Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-29
SAN DOMINGO.
Rsturu Of the Gemmlssls snsrs-Old Bsa.
Wade Almost Killed with too
Much Niger.
RunoF that the Csmmlssloasrs wlH Report
AgalaGt the Annexation Prsis0t.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The San
Domingo Commissioners, Wade,
White and Howe, arrived here last
night, accompanied by Secretary Bar
ton, General Sigel- and Fred. Douglas,
DR.. WheeIWright and Captain Wade,
clerks Of the Commissioners, DR..
Perry, naturalist, three or four news
paper correspondents and the two
stenOgraphers Of the expedition.
Wade was taken sick Sunday night
on the cars with pleurisy, and was
unable to sit up yesterday, and upon
arrival he was conveyed to the resi-
dence Of Vice President COlfax. The
attack, although not serious, is sufi-
clent to cause great anxiety on the
part Of friends who fear Wade's age
and full habits may prove serious
objects for his recovery.
All the points have been decided,
and viii be submitted to the President
within day or two. The report is
now being written from shOrthau nd
notes.
When the San Domingo party were
about to sit down to dinner yesterday
on board the steamer GeOrgiana, on
the way from Aqua Creek to Wash
ingtOn, the officers of the beat refused
to allow Fred. Douglas. to take his seat
at the table on account of his color.
The commissioners were highly in
dignant at the outrage, and immedi-
ately left the table.
The Ir561tle's special says that the
rumOr is current that the Administra-
ton have decided to drop the San Do
mingO business for the sake of har-
mOnizing the Republican party. To
afford reason for the change of policy
the report Of the commissioners viii
conclude with the recommendation
that nothing further be done toward
annexation at present, on account of
the state Of civil war existing in
large portion of the island. This re-
port can be traced to no trustworthy
source. 1t has probably been Occa- /
stoned by the statement that Senator
Morton made in his speech, to the
effect that if the report was adverse
to annexation, he would be in favor
of abandoning the project. This state
ment was thought to have important
in view of the fact that
correspondents with the expedition
announced that the commissioners |
were unanimously in favor Of annexa-
ton.
Another Washington correspondent /
telegraphs that it seems to be the gen /
eral opinion of the Commissioners
that annexation cannot take place
without involving the United States |
in war with Hayti. Baez admitted |
to the Commissioners that one thou
sand square miles Of territory belong
ing to the Dominican Republic, and |
lying contiguous to Hayti, was under |
the control Of Cabrsl and his follow /
ers. 1t is stated that Baez did not |
make any effort to allow the Commits !
siOners to meet Cabral; but, on the |
contrary, assured them he could not |
afford them any protection if they Wis
tied that part of the island which |
Cabral controlled. All speak in the |
terms Of the island, its climate /
and productions, but appear to enter !
tain a very poor opinion Of the people,
who are described as indOlent, super
stitiOus and exceedingly undesirable, |
in their present condition, as an addi- !
ton to the population Of the United |
States.