The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-19
ST. DOMINGO.

Manifesto OF tho Rebels-Protest Against the
sale Of Standardization or Foreigners.
BY late arrival at this port adylces 70 the 18th or
January from st. Domingo have been received
The text Of the manifesto adore 10 the Domncans
by the provisional government At Santiago during the
progress OF tho revolutionary movement which has re-
suited Ia the overthrow OF President Cabra sets forth
the grievances OF the Dominican people under the gov
eminent Of General Cabral. II contains formidable
indictment against Cabral and his which
administration, 1t says, consisted OF Ave or SIR
young destitute OF the experience Of public ala
which required in those 70 whom the conduct of
affairs is entrusted II charges Cabral with having
usurped the Presidency by means OF corruption and
violence; with having arbitrarily prescribed large
Of Dominican citizens all of society;
with having prosecuted and driven into exile several
OF tho most distinguished defenders Of the national
independence in the Of the Spanish Intervention;
with having violently exparated the head OF the Roman
Catholic Church in ST. Domingo, and with exercising
the patronage OF the In ecclesiastical mat
ters in . scandalous forbiddins the national
clergy the time obey orders from Rome with
having received pay IRON General Gefrard while Presi
dent Of Hayt, TO prosecute General SaInavs and his
compatriots who bad sought refuge in ST. Domingo,
with negecting publish the state OF
the national finances and with flooding the country with
rredsomable and worthless paper money with having
in his extremity. for want Of means, proposed
and getting passed through Congress a decree for
q loan OF 500 600 In merchandise Obtained at St
Thomas for The term OF months great dis
credit country and the injury OF legitimate trade,
with having adopted financial measures generally which
paralyzing TO commerce aud industry while they
had the effect OF enricnng his par ms: with having
forciby seized tho property oil cit zens Contrary to law,
aud with having violated The secrecy OF private Cor
respondence and imputng crime tn the parents
and FRIENDS of Dominicans u the receiving OF
letters from the expatriated sons OF the country.
The following is TRANSLATION OF tue protest OF tina
provisional aganss tho proposed lease OF
the Bay Of SANTANA 10 the United State':-
that s DS%nss g. ae %,aGa' CAB
usner. Ja,p aianco Ere oF,eo v. Sagsa.,
las sit day ler ,Ie da'.si states q i, A% Isr
son NAV Sa be- uc 10 the neres Of the republic
r ssoao ias 0's Which The eoansrS hreus
Inc inc prorses 20 Of cSao the most
Susra cSsa possibly ees hs snoa Of
Dom peoi le, in whom nal nal SOVEREIGN
a a.. such ncsotaios As eaeet priest BY
Present her transcribed for me Information
81 all aud especially OF the Of the American
formed BY the will peops Of
Excslency that Tie majo par. the pe5p d tle Republic
has epgdiasa the auth lily OF ne e .rsneh' III e
manifesto tae TN ueto.e OF the present
copy which have the houor - address to nun
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with lowers ~
| Bay OF Stmaia:
That la ) MAS done not when the revolt,
| broken might be regarded as simple re-
belon but after it bad taken the po oruons oi general
/ revolutions; =, -, IL, :.
That owing these circumstances the ncso talon which
has beea opened should be "a r,sht nun and
VOID because , had the sanction the nat on;
That therefore protest, as we do ny the presents.
with all energy which our ght Bnes u.s. agniss
the negotiation Of tie samana procc ~ 1eherli Daoa
and that the good faith FOR when MS ESceencs
government is known might not oe ao4ss WE put no.
| above has come knowledge.
| With sentiments OF CONSIDER aion, &c, &c, ac 49,,
| DEosxpgR "a, 1867.
! ,hstanding the civil connections In 81. DO
mingo foreign enterprise In the does not lag aut
foreigners appears, receive no mo estaton whatev or
An American residing the souin side oi Tie islan'
writes thus OF the immunity enjoyed by foreigners en
gayed in trade and industrial enterprise: eince IN
| dominican government opened Is uuriva'led mihes
foreign enterprise there has been good deal oil pre-
! lirnnary movement. An English French, an lsaiia
! and mippg engineers exploring the copper aud go
| region bet~0en and Ia tie Nisua and Hama rivers
Messengers with money am ppiies are dali
pass ng and fro per Getty Eaie, and Ieeiini
rs little alarm as o Yankee New England road
have within two days the weekly supply cart 0
the ST. Domingo Copper COMPANY Of New YORK pass
through the disturbed district loaded with Hour, mess
pork, dsh coffee sugar rice, beans-n shot, the weekly
rations OF thirty forty men, ana not one or thes'
tempt n loads has been molested. Again on thu
O. her side Of the island, what really lhs dap lte
border land between Hayt and the Dominican republic
tho cameis oil American Transports ion tompan
I 70 and come freely. Perhaps country IN the wol
eau show falrer record towards strangers than ID
| much abused dominican republic.