Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-04-06
xLIId CON0RESS.---First Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 2s. The Sen
ate took up in the morning hour Mr.
Anthony's resolution to amend the or
der of business so that any bill on th,
South passed by the House Of Repre-
sentatives may be considered at III.
present session.
The question was debated until th,
expiration of the morning hour, and til,
San Domingo discussion was resumed
and Mr.. Schurz proceeded to argue that
the annexation of Texas furnished nc
precedent or Justification for the belig.
erent interference of the President tn
protect Dominica against Hayti. One
of the leading objects of the san DO,
mingo commission seemed To be IL
protect Baez against his subjects.
In this connection he was reminded
of the statement yesterday by the Sen.
ator from Wisconsin Mr.. llowc) that
Bacz in the matter of annexation was
influenced by purely patriotic and un-
selfish motives, belieyin. such \ step
would bring peace 10 his country. He
/ (>churz) had read newspaper abstracts
| OF the Forthcoming report OF the com
mission and there found an interesting
exhibition of sublime want of selfish
ness in that pure patriot, Baez. He
/ there found among other items in the
bill to be paid by the United states,
| s70, 900 for property destroyed 10y the
/ Spaniards and 5000 900 for back sala-
! r'c>. How the heart of that pat not
achc,i To sacrifice its posscssor for the
/ welfare of his fellow citizens with the
sum of SO 900 i'll his pocket and $500,
900 to be divided among brothers and
relations who mainly constituted the
Dominican pollce-iorce. la regard to
the Secretary of the Navy the Scna-
tor IRON New Jersey (Frclins shuy sen)
had asked for the reading yesterday OF
that venerable despatch OF that official
Ia Admiral Lee, with all air that seem
eel to say it completely disposed Of the
whole subject. In that despatch the
| Secretary had the etirontery 10 put
over his own signature the statement
that the Executive Department had not
chosen 10 take part in the internal ai-
fairs of the Dominican Republic. Til,
was in the face of instructions issued
| by the Navy Department and under
which our naval commanders 1T Dom
mica had acted IN apholdIng and pro-
tecting Baez, not only against Hayti
kno@2 knnot 'ist " 2aa s.as subjects. sl. i was
war had conveyed the troops Of Baez
from AZua to Dominica. The Ten
nessee herself had carried Baez and
his personal staif ftom one point u
another that he might take personal
command OF his troops. What would
he have thought II during the rebellion
Al English war vcssl had transported
rebel troops from Charleston to Mo
bile: Would not that have been
thought an act OF war. The United
State, flag had been carried at the
head of the troops of Baer when adj
sanc:ng against Cabral's forces i'll or
! that they were fighting against the
troops of the United States He had
I been informed hy members of the com
pany that went with the nited States
| commission 10 san Domingo that on
the occasion Of n threatened attack ot
Luperon upon Baez package OF rock
cts wa, given from the United State,
vessel Congress 10 signal that ship for
rcllci II an an attack was made. The
Domlulcaus were afraid of these THUGS
MI - a.. Lev j.
| il would do, and then a boa .oai of
men armed put Off fIom the Congress
! for the shore. Whether they landed
/ or not he did not know, but the Secre-
tary Of the Navy was probably by this
time iii receipt of Intelligence. The
| whole letter of the Secretary of the
Navy was such a remarkable represen
tation Of facts and precedents That 1t
was properly addressed To n seaman,
| for the Secretary of the Navy proba-
~ to the marines" Laughter.) The
Secretary of the Navy is in grea, dan
ger of acquiring the reputation OF a
| profound constitutional lawyer among
sailors and of a mighty sailor among
constitutional lawyers. (Laug hter }
10 further by force Of arms the pet
scheme OF the White Hsuse, in which
Congress nor the people of the United
States had shown not the least in
terest, war powers had been uusurped,
the constitution invaded i'll one of its
most essential and vital features. and
the dignity ot the country put in jeo-
| pardy in reckless manner. He
(Schurz) would say 10 Senators who
had undertaken the task of defending
these things that they had undertaken
an utterly hopeless task, and To al ap-
pearances an impossible one.
However deeply the Senator from
Wisconsin, (Howe) might dive into an
cient lore aud however frequently the
Senator from Indiana (Morton) might
quote Calhoun's despatch in the case
OF Texas, they could not justify what
was wrong nor defend what was lnde-
fens,ble. Gentleman should give it up
| aiid let the case stand or fall ON its
own merits. Others might follow III
the footsteps oi these who have spok-
Ell and abuse the Senator from Massa-
chusetts more bitterly than had yvl
been done, but their abuse would NO,
alter a single fact in the case IN he
eye vi a single honest or patriotic man
IN the country. He (Shurz) discla,lil-
ed ali ili-feeling against the President
but he had some feeling for funuanieu-
tai law. The administration would
not be broken down unless it broke it,
self down, and it was not for hiin but
for the country to say how far it nad
gone in that direction. 1t Was tune
now to dispel that confusion of ideas
which could not distinguish between
tue authority Of the United States aud
the person Of the President and arres,
that unsurpatiOn Of power which grad
ially and with cat-liks steps was creel
Ing upon this country. Congress had