Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-03-03


The Commission has arrived nt Hanto
Domingo City flDin S6nnna Day, Esery
enc connected with thnparty h In rxcel'
mnt health. The want of eoaling iaclll'
ties detained the ship six dayspt 5mpalA.
Tha Commission found tho inhabitants
Of that penialha very generally IN favor
of annexation. AtAh Investigation made
into the ownership Of the land around
the hashor showed that NO United States
udticiai IN involved an any private tnlpa'
7 action there whatever Mr.. FalieuA and
| assoeiatas and CDISalliyan have a perpet-
nal IaasN ai nominal price Of nearly all
oi tlha asailable water-ff Front far large
vessels around the harlsor "a Hlmana.
There Is No valuable ininefrd Va that
section, .... 49,. -
The cmanissioh landed and was for
merly received by DaeI. Mr., Wade eA'
planned ite character aud object. Baez
and Cabinet gave cordial welcome.
President BaeE said peace aud stable
government would follow nni0n with the
United States, The people were NIL
anxious Tor the tfnion Cabrai had no
Dominicg1is with him, The commanders
of ths force ne, was supposed to command
were Hayticns, and Hayti was the real
IhUyer. IN the whole matter. Hellad i'm
formation that an incursion Vas g. be
made while tho Commission WAS hefe ~
influence Them. and from shis agents had
learned the whole lnosFanent lie ca
pressed the hope that The Commission
yodd eXaInine 81 classes, aud promised
| to nNtend every facility &A , ~ -
The Commission finds thss far no sp
peaance Of pntIio Disturbances or dis
sensions. The SEASON is very healthy,
The Commission will probably what Aqua
next ) The stories OF trouble there are
untrue. The Commission intends tb starr
for home ia about four weeks Baez has
agreed 70 give safe conduct 20 Cahral OF
any of his officers, 10 come here and meet
the Commissioners, and messengers viii
lle despatched at once. b.
t The Test Oath. 60 as !,
The following is thepfesident's mes.
sage on the Test Oath act
10 az Senate aud House 81 Rcpresssltt'
fines. awns sAmn#smm
have this day tranani itfad % the Sem
ate tine AHpouncement tAat " .nata BIN
No. 2ie, % AA act prescribing ON OATH oi
Office % Ina taken by perspas Who par
heipated Ia the late asaselhoil. bait who
are not disqualified frum holding afice
by the Fiftoetith Anlendment tnthe Cen
stitntian Of the United Stsites. has be-
come a law in the manner prescribed'b by
tbe Constitution, without the signature
Of the Pfoideat IL this were q hin for
the repeal of the tfst euth'f nAniHd
ot persons =" elected OF ap,sSinksd %
Offices OF honoF and trust, il would
meet my approval. The effect Of the
law, however, is 10 relieve from taking a
prescribed oath all those pePops whom
il was Intended 10 exulnde from such
offices aud ~ require il frpm Al oihen
BY this Law the knldier Who fought and
bled for his ctIantry iiz. "a swStr to his
loyalty sbefore assuHlipgs ofheiA fimer
tions, while tho Generals who eOmnold-
ed hosts forAhanvafthro az his GoyfTn-
nent are admitted tophAce Without it
| caRnot affix my name - a law which
discrimInAtes againss The 1qlhn der of hit
Governments. Aaa sv GtsH. esaa
4 I believe, hewevpr. that is not wise
policy 10 keep from Office by act on oath
those who are not disqualified by thf Cop
stitntion, and who are the choice Of ie.
gal voters. Bnt, While relieving tlieIn
lrsm an oath which they cannot take, |
recemmsAd the release also. ot those 20
whom tho oath has 20 appliea1op. =,
tSignedl gw u - GRANT. :
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Feb. lsTL 4 q