The New York herald., 1869-04-26

eating the Monroe doctrne.n On February 27, 1881
formed the company thai mir. seward had been pro-
missed the premiership or the uhitea etates Dy the
President elect and tnat ne WOULD oher ne no %
more singular still, that "Mr. Sewaru nau PROMISED
TO recall Commissioner CazDeau" whose omciai
presence would be incOnvenient during tne process
OF extinction about to be practised on the dominican
republic.
present on that OCCASION went the same evening 10
the house Of the United states Envoy and related
the to him. 70 he TSo an to
be spending the evening there with the iades OF ms
family 81 do not believe MT Seward capable OF sne
tent, was the reply OF the American; Dut, III any
case intend to see out, whether IS the represen,
you promise us that I" asked senator valrade who
related these facts TO number OF friends when the
er VIA s earlier
than 1t reached the United States Consul via the
%fhe Dominican republic was ''extinguished,1 but
SPAN could not hold on here with all the moral AID
and comfort so freely lent from Washington. The
reconquered their independence. recovered their
nag and restored their free constitution In March,
dss the spanish nag was o'SeG %naer IN 1ne March
1854, the remnant OF the army OF occupation were
enclosed like Gagged tigers, within the walls OF st.
Domingo city and the trenches OF Monte Cristi.
The restored republic then accredited Don Pablo
Pujol an honorable and cnlighted patriot to treat
b
Samana cor Manzanill0 on the terms proposed by
Commissioner Cazneau In 1854 or any other which
The government OF the United states shall deem
right aud advisable towards feeble sister republic
desirous OF entering into the American SYSTEM"
Mr.. PuOl is a refined white gentleman, speaks
English correctly and may take social rank with the
representative OF any Spanish American Power at
Washington, but Tassara the Spanish Minister had
controlling influence the Secretary of State.
Mr. Seward iatly refused to receive him as the En-
voy OF republic which he and the Spanish Minister
were pleased to style non-exstent. In vain Mr..
Dlta Qlahf inc
officially. They prOfered Samana as naval station
in free gift to the United States and proposed to
waive official recognition until our government
should satisfy itself that the restored republic
de dctO the Power In possession OF the Dominican
MOI even an noars Wono q, tc
situation. The influence and the interests OF
Spain ruled supreme In the Department OF state.
Samana and the Dominican mission was ignored IN
1S44-5 by the Washington Cabinet on the theory
that none but negroes should rule this island. Ten
wears later Samana and the Dominican mission was
again rejected on the theory that Spain alone ought
to rule it. In neither case did the dogma that
americans must rule America" receive any con
sideraton al washington. PujOl returned to st.
Domingo full of surprise at 'the GOODNESS and ign0r
ance evinced at Washington on every point OF inter-
that "a nObler wisdom would yet reign at the great
capital Of the American SYSTEM" In effect his ire
pressible Cuban friends soon found means to bring
the question OF the Antilles to the personal notice OF
President Johnson, from whom the offer OF Samana
as naval station had been strangely enough, care.
fully concealed. That curious epsode-a remark.
able chapter OF secret history In itsef-must stand
over to another day; but out OF it came Secretary
Stewards sudden visit to the Antilles. In the course
of the trip he had personal interview with Pres
dent Baez and that led to important consequences.
Secretary Seward from that period saw and ac-
cepted the great idea, which he had never before
recognized that the United states government owed
to Its own honor to enter into line OF policy more
in accordance with the American character. In
stead, however, OF accepting Samana-twice offered
him in well nigh free gift-ne insisted on paying
ST. 0O0, 600 for the little rocks Of ST. Thomas and ST.
John. How that affair Is ending Is now public his
Iory but his extraordinary coquetting with the
Samana question remains to be told, lie found as
sharp fencer III the Dominican Baez he was
himself, and instead OF making renown for himself
and magnificent series OF jobs for his friends he
made all the leading men SICK OF red-tapeism and
ready for annexation.
After twice refusing to entertain the friendly over
lures of the Dominican republic to take the Nc
CelIan site for naval station for nothing or there
about, Mr. Seward accepted the proposal OF the
Cabral Cabinet at high rent, and his son. the As.
sstant Secretary OF state, presented himself at st
Domingo TO conclude the arrangement. He was
met by the secret but strenuous opposition OF all
who saw in the cesslon Of Samana a fatal dsinem-
berment of the republic and chaos OF anarchy for
az te resi- SI s aa1 nt not Ionu sfier
he was followed to Washington by the
envoy of Cabral, fully empowered to close
terms Cabra was at his last hour. The whole country
had declared for Baez and against the CabraSeward
tertained at washington. Mr.. seward was Offering
the King OF Denmark seven millions for the inferior
area OF St. Thomas, and little more than million
for SANTANA to the poor neighbOr" Meanwhile
Baez took the rens and forbade the sale OF Samana
lie was ready to lease the Mcclellan site and
declare the bay and peninsula a free port on the
most liberal terms; but Seward would hear OF
nothing but q sale outright, though he confessed
he mad no money 10 buy with until Congress should
appropriate after the Senate had approved and rat
flied The treaty OF purchase, Baez was much too
wary to commit himself TO such an act, and more than
once declared that 10 would be "a thousand times
better for the Dominican Republic to enter the Union
If 1t will open its arms TO than thus to sell
country member by member.o This thought ran
like widhre through all classes Mr.. Seward's negOJ
tatons the fall OF CaDral and the pressure OF thd
Caco raids on TIE frontier, prepared the masses ton
accept peace and protection where alone It could be
found among earthly powers-n the strong embrace
OF the United States Some leading men who had
friends at New York and Washington took measures
TO place the situation before certain friends OF the
President elect and the members Of the Congress
Committees on Foreign Relations. How far Baez
was personally concerned In the movement no one
knows; but every here s perfectly certain that
in the event OF Congress authorizing President
Grant TO arrange for the reception Of st.
Domingo into the Union the Domnicans will
give an overwhelming vote In Its favor.
Should Baez take the initiative and fail, he
and his party would be 1rretrievably ruined.
IL is literally the free gift OF State TO the Union.
The Domncans ask nothing from the United States
but protection. The State will pay its own insgnif-
cant public debt-about $500, ,000-out OF the pro.
ceeds OF Its mines and public domain. It's custom
house receipts even now not far from $500 900
q year, and with the opening OF the gold fields
actually under survey 1t must increase largely,
that the United States is In plain terms, offered
valuable property simply for the trouble Of putting
It's revenue In proper form Tor It's own benefit
The Times Is very fearful that somebody has an i'm
proper motive lor urging annexation, 1 put II very
there may be spectators In all New York who were
not 80 innocent OF INTENTION and this Is as new, rich
and inviting field for them as Nevada was; but
that does not change the fact that st. Domingo
wants to come into the Union and take her chance
with such adventurers like all other States.