The Republican journal., 1870-07-07
GRANT AND DIPLOMACY.

States is the exposure OF Grants part in the
San Domingo business. 1t seems that GER
tain INSCRIPTIONS spectators, when the pro
ject Of annexing San Domingo was first talk
cd of, bought up the public debt of that
country. As its paper is deprecated about
nincty-tive per cent, the amount of sheIels
required for this financial operation was not
large, while the profits, in case the United
States should assume and pay the debt
would be enormous. OF course Grants pat
riotic friends who had bought up the scrip,
left no stone unturned to effect their object
The President was completely at their com
mand, urging by all the means in his power
the annexation Of this negro community and
its debt. A military functionary of the Pres
idents household one Babcock, was sent to
Babcock was a cock of rare resources and in
yention. One citizen named Hatch suffered
unWarranted Imprisonment and sought the
intercession of Babcock in vain. He now
memorial which has been the subject of an
investigation by a special committee of the
Senate. A majority of that committee, with
Nyc at its head, have made a whitewashng
report in which they seek to justify Grant
and Babcock A minority of the committee,
however, Messrs. Schurz and Ferry, two
Radicals, make 4 most damao sing expose for
the administration, supported by the testi-
mony and the documents They establish
clearly these points:
First-Mr. Hatch. an American citizen OF ire
proachible character arrested by the Domini-
can authorizes on the. charge Of having aided Il
party of reyolutioniStS. He was tried by military
commission and sentenced to be shot The record
of the trial showed that the whole proceeding was Il
barbarOts farce.
ton that he would leave the country by decree of
the dominican Senate. officially published October
4, 1869.
Thrd-Mr. Hatch was. in spite Of that decree.
kept in prison I'll the middle of March. 1870.
Fourth-Presidcnt Baez and his Secretary of
Senate, Gautcr the latter in official note address
ed TO representative of the United States stated
as 4 reason for IIatch's continued incarceration
after the decree of pardon that il was feared he
would lnjure the annexation scheme if set free.
Fifth-Commcrcal agents of the United States
smith and Perry. used every means in their power
to procure the release of Hatch.
SiNth-Babcock was sent to st. Domingo a. a
special agent Of this government, and, having al-
1hory to give direction to war vessels of the Unit
ed States i'll Dominican waters for the protection of
Baezs government against foreign interference,
not only declined to speak single word in the
favor of the release of Hatch, but also discouraged
others from doing so.
The minority believe that aside from
IIatchs pecunary losses he Is, in considera-
ton OF the treatment he received at the hands
Of the Dominican government, entitled to
liberal PREPARATION. They cannot close their
report without declaring their most emphatic
dissent from the position taken by the major
ity-that the imprisonment of an American
citizen abroad on the ground that he might
exercise injurious influence, this or that way.
with regard to question of public interest,
can be justified or excused under any circum-
stances. They reject it as doctrine utterly
repugnant to free institutions, and unprece-
dented in the history of this republic. They
desire also to designate the insinuation con-
tanned in the majority report, that this inves-
LEGATION is instituted for the purpose of as
sailing the executive branch of the govern
ment, uncallcd for and frivolous They
would be sorry to think that the Executive
would conStrue rs an an attack fair invcsti-
CATION INTO the conduct of its agents
The minority recommend the adoption of
the following resolutions:
Whereas. Davis Hatch, an American citizen, was
unlIStly imprisoned hy the Government of the
Dominican Republic for considerable period of
time, and in consequence of such imprisonment
was subjected to great Inconvenience. suffering pc
rnniary loss; and whereas the treatment of Davis
Hatch. Il this government is officially informed by
Mr.. Nj. Nj. Gauticf, Secretary of State of the Do
minican Republic. was owing TO the apprehens ion
entertained 10y the dominican Government that
Davis Hatch if set at liberty would exercise IN,
injurious influence with regard to the treaty annex
ing the Dominican Republic to the United States
and whereas this constitutes gross outrage to Mr.
Hatch and ntignity TO th, Republic; therefore
be it
Resolved &c, That the President be requested
to demand of the Government of the Dominican
Republic full rcparation for the Sutcring> and loss
cs of Davis Hatch as aforesaid.
The part which the President and his agent,
Babeock, have played in this San Domingo
Job. will be better understood after a Glance
ut the following from the official corresponds
ence unearhed Ivy the committee:
tTRANsLATION.
The following basis which shall serve for fran
ing defntitc treaty between the United States
and the Dominican Republic, have been reduced
to writing and agreed upon by General Orville f.
Babcock, a,ledc-camp TO his Excelencv, General
Ulysses s. Grant, President of the United States of
America, and his special agent TO the Dominican
Republic. and Mr. Manuel Maria Gautier, Secretary
of State of the Departments of the Interior and of
Police, charged with the foreign relations OF the
said Dominican Republic.
Fmst-Ifs EXcellency General Grant, President
of the United sates promises privately to use all
his influence in order that the idea of anneXng the
Dominican Republic to the United States may ac-
uure such a degree Of popularity among members
of Congress as will be necessary for its accomplish
meut and he offers to make no communication to
that body on the subject until he shall be certain
that ii will be approved by il majority The ac-
ceptancc of annexation will oblige the United States
TO pay one million and half in coin in order that
the republic may pay its debt, estimated at that
sum. Ifthe debt is III excess. it is to be paid by the
republic.
| Second--m caseIhe North American Congress- Shall
reject the proposition for annexation, the Domini-
can Government would accept, as the price of the
sale of SANTANA the - 900 900 in coin for which the
same government offered it under President John
son.
| Thir,l-IIiS Excellency President Grant assumes
the obligation to remit forthwith to the Dominican
Government the sum of $500 in coin. 800 900
10 be in coin and sU. 900 to be arms, for the nlr-
pose of defraving the unavoidable expenses of the
| State. Credit shall be allowed for this amount
either on account of that which will be PAYABLE in
| the event of an acceptance OF annexation or of Il
preference for acquisition OF SANTANA.
The fourth article provides that the United States
will guarantee the safety of Dominica pending these