New-York tribune., 1871-01-17
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
SAN DOMINGO.
THE COMMISSIONERS IN THIS CITY.
PR EPARATloN FOR THE voYAGE-THE WORK


THE COMMISSIONERS IN THIS CITY.
PR EPARATIoS FOR THE voYAGE-THE WORK
AHEAD.
The following members of the San Domingo
Commission arrived at the Astor House fan Washing
ton, yesterday morning: The Hon. Benarln r. Wade
and Andrew D. White, Commissioners; AneE G. Burton,
Secretary and Fred Douglass jr Assistans Secretary;
Ir C. c. Parry Boanist; r. r. Hit and n y. Foley,
stenographers. Commissioner Howe Of Boy.on ex-
pected last night and Prof Blake Geoogse Is expected
TO join the party to-day. Prof T. F. Grade Of Cornen
University accompanies President White riyate Sec
retary, and ex-senator WADE Is attonded BY his son,
Capt. Henry Wade, in the same capacity gen sge ar
rived yesterday, and will accompany the Commission IN
an unofficial capacity Gen. Porter the Presidents Sec
retarv and Commodore Alden, Chief Of tie Bureau Of
Navigation also here to give their personal attention
TO the preparations. The arrangements for their
ure fully mentioned last night and no unforeseen
obstacles arise the Commissioners, ard the gentlemen
accompanying them, viii sail in the frigate Tennessee,
Capt Temple, lying in the vicinity of the Battery,
at 10 ,cyx today. The Expedition "a at pTessnt Isde
up is composed Of "a persons. including the three
mssioners, their Private Secretaries, the Secretary
of the Commission, two stenogaphers, half q
dozen representatives Of the press, several scen-
tihc gentlemen. and five six gentlemen invited 20
accompany the expedition b. the President Each per-
son having the requisite authority from Washington has
been furnished by Mr.. Wade, President OF the Commits
sion with pass signed by him admitting the holder 20
the Tennessee These passes were rendered necessary in
sequence OF the immense pressure on the members
for permission from all sorts Of persons presenting oil
sorts and arguments from all sorts OF author
tics, Oslceompany the Commission. The Commander OF
the frgate reported to Mr. Wade that the steamer had
accommodations for only passengers, and the list was
necessarily confined TO those having President Grants
authority.
Members OF the Commission we're yesterday occupied
in q larD eo of
French, and Spanish, embracing everything attanabe
in NewYor that had been printed the subject
Of San Domingo including maps, Government reports,
accounts OF explorations travels histories &c During
the voyage down the Commissioners and their secretaries
hope TO familarze themselves to some extent with tins
OF material and thus approach their investigation
with better knowledge than they have at present Of
what ia already known concerning the country they arc
TO visit Their at the Astor House were also the
Of busted preparations for long Journey nclud
ing arrangements for camping out. Great numbers OF
citizens called upon the Commissioners 70 pay their
respects and the noble army of grinders charged upon
them full with perpetual accessons Of fresh reen
forcements. DR.. Howe detained In Boston by tem-
porary Illness but expected TO leave the evening
train last night lie tcleraphed in the afternoon iDQur
ing what was the latest hour at which 1t would do ox
him TO arrive in New-York, aud told in reply ts
orders had been issued for the entire party " be
board the Tennessee at 9 this morning.
much OF inaccurate character has been printed In
regard to the Commission s objects and character,
well its alleged expected results that IL IL proper TO
state that the opinion OF member OF the Commission
hss been asked by the President, and has been
given the subject OF annexing san Domingo to tho
United States Neither has the President given any
written instructions to the Committee, and their only
orders contained in the resolutions by Congress- Is
has also been stated that the Commission expects
TO return In certain time. This is also untrue.
1t is not restricted TO any tme and 1t viii return only
when its object shall We been accompished although
its members speak Of from six 70 eight weeks tho
probable length OF their stay Whatever may have been
the Presidents wishes heretofore il Is established
that lie seeks only full, fair, and impartial investga-
ton II the Commission reports the facts sustaining
his previously expressed opinion he will hope favor
able action by Congress; II Otherwise there is good
thorty for believing that the whole scheme viii be aban-
doned. The President has said members Of the Com
mission that what he is the exact truth, and,
above all. that he wants TO know whether
there is any foundation for the stories Of
ruptOn connection with the San Domingo
debit any other points in the whole matter.
il there s he has he says, interest than any other
the United States in finding II out. II there 10
not he hopes have the charges 10 mis- effect definitely
disproyed 1t is believed al Washington that the Presi
dent to rest his tho decision OF the Com
mission and it is known that he is entirely ignorant
10 their personal views. He had President
White until after the appointment; Senator Wadc's
opinions the subject unknown, and OF Dr. Howe
the President only knew that he the fe-lon friend
OF Mr.. Sumner