Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-15

submitted by the two governments, end award
! cd to the United States one hundred thousand
| seven hundred dollars and nine cent?, which
has since Teen paid by the imperial govern
1 ment, These 70 ant examples show that the
mode which the United States has proposed to
Spain for adjusting the penang claims is just
| and feasible, and that it may be agreed to
| bv either nation without dishonor. It is to
be hoped hat this moderate demand may be
aceeied to by Spain without further delay.
Should the pending negotiations unfor-
! tunately and Unexpectedly be without result,
it would then become my duty to communicate
| that fact TO Congress and await its action on
the subject
THE sPANIsH-AMERIcAN PEACE CONFERENCE.
The long deferred peace conference
between Spain and the allied South
American republics has been inaugu-
rated in Washington under the aus
pices of the United States, pursuant
| to the Recommendation contained in the reso-
! l7th of December, 1866. The executive de-
partment Of government offered it's friendly
| offices for the promotion Of peace and barmo-
nv between Spain and the allied Republics
| Hesitations and obstacles occurred to the ac-
| certance of the offer. Ultimately con-
ference was arranged and was opened in
this city on the twenty-ninth of Octo-
Der last. at which authorized
he Secretary of State to preside. 1t was at
! teude1 by ministers Of Spain, Peru, Chilli and
! Ecuador. In consequence of the absence Of
representative of Bolivia, the conference was
adjourned until the attendance OF plempo-
Tertiary from that republic could be secured,
or other measures could be adopted to-
wards comprising it's object. The
allied and other republics Of
| Spanish origin on this continent may see in
! this fact new proof of our sincere interest in
| their welfare-of our desire to see them bless
cd with good governments capable OF main
tanning order and preserving their respective
territorial integrity, and OF our sincere wish to
extend our own commercial and social rela-
tons with them. The time is not
probably far distant when in the natural course
of events the European political connection
with this continent will cease. Our policy
should be shaped in view of this probability 30
as to ally the commercial interests of the
| Spanish American states more closely to
| our own and thus give the United States
all the pre-eminence and all the advantage
which MIR. Monroe, Mr.. Adams and Mr. Clay
contemplated when they proposed to join to
the Congress OF Panama. ..
THE SAN DOMINGO QUESTION.
| During the last session Of tho pres
! emit Congress a treaty for the anneXa-
! ton Of the Republic of San Domingo to the
United States failed to receive the requisite
two-thirds vote Of the Senate. l was thor
oughly convinced then that the best interests
of the country commercially and materially de-
manded its ratification. Time has only con-
frmed this view. l now firmly believe that the
moment it is known that the United States
have entirely abandoned the project Of accept
ing as part of it's territory, the island of San
Domingo a free port will be negotiated for by
European nations.
| In the Bay Of SANTANA large commercial
city will spring up, to which we will be tribu-
! tary without receiving corresponding benefits.
The government of San Domingo has volun-
tarlly sought this annexation. 1t is weak
power, numbering probably less than 100, 900
| souls and yet possessing one OF the richest
localities under the sum- capable Of supporting
population of l00,0O0,000 people in luxury.
The people of San Domingo are not capable Of
maintaining themselves in their present con-
diton and must look for outside support.
They yearn for the protection of our free in
stitutions, laws, our progress and civilization.
Shall we refuse them? The acquisition of
| San Domingo IL desirable because
of it's geographical position. 1t commands
| the entrance to the Caribbean Sea and the
Isthmus transit of commerce; possesses the
richest SOIL best and most capacious harbors,
most salubrious climate and the most valuable
products Of the forest and mine of any of
the West India Islands. Its possession by the
United States will in few years, build up
coastwise commerce OF an immense
magnitude, which will go far towards
restoring to us our lost merchant marine.
1t will give us those articles which we
consume greatly and do not produce, thus
eoualizing our exports ard imports. In case of
foreign war it viii give us the commerce of all
the islands referred to and thus prevent an
enemy from again assessing himself Of
rendezvous upon our coast. At present our
coast trade between the States bordering on
the Atlantic and those bordering on the
| Gulf of Mexico, is by the Bahamas and
foreign countries to get from Georgia to tho
east coast of Florida. San Domingo, with
stable government under which her I'M
mense resources can be developed,
will give remuneratiye wages to 10000 labor
ers not now upon the Island This labor Will
| take advantage of all available means of trans
portatiou to abandon the adj acent islands and
seek the blessings of its freedom and its Be-
quence, each inhabitans receiving the reward
! of his own abor Porto Rico and Cuba viii have
| 90 abolish slavery AZ measure OF self-preser-
walton to retain their laborers. San Domingo
| will become large consumer of the products
of northern farms and manufactures. The
| cheap rate at which her citizens can be fur
nished with food. tools, land and machinery,
will make it necessary that contiguous islands
should have the same advantages IN
order to compete in the production of sugar,
coffee. tobacco, tropical fruits, ETC. This will
open to us q wider market for our products.
The production of our supply of these articles
will cut off more than one hundred millions of
our annual imports besides largely increasing
our exports. With such apicture it is easy to see
how our large debt abroad is ultimately to be
extinguished. With balance of trade against
us. including the interest of bonds held by
foreigners, and the money shipment OF our
citizens travelling in foreign lands, equal to the
entire yield of the precious metal in this coun-
try, it is not so easy TO see how this result Is
to be otherwise accomplished. The acquisition
of San Domingo is an adhesion to the Monroe
doctrine--is a measure Of national protection.
1t il asserting our just claim to the controlling
influence over the great commercial traffic soon
10 flow from the west 10 the east by way of the