The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-06

of SANTANA and large commercial
city will spring up, to which we
will be tributary without receiving
CORRESPONDING benefits. The gov
eminent of San Domingo has voluntarily
sought their annexation. 1t is Q weak
power, numbering probably less than
10000 souls, yet possessing one of the
richest localities under the sun, capable of
supporting a population of 10, 000, 900 of
people in luxury. The people of San Do
mingo are not capable Of maintaining
themselves in their present condition, and
must look for outside support. They
yearn for the protection Of our free lnsti
tutions and laws -our progress and civ
lllzation. Shsll VIC refuse them -
The acquisition Of San Domin.
60 is desirable, because Of
its geographical position it CON-
mands the entrance to the caribbean Sea
and the Isthmus transit Of commerce. 1t
possesses the richest soil, the best and
most capacious harbor, the most salubri
Gus climate, and the most valuable pro-
ducts of the forest, mines and soil Of any
of tne West India islandS Its possession
by the United States will in few years
build up coast wise commerce Of i'm.
mense magnitude, which will 60 far to-
wards restoring to the United States our
lost merchant marine. 1t will give to US
those articles which We consume greatly
and do not produce. Then equalizing our
exports and imports, in case Of foreign war
it will give US the command Of all the is
lands referred to, and thus prevent an
enemy from again possessing himself Of
rendezvous upon our coast. At present
our coast trade between the states border
inh on the Atlantic and those bordering
on the Gulf of Mexico is by the Bahama
and the Antilles. Twice we must, as it
were, pass through foreign countries to
get by from Georgia to tho east coast of
Flori Ia
San Domingo, with q stable govern
ment, under which her immense resources
can be developed, will give remunerative
wages to 10, 900 laborsrs not nov upon the
Island. Then labor will take advantage
Of every available means of transportation
to abandon the adjacent Island and seek
the blessings Of its freedom and its Sc
quence, each inhabltant receiving the re
ward of his own labor.
VA ~ INV 6nN SoOO VIA h1vS w eOoA-
lsh slavery - . measure of self preservA-
ten, to retain their lxborera San Domingo
will become . large consumer Of the
products Of Northern farms and
manufactures The cheap rate at
which her citizens can be furnished
with food, tools and machinery. will make
it necessary that contiguous Islands should
have the same advantage in order to COM
pete with the production Of sugar, coffee,
tobacco, tropical fruit, &c. This opens to
US wider market for our products. The
production of our supply of these articles
will cut of more than one hundred mil
lions Of our annual imports, besides large
ly increasing our exports. With such q
picture it is easy to see how our large
debt abroad is ultimately to be extin-
guished with = balance of trade against
it, including interest of bonds held by
foreigners, and the money shipments of
our citizens, transmitting in foreign
lands, equal to the entire yield of precious
metals in this country, is not too easy to
see how this result is to be otherwise &C
complishcd. The acquisition of San Do
mingo in en- adhesion to the Monroe doc
trlne is a measure of national protec-
ton in asserting our just claims
to controlling influence over
the great commercial traffic soon to flow
from West 10 East by way of the Isthmus
Of Darien, to build up our merchant ma
rine; i, is to furnish new mar
kets for the products Of our
shops and manufactures it Is to make
slavery unsupportable in Cuba and Porto
Rico, at once, and ultimately SO in Brazil !;
it is to settle the unhappy condition Of
Cuba, and end An exterminsting conflict /;
it is to provide honest means of paying
our I honest debts without taxing the
people it is to furnish our citizens with
the necessaries of every day life At cheaper
rates that ever before. and 1t il, in fine. s
rapid stride toward that greatness which
the intelligence, industry, and enterprixe
of the citizens of the United States en-
titled this country to assume tmeng ma
tions in view OF the importar @ Of this
question.
/ earnestly urge upon Congress early
action expressive of its views as to the
best manner of acquiring San Domingo
Ny suggestion that on join: resolution
of the two Houses of Congress
the Executive be authorized to ap-
point q Commission to negotiate for
q treaty with the authorities of San Do
mingo for the acquisition of that Island !;
and that an appropriation be made to de-
fray the expenses of such Commission.
The question may then be determined by
the action of the two Houses of Con-
gress upon q resolution of annexation,
IS in the case of the acquisition
Of Texas So convinced am l Of all the
advantages to fiow from the acquisition Of
San Domingo, and Of the great disadvant-
ages, might almost say calsmities, to
fov from non-acquisition, that believe
the subject has only to be Investigated 20
be approved
1t 10 to Be- regretted that our
representations in regard TO the inju-
rious effect, especially upon the revenue
of the United States, Of the poll
cy of the Mexican government. in
eIemptipR from import duties . large
tract Of its territory on our borders, have
not only been fruitleas, but that il even
proposed in that country 70 extend the
limits within which the psivilgs diverted
70 hes hitherto been enjoyed
qHD ALABAMA 1AIHA
I regret 70 ~ ne ceaclu-
sion hes been reached for the cd
justmsat Of the claim against Great Brit
ain, growing cut Of the courss adopted by
tAas governfnent during the Tebellien.-
The Cabinet q London, - far - IL visws
have been expressed, do moi appear 70 be
willing - csneeds thst Her 1ajoty's
goveransnt VS. guilty Of nsgli.
gsnce, q aid o. permitted ssy
ct during the var BY which the United
States had just cause Of complaint Ny
arm and unsltersble eonvictious are d.
rectiy the reverse. Itherefers recommend
Congress 70 suthorise the sppointmen, ofs
Comnission 70 collect proof Of the amount
sad evaership Of their claims. On notes
70 the representation cf Her Asjesty Of
Washington. and that authority b. given