New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-26
THE SAN DOMINGO QUESTION.
LETTER FROM GEN. TATI
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
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fhOAl VEN iAih'
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In The TRIBUNE Of yesterday, you inform us
that the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations by
a majority of to 3, agreed to report tho can 10
mingo treaty. with the recommendation that 1t DO
rejected.
You presume" that the objections Of the majority
of the Committee to the adoption and to the ratlnca
ton of this treaty are those which you have lmpal
tally pointed out from time to time, viz:
81 That a marty of revolutonists opposed 10 TICS
dent Baez are ralyng with tho cry against anii'A"
ton =. ,.oo
40 That the annexation of San Domingo makes
necessary that of Hayti, whose ruling anaichis''
are. along with their Dominican ally Caoiai' 'n0
enemies of the United States;
"3 That the debt of San Domingo is nearer Ten
millions than two millions, as stated;
80 That forbearance is necessary element IN inc
calculations of the United States with regard TO
neope too insuar not to be sensitive to the dea o
Suddenly making themselves over to foreigner
The memory, you further remark, OF SPANS ca
lamitous attempt at annexation bronght ABOUT 4"
mari Inv the same President Baez who now offers to
the United States the vote of San Domingo, gives
tone and adds point to these objections"
And You conclude in expressing the hope that the
Senate will try the case at issue carefully involves
-
ner and that 1t will be decided from no partisan point OF
view"
agree with you with regard to this last hope expressed
as 10 the impartiay Of the Senate. But allow me TO
say that we don't agree upon the nationality ana the
business OF the objections which you presume have been
formed by tho majority OF the Committee on Foreign
Relations
TIE SPANISH ATTEMrr AT ANNEXATION.
First Of ALL IL was Santana, the embittered and
irreconcilablo .3enemy s. to 4 President Baez, and
not President Baez himself, who made the treaty
Of annexation with Spain and delivered over TO
that country the sovereignty Of the Dominican Republic
II was then opponents OF President Baez VINO werelh
power. the who to-day sympa'hize with or make
part of the revoutionsts headed by Cabral They
had appauded the arrival OF the spaniards and the en-
fire country opened its and welcomed them as Its
intended benefactOrs They expected with the spanish
Administration, order, respect 10 person ana properly
security at home consideration abroad, la1Or oIgahleu
indusv deveoped credit established. and IN fne hap
nuess and general prosperity. But, Instead OF lhs III
an rne was uroduced with all its consequences, It's
Sn:y,af,sm its oppressive and brutal discipline The
Dominican citizens no longer addressed as czes
but as niggcrs and their wives often insued IN the
streets by the spanish solers Justice became expensive
10 obtain and beyond their reach, taxation was agenteu
ADMINISTRATION local traditions were despised and dls-
paIaged aud the great ameOrations promised AT the OUT
set to the Dominican population were h1"heie 10 ~
seen but in the pompous declarations OF those descend
ants Of the Cid. who preceded ana i9LoWeu me San
DOmingO.Spanish annexation. An administrator 80
false and 20 hostile TO the interests OF the Doncans
could not long maintain itself before the good sense ana
Judgment of the people they arose irSt par,hH, anI,
SO 10 speak tmldy. But encouraged by the help which
they received from the Haytans through tae frontier
and melted also by the repeated faults OF the spahar
who and more proud and clustering, disseminated
smC h 40 TsterobaIr6 Monte Christie Santiago Bani san
CristObal, &c, &c. points entirely useless 10 ther donl
nation or To Their administration OF the country the m
surrecton. little by little became general ana the eHpu-
sion Spain forever from the dominican SOL an accO-
pllshed and irremcdahe fact.
THE ANNEXATION VOTE IN SAN DOMINGO.
This experience OF foreign dominion IN that country
vnttiIh aye Ia ,Yif
cut 10 ever instruct the Dom mean people upon their
vertabe interests IN regard To their future relations
after es abIished by the present annexation treaty.
noucht that President Baez could never obtain the APP
probation than feeble portion or the enght-
enpd citizens OF his country, who would be OF indepen-
dent character enough not to fear 10 wound the popular
preindces by giving their open adhesion TO what they
believed be for the good the happiness ana the pros
Bui in lieu Of this Baez had the appreciation and the
adhesion OF all the constituted bodies Of his republic OF
oil the Icrafrs submitted TO his Administrations and in
each of these localities tho annexation question being
clearly and distinctly put was faVoraoly anu even III
some parts enthusiastically responded to by the citizens
of all ranks aud Uf all conditions. $500 800
The Official acts of his Government. published in all the
extent Of The territory under his administration
prug M least lg2Oths whole territory Of the Do
nincan Republic, have been for months revealing 10
Mi ms uroiect of annexation the United States and
nowhere yet has any marked opposition been mace 10 It's
lis IL rational them according these positive facts TO
grant to the passionate md personal opposition OF Ca
bra his few adhercnts, the merit OF preponder
atng considerations in forming Judgment upon the op
portuuity or the eNpedicncy Ofthis treaty
Cabra who. IN order to see Baez his desperate enc
my. disappear, would rather annex his country to SPAN
again, or 10 Iayt, then submit himself 10 reason
and the National VIII, was III arms against BaeZ long
ago. and before any annexation scheme was spoken Of
lie started the Instruction against Bacz the
revolution IN hGyt against salnavc also his enemy had
gained enough in territory TO allow him safe
passage By the Haytian side to the Dominican frontiers
In this isolated aud almost appropriated portion OF the
Dominican Republic, he can with IMMUNITY. as every.
body may understand with his few hundred followers
most Of them profes bandits supported and helped
as they az least they have been by the trum
plant revolution IN Hayt-he can, say, dictate win
IMMUNITY his laws, and send forth his proclamatlOns
which are printed and read only abroad.
But whoever knows san Domingo, or IL acquainted
with the vast extent Of uninhabted country which
between the extreme points OF It's western frontier
where the insurgents aTc-and the more populated
and prosperous territory III the center OF which Is
located San Domingo city, the Capital Of the Rcpublic
lcCtua and political nfeTOrity OF this partisan chicain,
Cabal, and of the barbarOus doctrines practically ap
piled by his present followers TO the people and their
property, readily understand that the question OF
ie annexation of that country TO the United States In
the mind Of the Dominican population, disguised and
wearied by long and useless warfare by such
leaders and hatred to the opposite party highly FREEDOM
mate, more question OF opportunity and time;
that IL pressing question OF actually OF vital actual
lty, and perhaps even OF humanity.
But II considerations OF actually and OF humanity In
our appreciation OF this treaty this side Of the
can only III favor Of the Dominicias there
Others OF high political and commercial interest
every Is able To understand for himself which ought
to induce the United States to accept willingly and with
ont hesitation this annexation, rich and easy at the
same time, which Is offered To themi
Tie mineral wealth ana tho surprising fertility OF the
coil OF san Domingo ought To be a
anybody In the annals Of the discovery Of America it
reported that Diego Columbus served at his table
at the City Of San Domingo an entire roasted pig upon
solid block OF gold found In OF the mines OF that
try But the aboriginal population of island being
destroyed and extinct those mines have ever since
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