Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-12-09

trely abandoned the project Of accept
ing, as part OF It's territory. the island of
San Domingo, free port viii be ne
golated by European nations.
In the Bay of Samana a large com
merclal city viii spring up, to which we
viii be tributary without receiving cor
responding benefits. The Government
of San Domingo has voluntarily sought
this annexation. It IS a weak power,
numbering probably less than one hun
dred and twenty thousand souls, and vet
possessing one Of the richest localities
under the sun. capable of supporting
population of ten millions of people in
luxury The people of San Domingo
are not capable Of maintaining them
selves in their present condition, and
must look for outside support They
yearn for the protection of our custO-
dlans, OF our progress, and our civiliza-
ton. Shall We refuse them The ac-
QUESTION of San Domingo is desirable.
because Of its geographical position 1t
/ commands the entrance to the Caribbean
Sea and the Isthmus transit of COM
merce. 1t possesses the richest soil,
/ best and most capacious harbor. most
salubuous climate, and the most valua-
bic products of the forest, mine and soil,
of any of the West India Islands. Its
possession by the United States will, in
a few years, build up a coastwise COM
merce of immense magnitude, which will
go far toward restoring to US our mer-
chant marine. Il viii give US those
articles which we value greatly and do
not produce, thus equalizing our ex
ports and imports. In case Of foreign
war It VIII give US command of all the
Islands referred to, and thus prevent an
enemy from possessing himself of a rem
devious upon our coast. Our coast
trade between the States bordering on
| the Atlantic and those bordering on the
Gulf of Mexico is by the Bahamas and
the Antilles. Twice we must, as it were
pass through foreign countries to get by
| from Georgia to the east coast of Flori-
da. San Domingo. with a staple gov
eminent under which her immense re-
sources can be developed, will give re-
muDerative wages to tens of thousands
of laborers not now upon the island.
This labor will take advantage of every
available means of transportation 10
| abandon the adjacent islands and seek
the blessings of freedom and its Sc
quence, each inhabitant receiving the
reward of his own labor. Porto Rico
and Cuba viii have to abolish slavery
as a measure of self-preservation to re-
claim their laborers. San Domingo will
become large consumer of the products
of the northern farms and manufactures.
The cheap rate at which her citizens can
be furnished with food and machinery
viii make it necessary that the contig-
uous islands should have the same ad-
vantages, in order to compete with the
productions of sugar, coffee, tobacco,
tropical fruits. &c. This will open to us
wider market for our products. The
production of our own supplies oi
these articles, will cut off more than
one hundred millions of our annual i'm
ports, besides increasing our exports
With such a picture it is easy to see how
our large debt abroad is ultimately to be
extinguished. With balance of trade
against US, including the interest of bonds
held by foreigners and money shipments
by our citizens travelling in foreign lands
equal to the entire yield of preciou:
metals, it is not so easy to see how thi.
result is to be otherwise accomplished
The acquisition Of San Domingo is al
: adherence to the Monroe doctrine, is
measure of National protection. tits bu
asserting our just claim to a controlling
influence over the great commercial traf
fc soon to flow from west to east BY
way of the Isthmus of Darien. It is L
build up our merchant marine. 1t is e
, furnish new markets for the product.
of our farms, shops and manufac
tories it IS to make slavery in
supportable in Cuba and Porto RicC
at once, and ultimately so in Brazil i
/ is to settle the unhappy condition o
Cuba and end an exterminating con
fict; it IS to provide honest means o
paying our honest debts without over
taxing the people; it is to furnish on
citizens with the necessaries of evefydal
life at cheaper rates than ever before
! and it is, in fine, rapid stride toward
! that greatness which the intelligence, in
: dustry and enterprise of the citizens o
the United States entitle this country Il
assume among nations. In view of tht
importance of this question, I earnestly
urge upon Congress an early expires
sion of its views as to the best means o
acquiring San Domingo. My sugges
ton is, that by joint resolution of the
two houses of Congress the Executive
be authorized to appoint commission
to negotiate a treaty with the authorities o
San Domingo for the acquisition of tina
/ Island, and that the appropriation bt
made to defray the expenses of sucl
commission. The question may theT
be determined by the action of the two
: houses of Congress upon resolution o
/ annexation, as in the case of the acqui
! sition of Texas. So convinced am l o
the advantages to flow from the acquisi
ton of San Domingo, and of the grea
: disadvantages, nay, almost calamities
to flow from the non-acquisition that
believe the subject has only to be inves
. tigated to be approved.
d SMUGGLING ON MEXICAN BORDERS.
1t is to be regretted that our .represen
tations in regard to the injurious effects
:. especially upon the revenues of tn
!. United States, of the policy of the Mex
: can Government in exelnpting from i'm
\ port duties large tract of its territor-
on our borders, have not only been fruit
\ less, but that it is even proposed in tha
country to extend the limits within whicl
: the privilege adverted to has hithert
I, been enjoyed, The expediency of lool,
- ing into this matter demands your seriou
- consideration. Proper means for coun
4 tervailing the policy referred to will,
is presumed, engage your earnest al
tention. 1t is the obvious interest, es
S. pecially in neighboring nations, to pre-
= vide against injury from those who hav
- committed high crimes within their boz
: ders, and who may have sought refug
ls abroad. For this purpose extraditio
= treaties have been concluded with seJ
- ! eral of the Central American Represer
es tatives, and others are in progress.
K CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZUELA.
~ ~ The sense of Congress is desired, a
= early as may be convenient, on the prC
= ceedings of the committee on Claim
of Venezuela. which were communica
ed in messages of March 4th, 1865
ss March Ist, 1870, and March 3Ist, I87,
= 1t has not been deemed advisable to di.
: tribute any of the money which hs
= been received from that GovernmeI
= until Congress shall have acted on th
81 subject.
IN THE CHINESE MASSACRE.
n The massacres of French and Ru
e. sian. residents at Tien Tsin, under ci
it. cIImstances of great barbarity were SUI