Of
August the anniversary OF the restoration OF the re-
tne people with assurances OF the loan, &c. The
vessel bringing IT. he SAYS Is perhaps crossing the
The financial conoition or the country grows worse
every day. The government has not one cent; con-
hdence has entirely disappeared, and no business II
rived. worth altogether about $4,000 Only the frat
was sold; the two others mud no buyers, and are
70 he oi ne Custom Houses
OF ST. Domingo city, Port al Platt and AZua, which
constitute the whole revenue OF the country, pro-
clTY OF ST. DOMINGO CUSTOM HOUSE.
January, February and March
Import duties and tonnage dues. ......... $14,s7s
Export duties. .:...-.................. Si4
April, May aud June
Import duties and tonnage dues. ......... 5s,545
PORT Az pLATT CUSTOM HOUSE,.
January, February and March
Import duties and TONNAGE. 20,0s6
Export duties. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1914
January, February and March
Import and tonnage duties. .............. 1881
Export duties. Observation-Disclosures. 254
We have no report OF the Port AN Platt Custom House
for April, May and June, but allowing $4,000 W e
have only about sl56ooo as the total receipts during
the six months, when all the importation and cxpor-
tat.a OF the year takes place, and when all the nc
gotiations with the island, AZ home and abroad, are
made Now the interior debt nf The government
amounts to about 81 ,00o part OF which Il has
10 pay IN interest OF six per cent, which Mt Baez
has neglected 10 DO SO FAR with this state OF affairs
in View how can IL be expected TO ind anybody fool
enough in Europe or elsewhere, to lend money TO
1 government which does not give any hope Of I'm
proving IL during its administration, as IL IL COM
! posed OF men corrupt in themselves, bankrupt In
their finances, gamblers, &c. and well known in aud
| out OF the republic as suchs
There haS been some talk or late about establish
| ing monthly line OF steamers between New York,
| New Orleans and st. Domingo; and a ar. Sullivan
| has been here TO make contract with the govern
| ment 10 establish said line. Does the situation of
the country, financial and otherwise, AFFORD any
| guarantee for such enterprise We think not. The
| whole movement OF passengers In aud out OF the
republic mot counting Bacz political exilesl does
not exceed 100 year. The whole commerce OF the
island, we have seen what 1t amounts TO. according
TO the preceding statements. The government Is toe
poor to pay any subventon. What, then, In the
name OF common sense, WIN sustain the line Of
Tue country Is rich In mines undoubtedly, very
rch az rch perhaps rs any other country but It Il
impossible to work such mines without resources,
and tuere fs not one single man at this moment with
a pckaxe IN his hand working them. There are not
any means Of transportation, nor any road, good o.
had 10 70 TO the mining region. The English Com
papy tue only one that once did any work at all be
fore the spanish annexation, has not done anything
| whatever since and after Mfr. Henecken's death I
1 has NOT even been mentioned The Concrete Indus
trial Company never started for want OF funds TIT
Ceeblated MOntcattlni enterprises expodeu a. the,
lueseryed; and the New York Copper Company neye
las done anything at all except 20 send few tons
re TO the United States and probably VIII never az
| more than II has done 70 far. In word, whoeve
ss that there ls any working OF mines or any com
paw with capital or anything OF the kind e In error
We read In several numbers Of the Boletln 0rctd
SOM accounts OF revolutionary movements In TN
sonhwest. In one or them IL Is said that Ogand'
had proclaimed himself President OF the republic
and threatened his followers with summary punish
ment If they did not recognize him as such; ant
then p other numbers we hnd that Ogando Is oniJ
a. thetead OF band or Cacos from Hayti VINO onll
cross I'VE frontier from time TO time TO steal cattle
&C; and then again we find that the ubqultouf
, ogando attacked TERRA Nueva, Las Dafnas La
. Matas AID Neiva, being defeated everywhere. ina
what We can find out in the Official organ OF MT
Baez private advices tell us very different stories
O9sndo las never been defeated. CaDral must b
win Nun by this time at san Juan, and the revolu
! uon Spreading In the whole country and nothing
, can save aez from his deserved doom.
In ordr 70 encourage those fools who believe
IN MIN, Baez continues his system OF calumny
aud az ne did come time ago respectinl
Generals Manzueka, Ogando and Polanco h,
now caumnates Generals Pimentel and Cas-
tio ami Mr.. Badrizal, pretending that thes,
gentlemen have submitted 10 hls rule and rendered ,
pledge 10 obstain from hostitjes against his govern