New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-05

ment, and 10 the compliments, who earnest
y request the passage of q joint resolution
q authorize the President to call in all the
certificates issued by the commission, &C
as to defeat an, payment to those whom the
memoriallsts consider fraudulent holders v
The report Their refers to the disturbed
condition of the country, and says;
"With more settled condition of the in.
ternal affairs of Venezuela. it may reason
ably be expected that some arrangement
will be made by which That country can NEE,
It's just indebtedness ard. in fact, it APP
pears from dispatches received from the
present Minister at Caracas, the Hon. VIM.
A. Pile, that an arrangement could be
Elected by which the collection and dis
bursement of the customs receipts would be
placed under the supervision of some re-
Sponsible foreign power This is probably
he only means of enabling that Government
10 meet iss obligations; but in the case OF
The United States there is the obstacle be-
fore mentioned-the complaints made of
The conduct of the tribunal of arbitration.
Under date of January 10, Mr.. Pile says
The only real obstacle in the way of such an
arrangement with the United States, IF it be
desirable on our part is the universal con
siction here that many of the awards of the
mired commission were secured by fraudu.
lent means, and are unjust to this Govern
ment.'
.'In view of all the circumstances which
your committee have carefully considered
he deranged condition of the finances Of
Venezuela, owing to her chronic revolu-
tionary tendency, the alleged improper con
duct on the part of the mixed commission
the complaints of the memorialists and
claimants, and the desire of the present
Government of Venezuela to meet its jus,
obligations, your committee are Of the
opinion that the President should be di
rected to suspend payment on the certif
Gates Of awards now outstanding, except as
to the moneys already received from Vene
zuela and that he be authorized to enter
into negotiations with the Government of
Venezuela for q rehearing of the claims
passed upon by the tribunal of arbitration
under the treaty of 25th of April, 1866 and
on that they recommended the passage of
an accompanying BILL"
If the above cautious statement, made in
the House of Representatives, does not
prove the honest character of Grants ad-
ministration in its foreign relations, and the
reckless and slanderous character of Mr..
Summers attacks and criticisms, langu age
has no force or effect
GREELEY VS.. SUMNER.
Against Mr.. Summers criticisms on the
San Domingo policy may fairly be placed
Mr.. Greeley's approval. Nothing has oc.
onrrad tn cttF v
unfavorable change in Mr.. Greeley's mind,
except the fact that he is now Mr.. Summers
candidate for the Presidency. Action and
reaction is probably as much mental as it
is physical law and necessity. Hence a
Presidential candidate, who will allow Mr..
Sumner to control the State Department,
either as Senator or as the Secretary of
State, may we'll be conceived to have under
gone on cognate topics what some religion
lists term a ''sudden illumination" Doubt
less as q candidate Mr.. Greeley opposes the
acquisition Of San Domingo; as an editor
he favored it; probably as a President he
will allow Mr.. Sumner to arrange for the
acquisition of Hayti as well as San Domingo.
With Mr.. Sumner, as well as other mortals,
it makes good deal of difference as to on
whom the credit of successful policy or
stroke of craftsmanship will fall. A part of
what Greeley thought and wrote on San
Domingo is here quoted:
''The terms Of the proposed annexation
of San Domingo are at length before US.
The acquisition for million and half of
dollars, of the forts, public buildings, and
sovereignty of San Domingo, with guar
antee that this sum shall be employed to
satisfy her obligations, looks like shrewd
transaction from either a business or politi.
cal point of view. The assurance that these
obligations shall be paid by commissioners,
and the manner Of confirming the treaty,
leave nothing to be desired in these respects
We heartily applaud the foresight of secur-
ing San Domingo initially as territory. if
we are to have it at ALL and we recommend
the same cautious and considerate policy in
the acquisition Of other unsettled States
upon accommodating terms -Ne,o York
Tribune, January 10, 1870.