The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-07
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THE SSll 1I6IDIt9O REPORT.
The following is the report Of the Com.

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The following Is the report of the Com.
missioners:
The report opens by giving the rcsOlu.
tim. under which the Commission was
appointed. They traversed the Dominl.
clan republic from end to end in several
directions, either by agents or in person.
They spent several weeks in daily confer
ence with the President and chief officers
Of tho government, in examining 1.-THE
official records, and as at all other places,
in constant intercourse with the people,
and taking testimony. The present gov.
lerlment b in theory constitutional re-
lpubIic. According tothe GOnstitutio Tie
government Is divided into three branches,
executive, legislative and judicial. The
first consists of President and Vice
President, elected by an electoral college
flor q term of six years, with difference
of three years in the term of their cleo
ton, Both President and Vice Presi.
dent urc Ineligible to the presi-
dency during the following term.
FThe Presidentapp oints. Council Of State,
consisting of Minister ofpubHc iipstruc-
ton, interior, police, agriculture, ofpeace,
public works, war and marine. . On tone
Of these four ministers the duties Of Minis
1 ter Of Foreign Relations, devoIve at the
will lQfc chic President: Tho legislative
branch OF the Government consists OF q
| Senate Senailo GOpsulto, which Is elected
BY primary assemblies, and has two mem.
befs f6f the cityiofl San D omingo two for
| Santiago, and one for each Of the other
provinces and districts, nine IN all. These
bold their offices Tor six years, md, may
be reelected. Each province and district
hasa government, and each parish and
military post has commandant, nomi.
mated by the Executive, and responsible
to him. The, towns are. governed by
Ghntamiatas qnr Councils elected
by primary, assemblies for. three years,
TIE Judiciary Consists Of q Supreme
Court, whose scat Is at the capita, witha
President, four Ministers, and one Attor-
H6y General, who shall be choSenbyithe
Senate from the nominations made by the
\ electoral college, and WHO shall hold the
office five years in every province and
Idistrict Where there Is 4 cot1ft Of the first
jnstaRee sittipg IN, respee.iye capitals, CON
slsting OF Judge, Prosecutor and Attor-
l ney General, all nominated by the ExeCt-
tive and holding Office for five years. II
was found that this court had in many
paris Of the Republic, fallen into disuse.
1sFinaiiy each town and parish, or COM
muue' has an Alcalde appointed by tho
Executive, and holding Office at his pleas.
4 ure, and corresponding to, our Justice OF
the Peace. In the latter case practice Is
far better than theory. In oil parts Of the
Republic 1t was found that an Alcaldc
held office virtually during good behavior.
The Commissioners found the govern.
kmGpt organized and in, operation in ell It's
+aen artmautst exetcISing every function Of
The government, with General Baez as
Chief Magistrate, in full and peaccable
possession OF 0ll parts ofthc republic, ex-
.l6ept on the 1IAytien border, which is dis.
turbed by discretionary leaders, aided
by Haytiens and political intrlguers.
These arc melted to be active At this time
Iby the fear Of annexation to'thO United
ESiatesI From gll THE commissioners
fcould ascertain, President ~Baea has the
respect ola great majority ofthe Domln'
lean people, for his administrative abil-
ities and tho strong attachment OF many
leading men, who regard him as the only
, stateStpan among them. who can hold the
.Enati6n against home ldctions and foreign
Eloesg,T Tho Commissioners do not find
that there Is any opponent Of the present
administration Of that Republic who has
now or who ever has had my claim 10
the chief maglstracy by title superior to
that of the present incumbent Whatever
Technical defects there might have been In
his original title 10 the Office it was con.
frmed BY ~ National : Convention Eapd
Tali6ed by the assent and support otsthe
Ipe9ple. Theiffequency Of ClVl commo-
lion during long period and the conse.
Quent insecurity Of property, have para
IlySdd industry and discouraged accumu-
llation and 80 Impoverished the country
that for the last two years the financial
resources OF the government have been
inadequate 10 pay the expenses.
The Instructions which still exist are
lied By. Cabral and Luperon. The former OF
these Is universally conceded TO be more
important, but neither has a distinct flag
orr a Regularly organized army The
lGdmmissioners End that CabtaI does not
claim to DO the legal head Of the Repuh-
lie. That he does not claim to represent
the principal, constitutional or legal
authority, Is shown by the fact that in
his proclamation and in o communica-
Itlon TO tho Commissioners he styles him.
self Chief Of the Revolution. The force
FIT Cabrals command does not exceed
four hundred men. The Commissioners
lIbelieve that had the revolutionists WELD
ed only their own forces and resources,
They would long ago have been put down.
! Importance, Is derived from the help OF
bfofelgn intrlguers, and from the fact that
fbelilhd them stands the Haytien nation,
which has nearly three times the popula;
ton Of Dominica, and which has never
relented in is aggressive policy, and at
whose head Il q President elevated by
bloody insuTrection. All these difficulties
! the Commissioners believe. would diSap.
pear should the Dominican Republic be
efIectually protected by connection with
a strong nation, In almost all parts Of the
/ COUNTY, cNeA Ino 4CuOtSotI wv PSVPAS
were found to be familiar with the
question Of annexation to the United
States, and have discussed it among
Themselves, with, intelligence. They gen.
ternlly declared Their belief that the strong
arm Of this Republic, taking them under
It's protection as part Of the nation, would
end tho efforts and hopes Of every reyolu'
EtiOnary leader and establish law, order
tGHd pEnsperity. 10
Theincorporaticn into the public sentl.
mspt ola feeling strongly favorable 70
anpexRtippto the United States in prefer
ence to any other power, Is partially due
to the presence in various parts Of the
country Of small colonies Of Colored poo,
ME Iarrneriy from Tie United, Statea 4
H T6s Go@miSslppers entirely Beedlt
the reports that annexation would DO re
Al