The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-22

| States OF America and his special agent to the
gotten protocol IN which the Young ofcer pro- pro-
ceeded to make certain promises on behalf OF this
upon any title or instructions in taxing this step the
ae an WAS was. concealed ana 40 inquiry thus far had
to the President or upse S States Ws u
known IN our governmental history. and probably
IN liz s apoas s Of
st uea s o Sas e
treaty BY which the President Of the United States
was pledged to use his influence among the mem
Ders 2, Congress 70 make the annexation measure
President at had carried our that pledge not only
TO show that at the time and since
had been maintained In power by the presence OF
our ships OF war In Haytien waters in other words,
Baez was sustained BY the United States, that he
might betray and sell his country lie tSumner)
would challenge the Senator from Indiana lNortoal
to deny that fact or to doubt It by single utter.
order TO obtain possession Of that territory precisely
as England treated the Mosquito chief. The docu-
and 1t was further substantiated by the
testimony u naval officers who had returned nom
Mr. MoREroN hero remarked that the best means
OF answering the broad statements made by Mr.
sumner We're indicated BY the resolution authorizing
to submit one question 10 the Senator: whether all
the parties in St. Domingo both the adnerents Of
Faez ana Cabra were for annexatlon2 IL that was
| so, then all that Senator Sumner had said was
immaterial and frivolous, and IT'S only effect
was, as intended, to obscure the subject In
Mr. suMSR, rsscnting the charge of frlvolty in its
nm 70 protest when he saw the mighty power OF the
republic degraded to an act OF oppressonS His
answer to the Senator's question to the favorable
disposition or the people OF St. Domingo to annexa-
ton was exactly TO the contrary; for information
effect that the people were muci divided While to
some extent the proposition was received lavora-
biy along the seashore, the people OF the interior
/ IL.
there OF whom he had spoken, there was another
w naed GaS AND va, VINO he as ra he %
preventative Of the people Of that country:
@ ay 81 anne ago W ss u favor q the ni sale Of
cording to his (Ar. Sumner's) information, he never
was In favor OF the annexation OF the island to the
United states his policy being to bring the two gov
ernments OF laytt and 81. Domingo once more to.
gether. In this connection Mr. Sumner stated that
was informed that Baez was now waiting to receive
from the United States the money for his sale OF his
country IN the expectation or being able TO slip on
to the Indignation with which The rumor had been
received that Bismarck would take Louis Napoleon
pretex for overriding the young republic OF France
Mr.. sumner argued that exactly the same policy
states is Of 0y the ene repaSo
or ST. Domingo. AS one illustration Of this
policy tending TO show what IL had cost the govern
ment during thelast year. He read from published
ST. Domingo letter OF December o, mentioning the
Ssntaskef Gns.a States war ships He said said
that under cover Of this naval force the neighberng
in eysence had 'I bee dced ~ en
Commodore had presumed to threaten the renubIican
government Of Hayti that 4 they undertook
government he would blow down their town about
their ears; an American commodore, IN the spirit OF
with boy OF his Size, had undertaken TO Insult ss
ter republic. II this was on his own otion and
to have been removed at once. Rather than
carr, out such instructions he ought 70
Senators might murnur ct him tMr. snmner,. but
NJ o e av aem there was rue q morals
no naval oilcer SHOULD ever consent TO o an ac Of
aishonor ana wrong. This was a principle upon
their descendanis ha1 NOT failed TO sorry those
British oicers who reused to serve IN & bad Cause
Enarvtng nnon tine nonr Of the aiered ntrrferencc
az declined to intedct iiayt from the Collection
Of Of I the debt owing in part by the Dominican
he
that debt Noticing the Senator MT Morton, taxing
marks under this head he supposed that an aitemp,
al Justification would Ge made upon the mistaken
States could rjghtfuly exercise Jurisdiction over the
territory which was the subject OF negotiations fol-
annexation. TO rcfute this nc quoted from various
. authorities upon international law, showing thai
the treaty could be no elect until ratified ana that
asmRt a. IN s ~ pSRa
pass was an act Of war made by the Executive with.
OUT the consent OF Congress- This outrage upon
the President 6 Of ne United States had directly
made , IN ms annual Message with the President OF
|
upon simple statement OF the official utterance or
each OF these Presidents upon the same question.
iresdent Grant IN MS annual Message,
nau asserted tnat inc rejection or the DO.
mlnlcan treaty on the part or the Sell
ave was an act OF Jolly, while the
Ianenage OF lne 4, Hayden presnlent was that the
anXicaes caused IN Hayti ny the annexation pro-
lected had been dissipated before the good sense
anu wisdom OF inc senate az washington. the for.
mer, speaking WIN the voice OF IOrtv millions OF
people nad called tAe rejection an act OF folly;
WINE inc latter, representing only egnt hundred
tnousaha people, ana tiey al Dlack, had asserted
tne very opbosite opinion. MOI content with THAT,
tne resi1ent oi tnc uniteu Staes III MS Message,
acsinR Ia ene spiiit VI ms commodore, had nine
LINES menaceu tue Independence OF the republic
OF ~. Domingo INC hrst OF these was MS
paoPos ni ioa ane ncpus , u the lsiauu
ncAt, ms representation tiaI ~ was deslrdDc
.scause % r lts geosrapnca posi'lon ana SO on 70
VIC Gnu. lnese c0nse Iure nine dlstlnct menaccs
| hBaHst tudI IepuD!ic. Inc senator (Wr HOftOn)