The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-02-25
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ELKTON, FEBRUARY 25, 1871.
Safety of the Tennessee.

Safety of the Tennessee.
The steamer North 4n1erica arrived at
New York, from Rio Janeiro, on Tuesday
morning last, bringing the joyful news that
the steamer Tennessee, which sailed from
New York, about the middle of January,
with the San Domingo Commission on
board, had arrived safely at San Do
mingo on the LIST of February, after a
pleasant voyage. The length of time which
is required To receive new" tCom the island,
there being no Geographic communication,
seemed an age to the fast Americans, and
much anxiety was created in the public
mind for the safety of the vessel, which
was happily dispellcd by the arrival of the
North AHSerica
The Commission intend to start home i'll
four weeks. The news brought reports
the people of San Domingo universally
favorable to annexation to the United
States. The Commission consists of ex-
Senator Benjamin f. Wade, Andrew ID.
and Hon. Samuel G. Howe, of Boston,
The Secretary of the Commission is Allen
A. Burton. The scientific men attached
thereto are Professor w. p. Blake, miner
ologist Professor Parry, of the Agricul-
tural Department., as botanist Professor
Newcemb, of Cornell University, general
naturalist Professor Ward, of the Uni
vcrsity of Rochester, geologist ; Hon. Geo.
Geddes, president of the New York Agri-
cultural Society, formerly State engineer,
in the agricultural interests /; and an assist
ant mineralogist from Yale and an assist
ant botanist and mineralogist from Harvard
College. General Sigel went in {; private
capacity, and Professor G. f. Cram, of
Cornell University, went in the capacity of
private secretary to President White.
A number of newspaper men also went
with the expedition, amongst them c. c.
Fulton, of the Baltimore american. Some
very interesting letters from San Domingo
are published in the -4merican, written by
Mr. Fulton. We have room for only the
following extracts
THE PEOPLE OF SANTANA.
When we landed at SANTANA there was a
general feeling Of disappointment at its
appearance, but on minglng among the
people and conversing with them we found
most of them Of more than ordinary intel
lgence. Their sad stories of intestine war
and of the almost annual plumber of their
town, by rowing guerilla bands, excited the
sympathy of both the Commissioners and
members Of the press, with scarcely an
exception. We were welcomed everywhere
with smiling countenances, and everybody
appeared anxious to extend to us all the
hospitality in their power. We were invi-
ted into their houses and refreshments
spread out-any attempt to pay them for
what we wanted drawing forth such evil
dences of offence that there could be no
installing their genuine feeling of good
will.
The town of SANTANA was first settled by
4 colony of one hundred and fifty colored
people sent out by the Pennsylvania Cello
nization Society from Philadelphia forty
one years ago. | met several old colored
men who claimed Philadelphia as their
place of nativity, one of whom told me
they were raised on Coates street. Others
were from New Jersey, and one from the
interior of New York. They were all
adherents of BaeZ, and denounced Cabral
as drunken thief and vagabond-a kind
of highwayman, encouraged in his out
RACES by Hayti, where he always found
safe retreat.
POPULARITY OF ANNEXATION.
If Mr. Sumner and Carl Schurz had stood
alongside of General Sigel here to-day and
listened to the sad stories of rapine and
murder detailed by these old American col
onistS, | think they would have had all the
sympathy of their natures aroused. They
said they never had any security until that
sold flag had come to them pointing to
the American flag flying at the entrance of
the harbor,) and they had prayed for its
coming for years Every season, as soon
as their crops were gathered, the guerrilas
would come down upon them, sweep off
their crops, horses and cattle, burn their
dwellings, and murder them in case of resis-
lance. When they talked about annexa-
ton tho tears streamed down their old fur
rowed checks, and their eyes sparkled with
JOY in anticipation of its consummation.
These old Pennsylvania colonlsts are solid
and rugged looking men. They say that
although many of their companions are
dead, that they and their descendants now
number about five hundred, and if pro-
tectcd from 1.-THE guerrillas would be happy
and prosperous. They were at work with
some of their sons helping to build the
new Methodist Church.
The people generally speak English,
Spanish and French About two-thirtls of
them are colored, and the remainder Span
ish. Wemet one family of French Creolcs,
originally from New Orleans, named Mar
ciacq, consisting Of father, mother daush-
ter and two sons, who had been driven
from Hayti last February, when Salnave
was massacred. The daughter, a fine-ook-
ing young Creole, is the widow of Salnave,
who was massacred at that time. They
were waiting anxiously for the settlement
of the question, DESTROYS of remaining,
determined to sreturn to the States - in
case American protection is not guaranteed
to them.
The Commissioners and all our party
made inquiry of all classes of people as to
the question of annexation, and were
assured that there was not a voice raised
in any part of tie Republic against it,
except by a few who were in the interest of
I1ayti, which Government desires to pos
sess itself of the whole island. The fact
is very apparent that Hayti is the cause of
all the trouble here, hoping to ultimately
induce the people to consent to anne Ration
to that country.
A Home Truth.
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