New-York tribune., 1871-04-06

L. CaZeneau ,.,,or, were not unmndful Of various
ors n0 Which had been circulated on dyers oee"s.os
that concessions ,Se Sr government Of the United
states when treaty Of was h S
an lSo' this subject addition to an examination of n
grants from the mem Cl .mS o all
nts nv the town OF Samana, where rumor had ocatcu
e sSpiosed grants. The officers OF the municipality
also made OF the authorities OF he ciy OF nao sin
nnSC mn SHc,ore without hesitaion that there par
tce OF evidence or color OF evidence tOr thesS w.
WAS a true and full copy the original in the archives
OF the Dominican Government, we Thought " lhlPoIihn1
TO examine tie original carefully, TO determine whether
either the treaty Of annexation or the sanana lease con
taned any concession or grant or secret clause Iasog
any United States official This they did In the presence
OF tho President and his Cabinet In the formal manner
which will be found set out at length IN their Journal
OF date Feb ls, ISL 1t aseeitained that no such
clause was contained In the treaty or lease They read
also the solemn Of the President and his Cabi
net as will he found In their journal OF the same date
mado snei No in 'uSa any Fel Tas % Connection Connection with
TIE TIE terms and Conditions on SRc6 the Doman
ernment aud people desire TO be annexed are Expressed
In the treaty negotiated in 1892 which provided FOR ths
ject, tho President and his Cabinet manifested
are wng to stand by bst treaty not ,uy
% g. oya s,s3pe Il Il S & X SE YS &
.ei What change the treaty ss desired We would 'nsyer W. M
Government would s speedily 1r1e ever % Tue @ S9s s s Ss
suP9oS would oniy hse to be paid Tor tine hcl he ddqce
ron ne to be paid to the DoTSS9 1 @ doyrDSea S1 "
out sy through n,uy dcuu ~ urlTy two years s ap
Ss,o Ss sG s 3 31 Sda Il @ @ns i@S % S % To insist ggG hi.
condition precedent bat rtr to tbs sen oaes AID ho @sAH
At the suggesting If Il Commission the Dominican
Government was willing 70 modify the treaty 80 as 70
devote oneh OF the public lands to the eStaoshment
and maintenance OF Common Schools In the toIritory
land TO establish college colleges for instruction In
Agriculture, mining engineering ana klna.ed sugGIIS
The Commissioners earnestly believe that II dlnt4ton
Is decided upOn nothing could contribute more tnn the
establishment OF the institutions contemplated III ls
experNent by rapid development of the resources o.
the country and by making the coming generations IN
that country fully capable oi dsehargng the Guuee VI
American citizenship.
or DOMINICAN SDErESDEycB.
Their attention having been called 70 certain dec'afa
tons regarding the independence OF the Dominican l~
public and the attachment ot the people thereto ho5o
poipts were especiay dwet upon 10y tie COMMISSIONERS
A. already stated the question was frequently asked "In
case the Independence OF the Dominican Kclpbc were
possible, would 4 prefer IL to annexation me genera
peSGehcc imposs6le" That this latter declaration il
6o result of 's who R6w It iS best that il is tic Only
conclusion TO which thoughtful lover or that eonuy
can come is made manifest BY the following recalitl
'Hb ..oa5a 0f '1 d, Dominican R,ru,e never aqel r n
Tto3 from S6sn seen jsy vea it, most bitter fe
5o @ i u R4s sa Ai wS S! Stsa p II us i 3. . ra 20 sc @
wben uunbcr Of of saPolhs seni''ay le,a Ee', 10!
souatr5 nor {, that poIor Of tie Do's, eelqblc p under
Hsea control more e.2 tes11ly az a 5 =, 'l I S,r. f
PlthI ol 3 ] ~. , I, ~. ben dp't on tbe GOOD vii
Of asaoi whose main possession IA Wes Inle s BOT slst
tie cE Of win bu to le : ss Of hes, Of potter in 'nJ
ysoHs Il IL deaeat ca ,ls eouas caldce le y
hates Of chei.ns sso have never he'int'S 20 so ihis'f.
