New-York tribune
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The *New-York Tribune* reviewed President Grant’s pursuit of Dominican annexation, explaining that Dominican envoys had sought admission into the United States to prevent European intervention. Citing past military assessments by McClellan and Porter regarding the island's strategic location and mineral wealth, Grant dispatched confidential observers before negotiating an annexation treaty to present to the Senate.
El *New-York Tribune* examinó las gestiones del presidente Grant en pro de la anexión dominicana, aduciendo que emisarios de Santo Domingo habían solicitado su incorporación a los Estados Unidos para conjurar intervenciones europeas. Basándose en dictámenes militares previos de McClellan y Porter sobre la ubicación estratégica y la riqueza minera de la isla, Grant destacó observadores confidenciales antes de acordar un tratado de anexión para someterlo a la consideración del Senado.
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coutry, and of both political parties. The Mouroe
do@ine means opposition to acquisitions on this con-
tinut by European powers. When President Grant came
in 0 such question was pending, but such a question
som arose, An agent from the Dominican Republic pre-
scaed himself to the Presidewt, saying that the people
of Dominica, few in numbers, but rich in one of the most
fetile isles of any sea, lying close to our shores, wanted
togome under the American flag; and that, failing to do
soghey would look to European alliance, The Presi-
det made no reply, aud afterward a second envoy
apeared, Fopeating these statements, with glowin
acounts of the fertility and resources of the Island o.
Suto Domingo.
(#n. McClellan, Admiral Porter, Commissioner Hogan,
anothers had previously examined and reported upon
thdsland, and had strongly stated {ts advantages as a
coming station, a naval station, a military key to the
Guf of Mexico, and as an area prolific in coffee, sugar-
cate, rice, dye-stuffs, mahogany, and other valuable
wonds, and in other products of the tropics, beside trou,
.r, gold and salt,
th this information before him, the President could
pottirn deaf car and a closed eye to so grave a mat-
ter. He caused two or three discreet persons to go, un-
expeted and unobserved, to Santo Domingo, learn all
they could, and make report. This being done, the
Presdent was convineedthat the matter should be enter-
tains, put in the form of a treaty, and submitted to the
judent oi the Senate and the country,
SENATOR SUMNER'S ATTITUDE.
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New-York tribune. (1872). New York [N.Y.], 1872-07-24. US/DR Newspaper Timeline, record cr06375-1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1872-07-24/ed-1/?sp=2
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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York tribune, 1872-07-24.