New-York tribune., 1871-01-12

r sCIiuHz t;,o0.. ilo 10 long speech, :r'icl'ive ..
is ,lrt.rtucI hostility auucNa i.., rrccct't go g.,
view the 0rsu1pgiis urged hy is FHppsror' Comment
ing upon tie extraordinary s?Qca'o thai N cosl'I-
nc proposition % send ont on npHIfint tonhls."h,
tho Senate was under the whip ald slnc hcinS t9ld tt
SC must be dor" instantly, ho G.bc,G '"b cieu Wy
Commis,ons Not the P.cSidcnt of tl& United siairs,
because hc had told Congress IN mis- message II was W ct
folly cct the treaty. and that toe failure 0 anr&
ton would be gtC9t calamity T1nakt ina lo
necessarily have ACQUIRED peiorehand every esseh
tai item OF Information The aieltioistS IN Conre's o az
did not nocd The luioimatiou' lOr utir hr,~n nl va.
ready m1dc up Tie natural sllmise tcnulo ~ W.,
taat Che only seekers oi the howledso wSic Vet
tors aud members WHO were Op,'ed 90 ri o.,
former senate deb ate 0n he SUBJECT eNel1 rusp
ton IN the form oi an amcndnenG Wos ihcohti.nny,
inquiry into the alleged protoctoratc ny Jhe o
there was an ustauco of this. Were gentlemen aa o.
ha5 TgG y S9@o s faS %
for the tremendous hurry IN starting thc "a, sude
tho ncope of tho I'M ted States this matter, Mr sch's
said it was nov attempted to explain away this hsrry y"
representing the Commission was compelled & 70 c"S
at once In order complete cir abors IN tne - 0Vu
weather Yet, OF the specific oJecis OF he na ths
the climate OF San Domingo ana t nov bv their
Commission investigate the clmite exeSpi1 obpiooS thai
actual experience OF IT. ReSra;, as hs from three to
ave years he san tho we1 ,es sSo pesoIntion that
they had endoav to manufa cure al sorts OF pre-
texts for Justification They no tons and aec,
sations lie Cdr. Sehurz) had cara ouns vi . Aa ,h
from any responsible SOURCE Sc ana W the mp President WAS
acting I'm the matter from cor apt uotiVeS@ lhc suS1s
Tber o sic This he repard0l subtcrfuge, for
tie other side certainly did not wish to represent me
prcsilent as "A child be humored with baubie Ior
himself he had respect for the dignity oi the once
and FOR the name sr ets @ % s"mnd because he
had asserted that the PreS dent had menhced tne ray
Who thought for mooc!1, that when we had acquired
the Dominican half Of TIE island OF HaytI, We wpuiu
sered that would have the other haf as mater OF
course and the very exygencies OF our customs seco
there would compel it, therefore IT Was ttlhng 70 aely
That ther1 was ia 'hs pSett Ge Sc Of tie Senator
IpIf,. IpTtp
absorbed and thus the work OF acqnisiton %1a mo & pU
spirit We would soon be driven 10 speculate FOR the aS
QUESTION of the continent on the o'neE sde qt inc @
| ton, we would not stop on this sdo Of tho
Isthmus Enlargi,g upon the momcnioIs i ~ I@"p 70
scheme Of Wholesale territorial acquisition, 1ir
schurz foreshadowcsl the consoqpences OF aAd respo
ton me asserted asa fact that in every tropical
fr"e lad run into and that every attempt
I'm countries TO organize labor had run IN tho de.-
Mr CARPENTERsRep., wis) remarked that II wac
not until recently that single tropical negro nov III '
cond ton of slavery could be pointed out; ana tbat
the condition OF things Just cited was proof OF rs
justice Slavery ought never TO have been aDoshcu III
Mr. SCHURZ replied that, for one he would prefer TO
do without the products Of tropical countries rather
Than rentroduce slavery there. But lie ealng
facts and that slavery had been al oished IA spo
Of natural laws, which seened e. dictate H. - his
friend could deny them, he wonld like to have hin say
He proceeded to argge that iree INSTITUTIONS, IN
tropical cline, inevitably degenerate TO the deinoisESu
condition Of the society there; that even the Anglo
become euctNalCu ulucI tncSb lhhuNhtNr'
aud that the Dominicans lncapabc OF appreciahg iie1
Institutions, were unit associates III our goNerhneh'ai
Mr.. MORTON crop, Ind) remarked that the point Of
Mr. sehurzs Argument vas tns ~ Ws W. sh wiS Wet 9nics
Mr. SCHURZ-No, sir; that Is amisrepresentatlon OF
what said My remark that the abolition of sla
very carried with it that organization Of abors which
was the means OF developing the resources or tloe
countries challenge the Senator from lntana 10 deny
n In the course OF further remarks, Mr. schurz con
tended that eventually tropical possessions E were nGt
in India, Cuba and San Domingo had swallowed up all
resscnabe need be entertained foreign
| Intervention upon the soil OF this continent, . - .
