, 1870-12-14
[FRox IN occAslaSAI coRsrsroSpEsr1,

| Ne>|% sS1A o@A~A Ato [4Ct * Nl14sH6O. I'll
t wr '4s ssa "om ~, % pan,e Or FieIa Aonteom,
-. .ss eo4froat0r-to tue Democratic r
nsw w ~ s1on =. y oolhsan,a time, and to ii
tatao ta*G * ptese generally The patticala
nopos u ~; an0 Mfs. Ctzeneau was the an
;son ns;1 ~ .oe uoHinlcan portion Of Saa d.
.a11'. 1So' ~nete .ne5 hAa resided under Pierce
aty, Cazeneau having been .ent to the is!ap
" pcta Pierre and buchanan AZ 4 eort o
ccmpined consul and secret agent. Dntin
Tie rebellion Washington missed the Cszt
neaus, WHO veEe then busy paJ
ing court TO Jeh. D4yia and BIZ
joyed high measure Of fayor f.om their G as
i1s4ty in the - lost cause" Shortly afte
The collapse Of the Confedezscy, wo ssss
ns19 OF TIE Cazeneaus uorEing 1wa5 in SA
Domneo, a!d making propasitions to HI
fs1oI,sa .oSsg !oSSs,ng to The fnltilment Of thsi
fn,1 taHoIa.a piece eeahme OF .nnexatian. The matte
nVea upon oenetl Grants accession to ofiee
1he result was the drawing up Of q conven
tion under the auspices OF General Babcoci
one Of he rFeaident's 5oupg mill ary secre
nn1ss ,m Tt1 ~ Inc 1ia o. Admiral Porter As W
az interpreter. That treaty wss nresented :,
the 6epate last res. ion, snd. IA Tnur res 49, =,
know, came to grief By the aud Of aIr. Snm
neI's opposition the treaty racriy;nu r..
one haN the votes Of the senate, Whit tTo @
'urua "sn teau1site.
| Illus far have OILY sisted what IN canar.l
y known. Now for details. Wben r. vi q
gave General Rabcock his inst,nct;,rs - : -.
bs.x the President of the Dominic N Hennh r. ,rI,
an, thing to do viii Cazene.u. ~ ss dsarsrnn nas,n
nar, mixed up in his nriyste scha,,ss,sa ~ u
ept cliasions. and who on1y wanted ~ m.ha ~.
c1tspau OF the United S.nte. ~ "a ~ rast;..
On the va+t conceasinns ~ i sn1s ~ ~ go ~
Samana and elsewhere which It uss troar ta9 -
with ce1tsinty he bad secured, Thus xaqnsd u%
big fu,i Of cod Sron, ,a A1 sssrs, sooa ooy, Est1
snd e .sos tadt bo to trss. sth B.ez
II rave M resson 1"' tts'e5 ~ ia 1Aze e-eSn.
that Batcoek left Washtncton aei ",
1nd rirtuous youpg man. He nav h.re sesn soon
edlT. ls M cnnae;ence "ots s. 1u, assat.
dt. ans NAV baye bean t1iatrtha.d 1,,t. ;s ne
Of the astute Ind dpiom c.znn",n '.slons
whose vllee and irfarfarance ~ III, III 4!et -
warned him. But, alss. on . rsscb;na b1n ~ ~
island md eeeking Baez. IN un]ookssataS; 5is 51e
BahcocE vas ii In % tba sRe1k as,t no Eogash;
Spanish. Like Tom Hoods Enpiish sofsi;a- y
Paris, after Waterloo, BsbcocE Taa .ssnn;si,aa -
to find the Ignorance Of Daez in not nnJa-1
standing the American toncre wh;tn L!e ~
surprise Was great to hear nyan tha i,,t9a ~
children speaking Snan;sh II ~. a,s.. i.sN.e
tha inevitable Csztnas1, mt n 4, ~. ~ ome1seho9
and, being equally convereant with tx Ensn'
ish and the English, prolIered hja saTvinas =.
interpreter, and they we're vlstltv sccant.,,
I'll Mr. Hsh'a warnings 10 lie cnntTsrr NOT
withdrawing.
Behold. then, the uusophiat;cased von,o
warrior, Batcock, in the hands OF tTn '6 s1nB
experts "a Cazeneau and Baez. and Tonder ~
longer At the result. In al the interviews rs
tween bAbcoek and DAez-the busy Ek-
cazeneHu did the txauslatino. What h. to,d q,
Jt.t
and Rsex onfv knoT. fnr csr+.io %1IhnaAI, 1.h
f1;dn'f .n;i a,..1t. .o 1etAln!y baocoek
can m;;tsw % e9usts qsa as"ofant vas tne Ameri-
tAnsff sent - to what reply
the hytz1d San Dominican vouchsafed. Gaze
nean E1s master Of The eituatiou. and said
nohc nsiel nG nisa o5e thog is certain however,
~ tha ~ a's aooAs OF tne place
!, ansre.n .1s psJ =. oa4AnA especiallF-and
ion claims for .rse Is blofs I of iana
Ing that nsgniacent Tster snd II. th.t thsE aes
rsd i berssr@ !. ds4t 12Itef, Da-
,,,.ata. T.. : Gttst. olnt, etc. would be
~ ~ +. os;d ~ -, suPPoGe tnat Az tn1s land is
Eow hguEe on the eignboafis alfred n fhe
property In question, SITTER the ANNEXATION IL
accomplished, and I therefore tiisdaIn snr IN.
