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British otilcers who refused to serve m a bad cause.

Emaiglng upon tho point of the alleged interference

us designed to interdict Hay ti irom the collection

ol tho debt owing in part by the Dominican

Kove nnient, Mr. Sumner proceeded to show tho ex

tent to which the latter government was liable for

that debt. Noticing the Senator (Mr. Morton) taking

notes, wuli the likely purpose oi auswerlug Ins re

marks under tills head, he supposed that an attempt

at Justification would be made upon the mistaken

hy poihesls that imacr ilie law of nations the United

States could rightfully exercise Jur^dlcflon over the

I territory which was the subject of negotiations for

annexation. To lefntc this no quoted from various

authorities upon international law, showing that

tut; trratv could be of no eilect until rail/led, and that

every attempt at Jurisdiction in Dominican waters

was a usurpation. In Ills opinion every such tres

pass was an act of war made by the Executive with

out the consent of Congress. This outrage upon a

si- ter republic w.is aggravated by tho Issue which

the President or the United States hud directly

made In Ins annual Messauo with the President of

tiic republic of Havli. This issue was apparent

upon a simple statement of the oillcial utterance of

each of these Presidents upon the same question.

President Grant, in his annual Message,

had asserted that the reiocllon or the Do

miiiloan treaty oil the part of tho Sen

ate was ail act of folly, while the

language of the Haytien President was that the

anxieties caused iu ilaytl by the annexation pio

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The New York herald. (1870). New York [N.Y.], 1870-12-22. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1870-12-22/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1870-12-22.