The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-20


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Tho samana Bay Schemc-The Big
and Little ssNiggers" In the Wood
Pile.
In article ten Of the convention, as it is
pompously called, between the government of
st. Domingo and the SANTANA Bay Company,
it is provided that ''the company and its
territories shall remain under the united
protection of the Dominican Republic and the
United States Of America, and the company
and it's agents, when they deem it necessary,
shall ask the protection and Intervention of
either of these nations or BOTH" So the
United States government is to be dragged
into protecting this company and intervening
to sustain it. Who gives this assurance2
Does General Grant or Congress know any,
thing about it? Or is this mere assumption
on the part of the spectators in order to get
off their bonds and stock?
Then we find the cunning Baez looking
after the main chance and protecting his pecu-
mary interests in article eleven in manner
that may prove embarrassing to the company
and lead to appeals to the United States. After
stating that annual payment of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars in American gold
shall be paid in advance by the company to
the Dominican government (that is to Baez),
it is provided that ''the non-payment OF the an
nual rent alluded to in article ten, or the
breaking out of war, or other circumstances of
force majesre, will cause the said convention to
be considered null and void after thirty days
notice has been given by the Dominican gov
eminent Baez not only wants his money in
does from o doubtful tenant, but should the
company not pay up promptly the whole grand
scheme will collapse. Should, therefore, the
company be inpecunious and not have the
money ready at any time-the first, second,
third or any succeeding year-''in advance"
what is to become of the vested rights or prop
erty of immigrants, should there ever be any
immigrants, acquired from and paid for to
the company? Would the immigrants have
any remedy? Would they be subjects of his
mulatto Excellency, Baez, and have to remain
in his dominions without redress? Or could
to the government at Washington? These are
some of the complications likely to arise, and
it is we'll to know in time how they are to be
settled. Unless the company can sell its bonds
or stock under the spur of the extraordinary
advertisement it has skilfully evoked we fear
the hundred and fifty thousand dollars year
Gin advance will not be realized from Sam
ana. Why did not the company propose to
pay Baez in bonds or stock? Perhaps he was
too shrewd to listen to such proposition.
American gold he will have every year Gin
advance" or the convention will be null and
void. IN
Another ''nigBer' in the wood pile appears
to be seen in the provision about sailing YES
sells "with the Dominican flag, or with any
other which the company has right to use."
This last clause of the sentence means, of
course, the American flag for in q following
paragraph it is said, ''all vessels of the COM
pany which have the American or Dominican
flag shall be manned and commanded by citi-
zens of the United States or Of the Dominican
Republic" Is this intended to be o cunning
evasion of our Rregistry and Navigation lawsp
This mixing up the American flag and Ameri-
can manned and commanded vessels with st.
Domingo and a company of our citizens hav-
ing the powers of an Independent government
looks as if there were some such intention.
Does President Grant know anything about
this proposition? If not, it will be well to
look into that before giving countenance to
this stupendous adventure. AT oil events 1t
will be well for our people to guard against
being misled by the great flourish OF trumpets
the SANTANA Bay Company is making.
The RETIREMENT OF MARSHAL SERRANo
FROM Pup1rc LrE.-In letter which he has
inst written to Senior Sagasta Marshal Serrano
has announced his firm intention to retire
from public life. It will be remembered by
our readers that only q few days since Serrano
had q long interview with King Amadeus.
What was the object of that interview we have
not vet learned. 1t is not unreasonable, how
ever, to conclude that, in the peculiar circum-
stances in which Spain is now placed, with i'll
suppressed instruction at home and with her
most important colonial possession in open re-
volt, the King is anxious to rally to his sup
port the leading statesmen of the country.
Serrano was one of the young King first
| friends, and it is most natural that the King
| should seek to benefit by the venerable states