Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-30
Ex.secre,ary Blaine Interviewed.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Ex.Secreiary Blaine Interviewed.
WASHINGTON, January 29sh.-The Post
tomorrow will have an interview with ex
Secretary Blaine upon the subject of the
diplomatic correspondence relating to Chile
and Peru. The Secretary says: The state.
ment published that instructions to Mr.. Tres
colt, signed by me, had been drafted and
committed to Trescott without the knowledge
of the President. has absolutely no founda.
tion in truth. The instructions were not
only talked over fully with the President,
bat when written were twice read to him for
criticism and change. / have the original
draft in my possession, with notifications by
the President clearly noted. 1t is inconceiv.
able that an extraordinary mission, i'm
portant enough to be mentioned in the
annual message to Congress. could be
allowed to leave the country without the
President knowing the instructions by which
its action should be governed No FREUD Of
the President could possibly make that sug-
gestiou, and in his behalf I repel it. The
President specifically referred iE his message
TO the instructions given Mr.. Trescott, and
besides, what possible interest could have
myself in sending an instruction without the
full knowledge of the President? I was to
leave the Department in fortnight and
would naturally take care not to send an in
struction merely to have it revoked. In ad-
dition to all other considerations, had no
desire TO send Mr.. Trescott on fools er.
rand.
Q.-How do you account for the change of
policy?
A-That is none of my business. tits the
undoubted right of the President, as it is of
private citizen, TO change his mind. Either
President Garfield or President Arthur saw
every dispatch Of importance that was sent,
and no step was taken without the full concur
renee and approval of the Executive. Dur
ing the late Presidents illness. no dispatch of
any special moment was sent either to Peru
or Chile. The dates will show that. have
no reason to change my mind as TO the wis
dom of the course marked out. Time, refec-
tion and the development of events have all
the more strongly confirmed me, and fear
that one result of the change will be the utter
destruction of the commercial interests of the
United States on the South Pacific coast.
The ex-Secretary was asked what he meant
by the expression "a FOOLS errand," and he
answered: 81 meant that there seems no
possible need of Mr.. Trescott being in Chile
If he is simply there to be q helpless witness
of utter spoliation of Peru. That could have
taken place without the presence Of Special
Envoy of the United States, who is forbidden
to protest, and actually appears as aiding and
abetting the spoliation. What meant by
spoliation appears plainly enough from Tres.
colts original dispatch, published in Satur.
day mornings paper. He says Chile de-
mands the absolute cession of the entire prov
ince of Tarapsca, and besides that $40 000,-
900 in money, payable in sixteen years,
during which time africa is TO be occupied
by Chile, and if the $40 600, 600 is not
paid africa is to be absolutely annexed to
Chile. Besides all this, Chile appropriates
the guano deposits of Lobos Islands. MIR.
Trescott adds that if Peru refuses these con-
ditions, Chile will then decline the further
mediation of the United States. In other
words, Chile is willing and glad to accept the
mediation of the United States, if that me-
diation can be of use to induce Peru to sub
NIT quietly to destruction but if the United
States Special Envoy cannot be used for
that end, Chile will have no more to do with
him, and he can pack up and come home in
the meek and lowly frame of mind that would
be st for such returning journey. The de-
mand of Chile is equivalent to the destruc.
ton of Peru, for the reason that it takes
from the latter country the great body
of her gusno and all her nitrate beds, thus de-
priving her of her revenuesources. What Chile
is taking from Peru is relatively far greater
loss TO Peru than the loss of the eleven seced-
Union-far greater than that. Greater, In
deed, than if the Pacific coast had joined the
rebellion and gone out forever. That would
have taken all tbe cotton lands, all the sugar
lands, and all the precious mineral lands from
the United States, and would have destroyed
our power and our very existence. Precisely
that fate is to be inflicted on Peru, and Chile
now permits the United States to mediate
only on condition that she will promote this
wholesale destruction of a friendly republic
destruction as complete aud as cruel as was
the partition of Poland.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, January 29th.-Follo wing
are the Pacific coast postal changes during
the week ending January 2Ssh Offices estab-
lshed-Trent, Lane county, Oregon, DR. w.
Bridges, Postmaster; Pullman, Whitman
county, Washington. Orville Stewart, Post
master; Fort Steilacoom, Pierce county,
Washington. Eliza G. Wanhop, Postmaster !;
Bueno. Yavapai county. Arizona, William
F. Delaney, Postmaster. Postmasters ap-
pointed-Mrs. Nugent Morrison, Forest
Ranch, Butte county, Cal. j ohm G. Rudolph,
Golets, Santa Barbara county, Cal Jas. w
Elder, Herricks Gross, Tulare county, Cal. !;
Jos. Levy, Jamison, Plumas county, Cal. I;
Fred A. Guernsey. Linden. San joaquin
county, Cal; J. P. Cutler, Nswbury Park,
Los Angeles county, CAL; VIM. Childs. Trim
ity, Humboldt county, Cal; e. 2. Lovejoy,
Latham, Lane county, Oregon L. II.
Ringer, Leibchville, Whitman county, Wash
ington; Marion j. Meeker, Puyallup, Pierce
county, Washington.
The Chinese Question.
WASHINGTON, January 29th-The Sunday
Gazette, an independent and anti monopoly
journal, to- day contains well considered
editorial on the Chinese question, in which
the evils of unrestricted Mongolian immigra-
tion are clearly stated, and the various East
ern sentimental objections to any lsgalized
exclusion Of the Chinese are foTcibly an
swered. Referring to the proposition now
pending in Congress to suspend the immigTa-
ton of Chinese lsborers for a term Of twenty
years, the Gasette says: We earnestly hope,
in the true interest of our civilization, that
the measure may speedily become law, and
that it will be enforced to the full extent of
its drastic intent"
The Appointment OF Sargent.
WASHINGTON, January 29sh.-The Sunday
Herald, an independent Democratic journal,
says TO day: " 1t is understood that the nom-
ination of Hon. Aaron A. Sargent to be Sec.
retary of the Interior, which was detsr-
miled upon some time ago-the appointment
having been deferred partly to enable Mr..
Sargent to finish up some professional busi-
ness as counsel with the Interior Department
will be sent to the Senate early next month.
The interval which has elapsed since the
President decided upon this appointment, by
permitting the malignant but abortive attacks
upon Sargent, has only Strengthened him in
the esteem of the President and of the public.
L ia stated that the announcement of Sar-
gents prospective appointment as Secretary
Of the Interior has been heartily approved by
all the newspapers of California. both Rspub-
lican and Democratic, with but single ex-
csption."
The Guiteau Jury-Probably Another
Morey Letter Case.
WAsHISGToN, January 29th.-The four
| jurymen whose signatures, it is alleged, az
pear on the extra Critic. appended to stfida-
Wits fled by the defense in the Gniteau case
Saturday with the motion for new trial,
deny most positively that a copy of that or
any other paper was aver in their apartments
or hotel. They declare that they never had
zen in their hands during tie whole course
! Of the trial. except to write autographs for
outside parties. and that this was always