The New York herald., 1871-01-17


country Ia more tranquil.
ON the 10Th of July following the same officer
wrOte:--
spsnsn Charge General arrived here about
the end OF December last and the very day bis ar
val he began speaking all members Of this government
WI ss III H. s
,s 10 rss srnss ss At A
they should withdraw o. ri, refuse M y ray ts exchange
would assume for an the eonssqsenees that might occur in
fused that the spanish government would
be under any American influence
On the 10th OF September following the same officer
wrote 70 the department tnat on the 9th Of the last
July
interview with the Dominican Cabinet. the obec, of which
threats already made declaring that would be per-
in The Dominican republic
On the same day he wrOse;-
Iarn authorized offer the United States government
not only any location in the Bay of samana for their
poses but the coal mines in that harbo and other
inercai advantages they require.
on the 30th Of October following the Acting Com.
mercial Agent Mr.. Pereira, notified the department
OF o change III the government unlriendly to the
United States, and on fhe 22d OF November he wrote
that the common town cry was. down with
the Yankees !" and that he and his family owed
terference of commander of BRUSH man. of.war.
The government OF Spatn which 1ell with the rcvo.
luton OF 1858 Ut Madrid, following the example of
internal dissensions and conflicts III the United
States To endeavof TO repossess the portion OF the
island o St Domingo referred TO In tine resolution.
The political and military objects AIMED at In this
effort were 100 palpabie TO need extended comment,
One side OF the Mona channel being already under
spanish rule tue possession Of the Bay OF Samana
would give the absolute control OF the main en-.
trance to the Caribbean Sea, with the political ana
military consequences that would dow Iron that fact.
After sacrificing many thousand lives In endeavOring
to force monarchlcal institutions upon people who,
as Represented by the consular officer of the United
be ruled by Americans, SPAN abandon ,d the con
test about the month OF August, 1865. provisional
government established, and cali was made
Tor tue election OF delegates 10 convention for the
purpose OF framing constitution. strong feeling
In favor or ~ ore intimate connection with this
country found imme late expression in the consu-
lar correspondence. Under date Of the 14th of
august 1860, the consular ocer OF the United States
wrote 10 Tits department that "in the month of
August. 1854, our sove nment sent here the United
States flagship Columbia, Commodore Ne yton, with
General George Is. Mcclellan ana other engineers.
who surveyed the Bay Of oamana for the purpose OF
obtaining naval station in that first Of bays IN the
Antilles. Ii such should still be the mind OF our
government, / am sure 1t could be Obtained.u
Before the convention to frame new constitution
met the provisional government was superseded by
what the consular officer styled "a counter revOlu
ton, and General Jose Maria Cabral was by prOcla
nation announced as the "ProiectOr OF the kepub-
lc.n despatch OF september 25, 1851 In the same
paper the consular Olhcer says-"ndeed, the infiu.
ence OF ouf glorious republic IL well nigh omnipo-
on the 25th OF the same September the convention
for framing a constitution met eight days having
been spent IN the election Of its members On the
9th O October following General Cabral resigned
his position as Ir0tectOr Of the Nation,n and the
convention that followed the departure Of the Span
Iards appears to been closed by the election to
the Presidency of General Baez as the representa-
tive of the idea OF universal suffrage, ana by the
Adoption Of constitution in December. which
on the subsequent April (ls66) set
aside, and former constitution, adopted in
1864, substituted in Its place. The consular
this was done as "a. farce" The Third article Of the
first title OF this constitution is probably the
ferred TO IN tile resolution OF the Selate:-"The
territory Of the republic Is and shall remain inaien
abler
General Baez appears to have acted as President
until the following August tlS68) when three mill.
tary chics--Pimental, Garcia aud LuperOn-callmg
themselves the .sfriumvlratc Of the Repub;cn for
cibiy drove him fr0m power, and Issued decree
for the election OF president by direct univer-
SAL free and sponi aneous vote, to be held during
three days OF the current month. 1t will be observed
nat this election was called and held in direct viola
tion OF The provisions of the constitution OF 1854
which provides for an electoral college to be
chosen BY limited suffrage: u The vote polled was
great unanimty. Despatch Of September 9, 1861
Mr.. Somers smith, who had just been appointed
commercial agent, reports that he felt sanguine
that any arrangement that mioht be desirable could
be effected adsanlageonsly The new government
Willingness TO part with some OF its p0ssessions on
the Bay OF Samana. The manner in which tins u.
tmatum was made. and the steps which were taken
by this government cannot be better described than
in the language OF my predecessor Mr.. Seward:-
On the 9Th Of November 1855 Senior Jose Garcia secre
letter. S ns 70 he
taiy state the United States In that senior Gar
plorabe condition to which the Dominican republic been
o e 1s
United states would bn disposed to advance TO that
on just equiase and reasonable condon. Senior % GARCIA
I s s De ais &c a the e s Of
can repubic on credit, number OF pieces of heavy
all that were broken up In her forincstions
as hsa Sso Ssno
by despatch oi the same date from John Somers smith,
Secretary of Mr. that he
had been requested by the Dominican address
Ss been before menoned Mr. smith l stated that % the
the United States IN preference 10 Eropesn Pow
Mr. smith stated the nature of the financial
men.s OF the dominican republic, and he set forth its
that the dominican government desrous purchasing
sea n munitions r OF war ana small steam propeller FOR
Dominican government liberal in granting privileges
mines With which the eoun.ry aeoens and hs, @
ss ss. eon from 9 business % was to take take
favored country. 50 rich 10 mines and valuable woods
confidently expected tina, would adequate
70 meet all expenditures In connection with the loan for
the United States the use Of the coal mines Of
the Of the BAY sanana for such purposes and for
such 'me as nigh, De ssreed pon Il satisfactory
possession OF Lavsntaao aud Barcnero would be of
IS does transit from Europe 10 se u or seaeS
through the Mona passage. Mr. smith stated that during
the then eaen spanish annexation the Spanish
ltvsntado AZ their headquarters a
depot hat the adjacent republic OF Hay with
European war, while war actually being carried on
Spain aud the South Republics of tho Pa.
cnc, and that the Oonincan government was apprchense
that THAI should waters OF the Carb.
bean sea span ,nsn IN that event seize again her old
position et SsinanA. In conclusion, Mr. Smith added
that he desired to request Of the government
OF the United STATES that IN the decinng to
she proresion for il would consider AZ
confidential the ouer of that government the
islands in the Bay of Samana. might
judicial TO The dominican republic her relations with
other Powers
The United etaes have long desired for naval political
and commercial reasons. to obtain station in the West
Indies The proposition which Dominican ruyernmept
submitted furnished grounds expect thar those drsireI
advantages might secured by the United states
through arrangement wh the Domipicn nr rcnun,c
which anord moral guarantee of It's independencs
harbngct of prosperity and welfare the Domncan
Induced by these the
secretary of state attended by Rear Adma Porter United
Navy. the 9th January 1857 10 th
city Of ST. Domingo, Invested With ample power conclude
subject ratification by the United states
convention the Dominican republic or ,he or
Iease Peninsula BAY OF sanspa prov,deI thar