Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-15
SAN DOMINGO.
The Facts About the Annexation Job
Coming to Light-Disgraceful Reve-
lati0ns Before House OF Commons

The Facts About the Annexation Job
Coming to Light-Disgraeeful Reve-
lati0ns Before a House OF Commons
Committee.
New York Sun.
The boldest and by odds the most
infamous scheme of pillage organized
under. the first administration of Grant
was that for the annexation of San
Domingo. 1t was in its very inception
lawless and cruel and base beyond any
thing in the history of the Western
world, since Cortez and Pizarro. Baez
had usurped the Presidency of San Do
mingo without decent pretext of an
election; and finding that his barbar-
Gus murders, confscations and trea-
sons would be borne no longer, he de-
liberately determined to sell the eoun-
try and divide the price with his ac-
completes. These were the camp fol-
lowers and personal intimates of the
two Presidents, Grant and Baez.
Grants dependents. -Babcock, Por-
ter, ingalls,, aud the rest, were to have
spoils so rich and tempting that Grant
actually stipulated in terms to lobby
the scheme through Congress. But
Baez in the meantime was in evil ease.
He frankly declared that he had no
popular strength in the country he
had proposed to sell, and that he could
not hold out long enough to consum-
mate the sale without extraordinary
aid OF money, and q feet from the
United States. Thereupon Grant ran
his hand into the Treasury and seized
certain unappropriated moneys for the
use of Baez, and sent them down by
Babcock, with u fleet large enough to
keep this savage wretch in power until
the temper of the American Congress
could be tried.
Werecur to this shameful history now
only to ask how much of the proceeds
of the British loan which Baez about
that time put upon the London mar
ket was used at Washington? The
House of Commons has appointed u
committee to ascertain and report the
methods By which foreign loans are
negotiated in England. One of the
witnesses on the 18th of April las,
was Mr.. Edward Hertzberg Hartmont,
who negotiated in 1869 a Dominican
loan for the nominal amount of 81,
78S,5 800. He confessed that he re-
ceived in cash only 81 ,S60.445. OF this
the Government of San Domingo re-
ceived only S250000, and the remain
der was expended in England and the
United States
llartmont was sent to Washington
to work for annexation, where he ties.
titles a large amount of the money
was expended. Who got it? For his
loan of $3.783, 800, Harmont received
in cash 81 500, 445. The difference be-
tween 81 500, AS and $3.50, 900 is rather
startling. "A part of it, Mr.. Hart
mont swears, WAS sent to Berlin for
arms" but the rest was dIsbursed in
| Washington.
1t was great sum. To whom was
it paid? Aboutthat time several OF
Gen. Grants military favOrites became
suddenly prosperous, and invested
their money in the real estate pool
which throve so fabulously under the
two bosses, Shepard and Grant. One
of these was Babcock. Is it possible
that Hartmont could have paid to him
any part of this vast sum as yet unac-
counted for? If not, to whom? The
next Congress might pro6tably follow
the example Of the House of Commons
and inquire.