Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-03-10

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The Nation, an ultra radical paper
printed in New York. paper edited
with great ability, has the following
upon San Domingo which we think is
worth a reprint:
1t is curious and interesting to see
how the San Domingo affair tends TO q
decision an a collateral issue. The
main question is and always has been
whether the annexation would or
would not prove advantageous TO the
United States. On this point there is
hardly any difficulty in putting the
authors Of the scheme to open confu.
sion. But Mr.. Sumner raised fearful
hullabatoo in the Senate about the
frightful wrong. fraud, outrage, and
cruelty the annexation would prove to
the black man, and on this ground they
are delighted to close with him sad all
other opponents. The interest Of
Americans in the matter has been
quietly pushed aside M something
subordinate, and the question which 10
now being debated with most interest
is whether the Dominicans would like
TO be annexed. 1t is to this the com.
missioners have been frat directing
their inquiries. and they have, ofcourse,
not the least difficulty in finding
thousands Of Dominicans who declare
that there is nothing they would like
better and the New York Tribune
swears before high heaven that il they
don't want to be annexed, she shan't
be annexed. Mr.. Wade says the same
thicg, and 80 do oil the correspondents
so that the public ls being gradual.
worked into the belief that this is the
only point on which its mind is to be
satisfied, and that If the Domincans
say they would as lief be American
citizens ms not, there is nothing for il
but to naturaiEe them.
The point TO which the attention Of
most intelligent men, however. will still
contipus 70 be directed, is the probable
effect on American politics pfthe ad.
mission Of such State as Dominica
must prove. On this point the cor.
respondents-many Of them unwilling
ly-furnished most useful information.
Their accounts sgree in making il
plain % possible ihal republican gov.
erpmept ip the bands ofsuch o COM
munity as they describe would be a !
wretched farce, and that the political
machinery would inevitably be worked |
by white sharpcrs and spectators
from the North. The population is
grossly ignorant, poor, sapersiilious,
and indolept, and horribly afraid of
the Haytieps. Indeed. fesr Of the
Haytiens seems to be their princiL Lal
reason for Wishing to be admitted to
lhe United States, tflhelr account Of
the Haytiens be true. hos ever, we shall
either have to keep constantly Sighting
The Haytiens-and what fearful ex
penditure Of life this would entail
French apd dspsplsh ekperieBOe Shove
or else annex Hayti also. and then We
should have a nice job on our hands.
South and North Carolina and Arkan
'as would be nothing to il. Consider
ng the condition of certain grave
problems now before the country at
,ome one can hardly help looking on
he enterprise ~ llttls shoT af mad.
There Is one touch in the reports
rom the island which would give tie
vhole transaction q comic air, ifany.
hing 90 serious could be made to look
omir. Partofthe bargain IL to b. tie
by the puitsd States Of the :
eLts Of the lepublic. Nov. those who |,
est know what has been going On behind
be scenes ever since this project ofan 9
ekstioH was frat broached, haye con-
tantly maintained that i Eas in this !