New-York tribune., 1869-01-01

FALSE REPORTS OF DlsTtRBANCFS-WHA The
PROMINENT MEN ARE DOING--AFFAIRs IN
ipROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
SANro DOMINGo, Dee. S.-If fertile invention
ID the quality rst demand the New-York press must
delighted With their correspondents IN santo Domingo
We, who are here absolutely complaining OF the dull
quietude OF affairs. read with amazed astonishment of
brave battles aud brilliant pronunciamentos ON the part
of the anti Baez party which figure the leading names
Of the Dominican Republic, while. at the very date Of
those highly imaginative letters, the parties so named
ARE An peaceful communication with the BaeS Admins
traton In this hour Of great events 1t will hardly
interest your readers to enter into counterstatemen
but few sample" facts may be worth the space tey
will occupy While these yeraci0s correspondents wero
writing detailed accounts OF revolutionary movements
headed by Poanco that brave general was actually the
r. arms 10 oyerthrow They are Of diverse opinions
politics. and Gen. Polanco simply engages TO take no
tIan generals Castillo and others They popular
officers yet In the eventual struggle between baez ana
them in large bodies go TO the banner Of Baez
They have never been in arms against him for one day
or on single occasion since they retired from the ne9
at the close Of 1861 All the military movements imputed
to them simply Actions They are perfectly quiet On
opposed to the Baez Administration but he keeps care
fully out Of tho way OF arrest The two oiacx
generals oa LSper0n are ana ,, "'e trying to raise
the means to Join the Cacos who are devastating the
crowned with success and both ont OF the country:
There remains to speak only the leaders, Pmenta
and Cabra both OF the Republic ana nav
in their respective sections the north and south coasts
of the Island many friends, and each retaining tue uc
served credit Of LAYING noby and ecsnt % 20
span But these cefsthe only two men In the country
who could have made head against BaeIare personal
amenities as well as political rivals and each raher than
assist the other win remain passive and leave the reins
with Baez Nothing is stable or certain IN spanish
American state but except on the everuhque' oouer'
the Dominican Republic sleeps In peace .
Before touching the bold measure which, II carried 70
American system az that not in truth myth, let me
give In the fewest possible words an idea OF the Wild an
nry that regns Hayt Its curc or It's consequences
can only be determined by the Anwi Disposer OF
Events. A.. r,, s,o... :,
strangely negectul Of the important fact that this Island
s divided between two distinct and, IN one caruinal
point very different governments ms nv ,Se Rsnubc
OF Hayti which at this moment seems 70 nave dviueu
itself Into three separate and opposing Sta %nfh ths
selves At the last authentic accounts, President sal
nave who claims legal Jurisdiction over the wnoie Q,
the Repubc OF Hayt was holding his own pretty weil
over thing like quarter Of with equal chances 70
gain ALL or lose all by tho ciose Of the ysar
frontier m almost complete possession and VIII proDaD
retain the important town OF Jacme on the south
and al 40 some strong points the north COAST ouSn
they are attacked and often worsted ior the
tme by eapave's forces. The Cacos n9uins uuss m
sna continuous belt stretching the fine bay Of Man
zanelo north 10 Jacmel on the sout ah.
government can command except Ia period Of mutual
pesce and general tranquity Il viii be sasy undsr m S
susttcn salnave Of Hayti and Baes Of santo Domingo
are friends and acs hut their united EFFORTS nave iasr e
thns far 10 subdue tho border Cacos Inc Cace 80 a
A. tbev are known to have clear and common
Of action aim the white race or m 81
s.tract0n out Of their limits The broad dstncton oe
tween the Dominc.ns and them consist Smbe opinoa
~ eS' the Dominican Republic rest hrnly on tns
fuudamental basis or the "oqaahtY 81, % .,.,m n
s"0rcme and exclusive dominion for the negroes Ihere
sre many men OF mixed blood among the Cacos soe 81
man tha claim mixed blood, who are refugees om !no
icmnjcan Republic, and do much toward maIntainihx
the Caco forces beef and horses ny their dsns
into the rich pasture regons OF that n TUG
same the s principle Of the Cac0 rebellion 70 Keep UP
fore one it viii not difficult to read tho true meaning
OF events rs they now chasing each ONE, in ,ap
Combinations all over this Island OF Hayt III the thed
States should ever the hight OF having policy or
performing any national duty Ia the Antilles ,ne usno
tion between Haytl and the Dominican Repuhr Gu tue
question OF races may DO taken into account