The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-28

an easy place to enter; once inside, and no
loviler spot on earth can be found.
| THE CLIMATE
Is different from anything 1 have expe-
fienced in any other part Of the tropics,
inasmnch os you always have cool nights
Toward sunset the sea breeze dies away,
and by seven o'clock there is a cool, gem
tic land wind which, by midnight, will al
! low of covering to tho extent of u sheet,
and sometimes to blanket. VI
| THE PEOPLE
l had rather not write, for / always find
myself getting angry when l think of
them cross between Spanard and a
| negro, with the worst features of both
brought into strong relief, is not prepos-
sessiLg, TO say the least OF it. Lazy Is no
name for their laziness tut bulent bragg
CARTS, supersttious, ignorant--there, there,
ii stop and finish my letter by advising
the new masters of San Domingo to offer
all and every one of its present inhabitants
an induccinent to quit for sooner or later
there lie bound TO be II row between men of
such opposite tendencies and ideas us the
American and the Dominican.
Santo Domingo, in the hands of mod
erately thrifty race of people, would soon
be place in which IL would be desirable to
own a little real estate, especially water
frontage on SANTANA bay.
Yours trnly, ST.. DOMINIC
RIG AND LITTLE 'NIGGER" IN THE
wooDPiLE.
From the New York Herald, 2oth.1
In article ten Of the con vention, as i, is
pompously called, between the govern
ment OF ST, Domingo and the SANTANA Bay
company, it is provided that "ihe COM
paDy and its territories shall remain I'M
der the united protection of the Domini-
can republic and the Uuited States Of
America, and the company and its 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 IL. Who gives this assurance
Docs Gen. Grant or congress know any
thing about it Or is this mere assump-
tion on the part of tho spectators in
order TO got of their bonds and stock
Then we find the cunning Baez looking
after the main chance and protecting his
pccuniary interests in article eleven IN n
manner that may prove embarrassing to
tho company and lead to appeals to the
United States. After stating that an an
nual 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 BaeZl,
1t is provided that "the non-payment of the
annual rent, alluded 10 in the article ten, or
the breaking out OF war. or other crcum-
stances OF force mdjeure, will cause the said
convention to be considered null and void
after thirty days notice has been given by
the Dominican government Baez not
only wants his money in advance, as prll-
dent lodging-house keeper does from
doubtful tenant, but should the COMPANY
pay up promptly, the whole grand scheme
viii collapse. should, therefore, the COM
pany be impecunious, and not have the
money ready at any timc-the first. second |
third or any succeeding yeai Tin advance"
what Is TO become OF the vested rights or
property, of immigrants. should there ever
be any Immigrants. acquired from and paid
Tor TO the company Would the immi-
grants have any remedy Would they be
subjects Of his mulatto EXcellency, Baez,
and have to remain in his dominions
without redress! Or could they appeal Us
citizens of the United States, to The govern
ment at Washington These are some of
the complications likely to arise, and it is
well TO know in time how they are to be set
tied. Unless the company can sell its bonds
or stocks under the spur OF the eXtraordi-
nary ADVERTISEMENT III mas skilltully evoked
we fear the SljO.OO0 Il year sin advance"
viii not be realized from SANTANA. Why did
not the company propose 10 pay BaeZ in
bonds or stock. Perhaps he was TOO shrewd
to listen to such proposition. American
gold he Will have every year .'in advance"
or the convention will he null and void.
Another "nigger" in the wood-pilc appears
TO be seen in this provision about sailing
vessels with the dominican nag, or with
any other which the company has right to
USE" This last clause otthe sentence means
of course, the American flag or in u follow
ing paragraph ii is said, "all vessels Of the
company which have the American or Do
minlcan lag shall be manned and commanded
by citizens of the United States or OF the Do
minican republic" Is this intended To be n
cunning evasion of our registry and nayiga-
ton laws! This mixing up OF the American |
flag aud American-Inauned and commanded |
vessels with ST. Domingo, and company o. .
our citizens having the power Of an indie.
pendent government, looks ~ if there were |
some sucn intention. Does President Grant |
know anything about this proposition? II |
not, II will be well TO look into that before |
giving countenance TO this stupendous ad-
venture. At all events, it will be well Tor
our people to guard against being mi,led BY
the flourish Of trumpets the SANTANA Bay
company is making.