, 1870-07-01
DEFEAT OF THE SAN DOMINGO TREATY.

Ihe Senate yesterday earned the thanks
OF the whole people by rejecting the San
Domingo treaty. A more ill-adrised, use
less, and Objectionable scheme Of buyine
foreign territory and foreign debts was
never coneocted. If there be anybody in
all this broad Land, except the omnibus load
OF spectators to whom the President has
unwisely lent himself, who wants Sun Do
1n1ngo at any price, or even for no price, we
have yet to hear of 4saeh person. The
theory of colonial POSSESSIONS is wholly in-
consistent with our form of government,
and there is nothing in our expe
rience, or IN that of other conn
tries, to induce rs to change our policy.
! We have no colonies, and it is to he
hoped never shall have. We want no ter
1itory or people who are not fit to become
American citizens, and to constitute al
American State. There IS nothing in the
history of San Domingo, nor in the politi-
cal, commercial, or industrial character of
its people or its rulers, to commend the ac-
QUESTION Of that republic as an additional
State of this Union. The people are ig-
norant, idle, sliftless, revengeful; Their
rulers are cruel, cowardly, dishonest adven-
turers, who would commit murder or sell
their country at any time for a considera-
ton. The country has been in chronic
revolution for century, and is now almost
desolate through tie ravages of sue
cessive bandits, styling themselves Presi-
dents and Governors. The less we have TO
do with them the better.
The uaanner in which this treaty has
been negotiated md forced upon the atten-
ton Of the public, has not contributed to
its popularity. The whole proceedings
have been scandal. The American adyen-
turers On one side, aud Dominican traf-
ficlers on the other. hardly covered their
work sufficiently to hide its indecency. The
transaction with its secret agreements, its
posthnmors grants Of land and privileges.
and its stipulations for so much hard coin in
hand, and for the interference of the United |
States navy while it Was pending, all con-
t1ibuted to make it intolerable in the eyes
OF thoughtful and self-respecting people.
It is now proposed to full back on The
Texas precedent, Of annexation by joint
resolution To pass such resolution will |
require but majority Of each House,
lne Executive approval being al
really secured This scheme is the |
more dangerous because Of the smaller
vote required to complete it, bnt
N - nofe n ne1a'ous tnan me treaty arrange
tneio - iunqanental stpalauon
~ -ao ~ eeinen' ~ "n.cn Haya ana Do-
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tar ~ snch ,sr,,oass;na ,ran,a NV ~ ~. I ~
moved bv takino rdvontaoe ~ hor 1900
ness 11ndar The traot1. +Ia-. ,-o. .t;.H
lation limiting the liabilitv Of tha I1n;taa
States for the de1ts If DoTn;nicato a. coo
600, but under the Joint resolution there
can be no such limitation,
San Domingo is bone1ess,v in
debt. l,er lands, her nnb],c 1,rhnartv and
h.r re-o,17a FROM, oil so,+o.s ~. ,iaa.z
IT, ;ts n,,ncrt Va cannot onna- 49, ~
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- p-"p9v
\"na1 eneae ~ anu asSaaue net aep's' iae
people OF tue oni.s7a o'aies Aa'e enough
pupAc oeot oi lhe'1 OWL ano Laws no oe-
sire to be taxed to pay the aebts OF any
foreign government IN addition. We agreed
with Texas that she was to retain all her
hnds md pay her own debt, but her reve-
nues from customs were pledged also for
that debt, and so, in the end, Te1as kept,
and holds to-day, all her public Lands, md md