The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-27
SAM DOMINGO.


breathing perambuation. The Nipsic did not go
beyond Port au-Prince; out Lieutenant-Co omm ander
Seifrdge his report, under date OF July Ia. 1889,
lets drop an honest judgment which causes regret
that he did not visit the whole lsland' Thus ne
"Whie my short stay in the island Will not permit
oplnion. thai II the United States should annex
Hayti on the representation OF party, It would be
found an elephant both costly in money and lives"
"TT The Whole case is opened when we are warned
against annexation ION the representation OF
Still the scheme proceeded, on the 17th July 1859
General Babcock sailed from New York for st.
Domingo, special agent OF the State Depar6ment-
The records OF the department. so far as communi-
Gated TO the Senate show no authority to open ne
gotiations OF any kind, much less TO treat for the
ACQUISITION of this half island. His Instructions
which are dated July Is, 1869, are simply to make
Seoretary Of the Navy addresses a letter to Com
mander owen OF the Semnole, with an armsmenS
OF one 1l-inch gun and four S2-pounders, OF 43OO
sYou will remain at Sanana or on the coast OF ST.
Domingo while General bsDUoon & Is 'uJIv, IJh,i aIu ave
The phrase OF the Secretary IS at least cuti)us
And who is General Ba6cock, that on MS visit the
navy is TO be at his back? Nothing on this head is
said All that we know from the record Is that he
was to make certain Inquiries, and In this business
''gunsn play part To he sure IL was their moral
support he was to have; but they nevertheless
'Runs." Thus Ia all times has lawless force sought
to disguise itself. Before any negotiation was Oe-
gun, while only a few nterrogaiores were ordered
by the State Department under which he acted,
'the moral support of guns" was ordered by the
Here, sir permit to say is the nrst sign of war,
being an undoubted usurpation, whether by Presi-
is ordered. But this Is only squfnt compared with
the open declaration which ensued: And here again
But the gums" OF the Seminole were not enough
to support the penipotentiary In his inquiries Tue
Navy Department. under date OF August 49, 1869,
telegraphed to the commandant at Key West:-
"Direct a vessel to proceed without moments
delay to San Domingo City, to he placed a. the dis
posal of General Babcock while on that coast II
not at San Domingo City, TO 1nd him" uo'd, p. 81
of war Itself. Accordingly the Tuscarora was dis,
patched, and the plenip0tentiary finds himself
to commodore. Again the contrast with Old
HOW many days the Tuscarora took to reach the
coast does not appear but on the 4th OF september
the famous protocol executed by Orville f. ib-
cock enti ling himself "Aid-de-camp OF his Excel
lency General Ulysses S. Grant, President OF the
United States OF America" where, besides stipula
ting the annexation OF Dominica to the United
States In consideration OF 5OO,O00, it is further
President OF the United states, promises pr-
vately to use all his influence in order that the
idea OF annexDg the dominican republic to
the United States may acquire such a degree of
popularity among members Of Congress as Will be
mngo Report, Senate, No. 234, o. 1885, Forty 1rst
Congress, second sesson.) such was the work,
which needed so suddenly-''withOut a moments
delay"-a second war ship, besides ths Nipsic which
was already ordered "to lend the moral support of
its guns" How unlike the condition when old pain
boasted that there was not Spanish bottom In the
watersl
Returning to Washington with his protocol, the
to negotiate two treaties, for the annexation of
the half-sand and the other fot the eas OF the bay
OF Samana. How this business sped appears from
the state Department. The report OF the Navy De-
partment shows how lt was sustained by force. BY
letter under date OF December 8, 1859, on board
the ship Albany, addressed To Commander Bunce on
board the Nantasket the plenpote 1tiary, after
nouncing the conclusion OF treaty for the lease OF
Samana and other purposes, imparts this important
ain this negotiation the President has guaranteed
to the Dominican Republic projection ron all for
egn interposition during the time specified In the
treaties for submitting the same to the people OF the
Dominican Republic
or the absolute futlity and nullity OF this gu ar
antee until after the ratification of the treaties
shall speak hereafter. Meanwhile We behold the
''For this purpose the honorable Secretary OF the
Navy was directed to place three armed vessels In
this harbor, subject to my Instruction"
Why three armed vessel? For what purpose !?
How unlike old Spain! WHAT follows reveals the
II shall raise the United States flag on shore and
shall leave a small guard with it,"
Here is nothing less than military OcCu patton Be-
sides war ships the waters the nag Is to be raised
on shore and soldiers of the United States be
left with it, Again the contrast th Old Spain, VINO
b0asted not only that there was not stnge spanish
'fbottom" OH the coast, but not single Spanish
soldier on the land Then follows an order to make
NShould you find any foreign Intervention In
tended you VIII use al your m force rec 70 carry out to
Nothing could be stronger. Here Is war. Then
comes direct menace by the young penipoten-
tiary, launched at the neighoorng black republic. =
''The Dominican Republic fearing trouble from
the Haytien border, about Jasmel, you Will please
inform the people, in case you are satisfied there is
an intended Intervention, that such Intervention,
direct or Indirect will be regarded as an unfriendy
act towards the United States and take such steps
as you think necessarg." (Senate Ex. Doc No sl
p. Q, Forty-frst Congress, Third SessiOn)
The Dominican Republic fears trouble, or in other
words the usurper Baez nembles for his power, and
therefore the guns OF our navy are 10 be pointed al
Hayti. Again, how little like Old Spain! And this
was the way in which our negotiation began. We
have heard OF an earned neutrality" and OF an
earned peace;" but here is an armed negotiation.
The force employed in the negotiation naturally
fructihed In other force. Violence follows voleacs
in new forms. Armed negotiation was changed IL
armed Intervention, being an act OF war; all OF which
rs placed beyond question. There Is repetition and
The swiftness of war appears In the telegram
dressed to Kear-Admtrai Poor. at Kew West. Her, err
Is this painful despatch;-
Proceed at once with the Severn and Dictator &c
POrtau-Prnce: communicate with Consul
there, and inform the present Haytien authorities
that this GOvelnm Is determined TO protect the
present Dominican Government with all its power
You will then proceed to Dominica, ami use YOU
force to give the most ample protection to the Do
mnican Government against any power attempting
TO interfere with It, Visit Samana Bay aud the capi
tai, and see the United ates power and AUTHORITY
secure there. There must be no failure in this
matter IL the Haytiens attack the Dominicans will
their ships, destroy capture them See that ther,
is proper force at both san Domingo City anC
Samana.
'If Admiral Poor is not at Key West, this des
patch must be forwarded to him without delay
"Proceed at once!" Mark the warlike energy
What then? Inform the Hayden Government th II
"this Government is determined to project tht
present Dominican Government (the usurper Baez
with ali its power" Strong words and vast IL
scope. Not only whole navy OF the United states
but all the power OF our country is promised TO The
usurper Az Dominica, where the admiral is TO "a
next he Is directed 60 use his force to give the
ample protection TO the Dominican GOyera
ment lthe usurper Baez) against any power
attempting to inter ere with it," Then comes new
dlrecl0n AT Samana aud the city OF St Domingo
"see the United States power and authority secur,
nothing m