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Letter from yynshi,uto,
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 10. 1870

Letter from wnshinvtou.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 10, 1870.
| THE SAN DOMINGO INVESTIGATION.
This Congress has little overdone the in
vestigating business, think, but hardly more
in any instance than that of the Senate's at
tempting to prove that Babcock, the Presi-
dents Secretary and friend, is a renegade and
rascal. The charges made against Babcock
by Mr.. Hatch, has probably this foundation
and no more: Gen. Babcock on his arrival at
San Domingo, found Mr.. Hatch with another
American under arrest, charged with aiding
and abetting actively and every other way, the
revolutionary movements which afilict Basz
and his government. OF this aiding and abet-
ting on the part of Hatch there is probably
very little doubt, nor is there any, that he was
a violent enemy to Baez and dangerous par
tizan of Cabrals. Such being the facts, is there
anything to wonder at in Gen. Babcsck's de-
clining to interfere in Mr.. Hatch's behalf? In
all probability Baez, Cazeneau, Reny & Co.
haze not scrupled to use the natural reluctance
Babcock might entertain towards interfering
with what seemed the natural course of judi
cial proceedings as taken against public en-
emy, as proof that he, Babcock was lesr-
Gus of preventing Hatch's return home in or
| der that he might not work against the pend
ing treaty. Most probably Baez and his friends
are as unscrupulously corrupt as Cabral and
his American agents and friends have certain
ly proven themselves to be in the matter of
the charges used TO destroy the Dominican
treaty and the Presidents policy based there
on. Cabrai offered to sell the Republic to us,
and nearly all the antagonsm is fomented by
those here with whom he, and not Baez, is
interested in speculative privileges and grants
The cheating and lying of all these Spanish
American populations would disgust me with
this treaty, did I.nos realize how few in num-
Der they are in st. Domingo.
| There is no doubt of Gen. Babcock's being
satisfactorily vndicated from all this hatch
| ed-up nonsense. The report win be made to-
morrow, or rather it is understood that there
will be two. 1t is believed by the friends of
the treaty that it will help its ratification,
while the contrary belief is expressed on the
other side.
WEST INDIAN REPUBLIC.
| At this point in the game there is a revival
O. the talk had a long time since, aud recently
too in a small way, of project for the erec-
tion under one protectorate, of West Indian
Republic, composed of Cuba, Porto Rico,
Hayti and San Domingo, and, of course, leap
ing to the hope of embracing at least all the
numerous islands that gem the Mexican Gulf
The Cuban leaders had this idea in their mind
and submitted it here some three years ago
When Solouque, the Black Emperor, was driv-
en- from Hayti, some such idea as this found
loIgment in the mind of President Jeffard.
Gen. Tate, the accomplished Haytian, who
recently represented Salnaves government
here, had the idea OF reviving this project. 1t
has been affirmed on pretty good authority
that President Grant looks approvingly on the
idea, and Senator Sumner is credited with
having presented such plan as the natural
solution of the Antillean question, in his first
speech approving the acquisition of San Do
mingo. One or two prominent Cubans are
urging this project, and the discussion meets
with favor.
| THE CHINESE IN CONGRESS.
| We have not exactly arrived at that State
of beatitude when the Mongolan shall sit
down with the scion of the Anglo-Saxon race,
in the legislative halls, but that John" and
"Ahmy" will make some Of our legislators
'sing" lively before the session closes, don't
doubt. Already the Pacific coast Senators
are moving, with the strong probability of be-
ing Joined by those of the Atlantic States al.
so. "Too-leh's" appearance in Massachusetts,
has raised great excitement, and fear Mr..
| Sampson would stand as good chance Of be
| ing mobbed here by indignant politicians as
by the indignant Crispins of North Adams, If
favorable opportunity offered. The cause
would be the same, in the main, at least.
| Othelo's occupation-whether shoe or law
| making-is threatened. There is great deal
OF feeling developing on this question. Mr..
Sampson has brought it home to the "homes
| and firesides' of millions to whom before it
was but a speculation. Representatives tell
me that the mails are loaded with letters from
all sorts of work'ng-men's organizations and
individual voters also. The Labor Congress
leaders (this body meets on the 18th of Au-
gust at Cincinnati,) have already given out
| their intention Of making desperate fight
against any and all who are known or sup
posed to be favorable tn this Coolie importa-
ton.
The feeling in Congress is such, not against
the Chinese but against the contract system
under which they are used, that there Is little
doubt OF the passage of bill now pending in
the Senate. declaring it a penal offence to
make labor contracts with aliens for period
of more than six months, for which the whole
or part consideration shall be transportation
to or from the United States; such offence to
be punishable with a fine of not less than
$1,000 or more than $1,000, one-half to 60 to
the informer and the balance to the alien Ia
borer, on condition of his or her immediate
return to their native country. A bill of this
character was reported il the Senate on Fri
day last, and will come up again in few
days. SPECTATOR.