The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-27


EOS 800. Arcrage dday circulation dur- |
inn the reek, oo,7I7. Daily acreage dur
ing tic precious soceS, ending June 1e, |
100000.
The 81. Domingo Swindie-Ccn. Grant |
Compromised.
Mr. DAVIS HATCH, nm American citizen,
has for some years done business in ST.
Domingo. lie was imprisoned by BAEz, tho
charge being that he was partisan of
CABRAL. The allegation that HATCH was
Interested in Cabral's Government was dis
proved by the testimony of the brother Of
BAEz. Yet he was kept in prison from tho
time of tho overthrow of CABRAL until the
middle of March hast.
On Mr.. HATcn's release he claimed s5s,547
from BAEz-s5O,OO0 for damages, and $s,547
Of which he had been robbed by BAEz He
nsked the Intervention of the United States
10 aid him in obtaining justice. The Senate
appointed q Committee to investigate the
claim. That Committee have made two re.
ports full of astonishing revelations. During
HATcn's Imprisonment, Gen. BABcocK ar
rived in ST. Domingo as an accredited agent
from Gen. GRANT to complete the bargain
for the sale of st. Domingo to tho United
States.
Ii is in evidence, from an official note writ
ten by BAEz's Secretary Of State, that applt
cations for the Ieleusc of Mr.. HATCH were
rejected because it was feared that he would
"divert the public mini against annexation
to the United States"
1t is in evidence, from a letter written by
DAEz himself to Admiral Poon, that HATCH
was not released because of his disposition
to exert influences on public opinion dctri
mental TO the interests Of Dominican annex
alton to the United States"
1t is in evidence that Admiral Poor, in n
despatch dated March l., 1870, said that
BAEz admitted to him that HATCH re-
mained imprisoned because of his influence
with the newspaper press and people OF the
United States against annexation"
1t is in evidence that when Mr. PERRY en-
6cay,red to secure Mr.. HATC1fs release,
Gen. BADCoCK told him 4" he had better not
apply for HATcHs release until he (BADcoCIi)
Lad lcf. the island, because HATCH would
work against the treaty"
1t IL in evidence that on May go 1870
Mr. PERRY met Gen. BATCOCK in Washing
ton, aud that the latter told him Z" ii was
great Pity he had IlATCH released, and
he PrtsiltM rdS Gerry mu.d dissatisfied
about IT,"
But by far the most important document
unearthcd by this Committee is n protocol
agreed upon in September last, and signed
by Gen. BABCoCK on the part OF Gen.
GRAST, and MANUEL MARIA GACTIER on
behalf of BAEz. The surprising features of
the protocol are
FyisL HIS Excellency Gen. GRASr. President n the
Ire si1 1 & It5aieg 10 J,e ~ tck%eJee
na SG 70 as EtcG ' sS ma aes S dgree Of
~ 20 ~ unon9 ebsys Of co.Jressd, YHf Le ,eces,
elk S @ 5S0 70 a J GoGs on A ce ct y"Ge .aR
actptfnc , OF ann xSti@ III se tue United state.
20 nay Que million and han ~ com 10 order tnat to-
inc deD in eAces;, It !, % nc p.ia " inc republic
onisa!oa Smii io!hTiS% . t6S q, Doninca1 Coy
ara to ' e IN srn. ~ &c pSPpS:e Of d.
Irylng tle unayolaos eS en,e' Of ne stare Cretls
that waica vi be raa9e IN ths event Of an acc pt
The fourth article provides that the United states
will guarantee the SAFETY Of Dominica pc nding these
H. bascs reeFrcd 10 ss be cefrieS INTO elc sy
email regarded n hu hlU 81 10 Naiuc OF ulCt ana
tney tna, throughout al time preserve their char
acter OF lnyolaDie secrecy
la the face of this evidence Senators NYE
of Nevada, HOWARD of Michigan, VIII.
LIAMs Of Oregon, and WARSER Of Ala
bama, constituting majority Of the Com
mttce Of Investigation, recommend that Mr.
HTcu's petition be postponed. Tho mi
nority, represented by Senator SEIZURE OF
Missouri, FERRY Of Connecticut, and
VIcKERs of Maryland, report that the ev
dcnac proves gross outrage on Mr. HATCn
by the Dominican Government and on pre-
Bcnting this report Mr.. SCnUGz offered Q
resolution that the President be requested
to demand of the Dominican Republic full
rcroration for tie suilerinCs and losses o.
DAVIS HATCH.
The minority of the Committee, while
giving full credcncc TO the testimony Of Mr..
PLRRY, think that BABCoCK, in his CONVEX
sation with PERRY in Washington on May
30 FUSED the Presidents name only with
that unLccoming freedom with which he
had previously used II in the protocol pre-
liminary to the treaty"
In view of the foregoing evidence, how
ever, t would seem difficult TO convince the
people Of the United States that Gen. GRANT
is not deeply interested in the success of Tho
81. Domingo swindlc, and that he did moi
sanction the continued imprisonment of al
American by BAEz through fear that IIATcI
might til some unpleasant truths concern
ing the scheme if lie were released,
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