The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-07

These recent examples snow IhaG thS
mode which the United States have
nronosed to Spain for adjusting the
nending claims is just and feasible,
and that il may be agreed to by either
nation without dishonor. 1t IS to be
hOped that this moderate demand may
be acceded to by Spain without fur
ther delay. Should the pending ne
gotiations unfortunately and unex-
pectedly be without result, 1t will then
become my duty to communicate that
fact to Congress, and invite Its action
on the subject.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN PEACE GUN
GRESS.
The long deferred peace confer
ence between Spain and the aiIied
South American republics has Deen
insueurated In Washington under the
AUSPICES of the United States. Pur-
suant to the recommendations con-
tanned in the resolution of the House
of Representatives of the 18th of
December, 1866, the Executive De-
partment of the Government offered
its friendly Offices for the promotion
of peace and harmony between Spain
and the allied republics. Hostilities
and obstacles occurred to the accept
ance of the offer. Ultimately, how
ever. q conference was arranged, and
was opened in this city on the Z9ih
of October last, at which L authorized
the Secretary of State to preside. 1t
was attended by the Ministers of
Spain, Peru, Chill and Ecuador. In
consequence of the absence of rep
resentatiVe from Bolivia, the confer
ence was adjourned until the attend
anee of a plenipotentiary from that
republic could be secured, or other
measures could be adopted toward
comprising its object. The allied and
other Republics of Spanish origin on
this continent, may see in this fact a
new proof of our sincere interest In
their welfare; our desire to see them
blessed with good governments capa-
Bile of maintaining order and preserv-
ing their respective territorial integFi-
ty, and of our sincere wish to extend
our commercial and social relations
with them.
OUR MANIFEST DESTINY.
The time is not probably far dis
tant when, in the natural course of
events, the European political con-
neetion with this continent will cease.
Our policy should be shaped In view
of this probability. so as to ally the
commercial interests of the Spanish
Government and the American States
more closely together. and thus give
the United States all the prominence
and all the advantage which Mr.. Mon
roe, Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Clay con-
templated, when they proposed to
join the Congress of Panama.
rtfr SAN DOMINGO.
During the last session of Congress
a treaty for the annexation of the
Republic of San Domingo to the Uni
ted States failed to receive the rcqui-
site two thirds vote of the Senate. l
was thoroughly convinced then that
the best interests of the country, com
mercially and materially. demanded
its ratification. Time has only con-
frmed me in this view. l now firmly
believe that the moment it is known
that the United States have entirely
abandoned the project Of accepting as
q part of its territory the Island of
San Domingo, a free port will be me-
gotiated for by the European nations.
In the bay Of SANTANA large COM
mercial city will spring up, to which
we will be tributary without receiving
corresponding benefits if the folly of
our rejection is agreed to. The Gov
eminent of San Domingo has volun-
tariiy sought this annexation. 1t is a
weak power, numbering probably less
than one hundred and twenty thous-
and souls, and yet possessing one of
the richest localities under the sun,
capable of supporting a population of
ten millions of people in luxury. The
people of San Domingo are not capa-
BILE of maintaining themselves in
their present condition, and must
look for outside support. They yearn
for the protection of our free institu-
tions and laws, our progress and civil
ization. Shall we refuse them? The
acquisition of San Domingois desira-
BILE, because Of its geographical
position it commands the en-
trance to the Caribbean Sea
and the Isthmus transit of commerce.
It possesses the richest soil, the best
and most capacious harbors, the most
salubrious climate, and the most val
liable products of the forest, mine
and soil of any of the West India
islands. Its possession By the United
States will. in few years, build up
coastWise commerce of immense
magnitude, which will go far toward
restoring to US our merchant marine.
1t will give to US those articles which
we consume greatly and do not pro-
duce, thus equaliZIng our exports and
imports.
In case of foreign war it will give
US the command of all the islands re-
ferred to, and thus prevent an enemy
from again possessing himself of a
rendezvous upon our coast. Ii pro-
tects our coast trade between the
States bordering on the Atlantic aud
those bordering on the Gulf of Next
co, 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 Flor
ida. San Domingo, with stable gov
ernment, under which her immense
resources can be developed, will give
remuneratiVe wages to ten thousand
of laborers not now upon the island.
This labor will take advantage ofev-
cry available means of transportation
to abandon the adjacent islands,
aud seek the blessings of free
dom and its sequence: each
inhabitant receiving the reward of his
own labor. Porto Rico and Cuba will
have to abolish slavery as meas
ure of self preservation, to retain
their labor. San Domingo will be-
come large consumer of the pro-
duets of the northern farms and man
ufaetories. Tho cheaper rate at which
her citizens can be furnished with
| food will make it necessary that con
tiguous islands should have the same
advantages in order to compete in the
production of sugar, coffee, tobacco,
tropical fruits, etc. This will open
to US a wider market for our products.
The production of our own supply of
these articles will cut off more than one
hundred millions of our annual i'm
ports, besides increasing our exports.
With such picture it is easy to see
how our large debt abroad is ulti-
mately to be extipguished. With a
balance Of trade against US, including
interest of bonds held by foreigners,
and of money shipment of our citi-
zens travelling in foreign lands, equal
to the entire yield of precious metals
In this country, it is not so easy to see
how this result is to be otherwise ac-
complished-
The acquisition of San Domingo is
an adhesion to the Monroe doctrine /: