The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-11

THE LONG BRANCH SOVEREIGN
has way of doing things peculiarly
his own. He runs the Governmental
machine tQ|suit hims6f and family.
The first e of his Ad inistraticz was
to reward one or his host princelS do-
nors, the prgest serioan in,pokcr,
with the purss-stries of the na& bnal
treasurer, IN bold ahd ope6Adeiance Of
law. His official blunders since he be-
came President, are numbered by the
days, and almost by the acts Of his adj
ADMINISTRATION. His course i'm regard to
San Domingo is one that fully shows
his obstinancy Of character and utter
disregard oflawJ IL Is a high-handed
and most outrageous proceeding,
which like most Of Gen, GRANTS Off
cial acts is without . precedent In the.
historyiof his predecessors His San
Domingo scheme was almost uDiver-
sally condemned by the people Of the
wholesnation, and ignored even by his
Congress; and yet he strives to keep,
it alive, and to all practicable purposes.
enforce 1t. AS the first step to annexa-
ton he had Stamina Bay leased ct an
immense sum, but it was never rati-
fed by the United States Senate, and
by the terms of the agreement, the
lease expired on the 18th of March 1870;
yet the American dag, since that time
has continued 10 wave there as proud.
ly and defantly as IT ever Aoated from
the dome of our national Q capitol !;
and American naval vessels are now
used toprotect the flag and protect
Gen. GRANTS special friend, President
BAEz But tile Government of the
United States don't pay the rent for
the Bay; that has kindly and most
generously been done by the disinter-
ested patriots, the business men Of
Ne,U York City, who, with aliberalityl
and a generosity. only Surpassed by.
their gifts to the President, raised the
amountb by private subscriptions, and
thus the Presidents contract has been
perpetuated! OF course this, is all for
the protection of the best interests OF.
commerce, and these inn
maculate patriots look alone for theft
reward in the consciousness of d pa-
triotic duty performed y ae-l I.5 !.
~ The reliable and well Informed
Washington correspondent of The
New York World says that the, last
mail which went o'Sah Domingo,
took lostE the following Instructions
from the Navy Department with the
oIq2rOpel ofl@ president - GRANT $
"WhiIe; your force Is temporarilyIre-
7" duced you will lie especially yigilant
% in protecting ute present Dona,siican
".dd1siaistratioa against ALL assaR-
H'onts, ,chethcr foreign or domestic,
"and in ,,lisposing your force conform
I" as far as practicable to the tciShcs Of
d" President .BAEz,pl He adds that
very lately the whole armed force of
the frisate Congress, under command
of Lieutenant Commander McCARTY,
was landed at I, Manzanillo Lay to aid
the the troops of BAEz, lin case of an
anticipated attack by ,LUPERON, ami
e;noo thor, fI,o l,o,fo "a Ala. Vn,>s:~r
were lowered for similar purpose at
Monte Christie. Twice within three
months BAEz has had preparations
made to take refuge Oh hoard an
man-Of-war, and the United |
States steamer Swatar.. l,as been or
dered to remain at San Domingo City
to take him aboard and protect him at |
any time that he may need it. ,-,dI I |
Was more disgraceful outrage ever
perpetrated? Was more high-han.l- |
ed act of usurpation ever committed
by the honored chief magistrate Of 3 |
great nation? What business has the
President to lie interfering, without
law and without treaty, i'm the affairs |
of the island of Hayti, under the DO |
minion Of foreign friendly power? |
by what right aud by what reason
docs he accept money raised by the |
corrupt and scheming business sharks |
Of New York City, to be treated rs be-
longing to the government, and paid
over TO foreign power as consitiera-
lion for concession made to our
Government? Why does Gen. GRANT
desire to entangle the business of his
administration with private specula-
ton? Why does he wish 10 use with
out authority and without law and in
defiance and disregard of both, the
naval force of The Government to keep |
in power the ignorant nondescript of
mock President? But GRANT may
have fellow-feeIing sympathy, and
may wish to continue him in power toj
have it said in history that at least one
ruler was not his superior. .-.-... 1