The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-15
Richmond Aispatth.
NONDA ..NOEEMBEk ID, ioo''
St. Domingo-.-The West Indies.

c,oted by the suppostion that she was
destined for Cuba, with orders that lAu'-
Gated the purpose Of the United States GoV-
crnroent TO secure the independence of that
island nj once. The World said that there
u-ore minors of secret treaty with st. Do
,,;npo. and that the Albany was sent out 10
convey men and munitions for the purpose
Of taking possession of the portion OF inc
island thus acquired. The Herald s1a1eo
thatthe expedition was TO take possession oil
,bc hay of SANTANA and the surrounding
land, in the name of the United states, u
an'Amcrican naval station. 1t further sta'eo
that inst before the sailing OF inc Aio"h!
three gentlemen went oil to her, ana Ina'
these three gentlemen were commissioners >
who were 10 90 through the ceremony o.
taking possession of the property designated
in behalf Of their Government unoer
treaty already concluded.
What attracted especial attention was the
report that the Albany had on board l,ooV
tons of heavy guns, ammunition, ana Slnai'
arms. the heavy ordinance being eNclu-
sively adapted to coast defence or lof'S.
All this, with much more, was reported
in the two papers named but Telegram
from WASHINGTON contradicts the "hole
story. save that the Albany sailed. She hao
no commissioner" on board, and had no
such purpose rs that indicated IL the sehsa-
,ioual paragraphs in the New York papers.
The contradiction further announces that
the Government has not changed It's potlcy
towards Cuba.
Cuba continues in the state Of civil war
which has for so many months disturbed Its
commerce and impaired its prosperity 1t
is war, too, which for its contemplate
want of yigor and strategy cannot be
colal!ed outside of st. Domingo or Hayt.
Cowardly burning Of property is its great
est achievement. How long can our 60
ycrnmcnt refrain from Intervention ana
from pursuing that general policy towards
the West Indies which must sooner or later
be adopted?
The american Republic must o,ra thc
West Iadtes. II will become necessity.
The vast power and immense expansion OF
this nation will swallow up those islands.
This is inevitable fate. The crowded popu-
lations of the United States will demand the
.,, r ,io ;lo,
pf'otc'1onS % 'i'oS' :, '''''",' ''lIn . ;GIo
'A'' 'hgs "c - ~ "i' w ','' ,ra;.o C,I>a
ness WIZ io' W ,oioi 49, -, cta,..
h'h 'lc S"S" "o'" - Wv
comes from ,i''' i>I'h" nv 49, ,.;,oa Gt,to.
DIEGO ol N"o.' S''!u ~ '"o ~.
So ,GCO. 600 of revenue annually, and the
United States export TO Cuba S23,0O0,QU0
Of rnrnyiSjpnS and machinery,
per """"ii Vi p'''. >, 49,,
ino continuation y. .4'. "'.' "i'O.- 90
l>ialll' WIZ to>I ,"o oo = 'l''.,'
""V'"oo ~ ro''o"''n'' f''
people VIZ ''''''' 'o' CIV "'','' ->',,'
o'hc' 3ioo"', Va XIV ''', w., 1879
Guy on" '>'1 0.'.'l', l.. 'o..' I-,';,aI
he''i " At ,'' "'''e.' ,,,,t>.,,
''"''s '''"o' ~',,' .,,:,
30 - 10 piou"~' '''c n'7,.I' ,';.lI c.'.'
TIC l""S anu II o''. '''-' - WV
"I e., oA''''>''" wv W. ;,.;.,
us va '''t''' Wv -" ,''Il' ~ 49,
ny ~ ''Nch' uD'' i'','' 'e'o'7 W '''0
Ch''e" States 9'o'',! u0''.'"u> 40 p'o.
ouc'9--Pc"'o u'ii''''.'' It's l.'t''A
oEoer ana Pcihi'''eu' Se'u' na' IL = Nv"
but cancer upon inc Si''c VI 'le 'e'uoi''
ii may be MADE hover pioollllhS perch
nialiy and shedding ahke beauty anu
fragrance upon th@ haaoh.
20 oil thc lTu!t!ul l>l'ho OF u. b"lii'hSo'
CUBA l. the queen OF lhe Antilles
out u. Domingo Is ner ilis' llalo Oil no1ol'
crowned by nature with the most precious
S'acc' ana ofii"nch'S. ne Sl"nu ileces-
s'ty which will make Cuba part OF this
republic III It's supremacy VIII lead TO the
acquisition OF st. Domingo. The dignity OF
the benclicent world given by Heaven to man
is insulted by the surrender OF TINS noble
island to nation oil tatterdemalions-a
wretched nest OF vagabonds, unproductivc
and daily sinking lower i'll the scale OF man.
The combination of human and physical
forces. which tend all the time to improve
ment, in physical and social economy, and
10 the greater adaptation of the ealths
surface to the support and comfort Of the
increasing millions of population, will revo-
lutionize that island and subject it to the
general welfare of the human family.
These results are to come, and our Co
vcrnnent Will be all the wiser for shaping
its measures so as to hasten their conSum-
nation. The protraction OF the state OF war
and anarchy III Cuba should not be permit
ted. The good OF men and the montgomery
Of national interests demand that II De emu
ed, and that that noble isi%hu DC posSesseu
- - -, .,a,.o, ,.,,oh1a nf ,rnfcrtiO If
and bringing it to the highest degree Of