The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-26

against annexatio to the United States Baez him.
sell IN letter 70 Admiral Poor In March, 1870 ex-
plains that the continued incarceration OF Hatch
was on account or his connection with parties hos
tile to st. Domingo and his disposition TO exert
interests OF Dominican annexation,
Tne report also refers TO letter addressed by Mr.
nounced Tor attempting Hatch's release. Perry
testined that BabcOck told him he had better not
Apply Tor hatchs release until he Babcock) had left
treaty He also testified that on Decoration Day.
tne Sotn OF May he met Babc0ck In washington. and
!ne latter tod him It was great pity he had had
DISSATISFIED about IT, These allegations having been
denied by General Babcock the minority give reasons
refer to his family being respectable one to the
high position he has occupied, to his patriotism
during the late war, and ffom the fact that from
q private OF volunteers he came out OF the war
with "a high reputation for bravery and
integrity, and would have been commissioned in the
defence OF his own lite They refer at length to his
career since the war and to the high estimation In
Which c ne was held BY Generals Sheridan and Clark
lney also reler TO his eminent services as COM
mercial agent at st. Domingo. They cite nom the
testimony Of Babcock himself to show what amount
nan m ne evnced IN Hatchs release, and that
case by Perry he told the latter that the papers in
tne case should be forwarded to Washington in order
testifes that when asked to send a vessel to the
place where Hatch was confined he replied that
Hatch had been interfering with the rebellion in
.nas country ana that ne (BaDcock) should have
nothing TO do with the case.
IN regard to the charge that Hatch had issued
iot,er Oh narque to Cabral vessel to prey DOM
lnican commerce, the committee find that, when
llat vessel was captured she was acquitted OF the
Sm IN, and the only paper she could exhibit was
Du VI Ifeaith furnished by one Hatch, an American
~ baralona, Dominican port, not port or entry.
baboock saw this paper and regarded 1t as proof
tnat Hatch was guilty. The committee further cite
BabcOcks testimony 10 show that he told the Presi
dent OF the United States he thought hatch was
guilty After reciting all the circumstances of Bah
A and I'm fhA e,.x.,
corning Hatch. the committee bring them all to the
knowledge OF Babcock, and show that he refused to
s nave YEA anything TO 90 with an American citizen
so held In prison, and declined to speak word for
a person so outraged, and went even so far as TO
omit al inquiry concerning the reasons for which
tnat citizen was held captive, wne few minutes
investigation would have convinced him that the
only thng which was considered proof of that can.
trs es guilt dld not exist on record, and that the
lllai, sentence ana continued incarceration after
PARDON were barDarous Outrages from beginning 10
must nave induced General Babcock TO thus refuse
10 intercede for Hatch, proceed to show that he
nau manifested disposition TO construe his in
sirucLions lDerally. He took an active part in the
pursuit OF the steamer TELEGRAPH, while his instruc
lions We're quite silent on that subject. That he
signed the preliminary protocol Of treaty In which
he introduced himself in the capacity of
10 the President and his special agent; and IN the
nrst artcle OF which he explicitly pledges the Pre-
IN order that the idea OF annexlng The
dominican republic may acquire such a
members nj
Congress as viii be necessary for MS accomplishnent
ana to make no communication to that body until
ne snall be certain 1t Will be approved by majority
The minority think this Unprecedented In an id.de
camp III view OF the fact that whatever his verbal
instructions were his written instructions empow-
ered MIN only to gather information, and not to
enter INTO any agreement at ALL They think It sim
guar that IN gong SO far beyond his instructions
as to compromise the name of the President he
should nave been prevented by any feeling OF deli
cacy from ntercedng in behalf of an American clti
zen Oh high character, held In dnress after having
Deen pard0ned. They refer TO Mr.. BabcocKs friendly
Teatons with Cazeneau, whose character, as shown
from the testimony OF Smith and Perry il far from
good Notwithstanding thaS Secretary Fish had eau
toned him against that gentleman He further
adVerted TO the testimony IN the majority saving
that Babcock denied having advised Perry before
MS departure not to intercede for Hatch but admits
having told MIN he considered Hatch guilty and
that he did not wish to have anything 10 do with It,
The statement OF Mr.. Delmonte the Dominican
Attorney General, indicates clearly that In the Do
minican government circles the impression was cur
rent that the United States Commissioners-yiz:
babcock and party-dld not want to have Hatch re-
leased Mr. Gautier the Dominican Secretary az
State, In reply TO demand OF Perry for the release
OF Hatch, wrote that Hatch was kept in prison for
tne reason OF his liberation being considered inJu.
