New-York tribune., 1871-03-28

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yorn counselor Of the President supplied the formula
oy the usurpaton land you will bear witness that have
done nothing but state the easel Is hard 10 hold back
when the usurpaon T. openly prolonged after the
senate had rejected the treaty which the exercise of
"assumpsit" devised by the Secretary of State had
passed into the limbo Of things lost earth Here there
remote infuesma seInhance OF excuse or apology
enthusiastically nothing. The usurpation pvots on
nonentity, always excepting the hngy will OF the Pres
artist of Bologna, IN much admired statue, sculptuTed
Mercury standing puff Of air. The President has
Nor Is there any question with regard 10 the facts
Saying nothing OF the lapse Of the treaty on the 10Th
exchange Of rathc refer TO its formal rejection
by the Senate June go 1870 which not unknown TO
was communicated 10 him, while IL became at once
matter Of universal notoriey Then 10y way OF further
admission the annual message OF December last when
he answers that during the last session of Congress
treaty for the annexation Of the Republic Of santo Do
mngo failed TO receive the requisite twothirds OF the
Senate" and then, after denouncng the rejection as
'My suggestion that by joint House. ef Coo
s The & rsG &C. ,, ss or S d 20 BgTR Iago T H. a2 d %
isIo and that appropriation be made ey the Of soeh
Of upon treaty the joint Of the two Houses
Congress resolution Of annexation as in tie case Of the 'q"
Thus by the open declaration Of the President was the
treaty rejected while six months after the rejection he
asks for commission TO negotiate new treaty anu
appropriation to defray the expenses OF inc cos
precedent he proposes 10 do the deed by joint rescu
ton OF Congress And yet during this intermediate re
same belgerent intervention has been proceeding the
warships have been girdlng the island with their
the usurper Baez all great cost the country and by
the diversion of naval forces from other places o,
duty, while the Constitution has been dismissed ou' VI
sight like a discharged soldier. ,,. ..o
ton proceeded how the 2st OF July, 1870 COlhino
dore Green reported that withdrawal of the prctec
ton United states and OF the prospect OF annex
ton AT some future time would instantly lead TO reNo
luton headed by Cabral how the 2sth August 1870
Commander Allen reported BaeI "a, a. ., tb Td n .u @
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count of an intended invasion by Canral how at the
same time the usrper says that lie deems the presenee
Of shiTlofwar in the Bay OF Manzanio Of immediate
Importance :" how the Sd September 1870 Coninguore
Green reported that Baez feared outbreak, and ap-
pealed TO The Commodore /" to bring some of his men
which were at Atua," which the obLging Connoa4le .t
declarngshe necessity of maro war at the port OF
santo Domingo, says tnat none would De more eohNe We
nient than tie Yantic for the facility OF entering me
River Ozama owing TO her size y and how, again on the
same day the usurper writes sun an0ther Ieter
reiterats the necessity OF the vessels now IN IN Inat
bav CSamana)i coming to the southern coast All these
things you have attestng constantly our begeent
Intervention and the maintenance OF baeS IN power ny
our navy which became his body guard ana 0nlpreseht
upholder leave them 10 your Judgment without one
word OF comment reminding you only that no fiesdeht
entitled aside the Constitution OF our country
SUMMARY.
Mr President draw TO a close allow me to repeat
the very deep regret with which make this exposure
Most gladly would 1 avoid it, Controversy especially
AT INV time of life, has attraction for me; but have
been reared In the school OF duty and now as OF Old
cannot see wrong without trying TO arrest It, plead
now AZ l have often pleaded before, for Justice ana
Peace.
In the evidence adduced have confined myself care
fuy TO public documents, not travelling out OF the
record DISPATCHES naval orders naval repors-these
are the unmpeachabe authorities And all these have
been officially communicated to the senate are now
printed ey s testimony where each par
confirms the rest. and the whole mas lhe haIHony VI
truth present this transTesson And here II Is not
who speak but the testimony.
