Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-12-08


the Ministers OF spain, Peru, Chill an,
Equator, sud III CO.. sequence OF tn
absence OF the represeu tstive from u
, livia, the conference was adjourned ia
til the attendance of the plenipotent. Al
from that Republic could be secured, a.
other measures could be adopted toward
ompassing its object. The allied ant
the republics of Spanish origin OH thii
, continent may see in this fact new
, proof of our sincere interest in their wei
iare-Our desire to see them blessed witt
u good government capable Of main
tanning order and preserving their re
, spective territorial integrity, and of oul
. sincere wish TO extend our own CONNER
. sial and social relations with them. The
:. time is not probably far distant when
III the natural course of events. the Eu
ropean political connection with thi:
i. continent will cease Our policy should
, be shaped in view of this probability, Sc
As 10 ally the commercial interests of the
Spanish American States more closely
. 10 cur own, and thus give the United
states all the pre-eminence and all the
advantages which Mr.. Monroe, Mr.. Ad.
ans and Mr.. Clay contemplated when
they proposed TO join to the Congress oi
Panama. During the last session of Con-
gress treaty for the annexation OF the
Republic OF san Domingo to that of the
United States tailed to receive the requi-
jsIIe two-thir,is vote of the Senate. l was
thoroughly convinced then that the best
Interests of the country commercially
and materially demanded its ratification.
fine has only confirmed me in this
: view. | noW firmly helieve that the
! tioInpu, il Is known that the u. States
has entirely abandoned the project of
4 th,. rrs.s,.. riItIuiI nf the Island of San Do
s Inin.rp - free port. II VIII be nego-
! tiateG Ter iY Earup. AN natI"ns. In the
+! bay uf Ssmana ~ iarg -c"rDnercial city
! Wi; spring ~, TO ~AIcfl we will be trlb-
utory without receiving corresponding
benefits. The northern Senators who
are responsible tor the folly of our rejec-
ton so agreed. The government of san
Domingo has voluntarily sought this
annexation. It is a weak power, num-
bering probably less than one hundred
and twenty thousand souls, and yet pos
sessing one of the richest localities under
| the sun, capable of supporting popula-
tion of ten millions of people, in luxury.
The people of San Domingo are not ca
pable of maintaining themselves in their
present condition, and must look for
outside support. They yearn for the
protection of our free institutions and
laws, our progress and civilization. Shall
we refuse them? The acquisition of San
Domingo is desirable because OF Its geo.
graphical position. 1t commands the
entrance to the Caribbean Sea, and the
lsthmus transit OF com merce. 1t possess
es the richest soil, the best and most ca
pacious harbors, the most salubrious
climate and the most valuable products
of the forest, mine and soil of any of the
West India Islands.
Its possessiol by the United States
will in "a few years, build up coastwise
|commerce of immense magnitude, which
will go far towards restoring TO the
United States our merchant marine. II
will give TO US those articles which we |
consider greatly necessary and do not
produce, thus equalizing our exports |
and imports. In case of a foreign war
it will give US command of all the is |
lands referred 10, and thus prevent al |
enemy from again possessing himself OF
a rendezvous 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
rass through foreign countries to get by
from Georgia to the east coast of Flori-
da San Domingo, with g stable govern
ces can be developed, will give remun-
nerative wages TO ten thousand labor ers
not now upon the island. This labor
will take advantage of every available
means of transportation to abandon the
adjacent islands and seek the blessings
of freedom and its sequence, each ill.,
habitant receiving the rewards of his
own labor. Porto Rico and Cuba will {
have to abolish slavery, as "a measure Of /
Misrepresentation torelain their laborers.
San Domingo will become large con- &
sumer of the products ofnorthcra farms q
and manufactOries. The cheap rate at
which her citizens can be furnished
with food owing to the cultivation ei q
the Island by machinery, will make ii [
necessary that the contiguous islands f
should have the same advantages, in /
order to compete with them in the pro- s
iuction of sugar, coffee, tobacco, trOp- G
cal fruits, &c. This will open to US a e
wider market for our products The t
of our own supply of these {
articles will t off more than S100, ,O00,- e
300 orr annual imports, besides in- t
,reasing our exports. With such pic /
lure, il is easy to see how our large debt {
Il road is ultimately to he extinguished. il
With balance of trade against US in a
.ludiDg the interest of bonds held by O
foreigners, and the money shipment of I
,ur citizens travelling in foreign lands t,
equal to the yield of precious metals in o
his country, it is not so easy to see how ii
his result is To be otherwise accomplish A
sd. The acquisition of San Domingo is {
IN adhesion TO the Monroe Doctrine. 1t il
s measure of ma ional protection, and e
t is asserting our just claims to a con-
rolling influence over the great COM o
nercial traffic soon to flow fIom the d
West to the East by way of the Isthmus t.
# Darien. Iii to build up our mer- Al
,hant marine. It is to. furnish new d
markets. for the products of our farms, Il
hops and manufactures. 1t is to make W
lavery insupportable in Cuba and Porto b
Rico at once ,and ultimately SO in Brazil. "
t is to settle the unhappy condition of G
Cuba ,and end an exterminating conflict. nj
t is to provide the honest means of al
'aying our honest debts without over Il
axing the people. 1T is to furnish our al
iiizeiis with the necs ssaries of every v,
ay life at cheaper rates than ever be- m
0re, and it is, finally, rapid stride to- OF
Yards that greatness which the intel I'll
gence, industry and enterprise of the OF
itizens of the United States entities al
his country to assume among nations. al
II view of the Importance of this ques- gi
ion, earnestly urge upon Congress ps
arly action, expressive of it's views as of
} the best means of acquiring San Do bt
lingo My suggestion is, that by joint pi
esolution Of the two houses of Congress, liz
ne Executive bo authorized to appoint th
commission to negotiate for treaty TO
18th the authorities of San Domingo.
n the acquisition of that Island, that tic
n appropriation be made to defray the ut
Z of snair @ m iScinp Ehn L.
Iestion may be then determined by the tal
,tion of the, two Houses of Congress- mr.
pen a resolution of annexation as in r,
Ia case of the ACQUISITION of Texas Sn