, 1870-04-04
The Time for the Ratification
Of the San Domingo
Treaty Extended.
The Presidents Argument for the
Ratification.
What he Thinks Of the Island
.t,omn,c mor.atIvc Services TO tho
I1,tc General TfEontlts.

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having expired bs Limitation, II seems ID ne n
thought by Senators that nothing more Viii I've II
sInne with 1t at present, though the agent OF Bae
WHO arrived here day or two ago. Is said 10 nave
authority u agree to an extension u tue tac w
ratification Some pains have fEen taken TO tasn y
the Presidents views on the qucs'sohs ra!sea " Il
the treaty and the argument ne presents ~ .as J
Senators Eas be briefly summarized: Ae s1ase"
that the Dominican authorizes mAue thc pts' nv
1a&als, nnd pressed anheAAaon W .la
1efo'r nc Ead looked tnto tAe Il
cF formed aRy olaaoa a. c
cxFe'lie1lcy or icakln"5 u ''e rs'3S.- ~ ! .s,
scnt confidential MESSENGERS cow tncse ~ .aaN.
Ftctct examination into the s'1uas'ou .! a"ane {
and inspect the resources ana capa''ees y. .as
island, CIVILIZATION ot Inc 9&"l'e. taat aee y. ~
government, KIND and amount OF ofo1 au
thing else Of use IN FORMING coirect oi''"'o' ~
was not Until these nesscnRefa nsa tee1tue" a'p.
fully reported the result OF thelf c1annauon 1ha1
he consented to listen to the piopo8as OF N:
Dumnjcaua Then be sent lencS2l .A24GoeAf
down again, and treaty, Is A1eSaJ
known, was negotiated 1ho fepop-
lie, he saJs, owes hut mlllon I'LL
hall OF dolass. WHICH s ue pstee ~
agreed tu pay for annexation "nen askea II pe
wAs certain that the debt ~ no larses, no sePneu
that he has the strongest PRIOR o' tae in'' taa' |
tbs figure covers thc whole tnhs' VIVA s.Aa.us (
msy hc trufnTt7i up asan"' pop''''.A Ae A" ..'e
moi and eafta less, 1of the 1saso1' tihA "iHie' -
GIlA41 IL ~ kAfi1So-- oStN'.+e@
held to their payment lie thihks II AAe't eo'n.
claims mar liz presented, and says t''a' sush
1ht in al arr rsuveh EoN musk lie pau ouA oi LUG
public lands of the Island nc feealas ene s.us
altut concealed dcbs VI u'us1
or twenty millions ~ tniaaI1ens
from foreign SOURCES, which arc 1sA1ous a1a ea'.
ous and sst secretly opposed to Our acquisition W
what he tcEArsls - the nnest 0f the west innIa
IslandA The Dominican Government ackno"s-
edges 1ess than q million 2na q nal! b1 'uhepte''-
ness and kays there Is no evidence III eAs'enee
that valid claim for another aollar esn tT P'u-
tfuced. TIE present population t"e iEesA"ens ese'-
t4&eA ii less than 400,o'N anu nc appFenenos not
The least trouble In governing them and
order The people, he fays, pointing to tnc result
nf the recent election, arc nearly all ANXIOUS 10 os
taken under the protection Of our nag aua hNH
They nrc tis4l aud srk, he thinks "l t"e taet'o1s,
and civil Wat, anf domestic dIseoFa' IN" sinNs
nAil the rr,ruise OF peace and *aa''" EoFs'u'
mrpt Thry arc drawn to us, he ndde' ~ anec-
tton AMI syLupatny on accouut u our cn1ta"cn.oc~
1tcnt Of the coorcts Esfr mere an" !ep'sc ~
pitctt faith Ani con1tchce II our PspIessona VI
Justice anil equal raRhts Of the nat"ral tesa'.e'
OF the inland, the President speak, III E1o"l.a
1.tm2 asylnE they cannot well hc exagsesatea
md unt.cf tfts head he presents many "su'es ;.
