The union Democrat., 1871-03-25
GRANTS PET JOB.
What ihe Domin ran d; evoiutionists Thini
Of AnnexntiOm.

From ri Boletin della Revolution San Juau San Domingo
The traitors are indefarigable. In their
greed to enrich themselves by the sale of their
country, by the ruin of the poor Dominican
people, they tighten, in their ignorance, tie
moose which is choking them; because by dint
of corruption and cyuicism they render the
realization Of their wicked plan almost i'm
possible. Overcome once as they have been
| by revolution, and borne to the ground by
the enormous weight of public opinion, they
boldly hope to triumph by treachery. and
shamelessly inauguIate fresh negotiations.
These negotiations do not greatly alarm the
revolutionary party, because the great major
ity of the American Congress, possessed of
more sense, more prudence, and more honor
than the Executive of Washington, has au-
| thorized the latter TO name a Commission
composed Of enlightened men, who shall pro-
ceed TO San Domingo and there study the po-
litical and financial condition Of the Repub-
lie.
If Congress is resolved to reject the treaty
| Of annexation unless il be the result of uni
versal and spontaneous vote of the Dominican
people, We may look upon it as impractica-
| BILE.
The general discomfort; the prisons full of
| distinguished patriots; the assassination of
Azua and lligney; the military executions in
all the provinces; the expulsion by hundreds
of worthy and peaceful citizens, whose sole
crime is having refused to sell their native
| land; the flight of many of the heroes of the
/ Restoration, who have already taken up arms
10 the commune of Puerto Plata; and the arm
ed revolution in this province of the South, te-
nacious and invincible, because it defends the
cause of the nation-all these are facts which
speak very highly in favor of people who
have sacrificed everything for independence.
The torrents of blood still reeking on the
battlefield of liberty. the embers of our cities
destroyed by FIRE. our countrv desolated' by
war, will bring forth in full relief to the eyes
| of the American Commissioners how power
| ful must be that sentiment of nationality
which is capable of overcoming the dominion
OF any foreigner.
What has happened should be warning
of what may happen.
| We will for moment lift the veil which
hides our past decadence aud our past glory,
in order that the United States of America may
learn the nature of the storm which is brew
ing.
After the lannon's siege Of the ca oital by
Cen Santana. in the years 1878, which ter
minated in the fall of the traitor Baez and
the elevation of the former to the Office of
Chief Magistrate, the Republic began, under
the shadow of peace, to raise from the pros
tration consequent upon the bloody war in
which the two parties were clntending for the
control Of the public funds. when fresh con-
spiracy by Baez inspired Gen. Santana with
the idea of anRexing the country to Spain.
Party spirit had morally weakened and ener-
waited him, and he finished his work by burn
ing on the altar of selfshness, the banner
which svmbolizes our gories.
! Annexation of the Dominican Republic to
Spain was the method which Gen. Santana
thought an nfallible one whereby to consoli-
date peace. TO insure the preponderance Of
powpr TO his party, and to crush his opponent,
and it was an easy one to carry out, because
he possessed the assistance of an army fasc-
mated with the success of his sword. The
people, already corrupted by political parti-
sanship, could offer only feeble resistance.
The treaty of annexation insured to San Do
mingo, on her becoming province of the
Spanish monarchy, all immunities and pre-
negatives granted to the other provinces. and
il insured to the Dnminicans the full enjoy
ment of their rights and liberties, and to the
active and retired officers of the army their
| full pay ard pensions.
/
mingo would live in perfect union with rhe
mother county-Spain. Language. religion,
customs and character should have been pow
erful links Oherewith to unite the two coun-
tries. 1t turned out otherwise When the
reality came. both Spanish and Dominican
anuexatiopists their calculations frustrat-
ed and their hopes deceived.
| Spain let loose her military despotsm and
her rank preiudices on the Domincans. and
the result was, in less than two wears, line
nf demarcation between Dominicans and Span
iards.
| The war Of independence was unavoidable,
and we saw the Dominican people rush to it
ard sacrifice their dearest interests. SIain,
after having spent 5000, 900. was forced 70
| abandon cur soil, fertiized with the blood of
her sons, and to leave behind over three thou
| sand Geserters from the demoralized army
and over eighteen thousand corpses buried
! in our fields.
In view of these still breathing facts. what
can the United States expect from annex
alton proposed bv treason, accepted from av-
aricious motives. and rejected by the national
| feeling of this people? What can they ex-
pect from a union of two peoples. who, by
language, by their religions. by their ideas,
! by their tendencies, hy their interests, and.
above all, by the interests of their races, are
naturally Tepellant? What can they expect
from deed of violence, for whose consequen-
ces they will be held responsible bv the whole
civilized world War. a war of e2termina-
tion, in which their national honor wonl1 be
lost. and in which they would waste $50 .0O0,-
900 or 500. 600. 900. and thousands of lives.
We tr1st that the American Commission
ers consulting the real interests OF their ccun-
try. will study the political and financial con-
ditiun of this country; that they will listen TO
every opinion; that they will go into every
social circle. and that before they furnish the
report to their Government. they will pay US
a visit in order to facilitate the accomplish
ment of their object. They would do well to
come AMI study the character and the aims OF
the revolution, and the resources upon which
it reckons to spread its action over the whole
Republic.
! A quaint writer says II have seen wo-
men so delicate that they were afraid to ride
] for fear of the horse running awav : atral1