The New York herald., 1871-03-28

nancc first principle Of international law This is
no hasly or Idle allegation, nor Is 1t made without
immeasaraole regret Aud the regret is increased
strictly 0rcial and beyond all question.
BAEz THE UsuRPER
In this melancholy business the central figure Is
BueGyentura Bael, unless we except President
Grant, TO whom some would accord the place or
honor. The two have acted together as copartners.
To appreciate the and especially to comprehend
| the breach OF puollc law. you must know some
play his part. Dominican by birth, with much OF
Spanish blood and with French education he Is .
cross where these different elements are somewhat
| turer conspiiator and trlckster, uncertain In
opinions, without character, without patriotism,
without truth, looking out supremely for himself,
and on any side according to imagined personal m
terest being once violent against the United states
On tue disappearance OF the Spanish nag Cabral
became Protector, and National Convention was
| new government The people were largely in
! iavor or Cabral, when armed men IN the name OF
ihe assembly with Violence, forcing the c0nspraror
iato power. Cabra, who seems TO have been always
huS na ns
dence might have improved the usurper, consented
TO accept place IN The Cabinet, which was tpaugu-
rated December ., 1855, il.gottcn power Is short.
lived, revolution soon began. and in the month Of
May Baez. after itst lnding asylum IN the French
The official Journal OF ST. Domingo, FL Monitor
| sLune 2, lso6, now before me shows how the fugi-
tive tyrant was regarded At this time. In The lead
ing article 10 IS sad-
The administration Of General Baez has fallen
! under the weight of n great revolution, In which
igurei the principa, notablllties or the country
| spontaneous cry, which may be called national, be-
cause 1t rose from tue depths OF the majority. re-
veaied the proportions OF tue movement, its charac
ter and It's legitimacy.
MIR. Sumner here recounted to atrocities perpe-
rated by Baez, ana referred to the proc lamaton OF
| Caoral assigning the reason OF his overthrow. He
| then conunued:-
came lawful President by the direct vote OF the
pie. according TO the requirement OF the constitu
t0n. Different numbers OF the official journal now
before me contain the election returns In September.
1866, where the name OF General Jose Maria Cabral
| as the first time in tue history OF Dominica when
| question was submitted TO the direct vote OF the
dent and peace ensued. Since then there has been
| noelecton, so that this was last as wen as first
During his enforced exile Baez found his way to
| Washington. Mr. seward declined TO see him, but
! referred him to me. | had several conversations
with HIM at my house. HIS avowcd object was to
| obtain assistance OF money and arms TO AID him In
the overthrow OF the existing government. BE
assured Mr. President he obtained no encourage
pent from me. although did not hesitate to say. as
always have said, tnat noped my country would
never fan TO do al possible good TO Dominica. ex
tending to 1t helping hand. 1t was ut later day
that our belgerent Intervention began.
Meanwhile Cabral, embarrassed by financial diff
culties and dead weight OF paper money, the lega-
CIV OF the fugitive consprator, turned TO the UNI ed
States for assistance, Offering lease OF the Bay OF
nouncing what he called 'the sale OF his county 10
the United states" adopting the most infammaLory
| activity hostile force was organized, which, with
the help OF Salnave, the late ruler OF Hayi COM
PEELED the capituiation of Caoral, February s, 1865
convention was appointed, not elected whi, II pro-
ceeded to nominate Baez for the term of lour years
not as President, but as Dictator.
| ORIGIN OF THE SCHEME.
Cabral withdrew to the interior, keeping up
menace OF war, while the country was indignant
| time had obtained power by Violence. Power thus
obtained was naturally uncertain, and Baez soon
Help me, uasslas, or sink .; cried the Grand
Citizen. Europcan Powers would not listen. None
Of them wanted his half isand-not Spain, not
France, not Eng!and None would take It But
stl the Grand Ctizen cried, when at last he was
relieved by an answering voice from our repuo-
ignorant OF The word, untaught in the Spanish lam
Ruage unverSed In tnternatlOnallaw,k Knowing abso-
| luiey nothing OF the intercourse between nations
and UNCONSCIOUS OF the constitution OF his country,
was selected by the President TO answer the cry OF
1 thing better or General BaDcock; but If / spoke
according TO the evloence, much from his own lips
the poltraiture would pc more painful and his unHt.
ness more manifest. in closest association with
| Baez, and win roitable concessions, not easy
to measure, ws the American Cazneau,
known disol u TO our country, anu so
thoroughly suspected that the military plenipo-
Tertiary before leaving washington @ was expressly
, once rushed INTO the embrace of the selfish specu-
ator, who boasted his Intimacy beyond ali Amerl-
| cans with the SANTANA ana annexation nego:ia-
tions 10 their close' and who did no5 hesitate TO in
struct Baez that 1t was not only ms right put duty
10 keep an American citizen IN prison ITO serve and
protect negotiations IN which our President in
terested.'' which he denomlnates 1.-The great busl-
Foss Congress- second sesslon No 1'
BY the side OF Cazneau was Fabens, also specu-
lator and lifelong iatriguer afterwards Envoy Ex
traordinary and Munster Plenipoentlary OF Baez In
! 1.-THE great business" Sparng details, which would
ss the Conclusion treaty was signed BY which the
| usurper pretended to sell his country to the
United States n consideration 9,a OF one million
treaty leasing the Bay Of samana for an annual
rent Of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The
! latter sum was paid down by the young peni-
| p0tentiary, or one hundred thousand dollars
in cash and nifty thousand dollars In muskets
and in a battery. No longer able to pocket
the doubloons OF Spain the usurper sought 10
pocket our eagles, and not content with musKets
and battery to be against his indignant fel-
low countrylnen, obtained The navy Of the United
States to maintain hlm IN his treason 1t was plot
worthy Of the hardened conspiraior and nls well
opEs I ISrnAollos OF THE DosIsloAs CONSTITUTION.
s SaS ss
whole any psT q ns Of the republic can ever
oce:.I swear BY God and he Holy Evangesis keep,
% 70 Se n h ana o ne - G DO DO
national ndependencs Prevlou. had said sim.
sd i anticipating recent events
@ ysn Al s, @ d.ea s ss. tho plot
Il anober Power the epas
restrictions mp3ssd By the constitution Of contracting
these restrictions must be sacredly regarded Than
rule of law il Ike that OF ethics.
Treaties negotiated violation the Dominican constitu-
tion OF International law to maintained all
thai last terrible hazard of puo
lie In OF its forms, constitutional International,
allowed tstand in the way The powers carefully
guarded in republican and
Tended against the power, instantly seized
violation OF the constitution OF the United States
little regarded as that of Dominica, while the
nations, In Its most commanding principles
hanceal of which appears too plainly OF the facts.
Mr. Sumner then repeated the allegations in . former
speech, that Baez maintained in power by navy
enable MIN out the contract with Babcock that
to- this sale Hayti violently mensced oy
feet, and presented voumnous documentary official ev.
dence 70 sustain them
Quoting the exclamation Of the Duke OF welin gton-
"There be such thing, my lords, little wlr'tbe
Senator asserted there may be war without oae and
navy has thus far conquered without shot; but its
presence in Hayi and Dominica
, Continuing he said:
| soUkcEs TESTIMONY.
All this will be found under two different heads or in two
different what furnished by the stale De-
and secondly wnst furnished by the Navy De-
partment These two departments are Witnesses with their