The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-12-08

COuuGrleS W yet lEOm 00OFkla W tuo east |
coast of Florida. San Domingo, with a
stable government, under which her i'm. |
mense resources can be developed, will
give remunerative wages for 100, 900 Of
laborers not now upon the island. This
labor will take the advantage Of every
available means of transportation to aban-
don the adjacent countries, and seek the
blessings OF its freedom and sequence.
Each inhabitant will receive the reward of
his own labor. Porto Rico and Cuba will
have to abolish slavery as means of self.
preservation, to retain their laborers.
MORE REASONS WHY.
San Domingo will become large con-
sumer Of the products of northern farms
and manufactures. The cheap rate at
| which her citizens can be furnished with
food, tools aud machinery, will make 1t
necessary that contiguous islands should
have the same advantages in order to com.
pete with the production of sugar, coffee,
tobacco, tropical fruits, etc. This will
open to US wider market for our products;
the production of our supply of these arti-
cles will cut off more than 500, 600, 900 of
our annual imports, besides largely in.
creasing our exports. With such picture
it is easy to see how our large debt is ulti.
mately to be extinguished. With bal
ance of trade against US, including inter.
est on the bonds held by foreigners, and
of the money shipment of our citizens
travelling in foreign lands equal to the en-.
tire ylold of the precious metals in this
country, it is not so easy to see how this
result is to be accomplished. The acqui
sition of San Domingo is an adhesion to
the Monroe doctrine; il is measure Of
natural projections; it Is asserting our just
claim to a controlling influence over the
great commercial traffic soon to flow from
west to east by the way of the Isthmus Of
Darien; it is 10 build up our merchants; it
is to furnish new markets for the products
of our farms, shops and manufactures;
it is to make slavery insup.
portable in Cuba and Porto Rico, at
once aud ultimately, also in Brazil; it
is to settle the unhappy condition of Cuba
and end an DISCRIMINATING conflict; it is to
provide honest means for paying our hon.
est debts without over.taxing the people;
it is to furnish our citizens with the neces
saries of every. day life at cheaper rates
than ever before; it is, in fine, a rapid
stride toward that greatness which the in
telligenco, industry and enterprise of the
citizens of the United States have entitled
this country to assume among the nations
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.
In view Of the Importance of this ques.
ton, earnestly urge upon Congress early
action expressive of its views as to the best
means of acquiring Sap Domingo. My
suggestion is that by joint resolution o.
the two Houses of Congress, the Executive
be authorized to appoint commission tc
negotiate for q treaty with the authorities
of San Domingo for the acquisition Of thai
island, and that an appropriation be made
to defray the expenses of such commission
The question may then be determined by
the action of the two Houses of Congress
upon resolution Of annexation, as in thu
case of Texas. 10 convince all of the ad
f vantages to flow from the acquisition o
San Domingo, and Of the great disadvan
tages Il might almost say calamities) from
its non acquisition, I will say that I believe
the subject has only to be investigated to b.
! approved.
BAD POLICY.
It is to be regretted that our representa-
tions in regard to the injurious effects, es
pCClhIly upOA VAO 1CROAuO VI IAO HOSO1 II
ment, in exempting from port duties
large tract Of the territory on our borders
have not only been frutless, but that it i
even proposed in that country to exten'
| the limits within which the privilege allu
q ded to has hitherto beon enjoyed. TIL
j. expediency of looking into tho subject
l and the serious consideration Of the prope
n means for counteracting the policy re
t TERED to will, it is presumed, engage you
q earnest attention.
: 1t is the obvious interest, especially q
b neighboring nations, to provide against in
!, jury to those who may have COMMITTEE
9 high crimes within their borders, and VIII
b may have sought refuge abroad. For thi
= purpose extradition treaties have been cor
n cluded with several Central American Re
publics, and Others are in progress.
THE VENEZUELAN CLAIMS.
. Tho advice of Congress is desired q
" early as may be convenient upon the pre-
y ceedings of the Commission on Claim
. against Venezuela. These were commun
= Gated in messages of March 4th, 1861
y March lst, 1870, and March 3lst, 1870.
, has not been deemed advisable to distrit
- ute any of the money which has been re
o ColVeO aifOu tuat government uh1A OOI
- gress shall have acted upon the subject.
- MASSACRE IN CHINA.
j. The massacres of French and Russia
r residents at Tsen Tscn, under Circumstance
!. of great bar5arity, were supposed by som
II to have been premeditated, aud to indica,
y purpose among the populace to exte
}. inmate foreigners in the Chinese empire
l. The evidence fails to establish such SUI
a position, but shows completely betwee
q the local authorities and the mob. Til
If government at Pekin, however, seem
l. have been disposed to fulfill it's treaty Of
:. legations so far as it was able to do 80. u
J. fortunately, news of the war between TT
z German States and France reacoed. Chir
d soon after the massacre. 1t would apes
y that the popular mind became possesse
i. with tho idea that this contest extendr
l. to Chinese waters, would neutrali'
Christian influence and power, and that tt
>. time was coming when the superstition
j. might expel all foreigners and restore II
le mandarine influence. Anticipating troub
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