Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-11


nication to the Commission, he styles
himself chief of the revolution and
journal pretending to emanate from
him at San Juan, but well understood
to be printed at the Haytien capital
ia styled the Bulletin of the Rerolntion.
AZ to Luperon, the testimony bo'h
at Cibro and on the coast is that he
is simply bandit, stained with
crimes. He has not, so far as could
be learned, distinguished himself in
any regular manner, his main ex-
PLOTS being in sundry robberies and
piratical operations on the coast, he
latter by means of steamer furnis l.
ed him by Instruction brokers on a
neighboring island. The disturbanc-
es Of which Cabral is the head has its
seat in the western part of the repub
lie, on the Haytien frontier. The
force Immediately at Cabral's COM
mand does not exceed few hundred
men, who, in case of emergency,
force into their service all the male
population upon whom they can lay
their hands. 1t has been claimed
that no has controlled the Dominican
port of Barcelona, and received sup
plies through it, but this certainly is
no longer the case. On the other
hand, it is charged by the present
Dominican government that he has
received supplies through Hayti, and
that Haytien soldiers and arms have
been at his disposal. The commits
sioners obtain, d evidences OF this
fact from many sources. They also
examined Haytien prisoners speak
ing only the language OF Haytiens,
aud having in their hands muskets
bearing the Haytien stamp. The
com missioners believe that had the
revolutionists welded only their own
forces and resources, they would long
ago have been put down. Their
whole Importance is derived from
the help of foreign intriguers, and
from the the fact that behind them
stands the Haytien nation, which
has nearly three times the popula.
ton and revenue of the Dominican
republic, and which has never relent.
ed in its aggressive policy, and al
whose head is President elevated
by bloody instruction, involving
the murder of his predecessor. Be.
sides Haytien aggressions, other
causes aggravate the difficulties OF
the Dominican republic. Among
them are provincial jealousies be-
tween the north and south sides o.
the island, the number of military
chiefs heading small clans in various
districts, and the conve nience neigh
boring islands afford for revolution
list and insurrectionary operations
| All these difficulties the Commission
ers believe would disappear should
the Dominican republic be effect
ually connected with strong ma
ton The local selfgovernmen
Of the island has been greatly oh
structed by internal ditficuItie
and disturbances, yet many towr
councils still preserve an efficient ex
istence, and are composed OF mem
bers of good character and ability.
THE SPANISH OCCUPATION
of the island in 1861 is found to hav,
been contaminated by fraud, and I,
have been most unsatisfactory anC
oppressive in it's results civil ant
religious, threatening danger TO th
Masonic fraternity-a large and 10,
fiuential order in the Island-ant
the re-establishment of slavery
either by importation or the reduc
ton Of the inhabitants 10 bondage
/ The people revoted and drove tn,
Spaniards into a stronghold on tb,
| DOIuiCIc uIGu DI
wholesale of malignant fevers engen
dered in the close and filthy barracks
devoid of all sanitary appliances
OF the Spanish losses no exact dat.
could be obtained. The best opinion
seemed to be that the Spaniards sem
in all about 30 900 troops, of whom
between 5000 and 5000 were los
by desertion and other causes. AL
though bitterly disappointed in th,
results of Spanish annexation. the
people, who were soon involved il
new revolutions, ceased not to look
abroad 10 the hope Of relief
TUE ANNEXATION FEELING.
To the surprise of the Commission
in almost all parts of the country
even the remotest, the people were
found to be familiar with the question
of annexation to the United States
and have discussed it among them
selves with intelligence. All classes
III all parts of the republic, were con
suited magistrates and ecesiastic.
of every grade official, civil and mil
itary citizens ; all professions and oc
equations. In town and country
and everywhere, there was genera
agreement in the declaration tina,
their only hope of permanent peace
and prosperity was in annexation to
and becoming part of the United
States They generally declare
their belief that the strong arm o.
this Republic, in taking them under
It's protection as a part of the nation
would at once end the efforts and
hopes of every seditious revolution.
airy leader, and establish law, order
and prosperity. The incorporation
into the public sentiment of a feeling
strongly favorable to annexation to
the United States in preference to
any other power, is partially due o
the presence of colored people form.
erly from the United States. The
Commissioners entirely dlscredit the
reports that annexation would be re.
sisted by desperate measures in any
part of the island, and otto at Length
their own experience, and their en-.
tire immunity from BARN of any
kind while on the island, "a evidence
of the correctness of their conclu-
sion.
THE PEOPLE OF SAN DOMINGO.
are or mixed blood, honest, temper
ate, inoffensive, destitute ofpreiud ice
of race or color pauperism, beggary,