The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-01

Ia nngence through which his dictatorship may
tyrannca abuse bsyend que stion. New York is
Dental ssnf e COsctos the Priest
between the President @y ao %o5s the !SmscS
together By ties 't than ose SEASIDE
to Obtain 0 the cont as Collector was determmed
Convention and nnea,ed ne 10 natSia. Ss c
m men lG Il M Rs no replied tina. IN his adg
holders to an srtase ctate to the
to the State At districts who should go from them
attempt r. convention, and sim more delicate to
represr .rerent departments as to the Vest men to
Of thu mt them. The brave oollector Lieutenant
cry :; that 1t was General Grants wish, and Gen.
~ Al Grant was the head of the republican party,
| publcans were to do his biddfnE From the same
to the Statement u his lieutenant, wanted TO be
represented In the Convention, being the Rspubli-
sss ssss e Sss a. pl sxs
dental Lieutenant, being none other than the
CUSTOM Ssss Ere RpS secure se
his district, and ne promised that The would
dictatorship was administered. bGices in the Gus
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with Generalization like thatc0f the slave market.
nor = r. ssy 70 the strggance q
| life.
| CoNTRIyANcEs AGAINST ST DOMINGO.
ana w;as rac IN all asE
Ference I'd law, naturally rpened in the contrivance
nursed An the hotholse ef'secrecy against the
ately against the peace OF that island, for, under
the guise o. annexing gerson, there was menace
was absolutely indeisnsiSie rom beginning 70 end,
being wrong at every point 1t Is the special ard
srson no w ssau' Of nss cd and md
projected itself more than into any.
we Behold hold our PRESIDENT have referred to this
'cOntrivance as marking an epoch In Presidential
pretensons It is my duty, now to slew Its true
weeks only after beginning his career as civilian,
and while occupied nh military usurPat,ons and the
Dominican plotters, headed by the nsurper Baez
and the specuiator Cazneau the nrst an adven-
one who knows him wen las the worst
man living OF whom he has any personal knowl-
edge and the second one OF our own countrymen
long resident on the island, known as disloyal
throughout the war and entire ely kindred in charac-
without one word in Congress- in the press sng-
gest.ng annexation of the island or any part OF it,
the N his ava And
) step absolutely without precedent In our history.
The agent In this transaction was Orville E. Bah.
? cock, young officer figuring in the blue book OF
the time rs another of the unauthorized secretaries
at the Excessive Mansion and also as major Of
engineers. His published instructions, under date
fully IL, 1884, were simply to make inquiries; but
the plot appears In communication OF the same
captain Of the Seminole, a war ship with an arma-
ment OF
ONE ELEvzH1NCH GUN AND -FOUR TH1RrY-Two-
FOUNDERS
to give him the moral support OF his guns. And
Key West for another war ship to proceed without
moments delay to San Domingo City to be placed
e Wt suc Of w sha s
of the President obtained nom the usurper Baez
that famous protocol STIMULATING the annexation Of
Tho
young officer, fresh from the Executive Mansion,
protested TO execute as .'aide-de-camp OF his
the United States,n instead Of chief magistrate OF
republic as the President military chieftan
tary star. The same instruction contained the un-
bushing stipulation that .'ais Excellency
promises privately to use all his influence
In order that the idea Of annexing the Dominican
/ degree OF popularity among the members OF
Congress as win be necessary for its accomplish
Il ment," which Is simply that the President shall
, become lobbyist to bring about the annexation
!, by Congress. such was the strange beginning,
! in every partienlar. but showing the residential
character. On his return to Washington the young
officer, who had assumed to be "Ad-de Camp OF His
ExceIlency General Ulysses $. Grant and had bound
the President to become lobbyist for wrctched
scheme, instead OF being disavOwed and repr-
manded was sent back to the usurper with instIuc-
tons to negotiate two treaties-0ne for the annex
alton or the half island OF Dominica and the other
for the lease Of the Bay of SANTANA. by the con-
stitution OF the United States ambassadors and
0tner puDllc ministers are appointed by the FreSi
dent, by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, but our aidde-camp had no such commits
sion. Presidential prerogative empowered him.
Nor was naval force wanting. With three war ships
at his disposal he entered upon negotiation with
Baez and obtained the two treaties. Naturally force
while he sold his country and naturally such
transaction required Presidential aid-de-
ther than civilian duty appointed according
to both. On other occasions 1t has been my solemn
duty to expose the outrages which attended this
latefu business where at each step brought
face to face with Presidential Professionalism
seizure as Of he the war the
Intervening In Dominica and menacing war
Of 96s Enh BY the
Department, being nothing less than war by kingly
prerogative In defiance OF that distinctive princi-
pie OF republican government first embodied in
our constitution, which places the war powers
under the safeguard Of the legislative branch,
war; an undoubted usurpation. But our Presi-
dent, like Gallo, cared for none Of these things.
rally followed by barefaced disregard OF that
equality OF nations, which is the first principle OF
rule was set aside, In order to insult and menace
Hayti, doing unto the black republic what we
would not have That republic 40 unto us nor what
eminent and most painful Presidential pretensions
the first adverse to the constitution, and the Sec
one adverse to international law, add the
in Dominica by the Presidential confederate,
were allowed to reach New York, all OF which was
known to his subordinates, Babcock and Caseman,
and doubtless t0himself What was the liberty or
an American citizen compared with the Presidential
prerogative to one who had de1ed the constitution
on which depends the liberty OF all, and then dened
international law on which depends the peace
\ OF the world ? A single citizen mmured
| In damp dungeon was OF small moment. But
\ this is only an Illustration. Add, now, the lawless
| occupation OF the Bay OF SANTANA for many months
after the lapse OF the Treaty, keeping the national
nag dying there and assuming territorial
eregnty which did not exist. Then add the pro-
tracted support OF Baez, In his usurped power to
the extent OF placing the national flag at his dis
posal, and girdling the island with our ships
OF war, all at immense cost and to the neglect OF
other service where the navy was needed. This
strange succession OF acts, which, Ii established for
precedent, would overthrow constitution and
law, was followed by another class OF Presidential
manifestations, being, first, an unseemly impor-
tunity OF Senators during the pendency OF the
/ treaty,
VISITING THE CAPITOL As A LOBBYIST
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