The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-04-08

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Do cammaalltf rlc oihfsi'ee aal
evidence shows stda rItmiyi ihc mgaus
y hirh have tcfn cmrl,s.l (or fhc
aeaniitiuu NJ San Domingo which
aannat Be- justified. Senator Sumucr
then cham,terizes l,acz aud Grant
he cofartncr In th uchnrhfly
dlar, a4i carefully Iyrrsrws the lis
tory II tlc former nnd Ne u0scrurnF
lpus wuuation. Ilo al.1 rccites the
origin of the shcmc far aaucSiug
hnlt the Island, aud arnign' the
President lormurpiug waraud the
treaty powers Of congro =, and 'io-
lating the international law aul The
constitution IN evidence odduced'
he confines himself carefully TO pub F.
lic documents and roporti in bis oia-
cial communication to the Senate.
Mr.. Sumner proved that Davis
Hatcher, had been imprisoned by
Baez to keep him from Interfering
in the negotiations for annexation
this with the connivance of Babcock
and Gauliers. Buez so wrote our
Consular Agent ut San Domingo,
and the statement was sent to the
State Department. Mr. Casnave
also avowed such was tho reason OF
! IIatcher's imprisonment, and justI-
/ fed 1t on the ground that Baez had
the right aud ought to do everything
in his power to serve and protect
tho negotiations in which President
Grant was so deeply interested, IN
September there was danger Oh an
outbreak in San Domingo, and
troops was sent to support Baez
from our fleet
Many other proofs are Afforded by
documents that nothing but armcc
forces has sustained Bacz. In Feb
ruary, 1870, Admiral Poor appoarc'
, with the Dictator and Savern a
: Port au Prince and declared that /
/ any attack should be made upol
/, Dominiciaus, meaning usuper l5aoz
s during said negotiations, under tn
S IIayticn or any other flag, it woul
: be regarded as an act Of hostility t
: the United States flag, and woul
c provoke hostility IN return Sue
9 was his language. Referring to II
y Presidents anxiety for annexation
n Mr.. Sumner said; "Ncver befol
has there been such Presidential il
10 tervention in the Senate as we hay
10 been constrained to witness. Tf
# Presidents visits 70 the Capitol Wi
ID withappeals to Senators, have be'
d. followed by asscmbliesa at the Ex'
ts cutivc Mansion. Who can measdi
< the pressure Of all kinds brought
20 bear by himself or agents. especla
) through the appointing power all
If secure the consumation OF IL
le scheme" 3
op The President said the Scnat
y had placed himself at the head Of
q more powerful and costly Ku-Klr
in than those South. Had the Pre-
IL dent been 50 inspired as to best'
ye on Southern unionist, white a
i. black, the time, zeal, will, persof
attention, personal effort and pc
sonal intercessionwhich he bestow
i upon bis attempt to obtain half
island in the Caribbean Sea, {
r Southern ku-Klux would have
~ isted innamc only, while tranquil
would bave roigned cycrywh
i i within our borders. General
:, plauso in the galleries, and lisscs.
!. The main point in his speech y
the conviction Of the President
= law and evidence as hay-ng yiolal
a,o the Constitution 0 the United Sta
~ and the laws Of nations, and OF j
4 tico and Of humanity, and consI
Ing with tic Doniinicidn usurpcr
violate the Dominican CONSTITUTE
{, = Doing this the President usurT
- a kingly prerogatiye and continl
"' to assume it after the Senate bad
:" iected the treaty, which might b
:, " given him excuse for unwarran
'"' use Of n4yal power Of the Uni
~, States. After speaking three ho
e' Mr.. Sumner concluded.
ger c,.
,ont During the delivery of his spc
m Sumner was listened to with ext
IA ordinary attention, and every Y
, yod uttered by the Senator was recel
I'll. Ia respectful and almost breath
{ aet silence, with and occasional
.oa subdued manifestation Of appl'
NJ I'm the crowded galleries.
aud He asserted that the Presider
slf is his usurpations, had not even a
now Of air to stand upon, and similar
try sages, appearantly suggested y