The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-20

ment Catholic Majesty explaining the fo
the Of Peru asking tor modification OF wha
had been agreed upon In order to adopt such cours'
it would have been necessary that the recollection
of the occurrences in America since the expe
don TO MEXICO and or .ne conques. o. 81, Domingo
thai the documents published revealing the inten
tons and purposes Of the Spanish government and es
peciay Of Its Minister of state, should not have ex sted
in the archives of this Office and finally, that that same
ent spain should not have Just furnished US
with eloquent proof OF the manner IN which she pro-
posed procure notifications 10 compacts which were
not satisfactory 70 her
Mr.. Tavira had effected arrangement as honorable
for Spain for Chile whereby all questions were
finally settled which the Spanish government influenced
not much by spirit OF justice as by sentiment oil
exaggerated susceptibility II with no o.ner views, mao
did not suit SPAIN could not the government or Madrid
address that Of Santiago, explaining the reasons for her
conduct asking for modification OF what had been
agreed uponY And this was not a question OF simple
convenience TO the Spanish government; IL would nave
been before a the oat o. ong me eNsed
between Chile and SPAN The whole world KNOWS now
the Spanish government and lis agent, Genera farea
acted in this affair And he who acts in that manner
certainly has no right ask, does Mr. Bermudez de
Castro in speaking of the Peruvian government, what
the motive which led it TO prefer war to those natu-
raj steps.
But it has been said in the manifest and must repeat
it here that If Peru had grievances to redr IS
nor ains,on its honor eace she would always have
been found by side of Chile, because duty thus
demanded and because She knew full well that IN de-
Tending the cause of Chile she defended her This
means that the treaty Of 9th January had been
legally and duly ratified, neither the nation nor the gov
would have hestated TO violate III for before
engagement contracted with Spain by dsloya gov
eminent under the of force and at the cost Of
its dsbonor stood tie duties OF Peru as an American re-
public, and because the Spanish government had placed
itself outside of the pale Of law, and in its repeated and
inqutous aggressions against America had trampled
under foot every principle Of law and justice And with
regard this must repel certain suggestions contained
in Mr. Bermudez de Castros speech, and made for
purpose easily understood. The Minister of State as
that the declaration Of war by Peru owes its origin
e,aa INF will
of the aid received for the purpose OF over
throwing the government OF General Pezet The
respect which / to the government and TO my
own position fobds that should characterize this
ton il deserves not by using some Of the many
terms which abound in Nr. Bermudez de astros dis
course IL is enough nevertheless for me TO declare
for the honor of the of both republics and
for the information Of your Exceency, that the engage
ments entered into by the Peruvian government with
that of Chile have been in payment for services not
rendered by the government of Chile
Your Exceency will have observed that to complete
his vindication the Minister OF State OF her Catholic Ma
esty read several documents ana among others etter
from Mr.. Vale Riestra Mr.. Bermudez de Castro has
imagined that he found therein the justification OF his
conduct and proof of the moderation with which he
has always proceeded; but this neither what Mr..
Vale Riestra said nor could have said After referring
to the interview which Mr. Vale Riestra had had with
him tine Min Of State days before and to the
verbal statements which he had made to the former,
Mr. Bermudez de Castro adds that Mr. Vale Resra ex-
the profound regret with which he retired
particularly he bore in mind the good dispost obs
which he had observed in Mr. Bernudez de Castro in
thelr ast negotiations. MI. s'iic l,iesIa aoes not
And these those initiated in the month OF Novem-
Der, the return OF Mr. Vale Restra from Barrtz,
after the question with lille had been raised and when
the received in Madrid from the Pacific promised
SPECIFY sou.oh W .ne % du1 H S ~, ~, VI
tne foregoing @ , nas d 1Gei so W MI
the best key whereby to comprehend the conduct Of the
Spanish Before Mr. Bermudez de Castro had
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Cation Of its readiness to accept Peru as arbter in its
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para,a ~ uo,o v 20 ne Cheam coasts n 1, @ =, W. a.,
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s snu .e' .o|". NJ IT. $500; .o,..,. -. ~.
aeh, In The treaty. Of 9th January Chile was STYLED
I'enuV na.ion, SUI soon Iva 90 ,%. . We NC
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snoa We see. W u r .S S,uv ~ .so wait y.
hos sh"uld And n in Socnment inst read
~ Mr. DermuueI uc yas'fo n,ec'l II v % s sa,u
document Is the despa,cn ad9Iesscu ', nn' unu u'o
OF 2otn septemoer 10 MI Aps'ur
Mr. Bcrmudez dc Castro commences this despatch by
giving ms opinion as to the advices received AT Madrid
concerning the progress OF the PERUVIAN revolution
advtces which did not permit MIN TO entertain the hope
that General Pezet would deieat the ana
keep himself IN command TINS was already sumcient
TO make him show himself less oodurate towards fers:
IN case OF the realization Of the Tears OF the minister
OF state, there was the danger OF one more enemy,
which would increase difhcult'es already great with
Chile alone. Mr. Bermudez de Castro then proceeds to
instruct Mr. Absur to negotiate in Lima the treaty the
making Of which had already been conhded TO Mr.. Vale
Riesra
II is remarkable that Mr. Bermudez de Castro should
not have said single word TO MI Vale Riesra concern
ing the instructions sent TO Mr. Abisur Far from that
the Both OF October and before the use made by Mr.
Albstur Of those instructions could have been known
In Madrid, Mr. Bermudez de Castro addressed Mr..
Vale Restra the note read by the former In the
Senate, In which he invited the latter very urgently
10 proceed with the negotiation melting him thereto
in his subsequent letter OF 18th OF November for the
purpose OF preventing the creation OF any feeling and the
furnishing any occasion to hostze General Peze In the
event Of any new differences between the two govern
ments. Neither did Mr. Abistur on his part, say SIN
gle word relative TO those instructions which he must
have received the I'd OF November TO the
OF exGenera Pezet And even II II should be alleged
that MIR Abistur had no time for this 1t must ever ap-
pear strange that profound silence should have been
observed toward hr. Vale Riestra, who, we cannot
doubt, first learned OF this proceeding on reading Mr.
Bermudez dc Casros speech Is not evident that the
Spanish government providing for the two contingencies