New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-23
THE PERUVIAN COMPANY.
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premises as perhaps any attorney in The United States
could have come iAto IT, This stat ment once Tor al!
will very easily. think, dispose OF tn alarming hccous
heretofore published about my having conslred WIN
the Government 10 set the Calderon Government 10
to sonth America aud all that sort Of thing simply bad
no p RnOTcdge 81 the slan or % any o. ' "i' u
After examining the case as an attorney ,out
as manageable as an Egyptian pyramid, and so re,
ported to my client. | said The intrinsic NHluc vi
The cut stone in an Egyptian pyramid be enormous,
but The practical value is the value which may lie
ultimately realized IN dollars ana cents ana Who,ns' ~
utilize it, Here is n claim which, on the face oi H.
think no lawyer for moment would hesitate 10 say
must be absolutely valid If the ALLEGATIONS 10 the paprs
trenot only valid, but equitable ID tue hlghest
conceivable degree moro equitable claim, thihE,
place here ia the situation OF war and anarchy. The Re
public whien yon say is your debtor is bankrup-abso-
if q'f w0 13G'i Is nader the s feet o. victorious
has the absolute power TO take what pedses ana To 30
with what IL pleases. II you brought me title 10 paTt
of the floor OF the ocean, could hardly bring e any
thing which seems TO me is further ou OF eAcn a.
present" -.
billion OF dollars There may be an attTac I'VE pn%r 80
this ming which viii draw out from some quarter or
other. POSSIBLY from several quarters the means OF u
izlng IT, and II You wish me TO look INTO ING postum
ties Of the case viii 10 So"
The result OF the negotiations extending over many
weeks ana in9aea az sal St p,S see eher
20 give iue pro- h lam viii, ~ claim After mat
point, then, alone am responsible for the policy Whlcn
il pursued. said 10 myself: II g. 10 Washington
suggest TO the Executive that have come leie 10
SIT around until is compelled 10 90 sonnet ing ior me-
ought TO be kicked ont and probably should pe. ~
10 sec that the rights it's citizens ere protected
abroad when the citizen himself Is unable 10 ploect
imnosed mon II an indny Of other dutrs and IT will
not be likely to preciptate the country INTO war OF 10
Uses as cse Nothing Of the kind is To be expected
We put own shoulders to the wheel before we
can Hercules If expect Hercules TO help us az an
With these views shaped all my plans rom be Isi'
suggested already, think in some correspondence
crarly in letter Which shall have submit shaped
all policy with reference 70 doing eItIyimng tns
coaid possibly be done m tine wa Oh 1T va t
decker own behalf leaving The resort ior askh
for aid from the Uned states Go,ernment TO 'he lss
extremity. Ii occurred TO mc further thal
it won'd be exceedingly pgr0per, o.,r SslncG
H HGS woad attract gre deal Of notice since
action American citizens would in sensc be repre-
would be compelled either approve it or to dsspproye
~ that should al least make the Executive pIonru
within control the Executive. We must not SEEM
the other hand, to attempt to ACT mdepcEdGn,y %
uonal, the right OF the Cove Intht 70 Dc a.
least informed on the subject WIN TINS We" we s'
has just read, Swallowing TO The Presde tue ae'
that there large claim about 10 De drought loi
Swallowing it to mm time wnen understood
appointments were under consideration
expressly, as nd that we had no s1gseS% =" sh NE
Ministers TO south America. FROM tne hist we "c!o o
share the funciIOuso OF the Government W. were ct
only and was more thoroughly aware Oh
the fact IMAM we were We desired that tie .ItSueh'
should make his selection OF men who, ne igh- SUPPOSE
were clean handed pure-heated. broad mltded ANA
capable of Gty representing him IN case he snod AZ
later date connect himself with this claim
sHIrHKt,D not SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON.
