The Portland daily press., 1881-12-13

I should have much preferred that you had
furnished him with copy Fof those instruct
ions instead Of submitting paraphrase which
dos not fully represent their spirit and mean
ing. Indeed / find it difficult to understand
how the CHILEAN government could have been
under rny misapprehension as to the dispersion
or purpose of the United States when the in
structions both to yourself and to Mr.. Hurlbut
had in fact been already frankly communicate
ed, the former according to your dispatch No. 3
to the outgowing administration and the latter
by this department to Mr.. Matinee the repre-
sentative of the present government in
Washington. 1t is still more difficult
to understand the abolition OF the
Calderon government and the arrest OF
the President himself in the false of your as
surance in your dispatch No 3 whore you
quote the following as having been address to
you by Senior Valderama, viz: You are
therefore authorized to say TO your government
that every effort will be given By Chill to
ron giving TO 1t most perfect freedom of action
considering the Gillian occupation" that no
question Of territorial annexation will be
touched until a constitutional government can
be established in Peru acknowledged and
respected by the people with full power to en-
ter into diplomatic negotiations.tor peace, and it
would only have been natural II you had asked
for the information of your government If not
for your own for what reasons and by what
means the Calderon government had, as Senior
DalIlhZud luluEucu yOuf CViAO W al ouu. Au0
President has learned with great regret of ar
rest and removal of President Caderon but
in the present state of his information will not
undertake to measure its significance. He
hopes that he will, when the facts are better
known, be relieved from the painful impression
that it was intended as the rebuke to the
friendly disposition of the United States.
The present condition of affairs, the difficulty
of prom pt communication with the legislation
of Peru and Chilli and the unfortunate motor
itey of the differences between your colleague
in Peru, and yourself have in the judgment of
the President made special mission necessary.
You will inform the Gillian government that
a special envoy will be Immediately sent and
you will assure the government he
will come in spirit of impartial
friendship, anxious to learn that recent occur
rences have not been intended to disturb
the long and friendly relations existing be-
tween us and Chill, instructed by the President
to lay before the CHILEAN government frankly,
but with sornnnlnp consideration for the rights
ana interests OF that government, the views
which he holds upon the deplorable condition
of affairs in South America.
The condition is now fast assuming proper
lions which makes its settlement a matter
of deep concern to all republicans
of the continent. The president cannot but
anticipate that this step suggested as it is by
most friendly interest and justified by our ex-
listing relations, will be properly appreciated by
the CHILEAN government, and he sincerely
hopes no other action of the government will
tend further to complicate the existing Difficult
ties before the arrival OF the special envoy.
JAMES G. BLAINE,