The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-01
8itImtond 1ispatth.
1, 1871.
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Report of the st. Domingo Commits.
| stOncss-Tnc Country and Hts Pres.
ent Governme.s-Disp isfon OF Its
People ON Claims of
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The following is understood to be cor.
rect synopsis Of the report Of the Santo
| Domingo commission as it will be signed
by all the members, unless some uneXpect-
ed disagreement occurs: s.
| The report opens with brief outline of
the manner In which the work was done,
and the parts OF the island visited.
I THE BAEz GOVERNMENT.
4 full account of the form Of government
is given, followed bya reference to the long
series of revolutions. and discussions ap.
proaching that character, and this eondi-
ton OF affairs is given as an explanation of
the more summary measures than could
| otherwise be tolerated in. . nstitlltfonal
Government. The Dominican Government
I was found in full operation, and exercising
every legitimate function Of government,
and Baez in tull aud peaceabie possession
of all parts OF the republic except the Hay
tian border, which is disturbed by revolt
touary leaders assisted by Haytiens. Baez
enjoys the respect of the majority of the
population, and has four times accented
the office Of Chief Magistrate. 1t is remark
able that the Presidents cabinet, legisla.
ture, and judiciary, are in favor OF laying
down their power i'll favor Of the United
States.
The constant commotion of several years
has completely paralyzed industrial pur-
suits, and the resources of the Republic
have SO diminished that it cannot pay ex-
penseS, and the confidence of the people
could alone have preserved its existence.
Cabral occupies three or four mountain
villages. and with small force has been
able TO disturb considerable district for a
long time, though he has few Dominican
followers.
Luperon has lately created disturbances
in the north Of the island, but it could not
be discovered that either of these leaders
had flag or organized government even
in form. The incesSant trouble Of such
leaders led the population to agree to the
! Spanish occupation. but the harShness OF
the rule of Spain. the folly of many mea-
sures adopted, and fear of reinstatement,
led TO withdrawing the Spaniards from the
island.
THE POPULATION.
The population is fixed at 100000; many
Of the richest portions of the island are IN.
inhabited. The people had generally heard
of the question of annexation on all parts
Of the island, and it had been discussed
everywhere. There was a nearly unani.
nous feeling that peace and tranquility
= could only come from annexation. The
greater friendship for the United State;
that for other Powers is due largely to col
Il, s,ln
ago. The people seem more unanimous fol
annexation than the commission has knowr
any people TO be upon any great nolitica
question. An exceedingly small portion i:
: opposed to annexation, and these are
A chiefly traders or agents Of foreign house:
whose business would suffer by the change
The commission and all connected with il
: travelled in all parts Of the island without
guard or weapon. and in perfect safety.
The physical. mental, and moral cond
A ton was found much better than antici
pated. The population is almost wholly O
mixed blood, IN every conceivable degree
The cultivated and educated, such as tbs
officials, compare well with the same elias:
i in other countries, and the uneducated ap
pear rs well as the same class elsewhere
There is IN entire absence Of all prejudice
of race or color; they appear respectful
and polite, kind and hospitabe. High
crimes, according to the statements O
their judges, are nearly unknown. All are
Roman Catholics, except the American
emgrants sent out by the Colonization So
ciety in 1924. They live among the Catho
j, lies in peace and harmony. The people
are poor and live in cheap dwellings, bu
in the country all have rs much land ~
they desire to cultivate, and they are moi
aversc to work when certain OF return
There are few schools, and the great mas:
of the people are uncducated, but show q
strong desire to learn.
THE RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRY.
The resources Of the country are vast ant
various, and capable Of great increase
Iron ore is abundant, and possibly availa
bic for manufacturing iron. Copper ore:
are of fair degree, but the mines have moi
: been extensively opened. The reported
coal of SANTANA is only Ignite, and of little
value as fuel. Little is known Of the golC
regions. Salt deposits are extensive anC
valuable. Considerable space is devoted to
setting forth the richness of the soil and the
variety, Of tropical products, and those OF
the temperate regions found on the up
lands. The island is represented as gen
orally healthy, but acclmating is necessary
This part OF the report is not finished
!. Earthquakes are not frequent; In autumn
hurricanes are.
6 The public debt statement is to be com
= pared with later date received by the com
: mission to see il they have been furnished
! with correct figures. AS now made I'm the
: debt is. in round numbers, fourteen hun
dred thousand dollars additional pending
: claims, two hundred and four Thousand
dollars, including one OF seventy thousand
: dollars by President BaeZ for persona
, property destroyed in the Spanish war, and
under the first head is six hundred Thousand
dollars for back salaries. The total is giver
at one million five hundred and tilty-si1
Thousand dollars. The official statement O
receipts of the Government for 1870 show
total of seven hundred and seventy-twt
thousand dollars, and one of the items il
for import dues alone, over six hundred
thousand dollars.
THE TREATIES.
: The commission find no foundation fol
the statement that Dominica is bound tt
Hayti for an indemnity sum to France. NJ
treaties OF any consequence exist between
Dominica and other Powers. The only
settled boundary between Hayti and Sar
Domingo is the old Spanish and French line
of TIT. When the Haytiens were driver
out OF the east part of the island, there re-
NAMED as disputed territory considerable
extent east Of the old boundary. This i.
still in dispute. Of this the Haytiens have
held in practically constant control the
towns of San Rafael, San Miguel, and Los
Caubas.
The Bonica Valley, east of these, and
Neyba district, have been alternately over:
RIM Inv both narties, The claim of Hayti