Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-04-14
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The Presidents Tcs> age ard the San
Domingo BcYaT,.


N"''' ing" '''2''''
The President has finally submitt-
ell TO Congress the report Of the san
Domingo Commissioners, accompon.
panied h9 n message Of his cXer'len~
cy. His message is q plain state
ment Of the rcasona prompting his
actions, i'm reference t. tbs question,
and 20 far toward dispolling the i'm.
preston which has obtained in the
minds Of the people, that the Presi-
dent was determined to force this
territory upon the American gov.
crnmgnt, regardless of public acnti.
mcut. It is evident that The preai-
dent has shown much earnestness,
ana 10 great extent has comnci}cd
The opposition to rise in their
strength and demand why these
things should I've. We are Glad t.
see him standing by the old land.
marks. and re asserting that he has
no policy to rforcc'' aga!nft the
will Of the people. We have hsd
enough Of "one man power" in this
country. and the atttmpt hiss been a
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trust, may not be repeated.
The President states that he was
voi,ad unon law prnsidant po,, soou
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~ ''' ~ ''S''''''" 'i'e u"''tS % MO o.
nee, WIN proposition TO annex the
Republic of San Domingo to the
United States. The canacitv re-
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resented III most favorable iIght --
Feeling that IL he turned a deaf ear
20 the srnps1 he nIipht ba ohsrynd
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y appointed commission 10 VISIT
The island, who returned with favor
able rpnorts TIE loet n,n,.n Wa tI,a
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gu ny I"hGLeSs, WINCH was uone,
and in submitting their report, lie
concludes lis message "a follows.
Ahu no" my task Is Lll4sied, and
Wlth IL ends all personal solicitude
upon the subject. Ny dnty being
zone, yours begins, ana 1 gladly
nan" over Tue WHote matter 10 the
judgment OF The American people
ana lleif representative III Congress
asSemhied. Ihe facts viii Low be
spread before Tie country, and de
c'sioh rendered by that tribunal
whose convictions So seldom err, and
against whose Will have no policy
10 enforce. MY opinion 10 unchanK-
ell, indeed 1t is confirmed 10y the re-
port, That the interests Of our cOun-
try and San Domingo alike invite
the annexation of the Republic. In
VleN oil The difference OF opinion mp
0D TINS subject, | suggest that no ac~
ZION ne taken al The present session,
ueyoht the printing ana the general
dissemination OF the report. Before
the next session or Congress, the
people WliI have considered the sub
Jtct anu IoimGd all intelligent 0pim-
ION concerning II to which opinion,
oeiiHefnje!y mace up. II Will Ire the
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government TO give heed, and no
one VIII more chvertully conform TO
IL IMAM myself. 1t is not only the
theory ot our CONSTITUTION that the
VIII OF me people, couSfitutionally
expressed, Is the supreme law, but /
nave eyer beileFed that all men are
people, upon a full renresemtation Of
the facts, shall decide that annexa-
tlon Is not desirable, every depart
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submitting to Congress- The suffice,
upon which public sentiment has
oeen DIVIDED ana Which has been
Ho ' '' IN Ton@r on ol "o I}i inoniouS
lust aspersions elsewhere, / may I
trust, be INDUCED in siugle remark:
w. nan '"u ilolie 70 perform uutieS
to the PrSsiGnnfiaI oaico ,rii e. ,"'''
sometimes mourning The hostility of
those who deem their opinions and
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