The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-06

ducts OF the forest, mine and soil
OF any of the West India Islands.
It's possession by the United States will,
In few years, build up coastwise com.
merce Of immense magnitude, which will
go far towards restoring to the United
States our merchant marine. twill give
to us those articles which we consider
greatly necessary and do not produce,
thus equalizing our exports and imports.
In case OF q foreign war 1t will give US
command OF oil the islands referred TO,
and thus prevent an enemy from again
possessing himself Of a rendezvous upon
our coast. Our coast trade between the
States bordering on the Atlantic and
those bordering on the Gulf Of Mexico Is
by the Bahamas and the Antilles twice.
We must, as It were, pass through foreign
countries to get by from Georgia to the
east coast of Florida. San Domingo, with
stable government under which her i'm
mense resources Gun be developed, will
give rcmuncrative wages to ten thou
sand lab0rers not now upon the Is
land. This lAbor will take advantage
OF every available means OF transportation
to abandon the adjacent islands and,seek
the blessings Of freedom and its sequence,
each inhabiant receiving the rewards OF
his own labor Porto Rico and Cuba will
have to abolish slavery, Us q measure OF
self-presorvatiOn to retain their laborcrs.
San Domingo will become large consu:
mer Of the products Of northern farms and
manufactures. The cheap rate ut which
her citizeus can be furnished with food,
owing to the cultivation OF the
island by machinery, will make 1t ne
cessary that the contiguous Islands should
have the same advantages, in order to
compete with them in the production OF
sugar, coffee, tobacco, tropical fruits, &c.
This will open 10 us q wider market for
our products. The production OF our own
supply OF these articles will cut off more
than $l0O,O00000 Of our annual imports,
besides increasing our exports. With such
picture, it il easy to sec how our large
debt abroad is ultimately to be
extinguishcd. With a balance OF
trade against us, including the
interest of bonds held by foreigners, and
the money shipment Of our citizens trav,
cling in foreign lands equal to the yield OF
precious metals in ibis country, it IS not
SO easy to see how this result Is to be
otherwise accomplished. The acquisition
OF San Domingo is an adhesion to the
Monroe Doctrine II is measure Of
national protection, md it is asserting
our Just claims to- controlling influence
over the great commercial traffic soon to
flow from the West to the East by way
of the Isthmus OF Danen. Y II is To build
up our merchant murine. It Is 10 furnish
new markets for the products Of oul farms,
shops and manufactures. It is to make
slavery insuppOrtable in Cuba and Porto
Rico ut once, and ultimately so in Brazil.
1t is to settle the unhappy condition OF
Cuba, and end an exterminating conflict.
1t is to provide the honest means Of pay.
ing our honest debts without overtaxing
the people. II is to furnish our citizens
with tho neccssaries Of every day life at
cheaper rates than ever before, and It Is
finally, rapid stride towards that great
ness Which the intelligence, industry and
enterprise Of the citizens Of the United
States entities this country to assume
among nations. In view oil the impor-
tauce Of this question, l earnestly urge
upon Congress early action, expressive Of
its views as to the best means Of acquir-
ing San Domingo. My suggestion is, that
I'bY Joint resolution OF the Two houses OF
Congress, the Executive be authorized to
appoint commission to negotiate for o
treaty with the authorities Of San DOmin:
20, for the acquisition Of that
Island, that m appropriation be made
to detray the expenses Of such commits.
sion. The question may be then deter:
mined by the action Of the two Houses oil
Congress upon u resolution Of annexation
as in the cHse Of the acquisition Of Texas.
So convinced am | Of the advantages to
flow from the acquisition OF San Domingo,
and OF the great disadvantages, VIC might
almost say, calamities, TO flow from non
ACQUISITION, that l believe the subject
has only to be investigated to be approved.
Itisto be regretted that our represents
tons in regard to the injuries effected, es.
pecially upon the revenues Of the United
States, by the policy of the Mexican gov
ernmcnt in eXempting from import duties
alarge tract Of It's territory on our bor-
ders, have not only been fruitlesss s'but that
it is even proposed in that country TO eS-
tend tho limits within which the privilege
adverted to has hitherto been enjoyed.
The cxpediency Of taking into your
serious consideration the proper
means for counterHcting the policy
referred to, will, it is pre-
sumed, engage your earnest attention. It
is to the obvious interests, especially Of
neighboring nations, to provide against
injury to those who may have committed
high crimes within their borders, and who
may have sought refuge abroad. For this
purpose extradition treatieshavo been con-
cIudcd with several Of the Central Ameri-
cam Republics, and others are in progress.
The sense Ot Congress Is desired Gs'soon
rs may be Convenient upon the proceed
ings OF the Commission on the claims
against Venezuela, which are commented
on in the messages Of March 4th, 1860,
March 1st, 1870, and March 3lst 1870
1t has not been deemed advisable 70 dis
tribute any OF the money which has been
received from that government until Con-
greSs shall have acted upon the subject.
The massacres Of the French and Rus
slams residents at Tein.Tsin, under cir.
cumstances OF great barbarity, were sup.
posed by some to have been pEemedinted,
and 10 indicate a purpose among the pop
ul0ce TO extermEnate foreigners in the
Chinese Empire. The evidence fails to
establish such suppOsition, but shows o
completely by thelocGl authorities withtbe
mob. The government at Pekin, how
ever, seems TO have been disposed 70 Kul.
81 lis treaty obligations so far as twas
able to do so, Unfortunately the news OF
tho war between the German States and
Franco reached China soon after the
massacre. It would appear that the pop
ular mind became possessed with
tho idea that this contest, extend.
ling to the Chinese waters, would
introduce the Christian influence and
power, and that the time was coming
when Tho slperstitlOus mass might eXpel