Grant County herald

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tive at this time by the fear of an

nexation to the United States. From

all that the Commissioners could as

certain, President Baez has the re

spect of the great majority of the

Dominican people for his adminis

trative abilities, and the strong at

tachment of many leading men, who

regard him as the only statesman

among them who can hold them to

gether against domestic factions and

foreign toes. In 1848, after five

years of anarchy, consequent on the

expulsion of the Haytien power,

Gen. Baez was regularly elected

President of the republic. It appears

that he was chosen as the man who,

by his education, fortune and public

services, would be most likely to se

cure general confidence and heal the

wounds indicted by the civil and for

eign wars. In one of the delegations

of leading citizens who tendered to

him the chief magistracy, was Gen.

Cabral. There is creditable testimo

ny to the tact that, under him, de

spite the difficulties that have besot

him, the republic has enjoyed as much

liberty as any of his predecessors

dared to allow, and more tranquility

than they knew how to give. Nor

do the Commissioners find that there

is any opponent of the present admin

istration of that republic who has

now, or who ever has bad, any claim

to the chief magistracy by a title su

perior to that of the present incum

bent. Whatever technical defects

there might have been in his original

title to the office, it was confirmed

by a national convention and ratified

by the assent and support of the peo

ple. The frequency of civil commo

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Grant County herald. (1871). Lancaster, Wis., 1871-04-11. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033133/1871-04-11/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Grant County herald, 1871-04-11.