The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-23

The Meaning Of the Mysterious Movements Of
the st. Domingo Ring-what is Expected To
Be Accomplished by the SANTANA Com
pany and with What view-An-
nexation To Be Effected in
Roundabout Way.

what those strange and mysterious movements on
the St. Domingo and SANTANA Bay checker-board
meant. The rippngs here and there on the surface
were significant enough to those who understood
them, but what there was at the bottom remained
a secret to the outside world. We had letters from
the good DR.. Howe, who takes q rosy and practi-
cal view Of anything relating to the future of st.
Domingo. The equally good Professor White, of
the Cornell University, and that great outspoken
materast, Ben Wade, were here holding frequent
consultations with the great man of the Executive
Mansion and his military diplomat Babcock. Other
high priests of the st. Domingo enterprise Il will
not say Ring were here, exhibiting letters from
Baez and Fabens, ana holding mysterious consul
tations at the Executive Mansion and sounding
certain members OF Congress to how they stood
on the st. Domingo question. The potent influ-
ences of champagne suppers were also resorted to,
1t being very well understood that Congressman's
stomach. as well as his pockets, render him open
to conviction. Still what line OF action those mys-
ferrous movements in the political and diplomatic
atmosphere OF Washington Indicated remained
unsoved by the newspaper men. They all pointed
in the direction Of St. Domingo, but just how
the thing was gong to develop itself on the sur
face was what outsiders could not understand.
In addition to the mysterious movements de-
scribed above there doomed up in New York
~
Cazneau's "Amerlcan and West India Company"
l say second edition, for the same firm of .politi-
cal Jockeys" as Charles styles them nourished for
short time about twelve years ago at No. 9 Pine
street, and then went the way of all bubbles, leav-
ing large number OF dscOnsolate purchasers to
lament their losses. Some of these wellpucked
purchasers now reside in Washington, and express
an earnest desire to exchange their stock
in american and West India Company"
No. Ms.+ ,rd for stock in american and
flourish of trumpets over this newly organized
company, with its heavy swell names, its greatly
SANTANA Bay means. l can understand also what
these political Jockeys mean when they say all
their business will hereafter be conducted on
SOUND COMMERCIAL BASIS.
Noninally 1t means that they will make a show OF
Americanizing and developing the wonderful
create great and wealthy monopoly, in which in
vestment VIII secure large profits What 1t really
means is, that there are still living in and about
Wall street large number of greenhorns ready to
part with their surplus cash where such magnif-
cent prospects are offered as the possession Of an
the future OF ST. Domingo as told by these political
Jockeys" Is brilliant and fascinating in the highest
rest to time. No wonder, then, that President
prospect
Changing the subject little think have to-
day got at what all these strangers and mysterious
movements mean. You will remember that Blu.
chanan, Soule, Sanders and other manifest destiny
apostles set their hearts on Cuba, and made con-
verts to their cause by raising the motto, "Cuba
must be ours.n We must annex Cuba, ''peaceably
II we can, forciby II we mustn This was in reality
the policy Of the freebooter, and IN giving eX-
preston to 1t at the Ostend Convention Mr..
Of Europe. The people OF this country, however,
took very different view Of this subject, and IN
stead OF censuring Mr.. Buchanan for his bod ex-
preston Of opinion in relation to Cuba used it as
an element OF great strength in the campaign
which elected him President. The people were
ST. Domingo. Indeed, they regard her with
indifference, and have no tie in common with
her people. But they would still hail with JOY any
drop for struggling Cuba.
But Cuba seems to have no attractions, military,
political or commercial, for President Grant. His
heart and thoughts are
FIXED ON ST. DOMINGO
ne Goen not lake aeeh ktnd ana 70 Is sald by
he keepsit there until he gains his purpose. Hav-
ing then made this St Domingo scheme the pet
measure OF his administration, he Is not inclined to
relinquisd 1t without another struggle, and more
especially because Charles Sumner is his great OPP
ponent. He was urged by friends OF the measure
TO recommend the annexation of ST. Domingo in
his Message to Congress at the opening OF the ses
sion But he . was too shrewd not to see that it
might. misconstrue his motives as they
was done had better emanate from Congress, and
as q measure apparently independent OF his ad-
ministraton: II It could be got In from the demo-
cratic side OF the House 80 much the better for ap
pearances. The acquisition of new territory had
been plank in the democratic platform, and it
was urged that democrats could not with con-
sstency repudiate the record OF their party. Con-
sequently bill was drawn up in the early part Of
the present session for the annexation Of st.
Domingo and placed In the hands OF q democratic
member who favored the measure. But on feeling
the pulse OF the democratic side OF the House 1t
was found that only five members would support
it, This OF itself would have been fatal to 1t. The
democrats took party rather than national
view OF the matter, regarding 1t as measure ema-
mating from an administration which had not the
ter dropped to all outward appearance. IL must
not be thought from this that either the admins
tratiOn or
THE "PoLITICAL JocKEYsn
who are working up the St. Domingo scheme con-
slider themselves defeated. They have only changed
the programme, In other words, to tide the meas
will be more inclined to support the administIa,
ton in this It's pet scheme, and render success
certain. 1t is not only annexation these political
Jockeys want, but, as one OF their own agents
presses it, an appropriation of six million dollars
Ito hx the preliminaries and square Off cOntin-
gencies." The most essential thing to the success
usurper Baez permanently in power. To do that
they require force enough to insure him against
revolution: This can only be done through
and the moral and material support given them by
our government. The American colony which the
company purpose to establish at SANTANA Bay Will
be used as cover under which future political
movements are to be carried on. 1t will also
afford the administration tangible excuse for
keeping . naval force In the waters OF ST. Do
mingo, n0minally to protect these increasing
American interests, but really to act as means or
0verawing the people and keeping Baez in power.
This, It must be confessed Is not the best use our
navy might be put to; but 1t Is the most desirable
one for the interests OF the SPECTATORS Thus you
will see that President Grant will have extended
saez incudeS and no thanks to the
Congress-. And this pr0tect0rate he will continue