Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-19
WSHINGTON.
nrora bout Grants San Do
mingo Policy.
.ucine .he Revenue Force

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ANTS san Domingo Scheme-Sa-
u hama Bay Leased for Another
,e Hear.
: The President has continued the lease
sof SANTANA Bay for one year longer. In
doing SO, he has given his enemies q
weapon which they will use with good
effect next winter. Prominent Republi-
can Senators who are here denounce this
as gross ast of usurpation, and as an
offense impeachsble in its nature. The
convention for the lease of SANTANA ex-
pired on the 29th of March, 1870. 1t
was never ratified by the Senate, and yet
the President has been so determined to
obtain possession, that he has exceeded
all legal bounds and set the law of Con-
gress and the will of the people at de-
fiance. The American flag still flies over
it, and American naval vessels are used
to keep the flag floating and to protect
Baez.
NJ. Fabiens, who has acted as agent of
both Grant and BseZ, was recently seek
ing to raise money in Boston and New
York in order to pay the so-called second
years lease, and thus commit the Gov
eminent to another outlay by which the
Presidents scheme might be promoted.
AS that proceeding could have no value
without some official Endorsement, the
aid of the President was invoked, and he
addressed note TO Mr.. Burt, Postmaster
of Boston, intended TO aid Fabiens' nego-
tiation and to accomplish other objec s
in connection with San Domingo. That
letter was exhibited for this purpose. Be-
inS unsuccessful in Boston, he obtained
the money in New York, and was thus
enabled to Keep BieZ atl Jst, snd at the same
time he keeps a fleet there at vast ex-
pense, solely by an act of Executive
usurpatiOn. It is known here that Jur
feet there is virtually under the cOntro. of
Baez and subject 10 his orders, for the
last mail that went TO San Domingo took
out the following instructions from the
Navy Department with the approval Of
the President 'FWhile your force is
temporarily reduced, you will be especial
ly vigilant in protecting the present Do
minican Administration against all assail-
ants, whether foreign or domestic, and in
disposing your forces to conform as far
as practicable to the wishes of President
BaeZ."
More than that the Navy DEPARTMENT
is advised that only recently the whole
armed force of the fIigate Congress,
under command of Lieutenant Com
mander Stephen A. McCarty, was landed
at Manzanillo Bay to aid the troops of
Baaz in case of the anticipated attack by
Luperon, and since then the boats of the
Yantic were lowered for similar pur~
pose at Monte Cristo. On carrying out
his scheme, too, the President is reward
ing the son of Fabiens, who has just
been appointed United States Commercial
Agent at Santo Barbara, an office for
which there is noneed, and there is really
no commerce there.
Twice within three months Baez has
has hal preparations made to take refuge
q bc1rd of an American man of-war,
and the United States steamer 5watara
has been ordered to remain at San Do
miGgo City to take him aboard and pro-
tect him at any time that he may be
Obliged TO flee his capital 1t is the
knowledge Of these facts coming to the
esrs of Republican Senators through Off
ciL channels, that compels them TO take
notice of the Executive usurpa,ions in
his efforts to get San Domingo in defiance
of the will of the people.
Germans indignant
Much indignation is expressed among
the Germans of this city, in regard to the
appointment of Fred Meyers, Clerk of
the Treasury Department, as q Special
Agent of the Goeernment who started
for Germany to confer with the proper
authorities there about matters connected
with immigration. 1t is generally con-
coded that he Is unable TO speak correctly
the mother toDgue-the German Ian
| guage. As the editor of defunct
civil service journal, Meyers criticised
severely Senator Schurz's course on San
Domingo, and prior to his departure Turn
| ed the German weekly of this city, the
| CoI,sm6ia, from Democratic Into So
| called central Radical organ, the last
number of which holds the German SEN
ator to account for his reformatory, anti
Grant tendency. The President expects
to use Meyers for the coming report for
his next annual message to Congress IN
doubtedly with view to gain the much
needed good will of the German Ameri-
cans hereafter.
Plenty of Beer stamps.
The supply. of beer stamps is now
equal to the demand. The Commissioner
of Internal Revenue furnishes them
promptly to all applicants.
Central Railroad Dividend Case.
! WASHINGTON, July 1S.-It is generally
understood here that Commissioner Pleas
anton will adhere to his former decision
in the New York Central Railroad diVi'
dend case, and order the immediate col
lection of the total amount. 4 tax /!
levied to enable the road TO appeal t
Court for redress.
Pcrils of the Civil Service.
Commissioner Pleassnton has written {
letter to Assessor Jourdan, at Brooklyn
in which he expresses bis deep sympathy
with the family Of Clinton Gilbert, wht
was killed while dlscharging his duty
and concludes his letter as follows: 81
may not be improper to inform your
whole force that in view of the growing
peril of the civil service, it is my inten
ton to recommend to Congress through
the proper channels, that pensions shall
hereafter be paid those disabled, and the
families of those slain in the Internal
Revenue, service in the same considera
tion as a sailor or soldier MANNED Of
killed on the battlefield"
Peace Wanted with the Indians
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Gen. COwan
Acting Secretary of the Interior, to day
telegraphed to Hon. John Long, at Va
AIbero, Me-, asking him if he can com
here Immediately and take charge of tn
duties of Vincent Colyer, Indian Com
missioner, so as to allow the latter to g
TO AizOna; and Mr. Long is requisite
to come prepared to stay two or thre
weeks. Hon. Geo. II. Stewart, of Phi
Jadelphia, President of the Board OF In
dian Commissioners, ct the same TIM
= ratified the action of the department
, The object of Mr.. Colyer's trip to AIlzt
ma is to assist SuperintendentsPope in b
} effort to induce the Apache's Chief, Go
chin. to visit Washington and make peac
e with the whites.
& T.unesseean TeStifies Before an
Ku KIux committee.
The Ku-Klux Investigation Commute
o to day examined Jos. l.. Morris, q
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