The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-29
THE SAN DOMINGO COMMISSION.
CABRAL AND SUM NER
The Letter Of Captain Temple.
The Troubles of Erie. y
Massacre of Americans in Mexico.
SAN DOMINGO.

The Commissioners Visit the Presidential
Long Conference.-The Report not Dis
cHssed.
Washington despatch to the New York Tri-
bune says:-The health of Mr.. Wade, which was
regarded with anxiety by his friends last night
was so far improved as to enable him to visit the
President to- day with the other commissioners,
no were accompanied by Mr.. Fred. Douglass,
General Sige and other gentlemen officially
connected with the expedition. Mr.. Wades
complete and speedy recovery is regarded as
certain, if he permitted to remain quiet tor day
or two.
The President received the gentlemen very
kindly, and the conference lasted nearly two
hours. General matters relating to the island
it's climate, healthfulness, the comfort of the
commissioners, their entertainment, ETC., were
referred to- and the President manifested much
feeling when he was assured that the climate
was regarded as healthful. and other advantages
were enumerated II knew it was So" he said.
81 rave been well informed upon the question,
and l have long known that the climate of Santo
Domingo was as you have described it."
Mr. Wade and DR.. Howe did most of the talk
ing on the part of the commissioners and both
expressed the belief that Cabra is of the class of
brigands who infest the Grecan and Turkish
border.
The excitement regarding the reported loss of
the commissioners aud party by shipwreck was
made the subject of comment and congratula-
ton, but nothing was said about the delay aud
procrastination of the commissioners; nor was
the expected report further referred to. The COM
missioners said they had the report in prepara-
tion, and that they would present it when it was
finished, and the President signifed his satis-
faction, and did not ask when it would be ready
nor what it would contain.
Mr.. Wade's illness will delay the report some
what, but 1t is probable it will be ready before
the end of the week. 1t is thought from the
wel-known views of Mr.. Wade aud DR.. Howe
that the report will guardedly suggest the im-
portance of any early consideration of the Santo
Domingo question by Congress, owing to the
helpless aud hopeless condition of the people
of the island, which was brought about or engen-
dered largely by the persuasive conduct OF the
United States for the past two years. From
opinions expressed tonight, it is by no meant
certain that Congress will postpone the subject
of annexation until next winter.
The Authenticity OF Captain Temples
Letter.
The Tribune has also the following Washing
ton despatch:-Ooubt having been expressed by
the Secretary of the Navy and others regarding
the authenticity of the letter to Commissioner
Wade, signed by Captain Temple of the steamer
Tennessee published in the Tribune, in which
the writer refers to the attitude of the United
States in protecting the Baez Government
against Cabral, it is proper to say that the Iri-
bune correspondent accompanying the Santo
Domingo expedition, who arrived last night,
confirms the authenticity of the letter
by stating that he copied it from
the original letter in the handwriting of Captain
Temple, with which he is familiar, and that he
is positive that not only the signature was the
autograph of Captain Temple, but that the date,
designation, and text were in his hand writing.
The letter, as the Tribune correspondent remem-
bers, was written ordinary letter paper, with
lead pencil, and while there was nothing about
it which indicated that it official, it did not
bear any marks showing that the writer regarded
il as private or personal. 1t was directed to Mr.
Wade in the ordinary manner, and 1t was re-
garded by him as unnecessary, and not entitled
to attention.
He therefore did not answer it, but gave his
views of the case to Captain Temple verbally
1t was copied by the correspondent of the Tri-
bsfslo from he furn he'd hV Mr.
Wade, and he says that until Captain Temple
or Mr.. Wade denies the genuineness of the let
ter, it is unnecessary for him to present further
proof. The facts which called the letter forth
were reclted in the Tribune when the letter was
first published. They were simply, that two OF
three newspaper correspondents, furnished with
letters OF introduction to Cabral from his
friends and agents in the United States, were
anxious TO visit his encampment, if such a
thing existed; and, in furtherance of their desire
they applied to Baez for safe conduct through
Baez at santo Domingo, and subsequently al
AZua At first 1t was refused by Baez, who
stated the importance of his position, aud the
censure and injury to him and his cause. as well
the commission should be taken by Cabral OF
killed by his soldiers. He therefore urged the
gentlemen TO forego their undertaking.
The correspondents insisting that they were
individuals responsible neither TO him nor hi
administration, and not even to the commis
sioneIs themselves, and that they were willins
to take the responsibility and would hole
neither one government nor the other liable TO
their acts, the Jockey President" was forced
much against his will, to withdraw his embarg
and give his consent to the proposed expedition
across the country In pursuit of the rebel chief
If Mr.. Wade, President Baez, or rms body else
referred the matter to Captain fe nple for hi
views, IL could not be asceItained by the CORE
spondent of the Tribune, after diligent inquiry
and it is supposed that Captain Temples pei
sonal regard for the gentlemen composing tn
proposed expedition induced him to interfere i
the matter. The letter was written TO Mi
Wade while he was In Azua, four miles froI
the landing, and the Tennessee was anchored
the bay.
Cabral Goes Back His Friend Summer
The N. Y. Times Washington corresponder
wites:-
Mr. Summers friend and revolutionary patrio
Jose Maria Cabral, who has been so often quote
by the Senator. is at last heard from In a reliab
shape, but to an effect which upsets the Sem
tors calculations, and shows that, beiug
error as TO everything else In regard to Sa
Domingo, he is also In error as TO CaSral, a
cording TO Cabral himself.
The following interesting letter was obtaine
by the San Domingo Commission at Port-a
Prince from a friend of Cabral, and is genuin
beyond question. IL will be seen that Caoral
ever more solicitoGs for the truth of histo
than the Massachusetts, Senator
NxYBo Feb 1s ls1l.-To the Honorable the Pref
dent on the Senate of the United states OF Americ
Waebipgton-Sir:- The Hon. Charles Sumner,
Massachusetts, in his speech on the proposed a
pexafion of the island OF San Domingo, delivered
me senate OF the UAited States on the 2lst OF
cember 1870, says, referring 70 my actual pollcy
II am assured that his policy Il 70 bring the "