The Lincoln County herald., 1870-12-15
"a. than one hundred and twenty thou.


riches. localities under the sun, capable q
Of supporting . population Of one million i
of people in luxury. The people Of San
Domingo are not capable Of maintaining ,
the mselves 10 their present condition and
must look outside for support. They
yeorn for the protection Of our free insti I
tutious and laws, our progress and civili.
zation. Shall we refuse them ?
ITS GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGE.
The acquisition Of San Domingo is
desirable, because Of its geographical
position. 1t commands the entrance to
the Caribbean sea and the lsthmus transit
Of commerce. 1t possesses the richest
soil, the best, and most cspacious har'
bors, the most salubrious climate and the
most valuable products Of the mine and
soil of any Of the West India islands.
It's possession by the United States will
in few years build up q coastwise com.
merce Of immense magnitude, which will
90 far towards restoring to the United
States our lost merchant marine. 1t will
give to US those articles which we con.
sumo greatly and do not produce, thus
equalilizing our exports and imports.
OTHER ADVANTAGES.
In case Of foreign war it will give US
command of oil the seaboards referred to
and thus prevent an enemy from again
possessing himself Of rendezvous upon
our coast. It protects our coast trade
: between the States bordering on the
l Atlantic and those bordering on the gulf
0 Of Mexico by way of the Bahamas and the
Antilles. Twice we must, as it were,
! pass through foreign countries to ge:
D from Georgia to the east coast Of Florida.
. San Domingo, with q staple govern.
;, ment, under which her immense resources
, can be developed, will give remunerativc
n wages to ten thousand latorers not now
o upou the island. This labor will take
8 advantage of every available means OF
d trans portation to abandon the adjacent
islands and seek the blessings Of its free
+ dom and its seqaence-each inhabitant
to receive the reward OF his own labor.
IS Porto Rico aud Cuba will have to abolish
y slavery as o measure Of self preservation
d to retain their laborers.
u COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES.
!, San Domingo will become large con-
u sumer Of the products Of Northern farms
+ and manufactures. The cheap rate ut
which provisloas can be furnished, with
&c food, tools, aud improved machinery, will
y make it necessary that contiguous islands
!. should have the same advantages, in order
i" to compete with it in the production OF
: sugar, coffee, tobacco, tropical fruits, etc
!. :; This will open to us q wider market for
y ~ our products. The production Of our
supply of these articles will cut of more
4 a than one hundred millions of our annual
Gu Gu imports, besides largely increasing oul
m exports.
>" With such o picture it is easy to SCI
how our large debt abroad is ultimatel!
b to be extinguished. With balance O
.rade against US, including the interest OF
&C, bonds held by foreigners, and the none.
tn shipments of our citizens travelling in for
ed eiga lands, equal to the entire yield o
he precious metals in this country, 1t is no
m so easy to see how this result is to
OF otherwise accomplished.
7th
its The acquisition of San Domingo is
of adhesion TO tho Monroe doctrine 1t is
nd measure of national protection; it
md asserting our just claim to a controilin
of influence over the great commerci
m traffic soon to aow from West to East
in way of the isthmus of Darien; it is
at build up our merchant marine; it is
ate open new markets for the products of OF
i'm. farms, shops and man ufactoriss 1t is
Iur. make slavery insupportable 10 Cuba an
nre. Porto Rico at once, aud ultimately 80
nee Brazil; it is to settle the uGhapyy cond
!, n ton Of Cuba and end an exterminatil
mid conflict; it is to provide honest means
he paving our honest debts without Overta
cts. ing the people it is to furnish our Gil
n;sh zens with tue necessaries of every d.
this life at cheaper rates than ever befor
rcst and it is, in fine, q rapid stride iowa
500 that greatness which the intelligent
.nts industry and enterprise Of the citizens
nre. the United States entitle this country
tep. assume among nations. ..
tend In view Of the importance Of Il
ions question, l earnestly urge upon Congr
I far early action expressive Of its views as
q Of the best means Of acquiring San Domin!
tion My suggestion is that, by joint resol
nol. tiou Of the two houses Of Congress
this executive be authorized to appoint co
,cial missioner to negotiate tor treaty "
tates the autnor'ues OF ga" D""'ssv
give acquisition OF tnat 'siaoo: anu '"ss ="
ence pfoprlat'ou oe m.oo W. No.
oroe Of such commission. The question q
ated then be determined by the action Of
same two houses of Congress upon resolut
Of annexation, asin the case Of the ann
alton of Texas. So convinced am l
all the advantages to Cow from the acc
'ss sition of San Domingo, and Of the g
ublic d;s.dv.ntaoes-I might saw calamitie
tates to flow from non-acquisit,on, ths
third hs,;ava The sub;ect has only to be 10
con ,;..tsa to he .n,roved.
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