New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-22

nmlna,on. n the facts favoyn bile TO annexation.
well II they were unfay CRADLE we'll The Commission
on the question lie had been careful In drawing the
resolution TO provide that they should have no authority
o9g SS c an opinion they We're sP report The Ac
Referring to Senator Summers description OF Baez,
Fdbehf, aud Cazenau as political jockeys he declared
that Cabral leader Of bhndiit. who. for THO
last TWO year., had not bad 400 nch luf ms com land
dancGred tho Goyernmcnt OF Bae1, but who
had been represented by the Senator rom Mas'aehL-
sets a formidable leader With great strength be-
hind bin. and who was not TO o r. ss except 10y the
naval force which President Grant had placed at tho
TOM Teafded tbs statement a. ridiculous and udcrous
tho only meaning Of which Comd " luat tDe hdnlIbl
island, and through the mountains With tie
aid, perhaps, Of horse marines under the eoii.
mnnd OF Capt. Jinks. Laug.ter.l The truth was thai
men O. all parties ia san Domingo were 10 iavor OF an
neXat.Ou. The evidence that Cabfal himself wa
OF the great body The people the island for ycarf
TO be annexed 10 the United states IL made no differ
ercc whether CabIal or Baez, or any 0ther military
Chief ia power they would he az IN favor Of an
ne&aton because nearly Tie Gnure people were 10 ave-
because they hoped that would lie the precursor or
Reerrng 10 senator Summers charge that the President
bad tried 20 get him aud Senator Patterson of me Com.
tho President mad5 any cr5t OF that kind desired
any thing Of that Kind, he aid not know IT. Had he been
consulted about the propl1eS OF ioTiis tne senator
mtteo ho should haze DENOUNCED 1t at once.
ana III Intimate connecton with the Republican party,
ali forbade hat: but no would say that, now that tho
Senator had placed himself before the world in an-
tagOnifm 90 tie Administration ana had de-
nOunced the TT, sidcnt In urJusunable Language,
there might DO some proprieiy IN saying that
the Committee OF Foreign Relations should
not DO led 10y avOwed enemy Of the dminstr1tion
MI Morton proceeded TO discuss the great impor-
lance of the acquisition Of San Domingo, 40 well as an
account of its geographical situation as on is products
and commerce. aud said II worth 80 Alashas Tor the
acquisition Of which Lis friend from Massachusetts had
been 20 greqty in earnest the senator in U mas %
sets was also greatly Ia favor OF the acgu9l,9h OF az
the Canadas, but lie ihIorton) would teH MN mat
tho most u1reasonng. the most uncomfortable
and obstinate thing In tae world, was BRUSH prclu-
dice md that the people U Canada were less inclined to
annexation at ills time than ~ years ago; oetng 10
stll q mOuuer beside the purifying corpse OF
Slavery; that 10 seemed inclined 10 prefer TO have
slavery retstalisod ~ san Domingo ana lit perhaps
he would also like to send 10 that Inland another Deia-
ware coneSsoR Mr. M66Ss dRTsa:d against referring
the resolution the Committee Foreign Relations,
such rciCfsuce could only result Ia denying II 70 Sth
late hour to perhaps prevent aston during the ses-
SION He appealed TO the Senate t. favor thc eAaa-
ton proposed 10 let Congress have tie fact and 10y
those facts to let the question OF snneXuOh STAND VI
Mr. NYE rep, Nev) addressed the Senate IN support
OF the resolution coldcmuing the uncanedfor attack
upon the President rid ding the pr tcnsions OF Senator
Sumner and culOgiZug President Grant.
Mr.. BAYARD (Dem, Dell, ,plylrS with some warmth
70 an oecgd Hisreprosonaiion OF us POSITION 10y Mr.
Morton, denied wing used any ui the language AtIiD-
utcd 10 lin by that senator.
lapher the senate would vindcae the accuracy OF
he charge, that Mr.. Bayard had proposed 10 restore
to permit of the Senator's bold language.
Mr.. BANABD-I stand by my words, sir, In the Cham
Der ana out of the Cha9bcr They ere reported ana
stand by them / said nothing about placing these men
under masters but that they wOn1 be- better under the
control Of right minded master than u be cutting each
other, thrOats they nave been curing the last half
century.
Nj. CHANDLER rep. Mich.l read FROM the reporters
notes Of Mr.. Summers speech, aud demanded Of that
Senator the proof OF his accusations against tho Presi
dent.
Mr. SUMNER replied that the statements ne had o.
legged made by The Executive u conversation with
a member OF the senate.
Mr. CHANDLER demanded the name Of the Member.
MT. SUMNER positively declined To give ", and went
say that II by his statement lac had eNcce lea the
Jact- ne would regret H. but he did not think Ic I'D
fac debate cOno4lc the A0ar Of going sE