New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-11-28
Now for Santo Domingo.

| NO" EOr SantO Domingo.
| 1t has been announced, with some evidenc,
of authority, that the President will not il
his forthcoming message renew his recon-
mendation for the annexation of Santo Do
mingo. We do not suppose that the Pres
| ident has changed his views on the subject
| or that he does not believe its acquisition, in
view of the melancholy condition of Cuba
| to be more important now than it was when
he first urged it upon the consideration Of
Congress and the people. Ifhe does not re.
new the recommendation, therefore, it will
be mainly for the reason that he has referred
the whole subject to the people, and has de-
termined to calmly await their action through
their representatives in Congress. OF all the
States in the Union there is none in which
the subject has been more thoroughly can
vassed than in Maryland, and the voices OF
all parties, and especially of the Democratic
party, has been and is still almost unanimous
in favor Of annexation. If vote could be
taken in Maryland on the subject the voice
of the people would be as nearly unanimous
in favor of speedy annexation as the Com
missioners found the people of Santo Domin-
go to be. Maryland will now have Repub-
lican representation in Congress, and we call
upon Messrs. Albert and Lowndes to be pre-
pared to take the initiative in giving express
sion to the popular demand. The following
communication is from one of Mr.. Albert s
constituents, and we have no doubt that he
will promptly respond to his appeal to "se-
cond the motion :"
" Messrs. Editors Baltimore american
please allow me space to briefly express
my views on what consider to be a very inn
pOrtant matter of national consideration, viz !:
The acquisition of Santo Domingo. A year
%xr,n J.
ating for the annexation of the Dominican
part Of the island, great ado was made by
certain gentlemen in opposition to the mat
ter, alleging that untold mischief would arise
from the cOnsummation of the project, and
that the American people uere opposed to annera-
tiOn. AS the inhabitants of the island, in
their sovereign capacity, were willing, nay,
anxious for peaceful annexation, 1 cannot see
what the mischief, so much feared, would be-
On the contrary l am confident that by eX-
tending the protection of our Government to
harassed and down-trodden people we
should thereby prerem great mischief to the
inhabitants of that island, and in return
should acquire rich and valuable territory,
which, by American enterprise, could be
made to produce most of the sugar, coffee,
and tropical fruits which now take away so
much of our gold to purchase in foreign
markets.
'While the President was fully convinced of
the great benefits to be derived from the
project, yet as he would have no policy
against what might be the wishes of the peo-
pie of this country, he waived the further
consideration of the subject and submitted it
to the judgment of the American people for
their decision. The people, at the ballot
box, have spoken and approved the course of
the President, Santo Domingo not excepted.
His administration has been endorsed as that
Of but few men before him has been. In the
North, the South, the East, and the West his
triumph has been sweeping and complete,
and we see no reason why he should not now
resume negotiations. Therefore, Resolced,
That we believe it is the wish of the Ameri-
can people that the President reopen negotia-
tons for the annexation of Santo Domingo.
Who will second the motion? A. G.. d.
Laurel, Prince Georges county, Novem-
Der 81, 1872"
The triumphant reelection of President
Grant cannot be regarded as other than a
cordial Endorsement of all the great measures
of his administration, and was the voice of
the people virtually saying to each and all
of those who were foremost in slandering
and vilifying his character, in the emphatic
language of Mr.. Greeley, "YOu lie, sir" Of
all the false and defamatory accusations
against the honesty of President Grant, there
was none that exceeded in enormity and
baseness the charges of corruption against
him in relation to the proposed annexation
of Santo Domingo. The report of the Com
missioners-Wade, Howe, and White
proved all these charges to be false and I'M
founded, bus the Republican press of the
country, with very few exceptions, was so
fearful of the power and influence of Senator
Sumner. that they scarcely dared to refer to
Their report was allowed, under what was
deemed the exigencies of the political sit
uation, to be pushed aside, and Sumner,
Schurz, Trumbull, and Upton, with the New
York Tribune and Sun, poured upon the Presi-
dent their phials of defamation almost unan-
swered. The time for vindication has now
come, the people have spoken emphatically
in favor of the annexation of Santo Domingo,
and no time should be lost in bringing the
matter before Congress. We hope to see
Maryland take the lead in giving expression
to the voice of the people.-BaH. american.