The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-04-14
Sum total Ofdeos and clairns......si5s. SIS, s

Sum total ofdebt and clains......sl Use 5ss, SO
The Commissioners believe that the stste-
ment OF the public debt gwen above, includes
ali Indebtedness or obligations for which the
Dominican Republic is IN any degree liable, a.
well as that which 1t considers valid and bind
ing. Throughout the inquiry It was urged
upon the Dominican authorities that every
claim known TO exist, of whatever char8cteT,
should be exhibited 10 the Commission, whose
object was not 70 determine the precise amount
that was Justly due and binding, but TO get al
the bottom and find the utmost limit Of their
obIiga ions, setting forth everything for which
the government could under any circumstances
be made liable. srr ffE+
The above account contains much that the
Dominican government indicates to be partial.
" or wholly R1oundless, aud some which, up-
on inspection, will appear guestionable.
Among the pending claims is one Of President
Baez for the destruction OF properly It isal-
legged by the claimant that the Spanish gov
srnment recog=ized this cle i'm as valid and
ordered an examination 70 fix the amount, but
the Commission cannot understand how this
claim could. be valid against the Dominican
government.
A question has been raised in our country
whether the government and people Of the
Dominican Republic, having once been under
the rule of the Haytians, might not be liable
pUthtuu u Lut 44lAHAuuiLN tAhLtt0 4DE
France from Hayti for estates q French fam
lilies which had been confiscated By the Hayti-
ans during the revolution Of 1871. The Com
mission made inquiries on this subject Of the
Dominican government, and also IN HaytI, and
they could not learn that he Haytian Govern
ment had ever made this calm upon the Do
minican RepUhlic, and they think thatif made
It would be WI o " without foundation. The
Commissioners " ere informed by the Dominl-
tion OF the government has not had dipio-
matte representative or made treaties or en-
gegsmenis with any other government, ex-
cept the United States An enumeration of
treaties made during the previous history If
the republic, with France, Great Britain and
other powers, VIII he found In Elk Doc. iFs1I
4lst Congress, Second Session. They are
mostly treaties Of navigation and commerce,
and contain no unusual provision requiring |
notice here.
The extent Of undisputed Dominican terri /
ntory Is l22l2 square miles, the portion /
which has formerly involved n dispate with /
heyl beng about 1000 squi re miles.
The Commissioners were not unmindful Of /
various rumOrs which had been circulated on /
divers ocoas oas, that conces essions or grants of
And were made to officials OF The government
OF the United States when the treaty of an
As1euon was negotiated in 1859. No pains |
~ eoSGAAa4A Allb HAdGk LIuku
- slis sn SUBJECT In addition to an examination
:. ~ grants from the government of the Re-
RSo-'o, Roout tne commission further carried their
sS S1 70 al municipal grants by the town
u oanl'lna, where rumor had located the sun
- Poe' ~ @ Ahe officers OF the municipalItv
- etie Lec1Ius were carefully examined In
9uify " a. aieo made Of the authorizes of tbs
oily OF Dan domingo. After fbis ;D-est;r-a
non, the commission can declare 1gstI1st -
ttation, that there was no particle al s,;.
or color Of evidence for these CHARGE. -0-i00
The Dominicans repeat a wnlinones. 70 :,
Gnnsxed on the terms Of the treaty ~ Isso
asking in addition the payment OF rent -.
Banana Bay during the two years the nego-
tstion has been pending. They are willing
10 appropriBte one fifth Of the public lands io7
schools, providing the united States viii an
pFopriate S300. 900 for the establishment Of an
agricultural and scientific college,
IN relation to Dominican independence, the
CommissioneTs say that there is but one choice
loT that Republic ever 10 receive its independ-
lncs-to become, alter proper poriod Of pro-
'ation, one OF & union OF st ttes the freedom 8nd
'abstantial Independence Of each b ing guar ,
Intesd by the strength Of all It is beyond /
he province Of the Commissioners under the
ssolution OF Congress to recommend that !
,1ch course be adopted or Sustained from. !,
hey simply state as their bslief, fonD6ed up +
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