New-York tribune., 1870-01-10
TIE SIN DOMINGO BARGAIN.

The terms of the proposed annexation OF San
Domingo are at length before us. by treaty
of President Baez with the commercial agent
of the United States it is stipulated that for
s., 500, 900, to be spent in paying the debts OF
San Domingo, that country shall be annexed to
the United States as territory Should the
debts, which are to be paid by joint com
mission, exceed the sum agreed upon, public
lands are pledged for the excess All national
property, together with complete jurisdiction, is
ceded to the United States and the treaty will
be valid when ratified by our Senate and con-
firmed by the vote of the Domncans
These terms are prepOssessing, and on their
face admit of little or no objection. The ac-
QUESTION, for million and half dollars, OF
the forts, public buildings, and sovereignty of
San Domingo, with guaranty that this sum
shall be employed to satisfy her obligations,
looks like shrewd transaction from either
business or political point of view. The assu-
rance that these obligations shall be paid by
commissioners, and the manner of confirming
the treaty, leave nothing to be desired in these
respects We heartily applaud the foresight
of securing San Domingo initially as a territory,
if we are to have it at AL, and we recommend
the same cautious and cOnsderate policy in the
ACQUISITION of other unsettled States upon ac-
commOdating terms.
a lew questions nOwUsvI, Icuidin 10 be asked
and upon these The value of the treaty de-
pends. How far does the debt of the D0mlni-
cans exceed the stipulated S1,jOO,0OOf notion
has existed that over and above the 81 100000,
more or less, of the Hartmont loan, lately nego-
tiatcd at a discount of 20 per cent, San Domin-
20 has an outstanding debt. VIII the DOmin-
leans confirm the treaty. Gems. Luperon and Ca
bral say not and appeal to revolution; yet it may
be possible to win the final assent of these leaders
to the assured paciiicatiOn Of their country
under the rule Of republican and ir-dealing
power. Ogly the bitter antipathy which these
men and their partisans bear to the arbitrary
rule OF Baez can prevent the realization of the
treaty but this consideration is formidable
one. The imprisonmeuts, exiles, and executions
which have occurred under Baez may, without
some fortunate wisdom on our part, render the
agreement between our commercial agent, Mr..
Perry, and the denounced President, peculiarly
odious to the more insular class of Domnicans.
Gen. Grant is a strategical statesman. He sees
that the acquisition of San Domingo determines
that of Hayti. and bears more or less on that
of Cuba. The certain fall of Port-au-Prince
and the downfall of Salnaye prepare the Haytian
mind for the development of n possible new
phase of manifest destiny perlaps more well
come to themselves than to us. Under such
circumstances the appointment of n colored
Minister to Hayti has been a provision
of special common sense. In time TO come the
nation may have cause to approve more highly
than now the acqusitiye and business-like
craftsmanship Of Gen. Grant in the matter Of
tropical estate. For the present, our national
steps in that direction are necessarily uncertain,
however sure the end may be, and we cannot
omit wish for very slow movements toward
San Domingo.