The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-07
st. Domingo -ApprOaching Rupture of
the Republicans with the President.

Tie scandal Of the st Domingo job is i'm.
perfectly understood by the country, and but
family revealed by the recent investigation
in the Senate. Whoever will take the pains
to read the two reports and the testimony,
cannot fail 10 discover that n regular con.
spiracy was organized for the purpose of au.
nexing St Domingo without the knowledge
or consent of the American people. The
ramifcatons of that corrupt job extend from
the White House through Wall street to
the island, and include some OF the most
easy going characters in the three localities.
1t is plainly manifest that SPoFFoRD &
TnEsToN, CAzYEAu, FABENs, and some
influential friend Of the President had
q perfect understanding from the outset,
and that they were the original parties
TO the combination. SPoFFoRD TILE.
sToN knew that secret agent was TO be sent
to St. Domingo, for they offered him free
passage and when Gen. BABcocK appeared
in that capacity, FADENs was his iellowpas'
senger. Instead of ntrusting this ncgotia-
ton 70 the civil officers to whom it properly
belonged, the President conhded it to three
Genorals, BABcocK, SAcKETT, and INGALLS,.
The commercial agent who signed the treaty
had no authority to do anything else but to
attach his name He was instructed to obey
the directions Of BABCocK.
The attempt to break the force Of the pro
tocol is absurd 1t stipulates that His Ex.
ccllency Gen, GRANT, President Of the United
States, promises privately to use all his in
fuence in order that the idea of annexing
tho Dominican Republic TO the United
Suites may acquire such degree of POPULAR.
" among members of Congress as will be
necessary for its accomplishment and he Of
| fers to make no communication TO that body
on the subject until he shall be certain that
it will be approved by majority" The
whole conduct of the negotiation is consis
tent with the idea Of secrecy and undcrhand
dealing expressed in this protocol When il
became known that Gen BABcoCK had been
sent to st. Domingo, the purpose of hi
mission was authoritativcly denied, anC
Oh effort made to deceive the people by semi
official utterances from Washington. THH
SUM- which had simply reported the facts
upon the subject, was accused in kilograms
inspired from the White House or the STATE
Department of attempting to mislead thu
public
II seems that the protocol came before tn
senate's Committee by an accident, and woul'
perhaps never. have been published but for tina
reason. Now let us sec how 1t was frs
drawn up. Gen. BABcoCK presented a lette
Of credence to President BAEz from Pres
dent GRANT, as his confidential "speciO
! agent" II was countersigned in form b
/ HAMILTON FISH, and dated at Washington
July -. 1869. After full and free confer
enccs on the subject Of annexation, the pre-
. tocol containing the conditions for treat
was prepared aud signed by Gen. BADcocK Il
7 his official capacity as Aide.de.C Camp 10 Iii
/. Excellency Gen, ULYSSES s. GRANT, Pres
8 dent Of the United States Of America, and h
D special agent to the Dominican Republic, an
4, Mr. MANUEL MARIA GAUTIER, Secretary
.. State OF the Departments Of the Interior an
&c of Police. charged with the foreign relation
II of the said Dominican Republic" All Il
l. regular diplomatic forms were observed n
a nutcly, and this very protocol became Il
b. basis of the treaty. which was drafted in &
II, State Department and carried back to
o. | DOMINGO by BADcocK. where il was formal