The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-22


The Indianapolis Daily Sentinel of Dec.
18th, says there is something remarkable,
if not corrupt, in the presidents persistent
and persevering efforts for the confirmation
of the treaty for the purchase OF San Do
mingo. At the last session Of Congress,
when the treaty was being considered by
the Senate, the President wen. to his room
in the Capitol for the purpose of making a
personal appeal i'll behalf of the measure.
His efforts and influence were brought to
bear upon the Senators who bad not given
a decided expression to their views and per-
haps never before had the occupant of that
high position used such arts as the Pres-
dent las TO accomplish his ends. HIS in
tcrest in the measure rs Is shown by the
facts Iccited, in connection the lengthy ar
eument in his recent message TO the same
end, naturally raises the inquiry in the
minds of the people as to the motives or
considerations that prompt him. We take
the following extract from the Boston Post,
which may explain the interest of the
president in the San Domingo scheme:
General Grant is but the agent of Il New
York company in the effort 10 annex st.
Domingo to the United States. The capt
tai of this congregation of brokers and
jobhers Is said to consist of twenty shares,
ut 5 1000 each. To this company all the
mineral lands, mill privilege, and pros
pectivc town sites in st. Domingo have
been granted. They also have the monop-
oly of banking. of building railroads, and
Of running steamboats, They are author
lied, in the event Of annexation, to survey
the whole public domain of the Republic,
and to have one-fifth of the same by way
of compensation This one-fitth they are
to locate for themselves. in any portion of
the island selected. With such Il fine lar
gain in prospective, it is no wonder the
scheme is pushed upon the attention Of the
Senate with such pertinaclty. The divi-
dends will be large, and hence the interest
felt in the movement at the White House.
Or, in other words, the purchase of San
Domingo by the United States aids and
abets Il huge private speculation and the
we'll known avarice Of General Grant and
his willinsncss to accept gifts, Will force
the conviction that he has II share in the
operation.
Witt. all the influence at the presidents
command. and hcprsliasye arguments he
brought to bear, the semitic by decided
vote refused to iltiiy the treaty ut the last
session. and in this connection it must be
remembered that the senate was over
whelmingly Republican, and had the pow
or to pass any measure of 4 political or
partisan character that the Republican Sem
atcrs thought advantageous, bat the treaty
was not ratified. Sumner, whose radical
ism can not c questioned, bitterly opposed
the scheme, and it met with no more favor
from other prominent Republican senator.
The whole purpose Of the schemes Is briefly
but tersely expressed in the article we have
quoted above. Here it l.: The div;den+s
will be large, and hence .he interest felt in
the movement at the white house
1t is the '.dividends" then in jobhing
schemes, that gives them favor atthe white
mouse ana Carries lhcNl Nbl2itS>-
1t will be disgrace to the nation if the
treaty for the San Domingo purchase or an
nexation Is confirmed. If the measure now
passes it will be attributed to corrupting
influences.
We sincerely hope that no Democratic
senator will give the corrupt scheme any
countenancc whatever. The result OF the
present effort to force the measure through
congress will be awaited with great deal
OF interest, and wo to the senators whG
once ha,ing opposed, now favor it. The
senators from Indiana were divided upon
the scheme at the last session, Mr.. Morton
favorins and Mr.. Pratt opposing it, and
the opposition of the latter Will continue if
he consults the wishes and sentiment of hi,
constituency. The whole question of this
San Domingo purchase resolves Itself into
this proposition, shall the legislation OF
congress be run in the interest Of iobhers
and brokers' This issue will be settled in
the acceptance or rejection of the San Do
mingo treaty