ri0us TO the annexation business. Then Mr. Gartier
requested Perry TO refer the matter once more to the
government at Washington, as If he had reason to
expect from tnat place decision different from
Perrys demand. The matter was referred to Wash.
ngton by Cazeneau in letter addressed to Bah
cock There was concert between the two. In that
letter Cazeneau related how ne. in the presence OF
Baez, had declared that 1t was not only Dominican
residents right but his duty to keep an American
ctizen III prison II that citizen might exercise in
nuence injurious to the annexation scheme. The
committee strongly reprobate this sentiment OF
Cazeneau, who Is himself an American cltzsn. Bah
COCK communicated that letter to the President and
according to BabcOck's own testimony, the Presi.
dent directed him at once to discontinue his CORE
spondence with Cazeneau. Babcock, indeed, did
not reply TO Cazeneau, but referring to Cazeneau's
letter ne wrote letter to Perry. Did he condemn
Cazeneau's atr0ciOus sentiments? Did he express
his approval of Perry,s firm demand for the release
have Already QnOtpn a tac trn,
BabcOck to Perry 1t Is. the same I'M which he ex-
presses his regret at the differences which had
sprung up between Cazeneau and Ferry, tries to
smooth them over, ana says
You win remember what told you when gave you let
ter Of to and have to know
Der tat had write through General Cazeneau smith
was Consul
Babcock was evidently not struck with Cazeneau,s
infamous conduct with regard TO Hatch as an act of
bad faith Even alter all this he points him ont To
Perry as his confdentiariend Equally significant is
the conversation which took place between Babcock
and Perry on the 30th OF May last These statements
are inconsistent with each other. They show that
Baocecks conversation with Perry at That date was
utterly incredible, having In every respect the ap-
pearance OF the subteruge resorted to In the face Of
an embarrassing question. 1t IS evident that Bah
COCK tried to convey Impressions to the Presidents
mind unfavOrable to Hatch. The President
having been informed, in March, OF the sending of
the order for the Immediate release of Hatch, and
having at the same time directed BabcOCk to iscOn-
tinue his correspondence with Cazaseau the COM
mittee are forced to conclude that the President did
uot, dI suDaequeHI peTWu, express surprise or u1S
pleasure at the order having gone; that
the dispeasure was BabcOcK's own, and
that he used the Presidents name only
with that unbecoming freedom with which
he had previously used 1t in the protocol preliminary
to the treaty. Neither can the committee, from Bah
cocks own admission avoid the conclusion that all
the influence he used with regard TO Hatch's case
was invariably directed against the incarcerated
man, while circumstantial evidence leaves but little
room for doubt as to the correctness OF Perrys
on this subject. The minority submit the
points from the evidence
Fnst-Hatch, an American citizen OF irreproacha-
BILE character, was arrested by the Dominican au-
thorites on charge OF having aided party of revo.
He was tried by military commission
and sentenced TO be shot. The record of the trial
showed that the whole proceeding was barbarous
farce
Second-Mr. Hatch was pardoned on the condl-
ton that he would leave the country by decree OF
the Dominican Senate officially published October
A. 1862
Third-Mr. Hatch was, in spite OF that decree
kept In prison till the middle Of March, 1870
FOn1'th-President BaeZ and his Secretary of
State Gautier the latter In anolcia note addressed
to representative Of the United States stated as
reason for Hatchs continued incarceration after the
decree Of pardon that 1t was feared he would injure
the annexation scheme II set free.
Fuh-Commercial agents of the United Estates,