Thus stands the case International law has been vo
lated i'm two OF It's commanding rules cue securing the
equality of nations and the other providing against pei
gerent intervention, while distinctive fnhuaihena.
principle Of the Constitution by which the President
deprived of kingy pIerogatiye, is disreearded ana
this very kngy prerogaiye Is asserted ny me fIe5 @
further at the facts, that all this great dsoDe
dence has for its object the acquslton OF sn &
GPTa Un Ss Sn sSe or Republic cr
maintained usurper in power that ne might sell ms ms
BLACK Republic Of Hayti. which besides being wrong
TO that Republic was an Insut 10 me Alrican ISe %
snthofty a fS W Of an act Of Congress II such
many headed in wrone, escape Judgment II is DIM
oui 10 see what securities remain What other sacred
rule Of international law may not ne violated What
other foreign nation may not be struck at What other
6eIligerent menace NAV not be hurledi What other
kngly prerogative may not he seizedt
on another oecai N showed how these wrongful pro,
ceedngs had been stane by the President beyond all
example but corresponding spirit Never before mas
ther been such Presidential In the senate as
we have been constrained witness Presidential visits
20 Capitol, with appeals TO SENATORS nave Deen loi
lowed by assemblies at the Executive Mansion also with
anneals to Senators and who can measure the pressure
OF ali kinds by himself or agents. especially through he
anpopting power all TO secure the contamination OF TINS
s6hemei In harmony with this effort was the Presidential
message, where, while taxing the Senate WIN " IOIy
in rejecting the treaty gravey assured that by
M 9roposed ACQUISITION our large debt abroad is to he
ultimately extngushed," thus making santo Domingo
the pack horse Of vast load perhaps, copying
Don Ouixote when he imposed upon the shoulders OF
sancho the penitental stripes which belonged 10
himself. 49, -
Then responding to the belgerent menace Of his Ad-
mral the President makes a kindred menace by pro,
posing nothing than the acquisition OF the Island
~ Sauto Domingo" thus adding the Hack RcpuDDc 10
his scheme The innocent population there were star
tied Their Minister here protested Nor is u unnatural
mat IL should I've So Suppose the Queen OF England IN
her speech at the opening Of Parliament had propOsed
in formal terms the acquisition of the United states OF
sppose ouis Napoleon in his speech at the opening OF
the Chambers during the Mexican War; while the frech
ton of that portion Of the United states adon-
ing Mexico and stretching 10 the az t,n au tb
nroduetyeness OF the soil, the natural wealth that
abOunded there and wound up by announcing tns' @ oa
TO be ssddled upon the coveted territory suppose sc
A proposition by Louis Napoleon OF ny the Ehensh
Queen made in formal speech to Chambers or Parla
ent what would have been the feeling in our country
Nor would that feeling have diminished by the eX
Gvse th tue W6efhep by accident or design would at
test small consideration for our natl0na ehstence' n
sIv are they resoute for national Independence All
this is shown by the reports whch reaeh US ho"' '
The Of t6e PRESIDENT in charging the Senate
with "foly'' was according to approved @
Clearly this is not proper term to be employee py @
hrencR OF the Government with regard 20 anotherle,st
of ali by the President with regard to the eenae f9y
Sir. Was il folly when the senate refused TO saneton
proceedings by which the Equal Kights OF 'e tion
Republc we're assaedi Was IL folly not 10 san saHe'tSn S
hostilities against the Black Republic witnous @ .e
authority Of Congressf Was IL foy NOT 10 ,hUt the
authority Of Congressi Was it folly not 70 sancuon auction
uslrpation Of the War Powers under the tbe
According to tho President all this was loly III '"e
Senate Let the country judge. -, o,o ro
Thus do We discern, whether on inc COAST 70
With the same disregard OF great principles az hs3 .
same reckessness toward the people OF Hay VINO nave
never injured us.
PRESENT DUTY.
In view of these things, the first subject OF inquiry
not SOIL climate, productveness and possiohues VI
wealth. but the exceptional and aDnormal pioeeeunk'
~ our own Government This inquiry Is essentially pre-