The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-04-26
Senator Sumner.
WAsuxa7ox. April 10.

dropped in upon Mr.. Sum rer, until
HE private library contain.d himself,
Hon. Gerritt Smith, Col John w.
eerneY, and several correspondents.
Mr. Summers free talk with his odd
friend Gerritt Smith and explanations
Of the present political attitude of him.
self and others, who hal always bet n
anti-elsverv men. IF Democrats. who
now fought by his side and of other
peculiar elements in the pol tics of the
cay, ~ extremely interesting.
Homsbody asked his opinion OF the
report Of the San Domingo Commis-
gtoDera
Ar. SUMNER. I am sorry for that
report :-sorry for the men Who made
It. because it was a weak affair DID
you hear Senator Morrills speech I:
That will bear reading, but the report
Will not. Mr.. Murrilrs speech is a
complete answer to the report II
covers the whole ground. Il is a per
fect succession of epigami, beauti ul-
ly arranged 30 Is To form u grand
ocmhinatiOn of excellent reasons VIII:
We should not annex San Domingo to
the United States. Mr.. morrill, iias
been . year preparing it, and he gives
more information regarding The Island
than II given by the COMMUNIST ,ners
who wero scl.t there to gather intor
nation.
If when the commissioners return
ed, instead o. painting a heaven on
e. nth which they d. emed necessary a.
an acquisition To the United States,
they had told Va how po r the people
of San Domingo are, how i'adly thy
neesl assistance, and had urge,l q pro-
~tectorate or aid OF some character, a
plan ct rendering assistance could cas-
liz have been arranged. While the
report does not actually recommend
annexation, it is ~ manifestly toned
in that interest, no positively colcred
70 create sympathy for the schelnt,
that the commissioners might just a.
vel have been bold and plain in re-
commencing the acquisition at the
IsIand. ne do not need San Domin
GO. We need probably half a d"zen
PAGES in that locality to stack GOAL.
and that il all. but the prop"sitionsis
TO pay too much. Baez now demands
another years rent.
@ From what fund Was the first
SIS 200 paid tor a years lease OF
6amana Ba,
Mr.. SUMNER. DurinQ the war,
yru know. Congress oc ssionalty made
appropriations <1or "s, cret seI vice
fund.- a sinking fund from which no
one could draw except the President,
anc he VA ne, er requ're tn furnish
vouchers, or give account of thu meth
odot expenditure. to any one. II 9th
Or payments are traced To law. and e,
through the Comptroller hands
share. nfhers is NO law authorizing
The specific payment. it is forbidden
{ 9u4 this Nas n ccutIn, emit fun created
for the secret uses of the President
during the wa
General Babcock and his party OF
commissioners made a treaty with Ba
e stipulstiHg that S13O,00O Per an
mum should be paid ly the United
states for the lease OF SANTANA bay
General Grant paid 800. 600 toward
the hrst J ears lease from the fund 1
have mentirned. Four mouths after
the PAYNE t OF this money. April 20,
1870, the treaty expired. and of ours,
the lease failed. But Batz got the
best OF it, a whole years rent for tour
months occupation IF the Bay. Now.
strangely enou-h. B1ez comes forward
and demands another years rent,
which he claims WAS due April 29,
1877, but no treaty has exist. d since
April %, 1870. Iii. true our gov
srument has had some coal stacked
there, hut the rent asked Ia more than
the coal il worth. We nave "A cvaI
wharf At st. Thomas. and We paw
some,hipg like 81 90 /, a year rent. l
don't srppose that wharves IL SANTANA
Bay are worth more than 1T St. Thorn
81 My friend, Nr. Smith. owns
nearly all the wharves at Oswego -
How much d., you get Mr.. Smi b, for
such wharves a. yuu hav F?
9ERRl1T MITH--For a great wharf
] get several thousand dollarsa year
Nj. SuMNER.-Yes. But look at
the business and the small space at
Oswego, and then at tn. dailress and
available space at SANTANA. There il
q great difference. But pay seven or
eight fhou>and-not one hundred aud
ftty ihr usaId dollars.
@. Do y. u think Baez can hold
out til December against Cabrai?
Mr. SUMNER Not unless General
Grant PAYS him another $4,000.
He Las sAhausted the secret service
fund, ard doH'i see how he can get
more. for Congress dec ines to appro-
pirate. The first annual payment OF
the lease WAS made 100000 in mon.
~ and $4,000 in muskets and can
non. There enabled Baez 10 fight
Cabrai all this lime and Kept him in
spending money. Had it Tot been
for those arms he would not have been
able successfully to resist Cahrals ad
vancee, but would haze hc,n driven
of the Island. The next instalIment
would probably be divided among his
relatives, who are numerous'y quar-
tered in the most important Offices Of
the Dominican government.
Mr.. Sumner WA then int: rupted
BY q question regarding the sction IN
E1erutivs Session. He ydecl ned to
answer becauss il won d viulate the
rule but said in general terms that
they we're occupied in Witnessing a war
dss % by the New York senators.-l
He said they wers not PAINTED, hut
that thew were warriors OH that o.ca.
don This had reference to the New
Yak Custom Hou- . appointments -
dea1neIsf Commerce.
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