Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-27

Blaine this morning, who said he had exam
ined the diary OF the late president, who had
been in the habit for years OF keeping minute
account Of his daily transactions, and he found
that neither shipherd nor Hurlbut nor the
Cochet claim of the Peruvian company was
mentioned. Neither does his private secretary
remember ever to have heard him mention
them. None of these South American dis.
patches were prepared during the presidents
sickness.
Blaine mentioned the fact of certain dis
patches which were blocked out before the
president was shot, but which remained In
statu quo until after the succession Of Prssi-
dent Arthur.
In explanation of President Garfeld's views
upon the subject, Blaine said: president
Garfield in conversation with me said Mr..
Lincoln directed Secretary Seward to bring all
foreign matter to him and not to the cabinet,
unless he so directed, and" continued Blaine,
from that time forward never submitted
anything to the cabinet which involved per-
manent policy or change of policy, and no
step which would involve change of policy
on the part of this government was ever taken
by me without first submitted it to the presi.
dent and receiving his entire approval and d.
rection"
Blaine alluded to the efforts which have
been made to fix upon hun (Blaine) the re-
sponsibility for a certain policy towards
South American states, which was calculated
to involve this country seriously, and con.
tinued: II don't desire to assume that Presi'
dent Arthur is responsible for any such effort.
acqult him entirely. But desire at this
time to place this matter before the commit
tee correctly" Blaine then produced the
original draft of instructions, which were
given to Prescott, which he read, and pointed
out corrections which had been made by the
president, some of them at his
(Blaine's) suggestion, aud commented upon
the corrections and their wants and dement's.
He added: 81 do not, by any means, find
fault with the president for changing his
mind, but this is the original draft of instruc-
tions to which President Arthur gave his as
sent, and which, following the precedent, l
kept. desire to state most solemnly that
the assumption that ever interpolated a line
or syllable in dispatch after it, was agreed
to by the president, is as false as the lie that
was circulated over the country that / was,
during the presidents sickness, blocking out
a foreign policy of my own"
At this point Belmont proceeded to pro-
pound series of prepared questions, mainly
directed to an inquiry into the policy of the
department in the Chill Peruvian trouble and
the instructions given to Prescott.
Witness in reply to questions stated ha had
never made an examination OF the merits OF
the Cochet nor Laudreau claim, because he
had never considered the Laudreau claim as re-
adjudicable.
Belmont then propounded series of ques-
tions in regard to the terms of offices and
officially, and somewhat lively time ensued
between the examiner and the witness, which
was suddenly brought to a climax by Blaine's
II. F.y I.~x<1
Belmont you will be gentleman. l shall be
one and shall treat you as such. am not in
police court to be badgered. must answer
my questions in my own way and you must
not undertake to correct me"
Belmont diselaimed any lack of courtesy or
desire to badger. He entertained the highest
respect for the witness, both on account Of
his age and the high position he had occupied.
The examination for some time pursued the
direction of repartee and retort, the examiner
perslsting in putting his own construction
upon the tenor of Blaine's dispatches, while
the latter persistently insisted upon their
meaning as written.
Blaine, addressing the chairman, said: 81
must confess this seems to me very extra
ordinary examination
The witness then explained at some length
just what instructions were given to Hurlhut
IN relation to the Landreau claim. That lie
should simply use his good offices to secure
q heariug for Landreau in the courts OF Peru.
II was adventuresome enough" added Blaine,
"to ask a foreign government to give an
American hearing in its coults. l dared to
ask that hearing be gwen to humble citi.
zen of government that hardly dares
to be out over night, and my foreign
policy, to quote an expression, would have
driven this country into war with Gull had it
not been thwarted. Why, it is believed all
over Chill that the United States got out just
in time to save sound thrashiDg; that her
hair Drained secretary of state was just about
to involve her in war, when she was saved by
his removal; and we are laughed
at and cartooned in their papers.
A little gathering of 100000 people
on the west coast OF South America
would have given US terrible thrashing. II
we let the dsmemberment OF Peru go on, and
allow England to buy the spoils," (rising and
adding with much emphasIs) "history will
hold us responsible for it,"
.The case was not fairly attributed and the
property has gone the way of all the world.
England has gobbled up the guano and mil
lion tons of II now are advertised IN London,
worth probably S60,U00,0O0"
Blaine continued with much earnestness:
"English bondholders put up a job of war on
Peru and it was for Inst and booty. They
make mistake who speak of this war as
Gillian war. 1t was an English war on Peru.
The examination proceeded for some time
and lapsed into continuous rattle of re partee
and counter retort, which frequently con-
vulsed the spectators with laughter, and left
it matter of some doubt which was the ex-
aminer and which was the witness.
Blaine asserted that neither the Landreau
claim or the Cochet claim had anything m ore
to do with the policy of this government
toward the South American republic than did
a barnacle on the bottom OF the ship that bore
Hurlbut to Lima.
Belmont had not concluded this examina-
ton when the committee adjourned till to.
morrow.
A LITTLE AMPLIFfCATIoN.
The room OF the committee, where the ex.
animation was held was excessively crowded
this morning, there being among the specta-
tors large number of newspaper correspond
ents, many members of congress not belong
ing to the committee, and about dozen
ladies'. Blaine entered the committee room
about 10 o'clock, attended by his young son,
who was an attentive listener throughout the
examination, showing keen appreciation and
enjoyment OF bis fathers sarcastic and eausti
cal answers to Belmont's questions.
Blame himself stood up through almost the
whole of his examination, only rarely and then
for few moments only taking his chair. The
chair was occupied by Williams, of Wis
consin (chairman), and all members of the
committee were present except Rice of Mass
achusetts.
Blaine opened with this explanation: ~
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