sustain Ills s'e". ne -, ~
the soil ls very rtch. and prodnces all Ii
fruits Of tropical iatitndes In great aouhaAhee u
bclteycs that In ten years after annt4a''on' u
Eyp1rtA OF IRc AAlaAH "o0''
one hundred millions seaT' p1r FF"Fle,
u1gucE, would quickly 20 tiu~n tleFr; "leu pa
xati0ns; attract iafNr; give fh'p'osHltAt ~ u
tItes. tutld tli1waEs and ttlt'ETArhss lay III
towns a1it Villages md establish lines o' a9ea,
E1!ps to Srw York and Ne" Orleans Qhanttl
OF sugss cnft,-c, tnhacco, ami other tropical t!n
<.,nt,i be g1Dwn anil vxi@rtc'i, ant our mshn1a
turing and agricultural interests would fan
fhrrcl,y, liz thinks 1t would lie decided bene
to us 10 grow these things IN oa1 ~
saI Instea1i Of paying tasin rates On thcm VI
f,upqyte4i from foreign cDuutrtex liz notss u
the expectation of valuable *outla and Fas'e
minerals ftntn the island voull Ire gTrat, and u
before the end Of twenty years IT. CONNIE
wuuih equal that Of Cuba The laws OF III
West india Islands are ntnlcsl 10 tue lalefests
our country; hut should We once gel loo'n
there, Khut time *oti!i *ofk imIo1ta"s c"ae4t
70 that In little "n.e tra"e ~oa," y'usIes =,
Commerce noa11sn. liz says l'a.r 'o ~
questions ihso'sea tlon4 al. ~
Ii INT 'aoa'oe noeen,. 49,, ,,v
fesosc " seceNe ~. a,,rs, s,,.r,r,
II is o1cst'l ~ Us u: ."e "o =. ~t. :,
Soice nj IFS inhhh'taits' taal - ~. ~ -,
oEcrtntrS. There IL danSef Lucy ni"s W. ;" ~
UfttAtu 10 obts!n peaee a.'. P.oA ~ ..,..r,.-s -
they do, NC shall hssc no i'Eh. ~ . Au.e4.ets :.
that power. lie heheSea lnat 'He ncAs k'eAA
Of tic worll VIII INC Inc co'S'tott1on W
Darieu ship Canal, aul hr lnnAs our s"u'at
not bc likely to let any foreign sosetuAuent ~
OF tho advantages 81 thA1 naoct -. ~
that y Station of our own IN tne " esI ~
t. essential " the eano4 F1e!ect, W
10 derive fs"'n saea oeueu.s @
wc should lie also thinks II Fef5 NnIo'
from military point OF se"s ~ seSaie Nnas - -
totti IN the midst Of the "cs, les,lc'' Nta - -
would Ike E1eat huii1ief III s'4'ssi.i' -
tlFoH away Ibis oplpH9h'! 'o' he.HH
favorable tcI7ns out "cak POM. W as
On the aa!t COAST, ANU "a"e ~ 80 M ,sa = :.
ratc sn5 W.T., nc tnlnks w sn'u '.,,, ,,a",r .ns =
rs IN outpost a9a!hst ahs possin'e n1"ss ~" j"
seemed ta CONVEY 1h' "'tss .n1'. u. -. ~ :,
arc, sometime. TO nave all .ne "s71 ta.." -
un,!cE our 1as. ana ahs'eu' ;. "us4a "
70 reject The hest one OF taen a!', nusa W.
get it 10 AdfafIaReHf'sfs. Ac ""tS nu. rAs W.
lie viii or will not ssk An extension ot ''tne
treaty; but appcars to hope tnat some s1eP
half of annexation may yct Oe takea "s rue ~
Tie ssys he h4i worked haI.a 10 fho" senato
a4iyantsges and expresses the opinion taat
holy sonld be in favor Ut II IL tnes e!easls
stood al tho facts n he tloes. lie *oulld do7
heartily approve the rrujcct 10 send eahfta
al com1nta.ou, or even a steamers 1oa'a O
rrcs4men, down there on a tanr Of lnsrectlo
tt1sbs no n,cans certain that s''ne Fneh
urpt as this ,nay not In prvi,ose.! III tho Set
- t-",,. a., thc ,rrn,r hefnrr ftc end
eess!ou- ..,,,
FREKpHESS SAVINGS FAfk-
The Ercslmen's HuIran people nave u
,nt, f,onrr,.ss A new little scheme Abo
su. -. .,. 81. rb,. trs,t,,,,i,
au 5s'ea ~. go sae. ~,., ,x.nty..hrrc ,,r