The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-27

neau from MS own lips, as he protested against
OF his venerable form, the warrior seasoned I'm a
hundred nghts, leu out, and all within the sound
obvious. War, whether great or little, whether on
the fields OF France the island OF Sc Domingo is
@ War, over which hovers not only death, but every
Nor is war merely conflict on chosen field; it is
force employed by one nation against another or in
the anairs Of another, as in the direct menace To
Hsyu and the intermeddling between Baez and
Cabtal. There may be war without battle. Her
cules conquered by manifest strength the moment
ne apps ared on the ground, so that his club rested
unused. And so our navy has thus far conauere1
without shot; but its presence in the waters of
Hay Il and Dominica war.
TWO SOURCES OF TESTIMONY.
All this viii be found under two different heads
or IN two different sources first, what is furnished
by the state apartment, and secondly what is nr.
nished by the Navy DEF artment These two depart
ments are witnesses, with their agents. confessing
and acting. From the former have confession:
from the latter we have acts-confessions aud acts
all IN harmony and supporting each other. / begin
with the confession.
CONFESSION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
In the strange report OF the Secretary of State,
responsive to resolution moved by me in the Sc
nate the dependence of Baez upon our navy is con-
tssed in various forms. Nobody can READ this docu-
ment without noting the confession, first from the
Referring to the correspondence of RAYMOND ii.
Perry, our consular agent at St. Domingo, who
signed the treaties, the Secretary presents a sum-
mary, which, though obnoxious to Just criticism,
Is confession. According to him the correspon-
dence "tends TO show that the presence of a United
States man of.war in the port supposed to have
a peaceful influence" lSenats Ex. Doc. No II,
Forty. first Congress, Third Session, page 12) The
term peaceful influence" is the pleonasm OF the
Secretary confessing the maintenance OF Baez in
There is no such thing as stealing; "convey, the
wise IL call; and so with The Secretary the main
@ 0 ns9Tper ny our war ships only exert
retary But In the evity OF his statement the Score
taIy iorgets that United States man-of-war has
nothing to DO within foreign Jurisdiction and
cannot exert influence there without unlawful in-
The Secretary alludea also IN tho nrohahjlitv of
"another revolution" Of course against BaeZ in
the event OF the failure of the annexation plot ana
here is another confession of the dependence of the
usurper upon our navy.
But the correspondence of Mr.. Perry, as COM
munlcated to the Senate, shows more plainly than
the confession Of the Secretary how completely the
usnrper was maintained in power by the strong arm
The anxiety of the usurper was betrayed at an
early DAY, even while vauqIng the popular enthu-
slaHm for annexation. In despatch ,ted at
ST. Domingo, January 20, 1870, Mr.. Perry thus re-
'The Nantasket left this port January !, 1870.
and we have not heard from her since. 81 e was to
go to Peurto Plata "a port OF Dominic y and return
via Samana Bay, laso In Dominica We need the
protection OF a man-of. war very much but antic-
pate her return very soon."
Why the manofwar needed easily Inferred from
what rs said IN the same despatch:--
The President tells tina, it is almost impossible to
h r Of
man U var Deiore tneir OPINION is publicly ex-
the truth told the usprper felt that itwa. almost
oysrthrow, and therefore he wanted war ships
Q,
Pr, sdent Baez daily remarks that the United States
Government has not kept its promises to send
e the coast 90 lie seems very timd and lacks energy
GePsTess esODd Sssscn D. % '0nn'' NO "a
of February 80 $50 nearly months after the sigma
ufe OF he treaties and while they were st pending
IL UnitcS States ships we're % w6draSn he tBaez)
him this" tSenate Ex. Doc los, No. IL, Forty first
Nothing can 20 palmer, In Otter words the usurper
Ss5 & ~ power % by our guns Such was the Off
treaties and who himself ardent annex atonst
accomplish it, How the President did not at once sban no
Se 81 3 a at onS oy % how the
party 20 this Transaction Is beyond comprehension.
with regard TO the distribution Of this naval force.
Here s the report under date OF st. Domingo, March
IL, $50, while the voting was proceeding:-
'The Severn lies at this port; the Swatara left for
Ssmana the 9th; the Nantasket goes to Puerto
river in this city. Admiral Poor, on board the
Severn Is expected to remain at this port for
a%e a1 0e very G1st at present through
lhuf nne the guns Of our navy was quiet msntained
Paul. the work goes brnveIv on" '''
MsAS this same Sesl TspoTed T. the , state at Depart
The Rs %aqs, Of & e on the Of
from ssS saso
Report, is6, No 234, Foryfrst Congress- ses
Then again IN private letter myself under date of
be bad repcrtod what the shows true THAT
bAeh was snttAns9 ana heid IN power by the United
This fact Bsez acknowledged to me-"
So that have the confession the Secreary of State
also the confession Of bis ssent at St Domingo and the
for support navy.
AMERICAN cITIzEs SACRIFICED TO HELP THE TREATY.
This drama OF usurper sustained by foreign power is
can citizen was TO the eonsummation the pot
tsppsaTs that Davis Hatch Of NoreAk. Connecticut.
ultimately lnoyn 20 one Of the Senators Of that State
lived 10 ponnes Sngassd IN business there, while 6abTd
letters to New hoik paper In which he exposed the
When the latter sSeeeoded BY violence in overthrowng
tie regular ooyernment one Of hs first acts TO arrest
Ca6Ia How utterly gonnde's was this eh,rge appears
the province where the former resided (Hstch St. Do
mingo Rep No. 23i y 1885, and also from the testimony
@insc Who spoke end acted as became srsseatatiye
Of our esnntrs dsid PIP: i,ls) .,,,,ou. o...,,. -,
will confess that the whole charge trumpsd up
spsring details OF trial and par on where everything
tefes bgsiutt Baez come 70 the sibgle decisive point
ama PARDON aSh Sss detained 10 ptSa SS By ths
authority Of ne us9rpeT a. the soseis ,nssn o. Caz
prevent his influence against the treaty OF annexation
GauieT. The nnistsT -' Of Bsss Who had signed the
treaty in scia note 10 consular agent. dated at
State DEPARTMENT ts. nate EI. Doe. No H. pass lO6.
you viii be good enoues TO- sssaTe h seespey ne S
retary Of State at Washington that proon cod
OF MT Hatch here has been only to prevent his hostile
Ihs Is clear. plnia az daeumsat Nor there any
Hatch, who according 70 the oe.i iesumHny Is an
iShbors At home being rs,Ssetss ere sss much as
Goyei nor Huckihgham + IN Nors h. Itii page 1917
Nor lbs all Csznssn bad the equal Ssrdihood to
Ts t @ sessea % ss asss OF e
alter denounelng our oonnerelI sgsut AZ Sc Doming
say that the latter would eersie make uss OF his
liberty 70 join the ssemiss Of apneIation-.tsAt fw
his snnderous statements might become 20 he of