Mr. Kasson-Inat is up to date Of the letter sub
mitted this morning, April Is, 1881
The winess-Ycs sir. The first copies Of my printed
papers that left my hands were set which
sent to the President the 2lst OF May
though. it not indicate TO suggest, inasmucb
as did not personally approach the President ana luas
mt merely laid ny case fore him lis merits, that If
II wrIa convenient and possible shonId be glad TO be
summoned to Washington to answer any quesuCns ne
tnirut ask was net summoned. did nothing further
unll learned Of General IinriOuts appointment nad
my own apprehesohs ~ ne PREMISES pI' tv aiPo"'
had been made, and II was my duty 10 accept IT,
communicated with the Secretary OF state hr>t by in
he delivered i'll his Official discretion then wrote the
and nggesed an informal conference Tie sole thought
that mad IN mind with reference 70 Thar conference
personally in reference 20 this claim q suppl nen a.
might be able. The othcal Information ana inc ohcal
rtiroIce a. he matter which was snep stoc in ny let
Ter of June stated Yesterday tat when that CUES
tiou confronted had out one lnpr, s5on aud tudi
wa that II would lot be 70 have any conversation
with Air HuIhut the subject that whatever should
be said should be sad III Wl1tng 50 Iha mere might DC
no mis,ak 10 what was said The conference WIN
General Hurlbut followed. Ii seemed TO Joe
exceedingly hoI ~ ny Pgrs eDaa IP
sooner tnan May 70 my we're mailed lea on tIe ~
Minister teegraphcd me requesting ~ lnIer'l."' AZ
tnat interview he stated the conclusions aod maj
opinion Of the Executive OF the Ini'ed alaigS oG ny
claim-t1at 1t was as strong as c.thl couU NIl' y"
made ! may have been an enthusiast; may have
been mislod but such response To- such suggestion
seemed To me az an attorney (and not al ,s,her a
visionary satisfactory ana ehc0hFagns response
| certainly had not bought that OPINION. lac not III
uenced IL II had come the merits o. the a.
shown the papers, If II came at ell to0h no iIther
steps u busy myself win interior dot@ilsl un'll
July Some time in July Cmy negouatons With my
clients the transfer II their c1lms TO co IoTalcn
,tF-f.g ilN aflE Tn1
to associate with myself counsel of experience aud emil
nence the sole view Of receiving assisacenflng
ali the legal questions which might be involved In the
cain td2 " he tile Was GOOD Nv inpres.ion
was that 1t would be impossible take too much care
with reference 10 the one question whether tue te was
good or With that view opened correspondence
With MIR. BoutV ell in tne first instance.
Mr. Rce-IIad you been previously acquainted With
The winess--I had not been My attention turned
toward him by the fact that he was at the moment s
Gains Commission, and 1t seemed TO me me
questions International law that would be likely to
Affect this issue. VIII ada that that was the :ontIolmg
turned my attention tow ard him. HIS political alma
tons at lie tine personal relations 10 the Govern,
ment, were simply unknown TO me. He was selected
solely counsellor who at the moment would De hKey
20 be very freshly and July informed on 1n'enau1m
enough 10 examine the case, retaining the papers for
several weeks
MR. BoUTwELLs FAVORABLE OPINION.
He then came To y ONCE at inc ehd vi journey duo
expressly me- introducing himself The conversa-
ton was about like this, he opening it, "Well sir;
have examined yonr case" There was long pause.
Well Governor; what do you think OF itf" Ii Is all
right" You find flaw in III None, sir" "You
are entirely satisfied with tn entirely, sir; and am
ready TO submit the President AZ any moment" The
remainder OF the conversation think shall MOI disclose
fl is material 10 the history which am now
giving II lasted perhaps an hour and half Ii CON
eerued itEeT exclusively with such matters as gould
naturally pass between counsel and client at the Tune,
and my Suggestion with reference 10 the eXpediency OF
using ontting certain counsel Neither at that
conference nor ut any other that ever had with |
Mr.. Boutwell, anything said with reference |
possible OF officers OF the United states
or any member Of Congress his official capacity.