Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-04-14

was no special love for this government
among those nations. The annexation of
Santo Domingo, whether of spontaneous
origin or nursed by the military, naval .
and financial power of the United States, |
cannot fail to excite the jealousy and fear |
of all the American republics. Instead of |
this the American Republic should be the
protector, the counselor and guide of all
her sister republics, and not n ravenous
beast of prey.
As another objection to the annexation
of Santo Domingo at present, Senator Nor
rill suggested the query whether our peo-
pie are now homogeneous enough to So
cure the safety of the Republic. To say
nothing of our lately acquired Siberia,
commonly called Alaska, it must be con-
coded that Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and
that portion of Texas bordering upon Mex
leo, are yet not only essentially un-Amer-
lean, but they have no overwhelming at
tachment to our form of government nor
to the Anglo-Saxon race. If the strong
arm of the United States should at any
time become weak, it would receive no
succor from these localities (the conspicu-
Gus acquisition of manifest destiny,) but
| their population would at any time, most
| likely, flock to the banner of any cooked
hat revolutonists.
1t is also to he apprehended that the late
masters of the emancpated race in the
| Southern States will make few sacrifices
for the enlightenment of that race or-do
anything which will elevate the colored
people above dependence. In view of
| tbnup ,iglyy ,r lao f,t al,
not to be multiplied
+rhe Senator continued with AN argument
that instead of the Bay of SANTANA being
needed as harbor for the protection of
our commerce, it would be costly ele-
plant on our hands. II was almost entire
ly outside of the ordinary routes Of COM
mercc The fact that the Tennessee, sent
out on national mission, with five hum
dred men and nine alert newspaper report
ers on board, was as much lost to the world
for the long period of thrty-three days as
though she had been navigating in the open
Polar sea, exhibits in the strongest light
the bs encc of trade and ships in the route
TO SANTANA, and also its useless remotencss
as a harbor for us or any other nation.
To annex San Domingo, he shows, would
heavily increase our taxes, and it would be
absurd to suppose that country without
an acre of public lands, of one hundred
and twenty or one hundred and sixty
thousand poor Dominican men and wo-
men, unaccustomcd and unwilling TO la
Dor, could or would make the smallest
contribution to the payment of the public
debt. The tracks would all be outgoing
from the treasury and none incoming.
Rcmarking that the founders of our gov
eminent gave no direct authority in the
Constitution for annexations, but they
were soberly and silently renowned, he
continues at will not be pretended that
there has been any enlightened public
Judgment in favor of the annexation OF
Santo Domingo. There has been all that
in favor Of President Grant and his we'll
earned popularity, in spite of his Domini-
can't SIN, constitutes the entire strength, the
back bone of the measure. Unindorsed by
him, may | not venture to say ii would not
hay e had or have corporal's guard Of sup
porters T.
After saying that it would have given
him pleasure to support the measure, but
in view of the facts felt ii his duty to OPP
pose il, he closed with an eloquent perorg,-
ton,