The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-18
In Everything the Same as Grant Wanted
. 1gylE the United States To Be. 'o
The Infant "John Kumpari"
Of the West Indies.
RAILROAD and TELEGRAPH CONCESSIONS
The Right to Issue Pub
lie Securities.
PECUN1ARY TERMS OF THE TREATY

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Its Endorsement by the Senate and thu
s,.11 Decree Of President Baez. aa
. The parties who have organized the SANTANA Bay
Company persistently refused yesterday to give tc
the press q copy OF the treaty which they have
entered into with the Dominicans. Any other in
formation-such as the marvellous resources o.
their acquired possessions, the richness of the
soil, the certain and assured pecuniary prospects
OF the company, their utter independence OF every
thing and everybody, and what good thing 1t was
to hold stock In it-they Cheerfully yielded to al
Corners. But the proof of what they chose to say
the text OF the treaty-they seemed strangely I'M
willing to disclose, and they evaded, by
s9 % VAGUE AND HAY PHRASES, go
any question that touched upon what their ac-
CURED powers really were, and how they had con-
trived to reconcile the maintenance OF their charac
ter % good citizens OF the United States with the
assumption OF authority to make war and levy
taxes on their own account in their newly &C.
CURED realm. 1t may also be stated that the ON
GERS OF the Tybee were cautioned against giving
away single copy OF the oflcisl bulletin, which
was published late on the eve OF the departure of
the Commissioners, and every other possible
precaution was taken to keep this docu-
ment from the public eye. Perhaps
careful perusal Of the exact text OF some OF the
clauses will fully account for this reluctance to at
once come forth into the full light Of day and face
popular criticism. gl Claw
Late in the afternoon, however, the returned
Commissioners were permitted to make to the re.
porters @ I'D sL eesle ei
-nJll oil GENERAL STATEMENT n1a
Nfu hat ktxA~ t.Al NJ. II.
spokesman. But even this speech was, to great
extent, merely repetition OF the Old old story Of
the fertility Of the soil, the beauty and healthful
ness Of the climate and the general loneliness of
everything and everybody in this gem OF the
whole world, this "trade centre and key OF the
West Indies" There were, however, few new
facts. The Commissioners left here, he SAID on the
9th OF December and reached st. Domingo on tue
llth. They found the President absent. and 1t was
nearly o week afterwards before he put In an ap-
pearance. This interval OF leisure was occupied
In preliminary discussions of the business 1t issue
with Mr.. Gautier, the Secretary Of State, and Del
Monte, the Attorney General, two Of the Oldest and
most steadfast friends OF Baez. whom they have
several times" even followed into exile. Core
spondence about the
l4l -.l.J PROJECTED TREATY
had been in progress for several months but the
In Its concessions than had been hoped for. In
deed, as Mr.. Harrison said, 'f any wanted les
sons In begging the Commissioners had had
enough experience to give him some worth hay
ing" When at last the President arrived the dis
cussion assumed more serious tone, and lasted
for couple OF weeks, with daily sessions from
hafpast eight A. M. till four five O'Clock in the
afternoon, in the Executive Palace, with an inter.
mission OF an hour for dinner. These Debates
however. were by no means altogether mere mat
ter OF routine, and were now and then
ENLIvENED
by earnest, nav even passionate verbal struggles.
On one occasion indeed, when Baez had put his
foot down, the Commissioners had to get up steam
and pretend to finally break OF the negotiations
before they could obtain what they wanted, and 1t
was only when the whistle was sounded again and
again that the Baez folks cooled down. and with
the weakness Of half civilized race yielded to the
strong VIII of the adventurous Americans. The
treaty, having been at last made complete, was
sent to
r- THE SENATE,
an august and imposing body Of nine pure FLOODED
whites, who discussed Its provisions for about
o week. Having each OF them spoken
some twenty or thirty times about 1t, they
at last succumbed TO the inevitable and
accepted the treaty, stlpuatng only that 1t should
be submitted TO the people for ratification. This
has already partially been done, and no doubt
whatever is entertained about the votes turning
out to be much as Baez wants them to be. The
election, by the way, does not take place upon
single day, but each Of the nine provinces has it,
own special date for casting its ballots The oppor
tunites for fraud thus given are too obvious to bs
enlarged upon. t
As to the powers OF the company, &C., Mr.. Har
rison also said something, but such Information w
give below In much more exact shape by publish
ing the address OF President Baez to the Legisla
ture and to the people, with the text OF the treaty
and Its ratification by the Senate.
President Baex's Address.
BuENAvEsruRA BAEz General OF Division, Grand
Citizen and President OF the Dominican Repub
lc- NV. trt Ua..r ID
HONORABLE LEGIsLAToRs-At time most dim
cult lor the government and OF sorrow for the
whole Republic we occupy your attention by
means which circumstances seem TO i'm
giving unequivocai proof to their Judgment
OF their renned love OF their native SOIL and OF the
horror winch only the remembrance OF the ominous
yoke OF the west inspires them, aud which they SO
fyloriously threw on. NA 49, - -
but although the necessity which prompted the
supreme resolution has ceased the yovsrnment
attentive 10 sne PROGRESS OF the times and the truth
in harmony with the ideas OF the Dominican neo.
e and the progress OF civilization to enter into a
treaty with q private company which, under the
auspices OF the Republic and displaying with pride
its Dag in the peninsuas and on all the seas comes
TO scatter there the gold and to create immense In
tcrcsts, and to promote colossal factories aud Il
bring peace 10 all the country, ana abundance an,
progress
/ should offend your elevated intelligence by ex
planning the great interests which surround TIM
treaty and the zeal Will winch those charged Wit
its celebration have discussed these same inter
csts agreeing finally that II VIII not become OF EN-
cacy or be carried into execution until ratified D.
the honorable Senate. and the people united II