Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-18
GRANT ONE OF U.s.
Some Rather Startling Developments
Brought Cut by Representative
BelmOnf's Resolution
In Regard to Shepherds Peruvian Com.
pany Scheme-Quite a Number Of
Stalwarts Interested.

| WASHINGTON, February lin response
| to the resolution recently adopted by the
House, on motion of Representative Belmont
| IN. Y. the President to-day transmit
ted to the House of Representatives letter
| from the secretary of state accompanied by
a mass OF documents concerning the CORE
spoudence in regard to the Peruvian compli-
| cations. Among others is the following let
ter from Shepherd to Minister Hurlbut,
dated New York, June 2, 1881. Shepherd
says: Among the representative gentlemen
with whom have already, or shall soon be
IN confidential negotiations with in the prem
ises, i may name such a. these E ID. Morgan
w. L. Dodge, H. Mccullough, Marvin Green,
w. r. Garrison, A. Belmont, S. r, Chitten-
den, John Hay, Amasa Stone. William H.
Vanderbilt. John Sherman, Eugene Hale,
Murst Halstead, Whitlaw Reid, Fisk &
Hatch, Samuel Sloan, Marshall Jewell, II.
L. Dawes, S. D. Babcock, John A. Stewart,
Jay Cooke, Evarts, SOuthmayd & Choate,
U. S. Grant, A. A. Law, J. II. Wade, II. B.
Payne, Horace White, David Dow & Co,
Joseph MedilI, III. B. Hyde, 4. S. Hewitt, w.
l.. Scott, ]. D. Cameron, Howard Crosby,
Hobson, Hurtodo & Co., Sydney Dillon,
Barnes, Henry Hilton, J. & w. SeIigman &
Co.. NJ. K. Jessup Co, William W. Astor
and Horace I. Caswell."
Representative Belmont S resolution, in re-
spouse to which the correspondence was sent
to the House, was offered 10 the House for the
purpose of disclosing the names OF parties
supposed to be interested in the Peruvian
Company. which had been withheld by the
state department when the correspondence
was sent to!the Senate some days ago.
GENERAL GRANT ONE OF Us"
Under date of New York, November 25,
1881, Shepherd writes Minister Hurlbut:
For your own satisfaction 1 may
say that our staff counsel, including such
representative and various men as Governor
Boutwell,, Senator Eaton, Senator Conkling,
Colonel Robertson, Ex-Congressman Lord
and Senator Blaine, are absolutely agreed
on this, as on every other point material to
cal suggestions OF the policy have
the hearty autograph approval of
General Grant, who is now one OF
US. The significance of all this you
need no aid from me to estimate. 1t occurs
to me to quote your recent correspondence
The moment we heard here OF the decree of
September 18th Wrote Senator Blair, the in
tremediary between the secretary and myself
when / am away from Washington, the
bearing of all this. The general interests of
Chilli see az clearly IS /, that ii there Is no
Peruvian government there is no government
to admit our rights, and so to establish them
continuance of Calderon for the time
being is vital to ali we have al
stake, and such interests as ours should
easily decide Secretary Blaine, if aside from
that he hesitated. In yours of September 18th,
you said you had received no such dispatches
as Secretary Blaine assured me had been
sent. The next time | was at the depart
ment the secretary placed in my hands all
the dispatches he had sent you and l read
for myself. Phrasing is shown, but the
effect is exactly what described. Ii Calderon
is wise he will make Mr.. Tracey, present |
consul here, his minister plenipotentiary |
to cooperate. with Blaine and myself here, |
as yon are working with him in Lima, and |
no other comm issioners are needed. Tracey |
Is ideal in his Peruvian loyalty, and is a son |
Of an American father at Lima and Peru |
Wan mother; is thoroughly and exception !
ally intelligent, and Commands and deserves |
the highest respect. He is honest and hon |
orable as few men are. When we first bought |
it, and OF those three Chill was not |
the least promising. OF the merits
Of the original quarrel we know nothing
and care nothing. Peru is the under dog, |
and our sympathies lie with her. There are |
strong reasons why we should prefer to deal |
y 18th her, otherwise we should not make her
the first offer; but certainly we have not |
bought this great interest to lay at
The feet OF Peru, to use or refuse as she may
choose. We have rights as we'll as she, aud
we have abundant alternatives if Peru
wishes TO challenge us to use them.
Of these Chill is only one, and is only
to make clear the general fact
We have at least one alternative. / need
lot dwell on this point. Mr.. Calderon can
ollow it out for himself. Ii Calderon wishes
peed he can have it. We are ready when
,ver he is ready. The moment he cables me
he proper assurances he will hear me re-
ponding like an echo. My telegraphic adj
lress (cable) is Jacket" New York. 1t
night be better still for You TO cable Mr..
Blaine in cipher"
ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Granville's letters on the Clayton-Bulwer
reaty sent to the Senate to-day are very
ong. Their substance, however, have been
lready given the public in cable dispatches.
The correspondence regarding the Mexico
guatemala boundary is in the main likewise
by previous publications.
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