The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-11
orr ACQUISITION IN THE GULP.
Th- Anne xatiou ENcitemtrt - The Inteili-
Geuce efthe Country Warmly In Favor Of
nion with the (srenI RepnbIIc.

SAN DoMisao CiIY, Dec. 29.-Thc all. absorb.
ing topic ofthe day here l. annexation to the United
states, and the question is soon to be submitted
to the decision OF a popular vote. President Bsez
has proclamation ready ordering the election 4,
will he published through the length aud breadth Of
the country few days h, nee, and We shall therefore
know what our fate Is to be. In the towns,
and among the educated and intelligent people
everywhere, the feeling In favor Of appe1at.on Ia
very strong but In the country districts the project
u not regarded with the same degree Of favor.
The rural population is yery ignorant and extreme.
lSsu.pieious Of foreigners. They under the i'm.
preston that the Ameicsns are coming here tu take
pQsses.ion Of the country in the old Spanish style of
dolug such thlng-, uonop0T,iEg all the fat Of the
lanl, and reducing tue natives to the condition OF
serfs. " We could drive the SpdniDrds out" they
say "but with lhese Americans the case will be
different once they gam footing here, We shall
never be able to get ri OF them" Opinion II diyid-
ed here TO the probable result of the vote about TO
be taken, some people thinking that the result will
not be favorable 10 annexation. Others, however
~ Sopeden' that there Will be o large majority in
Rnt Prrsidcn, Baez will have 10 hurry up matters
" ic would save hi country nom another revolu-
ton, and keep lls place at the head OF AFFAIR." Hls
rival, Csbra Is stil on tie Haytanfronticr, and On
brai's Lieutenant, Lupcron, Is at TURKS Island.
awaiting the Issue Of the civil war In Hayu. Should
the Haytap revolutioLisis succeed IN ovcrthrowing
ssnaSe's Government, they are pledged to the Ca.
Urulists TO place all their resources including their
war vessels at the service ut the Domnicans, TO be
emf loyed against Daes. The fall OF Porlau Prince
therefore might speedily be followed 10y the BON.
hardment OF Porto Platte and san Domingo city and
We might soon sec un army OF savage Cacos cross.
ing the Haytian border, and pouring down upon us
here. Whatever 10 to he done to consummatc the
annexation project should therefore be done No
quickly A. possibly.
At SANTANA the starry H4g recently raised for tie
fret time In tie Antilles is every day gwen io tie
breeze. Col. fHbons, oG New York. rs In charge uf
II, being assisted IN his pleasant duties OF custodn
by two Dominican men.
The soldiers OF the Dominican army have Just been
ntted out cdpd pie with new military tocgery. and
supplied with row rldes-or ri Hes supposed To be
new-in place OF thr old biundtrDusscs with when
they have Hitherto been armed. Both uniforms and
rifles have come from the United States, and they
believed to be part OF the consideration for the
lease OF Samana liAv; In ether words, they in.
clulcd IN the first inst,lmcnt paid by Unco Sam IN
taking possession OF the hay.
The visits Of the steamer Tybec are doing much
good to business at Porto Plate and here and there
Is every prospect of the radc between these places
and New iock becoming very large one al no dis
tant day
The San Domingo Trrnty.
W,sHISGtoS, Jan 10. The san Domingo
treaty has been refused by the Senate toruittce Un
Foreign Relations.