The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-27

sgsin fobesr details though every point they testify
s A1d yet ,hs Great RePSbc instead o.
bnescan citizen, and spurning the ilomened treaty
ann in the Of the tram pier ~hiie with un
ssnase ssied ''d0iS it pressed the treaty upon rslooSst
CONFESSION OF STATE DEPARTMENT WITH REGARD TO
HAYIL
But intervention in Dominica "a only ope mar, os the
story even to ths confession stats be-
ing island is the Black KepubLc OF aayt with nu1ps
achieved national indeps ndenss AND G ssr ago
the recognition of government took ita place ssy
the law OF nations equal and peer Of tas Great Re-
ny sacred and must be added Us special
fTs IN the history 81 bp sean Sss seS
the uture Who can doubt that such this Black Re-
tropical soy Like other governments not e1oeptias our
the Liter is chronic hostility with DSmias, arisipsS
m IRON m claims territorial and pecuni.y; To these
uee rs enough that they exist And here comes the
to secure the muchcoveted territory our Government
not ent with maintaining the usurper Baez power
the United states sent other ships, being other
itgate Severn as consor and with in
their tIan to menace the Black Republic by of
ana an American minister, himself African blood was
the ds.P?tch q the secretary Of State nstituting
sufcit nty enlightened by that of Mr. Bsssett our
Minister Resident at Port Prince. Who under of
Washington that he had transmtted TO ths Hayden m
and expected it to observe strict neutp slity in f
ference TO the internal affairs OF st. Doungo." aud
then, in his superserviceable aacrtv, he lets th3
department. know that he communicated to Uonmsnder
Owen OF the Seminole, reports that the dsytien Gov
eminent were planning candestinsly schsmes for
5 p nSn nso ,Srd y Doc
OF eonrtlon seems TO nave ovsrtaken the Minister
eenty reliable to make them the basis Of
what title Mr. MnsteS coud yoa any rrss o
being nothDg less than against the Black
Rs be s aSg IF as
submission, also without word
The oficious Minister of the Great Republic was not
satisfied and accordingly fred another shot in other
Republic under cate Feor 1870 where referring
to s be S of the latter he Il would
Government and myself il in speak n your Gov
ry expected BY the United s"ssS no IS nsp
Ihls letter was written with the OF the Die
It appears from the ministers to the State De-
Of the Black Republic the morning of February
Haytien Government Of The day" The ministes
then then sG% Snd no b@s1 on his
cate quite pointe 10 the Preside his advisers the
equality Of the BaeF Republic sDGn a
pear more fully in the report transmitted to the senate
case on the confession of the State Department.
RECORD OF TIE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
III the report Of the st ate Department sa confess
sion that of the Navy DEPARTMENT. authentic
record of acts iagrant and indefensibe, unless we
Constitution of The United States two great safe
guaros. Both of these are degraded In order TO ad-
vance tne scheme II called 1t plot should not
err, for this term is suggested by the machination.
The record is complete.
The scheme first shows itself IN a letter from the
Secretary OF State to the Secretary OF the Navy
under date OF May IT, 1899 Informing the latter that
the President deems it ''desraoe hat man-of-war
commanded by discreet and I'M ligent officer,
should be ordered 10 visit the several ports I'm the
Don iDican Republic and to report upon the condi-
ton OF affairs In that ter" The Secretary adds;
1t Is also fmpol tart that we should have full ana
accurate information in regard To the views OF the
DomintcaDs OF all parties in regard to annexation to
the United States the sale lease of the bay of
Fan ana, or OF territory adjecent thereto" Senate
TX Doc NO. 3D. p 4, Forty-hrst Congress- third ses-
sion.)
No invitation from the island appears; not word
even from any OF its people The beginning In the
letter OF the Secretary, and here see how IMAM
of.war" formed part of the first stage. A mere in
qury Is inaugurated by 'man- of-war." Nor was IL
to stop at single place it to visit the several
ports in the Dominican Republic.
The Secretary OF the Navy obeyed Orders were
given and under date Of June 20, 1869. Rear-Adm
raj Hof reports That the Nipsc, with an armament
OF one l1-iDch and two inch guns, sis tn visit all
the ports OF the Dominican Republic" Here again
is a revelation f0reshadOwlDg the future; all the
ports are to be visited by this powerful arship.
Why? To what just end? II for negotiation, then
was force-orcc-Fo our earliest, as It has been
since our constant, plenipotentiary. Already we
discern the contrast with Old Spain.
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