minco ought to be annexed, aud the United states
fused acquire the island, our Government would Je
an attempt of any foreign Government to i@sAess j.
Mr.. sCHURz believed the Monroe doctrine applicable
to acquisition by the United States In replying TO IRE
mark by Mt Morton, that there good reason TO be
some other such possession IN the west Indies, M
schz spoke Of the immense eomI9erclal Dencnt De
oIdes, which did not deyov6 upon her particle OF
responsibility in political sonse He denied that Ger
many, III particular, lad any disposition TO acquire San
Domingo,
MI schurz concluded with reference to tho idea
to the colored race If that should concentrate
there, and those West India Islands should form con
federacy of their own, he would bo tne last man 10 INC
Senate TO stand in the way Of the offer OF tie friendly
offices OF this Government in aid OF suen oonatlnma-
tOn
Mr. YATES Oep., I) said that II lie had time he would
demonstrate that tue speech OF the senator from MIS-
~
institutions. Ii at with progress civilization,
freedom. He said further that the Senator had not
made any argument against the annexation OF san
| Domingo which had not been heretofore made
slaves in the South According to the Senator we are
to shut ourselves up and have Chinese wal between
institutions and the islands that surround our
continent In TO Senator Summer, who tad that
if annex san Domingo we Tl,i have ave civil GimI wax On
wewill end it. and If we have sut with IA! H. We VII
attempted, by an elaborate afglment aDout Iacef 10
show ought not TO pass resolution OF simple inquiry
don TO be annexed to the United states The Senator
asserted that Baez Is upheld by the power OF the
| inquiry in order to ascertain whether Baez was
Eusty imposing oppression @ upon ne pe0pe OF % Gd
yersed in the history OF races as he was and that there
Domnicsnsi The President had been charged with being
privy % corruption, and intriguing with other parties 70
bring in this Island as part Of the territory OF the
United States, through denomnated here his
ad-de-camp. The President therefore, in Justice to
three eminent thither in order TO investigate this
charge Of corrpgSn, & ana d. make report Ihe senator
an Ss o a time in ne the TnSe That wS
in few months The invsstigaton now proposed could
been urged against the annexation Of Dominican ko
| lana Florida, Texas, Ncw-Mcxco and California But
! all this had been done without injury 10 us. IL was
in the march of onpre and civil liberty The Senator
siast II this was so, he QIr Yates thanked God he
enthusiast He was ready to carry the banner OF our
country only the blacks Of tie South but TO the
$1,000 people Of san Domingo.
Mr. WILSON Qsep., Mass) said at o'clock they were
to vote. He wished simply " state he regretted very
Inuch this question had core before them al al but
| ii was here, 1t to be met There were strong
opinions both sides OF tho question: and statements
and allegations affecting it. The proposition dmpy
to make inquiry. He presumed the inquiry would
searching thorough, and complete, and that proper
| time should have all the facts. The vote ON the
adoption Of the resolution showed how they would vote
on the question OF annexation itself. lie should
vote for any amendment germane TO the question
| which looks " obtaining information, whether
moved by friend opponent lie had with
deep listened TO the Senator from Missouri. He