1ionhtrt} md ;n5:.ru,.h1s .. aouue q ua-
resrrrt shIa n.EsI Ause LACK soueaea for By
''fpJse.S's 1T ~ ~. GasH omceIs. .-.......
FT%t.
There are questions underlying any marc con-
tiderstion ~ to the manner il which hi. N,
ne1Ation Job hAa been worked at. or the inti;.
luNfesteo IN It And. in this connection, Nj.
summers resolution Of inquiry Is exseeding3
to shov. That suso]ution raada. t's'
aEetoifed. That the Prp.ut,cnt nf III. rro,,a,
s.atks be requested to com1.np cate to the s1na.e
{it IN ais opinion. not Incompatible Win he pu9
$rfATFkfAt d1fA =
fnse ne,n;. 1sans % me PROPOSED Of the
or me nn,cksse " sav s te1 .! san D5mngo.
oi1esEa ano ali snb+ynuess tasIt.ct,nna ~ @ me
sssn Or Con. ii Of ia United sssies 1sn tic eaG.
resronaence OF such agtnt or Consul; also, nv
, nf.secol e. Or convention signed by such agent 0:
tae t1oyi.iors of H. ae eps.,1ns ot s,, nns atso
Of bominics. 70 far ~ s isa'nuoo iSa satoo
relkte 70 the sale Of transfer Of tne
n5itooal domain; also any ueAsy with
Ms5n anZ .. fra6ss 6J wnsh i Dominica Is ascsed
Republic Of Hs5u Or from cur Minister there Re-
t,arT IL ,hs pgvsea sso nstrur-
lie xsters al tne isIan1 snsn 9uT ~ saasda
of tie iaie negctisuoas viii tne fspTis sad eals
1espoucenee q sucn commander; a}so, . any III iufos-
aDy e e s:aSre .asr Ta.!
sntoqr s,on Z. na tn ~. ~ pt q nnaf 49, any
nn4er 1o the ~ ,rrs, s ~ q ftesasot haex
tiased. ND tne ex1eas 70 .aica he hss bsea mSIo
tamea IN power 3 the presence 81 Taited se:es
q g. .s e xta
H.; ,as f,rpot R{spds9sJ tasss q SEl x.
dic,,n h1 he Fenunr = Ida1 nTsE IN na !as
Of Don fstca " AA@' - S'e sae 'e'ta10'7
3Ir. sumner, OF course, in draxiur m III.
above reeo1u,isn, framed It not II ! rnyinr
inquiry after facts unknown to him. hnt t6
Whetber thn pretiienI Iii 49,, y = eze' eaaa
ibte With ths r,nhlic fnterestsT : - oec,~g
c.ta tn re1ni,sd info1n.tinr. ~ 1917, ~ Go"mua-
see1,. In he nnA.ntima 4;t1 1ens ant 70 %
throw scms iieht unon IL ''A eAa'~''s 70
Ths RnnnhI!c ~ Hnr.;n;o. ,,.ho,.. 80.
ton.liv eFnhfsc;oe t%n.th;rs plsa - ~ tet5r
hse population 3ss;ou,i1 sstina,te3 ~ .t t.1 t.o1
an op6i1 n IN mn ns.1ir n h-h-;Sa o, t-9
aDd negro, Geuersl Grant sets fhn r.or. I
ulation 1t leea thsn I(t1 do. hnr II
other authorities place IL 1t he hicher &C..
oo0. nesriT III pure hIacis nr r;th F,snss
blotd tnte1uinElfd. Hayti haa p.id Franea
AZ indemnitT III t0 o00, ,ilo0 fr.nrs . -rc;.to
OF which sun the Hay tiens claim as ins fhs.1
Ey he san Dp1aicicsus: sad by trs.sr .' he.
th.s n.;tt.r 49, sf,fi si;sn.9e 49,, ~ - p.estoea
~ ts-+;tn1F Ri. s.at !. 9p ~ paoa q
tna.1 ~ .9n - ~ ,,raInat a - PesisIy Een
fnrs ma . 1eftsg deted ~ s,1 ~ $500 Ds
1sss sddr.sssd to = Hon n p sa-a 1as, ~,
1e.1y T9y.a, al s'ae, ,3 Aosa acnAe a. P!tu-
WI a~o'+ Wh;.h ~ n ~ sex
~. ,ox.nn.-t 1. otues ot
M ,.3s ~ trsnsfer ~ nv r.a.s3oa ssus s.n
iai,nd. r;r;nc. aroonc a;b,F ,as sar. !" tSe te
rtstement that he pro,ssts IN con nssan.aa ene
Of the existcnce OF / tIcstT betxesn ~ f9or.
e1nmant Of Hayd and Sian Do,aiprn bT vhich |
= :. p-r,;dn3 th.f m n.-t ~ tts - HtaaA
h. ,tiera.cd bv et,har of ,he - .-~s-
ueuts." In tbi4 letter tina Haf1;en Ccns-,1 |