Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-27

treaty was signed by which the usurPer pre-
| tended to sell his country 10 the United State,
| in consideration of al. SEQ GOO; also another
| treaty leasing the bay of Samanafor an annUa
rent Of $4,000. The latter sum was pad
4 down by the young plenipotentiary, or 500, Oh
| IN cash and $4,000 In muskets and In battery
| No longer able to pocket the donboOns of Spain,
| the usurper songht 10 pocket our eagles; and
| hot content with muskets and battery 10 be
| used against his indignant fellow-countTyme men,
| Cb'alned the navy of the United States 10 main
tam MIN IN bis treason. IL was plot worthy OF
the hardened conspirstor and his well-tTied
cOUfederates.
oPEN EXTRACTION or DOMINICAN CONsrITU-
TON.
The case was aggravated hy the omen infrac-
ton OF the constitution OF Dominica with which
II proceeded. BY that constitution, alop;s 1
18th September, 1866, copy o. which ia no =
before ne, II Is sOlemniy declared that "neither
the whole nor any part OF the territory Of the
Republic can ever be alienated," while the
President takes the follow. no oath of office -
Il swear by God and the holy Evsngelsts 70
keep, ard cause 70 be kept, tle Constitution and
the law Of the Dominican people, to respscs
Their rights and to maintain the national indie
pendence." All this was set aside while the
Mr.. SUMNER REPEATS HIS FORMER ALLEGA-
TONS.
Mr.. Sumner said that he now repeated from
official documents the allegations Of his former
speech. Let the cOultry judge IL he was not
night, and If the time had noc come 10 "hslt"
in this business, which already has the front of
war. There may be war without battle. Her
cules conquered by manifest strength the mo-
neut he appeared on the ground, so thar ms
club rested unused. And SO our navy has thus
far conquered without a shot; but its presence
in the waters of Hayti and Dominica was war
TWO SOURCES OF TESTIMONY.
All this VIII be found under two different
b. ads, or in two different sources; first VII II
is furnished by the State Department, and
secondly, what is furnished by the NAVY De
partmept. These two departments are wit
nesSes, with their agents, confessDg and acting
From the former we have confession; from tht.
latter we have acSs; confessions and acts an m
harmony and supporting each other.
CONFESSION OF STATE DEPARTMENT
In the strange report of the Secretary OF
State, responsive 10 a resolution moved by me
III The Senate, the dependence Of Baez upon
our navy is confessed in various forms No-
body can read this document without noting the
concession. fret from the reluctant Secretary
ard then from his agent.
Mr.. Sumner proceeded TO make numerous
CITATIONS from the report Of Secretary Fish, AMI
the correspondence OF Raymond H. Perry our
Consular agent at San Domingo, to sustain his
position.
THE CASH OF DAVIS HATCH.
The case of Davis Hatch was dyeIt upon nv
Mr. Sumner, and he charged that Hatch was
detained in prison by the suthOrityof Bsez at
the special instance OF CaZneau, and with the
connlvsnce of Babcock in order to prevent his
influence against the treaty. of anneratinp
ara yet the Great Republic, instead Of spurn-
ing a. once the heartless usurpeF, who trampIe,i
on he liberty OF an American citizen and
spurning the lll-0meDed treaty which reguired
this sacrifice, continued TO lend It's strong arm
in the maintenance of the ttampler, whiIe will
uneXampled assiduity il pressed the trea p upon
TeluC ant Senate.
CONFESSION OF STATE DEPARTMENT 1vrRH RE-
GARD TO HAYTI.
But Intervention iu Dominica is only one usr.
Of the story, even according TO the Corit,ssigu
OF the Sta,e Department. Side by side wiz
Dominica on the same tempting island i m.
black republic of Havti. with a numerous nnn,I-
lsuon, which more than two generations sgg
achieved national INDEPENDENCE, an At a later
Gay, by the recognition OF our government
took it, place under the law Ut nations As eCg,f
and peer OF the Great Republic TO All IL.
paramount titles OF independence and equality.
sacred and unlmpeaChabie, must be added l..
special Character as an example of se'f-ro,-
eminent. being the first in the history or m
African race, ard promise OF the future
VINO can doubt that AZ such this black replhlf.
mas VAihe beyond all the products OF H. TEEN
ing tropical soil?
