The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18
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ent Administration of the Governmen
has not had diplomatic representative
lor made treaties or engagements wit
any other Government except the Uni
1 ted States. +s .eT5s 81
| An einmerationaof treaties made. du
Iring the previous history Of the Repab
j lie, with France. Great Britain and othe
powers will be found ia Executive Doc
ument seventeen, Fofty.lirst Congress
second session. They are mostly treat
les relating to navigation and commerce
and contain no unusual provisions re
i quiring notice here. -s4ssx
| The extent of undisputcdi Dominican
TERRITORY is 22,2l2 square miles. the por
Ition which has been formerly invaded il
the dispute with Hayti being about 1000
The Commissioners were not unmind
lful OF the various fumors which hac
been circulated on divers occasions tha
concessions or grants OF land were mad,
to officials of the Government of th,
United States when the treaty of annex
alton was negotiated in 1869. Nopain!
were spared to ascertain the exact truth
on this subject.
In addition to an examination of al
grants from the Government of the Re
public, the Commissioners further car
ried their researches to all niunicipa
grants by the..town of Samana, where
rumor had located the supposed grants
The officers of the municipality. and
the records were carefully examined In.
quiries were also made of the authoti
ties Of San Domingo. Alter this inves-
tigation the Commissioners can declare,
without hesitation, that there was no par
Ncle of evidence or color Of evidence
| for the charges. The Dominicans repeat
their willingness to be annexed On the
terms of the treaty Of '69, asking ia .ad-
dition the payment of the rent of Sama-
na Bay during the two years negotia-
tions had been rending. Also they were
willing to appropriate one-fiftli ofptheir
public lands for schools. providing the
United States will appropriate $500, 900
for the establishment of agricultural and
scientific collie 5es.
In relation to Dominican independ.
ence, the Commissioners say there is but
one chance for that Republic ever to re-
cover its independence; to become, after
a proper period of probation, one OF a
union of States, the freedom and sub
stantial independence ofeach being guar
anteed by the strength of all 1t is be-
yond the province OF the Commission
ers, under the resolution of Congress, to
recommend that such course be adopt
ed or abstained from They simply state
as their belief, founded upon all the OBJ.
servations they could make and of the
facts they could learn, that this is the
only way in which Dominican indepen
dencc can be secured, and that if It be
judged best not to adopt hatcourss,eyen
the present shadow Of independence
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