The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-05
our minister % Chill.
c.. 49, poI.imnre Gazette.


There is not one of the South Ameri-
can Republics that deserves to DO bet
ter treated. by the United States than
the Republic of Chilli. That little
State, with mixed population of souls,
has shown more capacity for self gov
eminent than any of the old Spanish
colonies. She has fostered education,
encouraged works of public improve
ment, developed the mineral and aSri--
cultural resources of the country, and
tby liberal legislation has attracted to
her shores an enterprising and industri-,
ous class of foreign merchants and
planters. The dominant race in Chill,
as in all the South American republics,
is of Spanish extraction, with good
deal of the pride, and no little OF
that exalted sense of seif-respect
which has ever constituted mark
ed trait in Spanish character. Yet to
such q government, sensitive on IT'S
nice points of honor, and Ill matters IN
which its dignity is concerned, poiitl,
cal Adventures have been accredite9
from the United States whose alleged
doings are not only calculated TO prlng
into merited contempt the country they
are supposed to represent, but also to do
serious injury to the Interests they
were sent to protect and, If necessary,
to promote. Ignorant alike to the IAN
onaoe. manners, customs, and habits OF
the people among whom they have gone
TO reside. they conduct themselves, III
many instances, in so disreputable man
ner as to disgrace their official positions
and hiring scOrn and contumcly upon
themselves.
The first person appointed Consul at
VALPARAISO Chile, by Mr.. Lincoln, was n
lawcr of small practice in Illinois, by
the name of Churchman. This man Gel
ebrated his appearance in Chile By "a
series of orgies which led, on many
occasions, to his arrest and confinement
in the calaboose. Whether his motor
ious excuses finally induced the Chi
liam government to ask his recall, or
whether representations were made ut
Washington by other parties, it is not
easy to ascertain but Churchman was
at length superseded by a Doctor Suvey,
against whom several indictments are
still standing in the County Court of
Ross County, Ohio, for number Of OF
fences that would consign him to the
penitentiary for at least two Preslden-
tial terms. if he were brought to trial
and convicted.
The last official who has distinguish
ed himself in Chill is General Jndson
Fitzpatrick. With his career rs a soli
dier we have nothing to do. His APP
pointment as Minister to Chill grew out
of his political campaign in New Jcr-
sey. His speeches there were made up
of bold assertion, interlarded with the
grossest yituperation OF all those VINO
did not agree with him. or his moral
character nothing was known until the
fact was made public that he took with
him across the Isthmus disreputablc
woman, and attempted and succeeded,
for short time, in foisting her upon Il
number of respectable foreign families
at Panama. His conduct whilst ut the
latter place was exposed III the Panama
Star, but his friends pronounced
the statement to be false, and the mat
ter blew over for Il time. Since then
the Star has repeated its previous dee
larations, with such additional details
as are "not only most discreditable to
General Fitzpatrick, bu disgusting to
I'LL "HOSt diV NV ~ 80
appreciation of the proprietieS OF life"
The Ohio Crisis, to which a copy of the
Star has been sent, was deferred from
reproducing the particulars of Kilpat-
rick's misconduct, for the reason that
they were so gross as to be improper
for publication in family newspaper.
In addition to this the Crisis has re-
Gently received letter from highly
intelligent gentleman, an American
citizen, long an honorcd resident of the
republic of Chill, "who writes asfollows {:
Our Minister at Santiago, the famous
General Fitzpatrick, is not very popular
with his countrymen. I have heard
several of them characterize him rs a
drunken blackguard. One whom L
heard speak of him thus was Mr.. =,
who you know is strong abolitlonist.
The police have frequently picked him
up drunk in the streets"