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

ence. But, though they may be honored
in this, there's nothing in their history fol-
sixty years past to so in ecstacies over
When Mr. Sumner says We bullied them
San Domingo was, in diplomatic usage, IN.
der our protection. We had the right, and
it was our duty, to prevent outside pressure
The Haytien government was doing all ii
dared do to create this pressure. Its men.
of-war were loaned to Luperon and Others
to make war on Baez-not a usurper, but
the legal executive of San Domingo. Saje'
was helping Cabral with arms, and the
| Hayien mountaineers, living near the
boundary, formed then, as they probably dc
to day, the chief part of Cabral's force. Our
menace was simply this: The Admiral com
handing the American feet in the gulf sailed
in his flag ship to Port gu Prince, was rowea
ashore, waited on the minister of state, and,
in quiet conversation. informed him of the
pending negotiations, and that San Domingo
was entitled to our protection until the treaty
was accepted or rejected, and that it was
not in accordance with international obliga-
tons for Hayti to loan men Of war or arm
troops against San Domingo. Of course he
was told that we should prevent it hereafter.
This was all our bullying. 1t certainly
stopped that of Hayti.
Mr.. Summers disingenpousness in this
charge is not more remarkable than other
things during that debate such, for instance.
as reading in proof that when San Domingo
became Spanish possession in 1861, no me-
mace was made by landing troops, &c.-a
part of sentence from an official gazette of
the event. but conveniently stopping
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A SENTENCE,
| which, if it had been translated to the end,
would have shown tina. troops were landed.
Nor is it more striking illustration of his
methods, than his use of the celebrated
phrase, dance of blood, =" which is the
San Domingo war he so adroitly paraded.
This phrase came, Mr.. Sumner said, from a
letter written in Hayti, and was designed to
prove that we were actually at war. There
is little bit Of history not yet told in this
matter. Mr.. Summers letter came from the
Haytien minister, Preston, a duller and
mere ignorant Catacazy, who sought, when
he came here, to "lobby" by "wining and
dining" newspaper men and others, sup
posed to influence public opinion, etc., to
prevent the success Of the annexation policy.
Mr.. Sumner was his friend, and
THE HAyTlEN USED THE SENATOR.
After the San Domingo Commission was
appointed Preston began to get out of some
of his obligations. In order to frighten him,
| suppose, into paying, some letters, few
out OF many, were exhibited to Administra-
ton Senators, with the statement that they
were prepared here and in New York, as
coming from Hayti, in order to enable Pres
ton to manufacture news, and otherwise
prompt his Senatorial allies. One of the
exhibited letters had the dance of blood "
phrase in it, and, on its being shown to Mr..
Sumner, twas recognized by him in the hand
writing of Mr.. Preston. II was q letter in
structlng his agent how to prepare the next
budget of news, and what to say. The story
was never too either out Of regard to the
Senator. or, more probably, because Pres
ton paid hush money and got the documents
back.
Mr.. Summers Haytien muddle is then, af
ter all, but fgment of his diseased imagi
nation, as is also the case with his German
''muddle.'
~
The great statesman who directs the desti
MES of the German Empire has a certain
frank and open habit which often confounds
by its simplicity.
The following article is proof of this
quality, as well as a severe rebuke to the
vilfers of the Administration. 1t is a lit
eral translation, and bears the signatures of
the German Chancellor. Its publication is
of recent date, and it first appeared in Bis
marck's well known organ, the Berlin Pro
rincial Correspondence
I've see with regret that some politicians
and journals in the United States are so I'M.
scrupulous as to excite the German voters
in the Republic of the United States against
General Grant, on account of his drport-
ment in the German. French war. We have
declared very often, and repeat it yet: The
German Government has taken not the least
umbrage at the conduct of General Grant
toward our country On the contrary. Gen.
eral Grant has given us manifold and very
valuable proofs of his true sympathy with
our cause. PRlNCE v. BISMARCK"
The above answers Mr.. Sumner complete.
", even if other facts, which are part of
the diplomatic record of this country, such
as Bismarck's letter of thanks for Minister
Nashburne s services to the unfortunate
Germans in Paris, did not prove how mali
cious aud ill founded are Mr.. Summers
attacks.
Were it not so serious a matter-this of
systematic slander-to laugh at this charge
would be the only way to treatit. The only
muddle is in the intrigue of Messrs. Schurz
and Sumner, who have sought to make
muddle Of our relations with Germany. Bis.
marck very we'll understands that neither in
letter nor spirit have we violated any obi
cations due from us to Germany. Both
Governments, press and people, know there
is not the slightest pretense existing of any
imbroglio. 1t is another "fgment," and
belongs to the whole windy fabric created
by the Massachusetts Senator. 1t is already
falling, and the saddest is that in its ruins
will be buried, past recovery, the wreck of a
noble reputation. r. J. Fl.
A.
Ma. SUMMERS VENEZUELA MIDDLE.
The statement relative to the Venezuela
clhins made in the letter of Col Hinton