, 1873-12-05

A protcct0rnto Asked FOR the Republic
--Lctter from Ercsttient l5ncx to Press
i10nt Grant.

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--Lcttor from Ercstsient I8ncx to Press
iilont Grant.
WASHINGTON, Doc 2.--Tho following ia, tho
application Of tho Republic Of San Domingo to
tils Government, alluHon to which Is 1nado In
tho Presidents message:
PRESIDENT DAEz To rhEsIpENT GRANT
BAN DOMINGO, Aun. Is, 1879.
MOST ExcEL1.ENT Sin: It is now thirty years
since tho Dominican pooplo, having boom tor tho
third time surprised by tho invading hortos Of
Hayti, and having beon ',ndor thcr domination
aud claimed their Independence. From this
tirno until tho year 1861 tloro was but ono inter-
raj Of truce to tho continuous mud vandalio ug-
grcBaions OF that Government, Which never
coased to long for tho conquest md devastation
Of our soil. 10 no ot,er cause wsa, then. duo
tho fuct Of the roincorporation Of this country
with spnin-n combination which was
thought tikoiy to prnvo bonoi}cial by tho poltf-
cal mon Of that tin,o who had no roalizing
souse Of the great difference of our institutions
or OF tho series OF insurtnountablo obstacles to
tho establishment Of tho monarchicnl colonial
syatom IN MI American country which Ind so
long bad it's dost1nos in itH own hauds, however,
restoration havlng como to an end, md tho
rights Of the Dominicana having been aaBortod,
layti did not again cntor tho aroma us MI in
yadcr, but commenced n soctet war of d most
minicnn olosnent In os<lor to crush the lborsios
Of tllis eonlc II possible, hy tho ail OF It's own
HONS. iIayti 1t o,ico assembled tho macon!onta,
and did all in its power to encourage rcbol-
lion, offering MD and comfort to tho
robe!e, giving then, an asylum m .11aytian soil,
sending them with nrn1a in their hands to our
frontier, aud Frequently assigning uaytian reg
ular troops to mid thoir movements md protect
thom III tllelr flight. To tleHe tactics Is duo tho
fact that, consuming our fosonrcee md nayingH,
although always succcssfll on the field OF bnttc.
re have not yot beon ablo to complete victory,
Tho enemies af tho Dominican Republic tloo to
IIayti. whore they live 1,ndiaturbed. and whore
they easily rorair tt.cir continual loasss GuGh
public to sock to improve thoir condition
by rendering their future more secure.
They therefore. manifested unanimous de-
sire for annexation to tho great Republic Of tho
plan faled, leaving tho country In tho midst of
multitude Of difficulties created by TINT conf
binaton, and, what is still moro doplorablo, the
object Of the jealousy md even tho hatred Of
o.her people whose intcrests did not accord with
nado will, tho Sanlana bay Company iias given
tho finishing stroko to this st1ntion, especially
sinco tho noiBe Of it's establishment l,ar beou
succeeded by the most absolute silenco and tho
most listloss indifference, It tnot being posible
f,rt'e Dominican people to continue to sup
port alone aud unndeA tho horrible conac-
Quonces OF a combined haired which manifested
itsolf disguised ATTACKS aud mnchinations tlov
appeal to tho g:cnt Republic Of the Uuitcd
establishment Of an efficient proteotorato which
may rrosorvo them from rnwnrrantot! attacks
aimed at their very existence. Tho Dominican
people believe that this will not ha itistastcEul
tion. 1t would bo nit act Of nauulleence and
generosity whereby the l'opulin Of tin United
States would risk nutlIing. ainca it would amply
cover With It's Hgis mn iuoire1'nivo and friendly
! people. whom Proviacnco designed to bo i'll
| natural nliy. aud NIL the sons Of this people
| wD,tf1 rrcnt with f0y tta 1ny v1iGi