The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-04-02
WHY AND HOW BAEZ BECAME
PRESIDENT OF SAN
DOMINGO.
From the N. Y. Sun.

Silvain Salnave got up revolution
against the President of Hayti, Fabe
Gefrard. He was, defeated and fed to
the neighboring Republic of San Domin.
go, where he was Hospitality received
Once on Dominican soil, he endeavorsd
by all sorts of absurd promises to induce
Dominican officers and soldiers to espouse
his cause. Cabral, then President Of
San Domingo, on being notified Of Sal.
nave's schemes, determined to observe
the neutrality toward Hayti, and ordered
Salnave to live in San Domingo City,
Before the order was carried out, Baa
was elected President, and he, at the re.
iterated request of President GeAiard,
compelled Salnave to remain in the CAPT
tai.
When Baez discovered that Gefnm
could not be made use of for his project
Of making money by the sale of the island
he at once assisted Salnave to disphcs
Gehrard in the Presidency Of Hayti. Be
fore the plot had time to ripen, Bass
himself was ignominously kicked out Of
power, and Cabral was installed in bis
place. Salnave, rs the only chance Of
success, attempted q revolution for the
purpose of replacing Baez in the Presi-
Dental chair. It failed; he fed to the
, woods, and then, by Cabrals permission,
he repaired to Turks Island. Here be
managed to get up successful revolution
against Geffrard, who fed from Port-au-
Prince and left him the reins Of power in
July, 1867. As ruler of Hayti, Salnaves
| first object was to assist Baez in the de-
position of Cabrai He succeeded, and
, Baez was again installed President Of
. San Domingo on the 18th Of October fol-
lowing
To attain this object the country was
deluged with blood from one extremity
to the other. Salnave made war upon
q San Domingo. The first open act Of war.
fare was the Seizure, by war steamerd
: Salnave's of the Dominican war scho@r
l. Capotillo. He then ordered the author-
!. ties at Cape Haytien and Port-au-Princc
I to supply men, arms and ammunition to
Gen. Valentin Ramirez, for the purpose
of invading the Dominican Republic. Ne
: assisted Baez with considerable sums Of
K money. Every Dominican in Aayh ws
driven into the ranks to light agalnS
Cabral. salnaxe publicly executed hun
dreds of men suspected OF enmity tf
t Baez. The leaders of the army OF in'a'
d sion under Baez were allowed to dispose
e of their plumber in Hayti. And lastly
# though nominally at peace with CaoIal
Salnave signed treaty offensive and de
y fensive with Baez, in virtue OF which evel
8 to the present day Baez protects the ae
e funct Salnave's partizans, and even ASSIST
:. them as much as he can to overturn fre'
/. ident Saget in Hayti. =,
% Salnave himself was taken prisoner
Cabral, and by him delivered to the ID!
items, who executed him.
IS The whole cause and object OF this san
r culinary and devastating war was to enso
:. the two Presidents of Hayti and San D g
= mingo REASONABLY and unconstitutionall
q to sell their respective territories an
&c citizens to the United States. And tne
1T Infamous plan would never have been
tempted had Baez and Salnave not II
ceived positive assurances from the sPe'
r. ulators with whom President Grant
a now leagued that the influence and po'
;" er of the United States should be ust
10 in their favor.