South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-14

! other government except the United States. An
e. OF the treaties made during the Pc
yfous history OF the republic win France, Great
bos n -Fo-ty-arst congress second session..
They are mostly trreaties OF navigation and com
merce, and contain n unusual provision requiring
The extent OF undisputed D, D,1niniean territosy b
212 square milss,, the portion which bad eee4
formerly Involved Ia he dispute wiz Hayu beng
''ss's ''s''sS ~ THr eRixrs TO sxn1oAxs. g lsgE
The guumissiOners were nos -nnmindfnl OF the
various rumors which had been eirenlstsd On
divers occasions, that concessions or grAnts OF
land were made to ofacials Of the AGovernment Of
the Limited States when the treaty On enne4A1on
was pegoated in is69 No pans wess 1p1se N N
addition 10 the examination of all grants nom me
government Of tins republic. the CommissiS ns., LEI,
furshez carried their researches 70 All mnniels
located the supposed grants. The ofncers OF tno
municipality and the records were careiuily e1-
amined Inquiries were al made oi tne sutn9.- ~ 2
tiles of the city OF San Domingo. Ater this N
yestigatiOn the Commissioners can declare' with
out hesitation that there is no particle Of evidences
- : WILLING 70 Bs ANNEXED.
The Dominicans repeat their willingness TO 6e
annexed on the terms Of the treaty Of 1893, ask
ing, in addition, payment for rent OF Samana Bay
during the two years the negotiations have been
pending. They are, also willing to appropriate
oneffth Of the public funds for schools P5oxlcing
establishment Of an agricultural and sc,snrae
college. In relation TO Dominican Independence,
the Commissioners say there is nut one enAncs
for that republic ever 10 secure IFS mdepen-
dence; to become, after proper perfoo OF pro
baton, one of union OF States. the freedom
and substantial dependence Of each being guar
antesd bT the strength Of aii.I .is beyond the
province of the Commissioners, undcr me resoiu
don OF Congress, 10 recommend that stch q eourse
be adopted or zbstained from They Simply stAto
their belief founded upon the obserTanons
they could make and of the facts they could aeens
that this is the only way in which Dominican lHoe-
pendence can be secured. and that II IL should No
judged best not to adopt that course, even me
present shadows Of independence viii be taken
away, The Dominican territory Is one OF ne
means as those above mentioned are resofted To-
IL 10 lie exhausted and helpless untlsome strong
nation shall seize and hold it in colonial nbiec'
ton. A iH'i-i f"4 'sfl - N'
Tlr coNxERcIAL RELATIONS.
q The commercial relations of the Dominican part
Of the island present one indication not 70 be
Commerce -of tha isIaad by fEr the tobacco trsds,
is carried on mainly By Germans, and Is with the
principle seaport Of the new German Empire. To
such an extent has this tendency developed itsens
that this trade Is rapidly becoming German
monopoly. The Commissioners found the num-
Der oi German subjects in Important business
operations and agencies on the north Of the island
to exceed those Of any other foreign power, and
their influence Is extending steadily up into the
central districts. ilnslrru 20 -~r f
-. . SLAVERY THE QUESTION. -,
The influence which San Domingo, under stable
government, would exercise upon the institution
of slavery has not escaped attention. Geograph-
ica1Iy It lies between the two last stronghods Of
slavery IN North America Cuba ON the west, and
Porto Rico on the east In the present impotency
of its government 1t exercises little influence, but
the Inhabitants are earnestly opposed TO slavery,
and under more favorable circumstances their
moral influence would, be felt in neghboring
Islands, it would be al on the side Of freedom
Nor woGld that influence be merely moral. Com
mercial influences work In the same direction. San
Domingo is capable ofsuPPorting millions Of peo-
and probably exceeds, the neighboring isles, and it
is even better suited TO the production OF sugar
the United States with these great West India
staples. During the year above mentioned seven.
teen per cent. Of all the imports Of the United
States were the productions OF slave labor. This
trade Is the main support which the slave system
has. With liberty or free labor, and the immigrA-
ton which would be attracted by these, with vast
advantage in the West India trade, arising from
the fact that any duties laid by the United States
on West India productions for revenue
would be discrimination against
slave products, and would inure to the protection
of Dominican free labor, It Is not too mEch to ex
pect that San Domingo might be developed into Q
powerful State, which, by the inevitable course Of
Trade, Yould make slave labor in the neighboring
Islands improbable, and. by the spread Of its
ideas, render the whole slave and caste system
'Ooi'u'' 1859 E.vr h@ia-f'
The Commissioners Of course felt deep inter-
est In the experiment. of self-government which
President Of the republic that they should be glad
to be put in the way Of ascertaning what were the
claims Of Hayu upon SanDomlngo; what were tha
views and wishes of the Haytien people with re-
spect to any changes that might be brought about
in the nelghbOring republic, but they received no
encouragement to pursue their inquiries. They
asked verbally, and through our Minister in writ.
ing for permission to explore in the interior Of the
island, but this was met Ia spirit equivalent to
refusal. They contented Themselves therefore,
with taking such testimony and gathering such in
formation upon matters bearing upon the ques-
ton Of annexation as they could, without giving
ofense. z, ol.lW ~f lT al
In reviewing the whole field Of their investiga-
tons looking to the interests OF both divisions Of
the Island, they are firmly persuaded that the an
nexation of San Domingo to the United States
would be hardly less beneficial to the Hayten
than TO the Dominican people This benefit
would arise First, from the example which
would doubtless be afforded, of a well-regulated,
orderly and prosperous state-the great
need of that part Of the world. and
which it has, as yet, never seen. a second
and more direct benefit would arise from the
equitable establishments of boundary line be-
tween the French-speaking and spanish-speaking
natives upon that island, and It's guarantee By 3
strong power. This would end the exhausting
border warfare, which has been one of the great
est curses cf Hayti.r as well as San Domingo, and
would enable both to devote their energies thence
forward to the education of their people and the
development Of their resources
Respectfully submitted, B. f. WADE,
la ANDREW d. WHITE,
= u t-a-- -..r-.-f L. G.. HOWE, -.f
To the President Of the United States.
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