Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-19


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SANTANA Ray.
No reason has ever been advanced in sup
port OF any scheme OF annexation which viii
not apply with equal force 10 the ratification
Of the San Domingo treaty, while the obIec.
lions which were interposed in the ante
rebellion era TO close relations with the West
Indies and Southern American Govenmeuts
have been removed bv domes,Io enamel
patton. The acquisition OF i.ouislana was
only accomplished over alleged cons,itu.
tlonal difficulties, aud Il involved the nav.
meut Of money, as did also that Of Florida
from Spain, aud of Texas and California
from Mexico, aud Of Alaska from Russa.
The politics OF tho country in pro.slaysry
times concerned themselves with the main.
teRauce of the sectional balance OF power,
and acquisition, In the South were looked
upon with some jealousy by Northern men
because Of the interest In which they were
made.
Suggestions for the maIpt.narco of dinIo-
matte relatlops vIib uo,,I =. ,.o,,,.a a.
c,pse oF tho oo,o. A. r. .,-,t-, ~ -
nnrcbosc coryoo Co.., ho. ~ s- ""
said scp,,or R,D,or 10 ,sos d., -.
CHANGE NO cor,n,s o. ,,In,.,o,. w" -.
no np,o,,o oo,.rI. !, 49,, ..,h..sss.S.
from her. Ana whv1 Rocerso ,bo go
Of eleven State. or ri. ITnIoD Iii - -
NIT tho fruIl, of n .ncco..s,I ,a-r[ r..
reotIon IN h, erbIhItsd or,oro ,h,mD
We have nj last col brnveIv over that oh.
staelo, not through a negro Insurr.otIon hpt
through m Insurreotion Of tb,Ir ,,..,sr.
We NOT only ercbanyc r,InI.,o,. No., -.
contemplate the Intimate .npsratInn ~ mi.
negro state with compIaeencv. Fvervhodv
realizes that the loase M sam.,. h.. Iii,
I've but the frat sten N ann.va,Io, "a I,
commando it,oIr n Tho n.,ion.I I.s~-,.,,
In this view for vorv rr.rv 1900
II ha. Iong bson bsId n.,ossr,v =, 80.
navy "a b,vo s,r.,a,,ia .t,Is', :, Il, NJ.
India Islands and oBr aInlor,ov h.. o.
maov ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, onnas...s - -,
PASS a foo,bolI in S,rno H.vI =, Tnoma.
or elsewbcrc a, me- .on,ro,r,n. -.
thought would boS. .asssTy. the int,na.a
purpose. During Nh Plercos presIdepov
four oil his principal ministers, Including his
successor, then Minister TO England, met at
ostend TO put forth a manifesto In favor Of
Cuba Since then treaty has been made
with Denmark for the acquisition OF 81.
ThomaS' aud the annexation Of st. Domingo
was recommended NOW We nave a treaty
Pohuihs iot the lease Oh SANTANA Bay, en-
aorsed Dy tue PRESIDENT and urged as an
Administration measure by all the moral
means which our present Executive chooses
to exercise over tho minds and Judgments OF
the senate.
General Grant holds the Bay OF SANTANA
70 % more desirable for strategic purposes
thau any otuer place In tue west indies
no reaiihes me Importance OF securing Il for
tHo Vh''eu STATES oeiore e'Vii eommotion'
win Tvs consequent ulSaS'er' SNAIL drlVe inc
DoninlcanA 70 some iorelgu proteetorate'
~ Woula 10 disastrous 70 our trade In the
eonee, sugar and tropical productions OF
that Island to let 1t come under the domln-
Ion oil foreign FoWeri and 1t would prove
source OF great annoyance to US, as Nassau
did during tho late rebellion, In case of an
other war
The importance or the Bay OF SANTANA 10
the United States as naval station, was
brought to the attention of the State Do
partment two years ago by John T. Pickett,
esq, then American consul at Turks Is
land. In frequent visits to San Domingo he
had seen its many advantages and earnestly
recommended Its acquisition. Similar views
were expressed subsequently, by Commodore
Porter and by Benz. e. Green, esq, who was
sent on special mission TO Hayu about the
year leoo'
Foreign fo"ers nave long discovered Its
unTNaied advantages OF climate, and strlVeu
Tor us acquisition Napoleon, when hrst
consul In 1909, sent bis brother-iu-law, Gen. |
lie Clerc, with fleet OF sixty vessels TO take |
possession OF SANTANA, with the purpose OF |
holding 1t as q dependency OF France. Spain |
expended forty million dollars and sacrificed
an army OF 10000 men In vain attempt to
possess herself by force Of this key to the
commerce oi tne NuIlooeah sea ana the Gull
oi hoA'co' sucn NJ. Llpeuetier dc 81 kemy
Piohouueeu W anu 'nis rroneh auInoriIy was
onuorseu ny bHtlsh opinion, In the views er- |
pressed oy slF Robert Schomburgh, late
BRUSH consul general at santo Domingo.
Aiter the failure OF the Hungarian rsVolu-
uon' hosAu'h' anxious 70 IND home for
colony Of eKiles' sent Colonel Pickett as his
representative 10 San Domingo to negotiate
ior H. Out iaiied 10 get possession because OF
the Jealousy Of European Powers and dread
OF American nllbusters.
Ihat which has attracted so many long
be worthy Of our favorable consideration.
1t is the geographical centre of the great
chain of islands which enrIrcIe tho larIh /