The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-06
Baex' Cabinet i'm Favor Of selling SRmanR-
The Cubinet Cnp0pular-The New Constitu
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Baex' Cabinet in Favor Of selling samana-
The CnSine, Cnpopular-The New Constitu.
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81. DoMIsGO CRY, May 20. 1868.
The national Congress has thwarted the plans OF
General Baez having In secret session rejected the
propositions made to proclaim him dictator. This
decided him TO accept the Presidency, and therefore
on the "a Of this month, he was nauguratcd, i'm
mediatey afterwards appointing his Cabinet
"a follows:-C Citizen Manuel NJ Gauter, Secre-
tary OF the INTERIOR Police, Agriculture and
Foreign Relations Citizen Felix Maria Delmonte,
secretary OF Public Instruction and Minister OF Jus
tice; General Ricardo Curel Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Commerce, and General Jose Hungria Sec
reiary OF War and the Navy. All the members OF the
Cabinet are partisana OF the sale or leasecal IL as
You wish-of samana, with the exception OF Citizen
Demonte, who during the administration OF fres
dent Cabral manifested great hostility " the project
For this reason many surprised at hs SELECTION
and still more at his acceptance, since President
Baez' speculative notions are surely not MD RON
his bright Intellect. Many friends Of citizen Delnonte
s,lll insist that he will withdraw from the Cabinet
whenever the SANTANA question shall DC decided ad-
verscy To his views. Be this az Il may ~ - unnea-
BILE that a commission Is abroad with full powers
TO solicit from u foreign government t20ooovO tne
price said TO have been stipulated ny senior fWoi,
rres.dsn. UaD5S e sb,ns can arm that the ma
ti0nal Legislature did nothing more IN oppositon 10
President Baez ambitious measures tnan 10 deny
MIN the title OF dictator. II has conceded To him
the most autocratic faculties, again placing In
vgor the constitution OF 1894 Win serious
amendments that euasCtiate ~ coWPictep VI snc
few liberal doctrines and provisions contained.
one of tho most nagrant Of these changes u the abro
CATION OF article Two, relating " Doundaries. ny
The constitution, as II now stands the lines ana de-
arcations stipulated In the treaty OF III OF Aran-
Iuez are no longer the dividing limits between the
Two republics OF the island The question or bound
ary Ia now left an open one, In all probability to
AFFORD President Baes second held for specuations
IN case OF failure in the one OF SANTANA, now being
prepared for cultivation The inquity or this pro-
vuioo aud OF others need not mention " not to be
particularly wondered At when one takes into con-
sheraton the composition Of the national legisla-
ture aud its being presided over by General Jacinto
de Concha Of 50 unenviable past fame.
President Baez, In accordance with the new con-
sttuton will not have TO overcome the serious oppo-
alton of q Congress TO his designs for personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, since such thing az Congress ID
suppressed and all legislative authority Is vested In
senate of members only, Invested besides with
consultative faculties. or course this Senate will
consist Of seven Of the most plant and devoted OF
the Presidents supporters-probably OF his Two
The new government has already received mani.
sa0ns OF It's appropriately In the refusal Of several
prominent citizens to accept once at Its hands.
Among others, the worthy Citizen Domingo de IL
Justice Of National Court, and Citizen Jose de Jesus
castro has also declined accepting very important
ONCE. These rcftsals are Of bad augury for the
properly nlling the ofhces at its disposal owing 20
the scarcity OF intellect among its partisans PIss
dent B2ex 10 very much preoccupied with the iesr
that some harm may have bslallen ms e,o 70 ,r
Carlos, sent TO Hayu on secret mission, aud 70 pr
yately treat with salnave. The probable fail o. tnls
parsonage and the consequent tilumPa Al, VI
tue revolution may well leave me orolner
fears, increased aiarminsy by the news Of reunion
at -. Thomas Of President Cabral aud uenetsb
Iuperon, Isabcrt, Gomez, Adon. Ricardo fernsndez,
Pima and others. who have there assennpu" W pr
rus measures tsksa % TIE sovsrn9sas TO @ee'