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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
April 2, 18932 de abril de 1893 · San Francisco [Calif.] · Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas

The morning call

SourceFuente: The morning call · San Francisco [Calif.] · April 2, 18932 de abril de 1893
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn94052989/1893-04-02/ed-1/?sp=15

In contextEn contexto

Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas · 1865–1905

President Ulysses S. Grant championed a treaty to annex Santo Domingo (1869–1870), sparking a historic Senate battle led by Charles Sumner. Later coverage tracked President Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) and crushing European bond debt.El presidente Ulysses S. Grant promovió un tratado para anexar Santo Domingo (1869–1870), provocando una histórica batalla en el Senado con Charles Sumner. Informes posteriores siguieron al presidente Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) y la deuda externa.

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More on Samaná BayMás sobre Bahía de Samaná

SummaryResumen

*The Morning Call* recounted the 1869 mission of General Orville E. Babcock, who was dispatched by the Grant administration to assist commercial agent Raymond H. Perry in negotiating an annexation treaty and a lease for Samaná Bay. The article noted that the agreement received overwhelming support in a Dominican plebiscite and was backed by naval deployments authorized by Secretary of State Hamilton Fish.

*The Morning Call* relató la misión de 1869 del general Orville E. Babcock, enviado por la administración Grant para asistir al agente comercial Raymond H. Perry en la negociación de un tratado de anexión y el arrendamiento de la bahía de Samaná. El artículo destacaba que el acuerdo obtuvo un respaldo abrumador en un plebiscito dominicano y fue apoyado por despliegues navales autorizados por el secretario de Estado Hamilton Fish.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

when a serious Illness overtook him, which

compelled him to resign the commission.

The following month Brevet Brigadier-

General Orville -E. I>bcock, who enjoyed

the full confidence, of the Slate Department,

was selected in Mr. Hunt's place. He sailed

from Now ji ork at once. Upon his return

General Ijffbcock was minutely questioned

regard ii J his mission and made a verbal

report upon it to a Senate committee. His

report was highly favorable, -confirming

the Information previously In possession of

ihe department.

The results of General Babcock's exami

nation were deemed favorable to the main

tenance ot the American policy, and he was

instructed to return to San Domingo to aid

Riymniid.H. Perry, the commercial agent

of the United Stales, In negotiating for the

annexation of the whole territory of the

Island republic to the United States and, as

an alternative proposition, for a lease of

the peninsula and bay of Samana.

These negotiations weie successful and a

treaty was drawn up agreeable to the

Dominican Government.'. A popular vote of

the island was taken on the question of an

nexation, which was almost unanimous In

favor of that plan.

In his letter of Instruction to General

TIIE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1593-SIXTEEN PAGES.

Babcock. dated July 13, IRfiO, Secretary Fish

wrote that, "anticipating the probable exe

cution ut these Instruments (which in

cluded a treaty of annexation and purchase)

the Navy Department will receive orders

from the President to place at your dis

posal. In the harbor of San Domingo, a force

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The morning call. (1893). San Francisco [Calif.], 1893-04-02. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn94052989/1893-04-02/ed-1/?sp=15

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The morning call, 1893-04-02.

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