The union Democrat., 1871-02-18
NUMBER 8 2.
A DomrNICaN cRERTrNs:
The People Called 90 Arm. 20 Re.iss sAs
Yankees.


Ine opponents of Baez have issued A fisrv
prociama''on |" the people, calling upon them
TO arm against the coming invasion of the
Yankees. 1t says:
10 arms, uominieans 10 arms The
sword of treason once more banging over onr
heads, like the sword of Damocles. threatens
to cut down the tree of our independence nv
the roots. Ulysses GRAFT, the gratui,ous enc
my of our liberties, the aecomphce of Raev
that new Aristabulus whoan desires mower
in order to stain himself with every Kind of
crime Ulysses Grant, the worthy successor
of Adams and Polk. the immortal trumpeter
OF the Monroe doctrine, still insists on trail
toronsly becoming master Of our country. the
native land of Pima Sanches, Perez, and Nee
10, in order to convert it into an inheritance
Tor his legloGs of Yankees, those modern Do
rians, who will come to impose upon free
people the sad fate which in ancient times
fell to the lot of the Messenians and Laeoni-
ans. Lying, wheedl;ng and bribery have not
vet been able to complete the two-thirds Of
favorable votes which are required in the
Senate at Washington for the realization of
this wicked plan, and already the flibusters
who are ripening it in connection with a
handful of Dominican traitors, are congratu-
latiag themselves, through salaried press,
with the hope that the conquerors of Lee will
not fail to keep the rudest elements Of Domin-
lean society aloof from all interference with
the material progress of the country. And
do you know, sons Of Auguste and Fabre,
what those terrible words signify They con-
tain sentence of condemnation and death
against us all. They announce to us the sad
future that awaits us if we suffer the flag of
the Cross to be lowered, and permit that Of
the Stars and Stripes to be raised in its stead.
What matters it to us that after annexation
has been consummated the natural wealth of
the country will not be neglected, or that the
magnificent roads, bays and ports, which
cause it to be so much coveted, will cease to
be deserted waters, if we consider that, as
rude elements, we shall be excluded with FIRE
and sword from the benefits of that material
progress which Baez and his cut-throats hold
out to US. What benefits are the Creek In
dams now deriving from the progress of Ten
nessee, their native country, driven as they
were from it by the bloodthirsty soldiers of
the memorable Jackson What benefits are
the Winnebagoes deriving from the advance
ment of Indiana, when they were driven
from their ancient homes 5y the soldiers of
Scott ? What do the Cherokees gain by their
country's now being an emporium, when the
soil on which they were born was cruelty
taken from them by the inhumane Pickens?
Finally, what do the Texans gain by the
transformation of their country, when they
can only see it from distance? And what
reason have we to expect to be more fortunate
than the Creeks. the Winrebagces. the Cher
okees and the Texans? Let US not be de-
ceiyed, Dominicans, like those primitive in
habitants of North America. We shall be
I'D hx-t he VI Il
our rights and our liberties, and alas for the
conquered when we appeal to arms to regain
those lost benefits Treated, then, like rude
elements, we shall be driven with fire and
sword from our country, tormented by the
rem0rse of having opened her gates to the
foreigners. But there is yet time, sons Of
Auguste and Fabre, to avoid the evil which
threatens US. Grant asks of Congress the
power of sending a commission to come and
make arrangements, with the Judas who
governs us for the sake of our country for
mess OF ?ottage. Let us take up arms before
this comes to pass, and let US hurl for
ever from power the Vulgar tyrant who is
and betraying us. To arms, Do
to arms | Public opinion is lot
with the traitors. They are treading upon
the combustbles which they have piled up
with their violence and their cruelty. and
these combustibles will convert the Repub-
lie into an immense funeral pile, as soon as
Cabral shall fire his first shot at Aqua de-
Composteila. Let us precipitate events. Let
us plunge at once into revolution. To arms,
then, to arms When Grants bargainsrs
reach our shores instead of finding a nation
Of buffonns ready to forge themselves the
chsins of their slavery, let them meet q ma
ton of freemen resolved to perish in order to
preserve the sacred treasure Of their inde-
pendence.
To arms, Dominicans, to arms