In the effort to secure the h-coveted ter-
rltOTy. our Government, net content with rnaTr..
tanning the usUTper BaeZ IN power Orcurv,f...
the hsrbors OF Dominica with the war-shit,> a.,
the United states, sent other war-shIus. beius
rome other than our most powerful monitor ~,
Dictator, with the frIgate Severn As consarf
and with yet other monitors in their train. r.,
menace the Black Republic by an act OF wa
An American admiral was found 10 do n
thing, and all American minister himself
African blood, was found 10 aid the admiral
Mr.. sumner proceeded TO cite the dspatche.
OF Dir. Bdssett, our minister resident at Port IN
Prince to show the menacing tone taken by our
Government towards Hayti, and which l..
characterized as an assault upon the Indepeu-
denCe and Equality OF the Black Republic
RECORD OF TIRE NAVY DEPARTMENT
IL the report of the State Department j. 4
confession, that of the Navy Department Is An
authentic record OF acts hsgrant and fudeteusi-
bic, unless We are ready TO set aside the Law OF
Nations and the Constitution of the United
States, two great safeguards. Both OF these are
degraded in order to advance the scheme 10
he called il plot he should not err for thus terU,
10 suggested by the Vaccination.
The scheme first shows Itself ia 8 letter from
ha aforrv rafS snFa 81 ~
Navy, under date Of May Il. 1859 informing the
latter that the President deems 1t desirable
that man 0f-lcdT. commanded by a discreet
and intelligent officer, should be ordered to
r2Slt the SeUeTd ports IA the Dominican R,pnbf5.
and to report upon The condition of snairs Iu
that quarter" The Secretary adds tisa!,,
important that We should have full ana acc
rate information IN regard to the views OF tn.
DomIntCans OF all parties in regard to annex d.
ton TO the United States, OF the sale or ieaS, 10.
the bay OF SANTANA, OF OF territory adjaceus
thereto
On the 18th OF July, 1869, General Babcock
sailed fTcm New York for ST. Domingo A.
special agent Of the State Department. TIE
records OF the Department, so far as cOmmuu'-
Gated To the Senate, show no authority to op.u
negotiations OF any kind much less to treat Tor
the acquisition OF this half island. His instruc-
tons, which are dated July Is, 1869, are simDly
to make certain inquiries; but, under the sam,
date, the Secretary OF the Navy addresses a
letter to Commando Owen, of the Seminole,
with an armament or one ll-inch gun aud four
52-poundeTs, Of 200 pounds. in which he
says.-''Iou will remain at SANTANA or on the
coast of St. Domingo while General Babcock
is there, and sire Lam he support IF roar
guns
MIR. Sumner proceeded at length 10 quote
from various dispatches, official orders 10 Adj
miTal Poor, &c, TO show til at our government
made belligerent intervention in the AFFAIR."
of another country, with declaration of war
against the Black Republic, all without any
authority from Congress or sanction under the
Constitution. Such, he said, was the testimony
establishing bey0D question the two PROPOSE
lions, first, that the usurper Baez was main
tanned in power by our Navy. TO enable him TO
carry out the safe of his country, and, secondly
that further to assure this sale the neigbb1r
Republic Of Hayu was violently menaced an
this being in breach OF public law, in;ernatiopaI
and constitutional. That il was a breach OF
these laws MIR. Sumner essayed &c show by CO.
pious quotations FROM various authorities
UeURPATIoN OF WAR POWERS CONTRARY To
THB CONSTITUTION.
The same spirit which set at defiance great
principles OF International Law, installing force
instead, is equally manifest in disregard OF the
Constitution of the United States and here one
Of its most distinctive principles is struck down
By the Constitution il is solemnly anpoupeed
that TO Congress 10 given the power ''to declare
war" The power to declare war is undar the
safeguard Of Congress with the concurrence of
the President, so Is the power to make a treaty
in the President with the concurrence OF two.
nj tha Sana to- x,ftR "a.