The New York herald., 1869-12-09


ther feelings, ana are capaDle oil possessins the
most noble sentiments for eIcn otner and towards
strange 8. There afe no eabals or intngnes eXisihS
herei Astrong desire prcyals establish the com
Try oa good olndation ana m intam harmonious
re'atlnns with all mankind With our own country
an sure lhey Woud .oran The most desiraoe c0hi'
lDefcidl urea y Though mat nIton viii gam The AT
vantage VINO tirst acknowledge their rndependeace
After travelling along The southern coast, N place
OF returning back tue sane road GOO mesl, pre-
ierrel trayersing the mountains anu becoming
acquainted wsh people unknown even to the inhabit-
ants Oh the lower coan,ry, examining their most
peauiliui iands and witnessing more industry than
Is D be found elsewhere. rne dangers OF travelling
these moantains a. 0)o feet above the level oi
the sea- were very great, and some iuea can nc
formed OF The dIilcnlies w,tn winch / nld 10 con.
tend when mention that crossed one river liitysix
times ana another tnirtY-oue, IN day utten huvnI
TO SWIM over at the RISK ot losing and rider;
but succeeded III accomplishing journey Wilh-
out any Seraus accdent, though had two horses 80
severely injured by falling over precpces that mad
10 leave tneln OH tile road.
NO lear neeu oe lelt any invasion or the Hay
hens ano me stablltg OF The government depends
eIurely upon the Domlnieans themselves, and II no
intestine srouDe occur they will 20 along smoothly
and huppily. l see no prospect oI such an event
taxing pace, as tie utmost confidence prevails
Toward Tue present government auG PRESIDENT San-
lana man oi simple habits anu generous e.lngs,
Is universally beloved Dy the pcupe. N al tneir
with TIE enemy tney have met VITA such
sigaai success tnat the Iaytieas have Tor Il long
tine lett tueu uululeSted and leUl a dread at ack
suca passes rs / crossed where eighty men badly
armed, once drove OF I'VE thousand win great
loss
By the time reach Port Plate shall have trav-
IS anu, III wncn | have seen enough 10 give me al
accurate idea OF the Character Oh the people ana the
resources o. tne Island. Though my InsirucuuAs
directed thorough examination Into dii parts oi
the territory YET mad 10 DE governed by the move
lnenis oI Tue COMMANDER of Inc Porpose. | beIiepe
his provisions wl not enable nim 10 stay longer on
the coast, and l nave actually seen ali that could
eject tle oDIect In view. l promised To meet Lied
teniit ColilianuIng Hunt on tue l2tl OF June aG
Port Ilate. auu sual be Inere on the day specieJ.
might. be there sooner, but there are one o. two
towns n importance yeJ 10 oe SEEN d dly or twos
lr.V | would
leaving them unvisitsd, and, the general conf
lnandng the Province oi 81 Jago has pressed me 10
do 80, aud mas olered 10 accompany me- / snall
out cary tomorrow morning.
have been tnrousn tour oi the largest provinces
over Twelve counties. stopped at tweLty towns ana
villages, visited every iiLIie settlement that nearI
oi auu crossed most of tie principal rivers. | have
been domeslcated wiLh people OF every class, from
tne opuient farmer, W.tn no use not better tncl
cuWpen, 10 ulie lowest order oi society, VINO
AUS, surrounded by misery ana disease, and whose
nautaIlon5 III any other country would not Ue
thought III To put an ANIMAL To Iive in. Yet |
convinced that one years peace would maze an en-
IRE cnaIge Ill lle Wnule state Of aliars ana
years every one wouio be enJoylng comparative
aduence 1oT the son IS 50 promo Juat Atlle
laoor Is required ald al lhe truuo tney nave is to
gather III Inc harvest Lao nature provides lor then.
lnree commissioners have just now gone 10 Span
to OBTAIN recognition "i their Independence, aud
Ifon tne ict mat Tie Spanaid5 have Kept IL suuai-
ron near the sIand lUf some liiLc pas, and nave
nsnatei TO tine haYuens that tney must
modest the Domlhlcans, l snould Juuge
that the oDJect ot tnelf MISSION VIII De
elected. Spain VIII gam lavorao.e commercial
advantages II she VIII Jieid the cain she pro
10 nave III Inc territory founded ON the general
treaty OF loti made III rarls,' wnen Spalu resumed
her rights and possessions over tnls part OF the
island. have seen nothilg yet To change my opinion
oi the pol4cy OF recognizing Inc Independence oi
DOMINICA, though they urc not all wlte, vet the
numuer OF blacks il SO s.,ll compared 10 lue wuies
aud nIuaEtoe5 tGat tney VIII be lost sight OF
IN the mood or e.nlsfatiQl. and the Dopuatlon Is
evidently tending TO wnite and Wii IN the Of
tliie be, II not pure nearly SO. thinh liley con-
tain wtnn themselves ali the e.ements requisite
make Respectable nten, aul from present c.fcun-
Stances IL would te unjust 10 Juuge oi thet iuture
condltion or wnat thet are capable ol attaining. AT
present u STATE of unars eAls 5 noJ brought aoou6
by themselves, IRON whlcn tney are sGragglin. To
eAtiicdte the nation, ana numerous evidences re.
mann vi the superior condition VI the country before
the haytiens took 1t under tneir prosection.