.n5 ia5; Tn "ff " gsa '' Soi %9iou ierl sa Ign
Cone ip1ieS s. ,aa s1 ,a5 ,iovi 81 , t ;lc @ q
utterly dfLeareret ne peopel mst ule hll tof 80 M
Of
Tsadei Impossible any osdntn OF III eose si s'rOns enough
IEcTe il but one chance fo that Republic ever to re;
cover its udpendcnce-O become etter proper PERIOD
Of probaton ono OF Unon OF salerlhc Becd2m ",d ~
substantial indt pendcnce Or ea'h being efaLleed py
the strength Of ALL II Il beyond the province OF no
Commissioners, under tho resolution of Congress ~ rec
ouhncnd that such course be ron,
They simply state - their Geho founded unnn an he
Gould learn that t5 is tic only way in which pominI.
can Independence can ie stc1dea oa9 o 1 ~ nrescf n
shadow OF independence VIII De taken away 1he DO
Iah solSe sSch means as above mentioned
are fes6rtea to, it Is to be exhausted and help
and and Ui boa '0-t 5 INA In colonial s66ectioa The
comme cal relations Of mo Dominican PAT o inc laha
present one indication not to be passed without nenOn
The most important cOnsrce Ol the Island by far, me
tobacco trade 6 carried on mainly by Germans end Is
10 such on extent es his ttntenCy deyelopSd itsef
that this rqd Is rapidly gesogng Gstih m a0nOPo{.
jccs 10 important business 9pfr'iion, ana agencies on
other foreieu Power, and their miueuce s extending
steadily up into Tho great oentIai UsIIc's
ELLAIIOSs or tANIO DOAiSGO 70 TEEE LABOR N IHh
wEsI IND.ls.
Tie ,lnuence which santO Domingo, under etalle
government, would exercise uIon tho Institution o.
elavcry has not escaped attention Geographically 1t
lies between tie two last strOneEplds oi slavery In North
America-Cuba, on the West. and Porto Rico, on the
East. In te pre-eut ippoiency Of lte 'Oyofhneht II
exercises little influence but tie inhabitants are earn
estly opposed 20 slavery, and under more iaNof'pe
Circumstances, ther moral influence would be felt N he
dom Nor would that influence be merely moral Com
mertial influences would work in the same direction.
SiG Ss1Se Dj1inio IanG IS Gi0 heap II IA 'iSHh iy IT %S p
equals apd probably SqrgssSe' tes :, ne@sheOrns @ ring
gueHIF1 TFc whole Ioarct o{ tho Uncd states with hss
great West India staples During the yelr above men
tioued Il per cont OF all the Imports OF The tned sttes
were me pFo@ac q Slave labor TAs trade r i i9e m9;a
order free labor ana tho Immigration wi ieh would DC
attracted these Wa trs5c or.nI 2 oa ssySn'fES S
fact thet any duties laid by the United
states on West Igdia r9dnctol Ior revenue wen % wSnd & Ge
to the protection Of free aGS% T. ho !; not too
into power state which, by The Inevitable laws Of
trade would make slave labor in the neghboring Islands
Improbable, and by the spread OF IT. ideas render tho
whole slave and caste System QdIOus'
HAYfl
The Commissioners OF felt deep Interest in the
experiment Of seli-goyeumtnt which the blacks are
trying in HayL They actually wished 1t all success
They not understand how any new and close rea-
ti0ns between SagtO Domingo and the United Bt1tcs
cond affect that experiment otherwise than fsyoTaby
They felt that 1t would be unjust to our Gov
erninent 20 suppose that IL contemplated any action
mrous 10 IT, 1hey had too mgch faith In the virtue OF
our Institution TO doubt that The torm established OF SIM
ally upon TcpuDncanisn ana progress In Hayti The
only force to be exefted would be moral one one
which Hayt had against santo Domingo, nor
OF any rights Interests which could
be endangered by tho extension or our
institutions over the eastern end OF the Island Never
theess they desired to give to the Government and to
neljeent Citizens an opportunity of stating their views
Moreover they desired in the most friendly splI1l TO
make the Same observations and study OF ay and us
Inhabitants as they had made OF the Dominican epuD.
IL Il,nr the PEeslhnnt and hlh Council