Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1872-08-31


friendly net toward the United States
aud mke snch stepsas yo1 think "eces>
Ufy !5M p W
These are bat Few If tho numerou.
atte nps tn m'n.cs III iii ani aid the
nsurper Bmz, to force the p.op!e of
that weak Republic to limit
ALI this was done without the advice
and consent OF Congress. ~h ch al"ne
under the C,n@titu ion is empowered ID
declare war; and completely ecllpseS
10 magnitude the usurpations ef Angus
tu, Ce .ar, or Napoleon Ill.
Ii johnson had been guilty of one
half the violations Of lay, aud vilfnl
usurpations of this our m lit.ry chief
tain, he would have been impeached
o, til, bar of the American Senate. by
an overwhelming majrity. aud the
sovcreigas Of this country would have
responded, Am.n!
We now give the "fficia. report of
the ships ot war sent to Ii I'll aud Sa
Domin - at An enormous expens, OF
the. peoples money to carry out that
black scheme Of annexatiun, all with.
out authority Of las, and at every
step violating every principle OF na-
tional anl constitutional Law. huu,n;iy
and decency here Is the secord.
=. The following are the names of
the vessels which have heen in the
wat. r. of the Island "f Ssn Domingo
since the commencement "f he Negotiations
with Daininic,. with their arna nents
.'Severn-l49 inch aud ID rounder
rif..
Congress III 0 inch and . 60
FOUNDERS r g..
Ntn,a~ket-6 81 32-pounders. 1870
pounds, GJ-p"under ria-.
Swatara-6 > FOUNDERS, 1890
pnnnd~: II lnch
Yan:ic-l | inch and inch
" Dictator > l5.inch.
Sau.u--2 l5-,neh.
"Trrrpr-4 l5-inch.
| Albany Ii 0 Inch and ! g.
ponn!er rifle.
Nin>ic-- ll-inch aud , 90-inch
Sem mnIr-l | inch aud / -
poun,lrr. of 400 pounds.
'Trnne<see-O spar deck. = ll.inch
o inch, , 100. .lounder-. and 60
ponnier; on gnn deck. l6 o inch.
i" The ships now in those waters are
as far ns Is known 10 the Department.
The Congress. the Nantasker. the Yam.
tic. aud The Tennessee. (Senrte. tx
Doc. N, ~. p.Se 3. Forty T.rs'
Cong, third session.
If our friends desire any more evi.
dence Of Grants violasion OF law, pa
tent usurpation. wiIrul nr ignorant, and
nIan Test incnmpcfancy to act as 'h'
chief executive of this Republic, w'
can give it in Abundance Every
charge made against Grant is true
aud The ha { is not yet told
Was il not vi,lAi,on of the consti
tuition e.. send enlhassld ldms tu treat io
th,t Republic and to lease the by /"
S.uana without the consent uf oh,
Senate?
Was il mt Violating intcrna'iona
law, when b. threatened l.n With de
srruction IL she should interfere q
maintain her own just c'sims TO Sar
Domingo?
Was it not q violation Of our Con
stitutiun aud laws, when he sent al
those ships of war to usurper Baez Z
Was il not violation of the law G
common sense. common Justice an
honesty TO surround San Doming
~ith American war ships. and carr
our flag ON land, TO frigh,en and com
pell IN jrrtiy Of the people 10 sot
for annexation against their will
Was it not palpab'e. wiliul, sn
corrupt violation of law, when aiie
the Senate had rejected the treaty 9
c"-ruptIy made. he expended larry
i, sums Of the peoples money TO di
patch ships Of war and our so'diery
interfere in the quarrel going Oh in sf
RepubIic of San Domingo, betwee
: two political factions I
y All these thugs he is guilty O
: more damnable in their nature, tha
the acts charged upoa JEFF. Davis aa
bis allirs. in forcing many Ut II
8 S,uthern States out Of the Unio
. agaisst the will u majority Of Il
d people, and ton fold worse than oil 4