DAN ID u. lottt ER,
Lieutenant United States navy.
To Hon. GEORGE bANCEoFf, Secretary VI the Navy.
PORT AU PRINCE, June TO- 1915.
SIR-Having performed the duty Oh " aca was
sent As fuily as Tie liuteu tte Wudld perAlIb Cal
oAly at present give you n general outline OF wuat
mas ocen accomplished, and VIII refer you to my
3oarhai-in wnich nave kept rega ar deIuii ul MI
niy aoilgs-Ior particulars. / nave not, to my own
satisfaction, Deen as minute as wished nor as may
nav been desired aid snal on,y uc able 10 lay
peiore you pretty alr account OF Tue moral III
teectual Character o the people oyer wnJss tefri-
cory nave Deen travelling, thelr c0lor anu popuia
ti0n the beauty ana resources ui lhe country, aAd
administration ol Justice, &C. ihefe WA be eaou.a,
however, 10 snow tne character OF good people.
and Their deficiencies can be allowed iur by taxing
tutJ consideration tue circumstances by wnich tAey
nave oeen fettereu for, SO many years.
their most beautiful provinces, whch ! traveted
over extensively; was delisDteu with everything /
saw ANA received the hindest ADMINISTRATIONS OF
friendship towards myself and the strongest assur.
alcc Oh good VIII towards the United StaGes Inc
greatest excitement exlsls everywhere III relation TO
the acAuoN ledglnenl vi thelr Independence anu the
people oi THIS most beautiful siaau look forward
wan the hope of forming with the closest re.,t-
tIoAs. That such may De the case musI be Inc wish
oi every American wno desires TO see the Commerce
vi ms country advancing ior III few years we must
supply tnen win almost everything tney require N
fn.Ag nf "a a. r y
IN return many OF teir rcD PRODUCTS which are not
gathered at present aud waca have been lost to the
world Tor quarter or cedLury or nlore Ia
many OF tue provinces through when have
passed the country may be said 10 be Almost In the
sta.e as it was ~Aen Columbus frst discovered
Inc Island, ana III tnese places the population
not be sad 10 ue much superior Intellect to the
unpogne1 Indians VINO were the frsL possessors ol
tile soil although they have many of the same
traits o character BY when those unhappy people
were distinguished ana tnat are SO mucn 10 DC ud-
mlred
Tue remembrance OF some places through which
have travelled appears TO ne ike oeautilul dream.
anu no one VINO has not seen can form the signlest
Idea OF what nature can be, arrayed In All her
beauty OF hills ana dales, rocAs and waterfalls and
mountains pied up one upol another, In sucn Deau-
tlful and fantastic shapes tnat the mind Is CON.
petely bewiderea ~ tue MAJESTY Or scenery
L could never nave dreamed OF VITA all
tnls Providence has bestowed every blessing
Except harmony and peace tnat nation
Could nope {or Inc wisnes AID desires OF the azy
and inert Spanlara are grained Ia everything with
out tne trOusc OF working; lQr the tree suppnes nI
win every article oil food, clothing ald bedding ana
even 10 the SMALLEST Kind OF utensil required
housekeeping, aud this is one OF the unfortunate
OF the little advancement, for the eaeryatlng
influences of the climate induces them 10 iook to
nature alone tor support. For those WHO have the
ambition to labor the SOIL Is overiowlng with
wealth, the hilslJes are fail OF richest MN
erals, and they have only 10 gather In tae gifts
winch nature has placed at tner disposal. There IS
scarcely spot over which have passed excepting
about 2Oo mics along the seasnore on the south suei
wnere the most la5tldous would not ue happy 10
rest himself forever. with full security that he could
have at hand the comforts Oh iiie IL ali seems Ike
land OF poetr, and 1oWers, anl more lit Tor the
abode OF tue guilee55 people nfst ound there than
uf tue avarlcou5 race VINO worked them 10 death in
pursuit OF the wealth which the Indians alone
despised
/ have travelled over most or the ground where
these poor wretcnes were forced 10 toil and carry
loads upon their heads, through roads wnicn the
Imagination cannot form an idea o, and IL - won