The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-03
SAN DOMINGO.
The President to Speak His NIind-The
Coming Message FOreshadOwed.
A Washington despatch to the N. Y. Times

Coming Message FOreshadOwed.
A Washington despatch to the N. Y. Times
The President will accompany the transmission
OF the San Domingo report to Congress with an i'm
porant message which VIII beyond question pro
country. He will recapitulate some OF the Cir Cir
cumstances attending the initiation OF or tins TINS
he assumed the office OF PRESIDENT ne had
formed no ideas as to the policy OF acquiring s n
anguration he was approached on two occasions occasions
by two different agents OF tne san th p3ngo
ment for annexation; that he never gave these
agents any TO believe that their propositions
Would receive any encouragement, but in due time
resolved to test the reliability OF their representa-
tons in his own way he therefore selected to make
the investigation man in whose Judgment and in
tegrity he had the utmost confidence that the reports
of Gen. Babcock regarding the condition. resources,
and advantages OF the island and the feeng or the
people for annexation, fully corroborated previous
reports and are in turn corroborated by the reports
OF aae tnnad n 6,ch he ne aSercseS rsht a
strictly constitutional as did the Senate when 1t
refused to ratify the same that upon the rejection
had he been able to feel that the subject
had been fairly and thoroughly presented to the
the merits OF the subject were complicated
by insnuations and charges Of rregularlty and i'm,
nropriety OF the Executive action, which aspersed
the INTEGRITY and motives Of the Executive and his
agents; that, under these circumstances, he doomed
and proper TO Request que az the nscfS mat ~
ter, in order that both Congress and Sne county
might be correctly and fully informeS on this sn6
tect; that the commission were selecteo t Will Will
out reference to their views apoh tne cues eS
ton of annexation, but soeiy WIN y view view
thai the facts and results of tie reports indicate the
information and motives ofguonc poncy upon mnno @
he he Presden acted sa9 pSe character Of
those who conducted ine negotatonsi that ne ao-
heres to his eonyctst the S result Of the nvestga
tions TO Congress for its consideration and that
of the countfy, not desiring any further achon
time and with further reCOln-
mendatiod to make, confident that the people Of the
country upon fair discussion OF the merits OF tne
ouestion Will arrive at correct conclusoH IN Whlcn
he viii cheerfuly acquiesce, having neSner lereto-
fore nor now any policy OF his oyn % 10 ENFORCE
message as wv viii probably be trapmitted on Tues
day. The message, 1t will be en noa ioe lorego
the snbect of annexation entirely with Congress,
which body must take tb5 IespohslOllty OF future
in harmony with his early expressions Of determlna-
ton to respect the will of the people. Such prudent
and magnanimous action at the present time will be
applauded throughout tae country,
Frederick Douglass ON the Haytiens.
To the Editor OF the Iribune-Sir;-Th Rev. II.
H. Garnett is wrong IN attrlo9tlng tO me the crazy
race To those of Santo Domingo" / don't know
where nv reyeread friend heard read that state
me- II am fSr annexing Santo Domingo, and am
not for annefng Hayt, It is because the one is in
favor of be9g annexed, while the other is not Mr..
Garnett csnnot admire more than / do the truly
heroic stnggles OF Hayt for freedom ana in
depende1ce; Dub he, no less tnan Il, must
depler1E the present almost anarchical con-
ditiorQ that country. When the Haytien people
shal,desire to be joined TO this country, Mr.. Gar
net shall not find me joining with all the negro
hers and murderers OF the colored race In oppos-
~ the measure. The fact that our long -hOnOred
nd trusted friend Sumner opposes the annexation
OF Santo Domingo does not conceal from me the
fact that Santo Domingo is opposed mainly il not
wholly because her people are not white. II they
were OF the pure Caucasian race all parties would
jump at the acquisition of santO Domingo.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
Manly Recognition.
Mr.. w. II. Hurlbert, the Santo Domingo Expedi-
tioA expedition correspondent of the World writes
as follows of the c0lored commissioner
Did did not mention my brief note of yester
day the reception met with by Mr.. Frederick Douglass
who obkgingy went ashore Tuesday evening at the
request Sf couple of emnent citzens discourse
the annexation question in Key West? Mr. Douglass
understood that he was to-, to encognter Snly
a cup Of tea He got NO CUP of tea ami
saall company; but the contrary, found of
six hlndrsd assembled arid for speech
hissas for hanks the Misses bestowed
much in reS2gniton of his color OF his convictions,
and am glad W that he received them mAnfuy
and contemptuosey they deserved 20 be received.
The sbilators hns became ashamed of themselves and
the ned snt as IN" French papers say H'apa pas De
all public questions. and decided preference
the the Afsan race most of my perso
nal relations, Il Is impossibie 10 much have
of him without cordially recognizing his abilities
only but the essms6e emiabs and manly strain Of his
whole nature.