The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-12
San Domingo and Samana-GammOn and
GuanOs

san domingo ana Samana-UaMmOn ana
GuanOs
From the ". T. Times.
Congressional jobbers, in the lobby and out
Of it, are determined we shall have San Do
mingo. Not that we want San Domingo, or
would buy il for song, or take it as a gift,
or be paid for taking it. Nevertheless, the
iobbers are bound that we shall take it; il we
don't buy It, we must borrow it; if we don't
borrow 1t, We must beg it; If we won't 'pro-
tect" it, we must "annex" it; if we can't pay
for it, we must accept it as gratuity, nor
look the gift-horse IN the mouth.
The long and short of the matter Is that
Dominican and American spectators have
found they can make something out of San
Domipgo-that there is money in it," or, if
not money, say gu0no, which comes to the
same thing. So they appeal to our great and
ga-lorious country to advance with imperial
| tread towards its manifest destiny in the
| West Indies. But it's all CANNON and
| guano.
Two or three years ago the idea of buying
or hiring the Bay Of Samana as naval station
| for the United States came up. The moment
| it was broaohed, and before we had time to
| think of it, the San Dominicans went to cut
ting each others throats over the prospect.
A Questionable honor and an unquestionably
small profit before, their Presidency suddenly
loomed into grandeur by reason OF the enor-
nous rental which the bay would probably
bring. Baez and Cabral took opposite sides
on the question, and, though most of our peo-
pie were probably ignorant OF the fact, those
worthy islanders were at one time numbering
and Outraging each other by the scores, under
the rival banners OF Bae2 and Cabral, of whose
hostility, as we have said, one cardinal point
was this Bay of Samana business.
We really cannot say TO what extent this
slaughter, partly on our account, went on.
But we very well remember one of President
Cabrals speeches to his people, which said
"If bad Dominican, aided by others, sue
ceeded in taking the country by surprise and
UNANIMOUSLY selling it, has not this been set
aside by the blood Of twenty thousand vic
Tins ?'' Twenty thousand was q very large
number OF victims to offer up TO appease the
names OF insulted Dominican demigods--a
more than Druidical sacrifice. "HerOes of the
CaIcalis, of the fields of SantOme and of the
Canda, heroes of Capotillo," critd Cabral,
point to my sword, while swear il need be,
that | will not part with, nor renounoe, nor
permit the cession OF any part OF the country,
and that before doing so | will bury myself in
the ruins Of the Republic
In that issue President Cabrsl came to the
top, and the SSmans business was for the
moment ended. But, rs matter of course,
the wheel Of fortune was sure, in time, to
bring ''that bad Dominican" in his turn,
overhead, and TO carry Cabral underneath.
That is just what has happened. Baez being
temporarily successful, is trying to be PRO
: tected, or even annexed, D." for the sake o
/ keeping his precarious seat.
, And this is all that the assurances OF the
de sire of the Dominican Government to con
summate admission TO the Union" amount to
We are to act as catspaw TO an enterprise
which would turn TO account the trepidatioI
: OF Baez, mixing IL up with commercial specu
{ lations of Ssmana supplies, Alta Vela guano
and what not, that goes TO make up 'job.
r We shall suggest one pretty sure cure fol
, this whole business -Oalt. The chances are
that Baez will soon experience the same lo
as his predecessors. His seat is very inse