West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-07

backward until it touches the verge
oil the ridiculous. Mr.. FREL1No-
H~UYsEN, our esteemed and dlgui6el
Secretary OF State, has achieved a
brilliant success in making himself
the Pantaloon OF the diplomatic farce
that the United States, uuler the
ARTHUR Administration, has been
playing with Chill and Peru. When
Mr.. BLAINE presided over the State
Department he rent Mr.. TREscor to
South America with certain instuc-
tons to offer the friendly mediation
OF thi9 country in the settlement Of
the terms Of peace between Peru and
Chill. The result Of GUIrEAU's bull
let expelled Mr.. BLAINE from Office,
and MI. FRELINGHUYsEN became his
successor. According to the recently
published correspondence between
Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN and Mr.. Tres
COT, it apPeara tina. the former rec
ognized the soundness Of Mr..
BLAINE's policy Of protecting Peru
against utter despoliation at the
hands Of Chill, but be declines to
push the principle to it's legitemate
enforcement. Mr.. FRELINaHUYsEN
10 ia entire concord With Mr.. BLAINE
in speaking Of the GILLIAN demands
as "exorbitant," and in declaring
that when, as colonies, the Spanish
Republics threw Of their political
connections with Europe, we en-
couraged them by our sympathies;"
aud again, that "By the mo, al weight
of our official declarations we pre-
vented either to restore old political
connections with Europe or to create
new Ones This is brave enough
talk on the part of Mr.. FRELINa-
HUYsEN, but the difference between
him aud Mr.. BLAINE is that he
makes OF it mere sound and fury,
while Mr.. BLAINE would have car
ried the idea into practical effect.
After all his courageous u%tterances,
Mr.. FRELINGEUYsEN breaks down
in the most sorry fashion, reyokes
Mr.. BLAINE's instructions to Mr..
TREscoT, and virtually directs Mr..
TREscoT to look peacefully on while
Unlli sequestrstes the revenue-pro-
duciDg resources OF Peru TO pay her
own debts 20 her British creditors.
This Peruvian GILLIAN incident Of
our foreign diplomacy may not be
exceedingly important in itself, but
1T ie apt to cal! up comparisons aud
recollections connected with the
manner in which the United States
had previously borne itselt in inter
national complications, or in contro-
VERSES in which was involved the
protection of American citizens
There have been some glorious mem
cries Of the past. The newborn
Republic had several good causes for
going to war with England in 1872,
but no motive was stror ger than the
American resentment at the attempt
OF England to reclaim from our yes
sells her sailors who had shipped In
them. The contest was fought out.
and the United States was victorious.
Thirteen years later the MONROE
Doctrine was asserted, and, without
this country striking a blow, it saved
the inchoate South American Re
publics from being reconquered to
Spain by the Holy Alliance of Eu-
rope. Later 90, Captain INGRAHAm
reclaimed MARTIN KosTA from the
Austrian Consul at Smyrna, under
the threat OF turning the guns of the
st. Louis upon the Consulate il that
naturalized American citizen was
not given up to the protection ofthe
United States. The pluck Of In
GRAHAM was Justified by all Ameri.
cans, and Austria made no further
effective complaint.
These are pleasant and glorious
incident0 Of our history to recall.
They stand out in the most sharp and
striking contrast with the foreign
policy that was insugurated by Pres.
ident GRANT, and that has been con-
,inued by President ARTHUB. Dur
Jog GRANTS Administration occu-
red the murders Of American citizens
10 Cuba on suspicion Of implication
in the Cuban insurrection termina-
ting with the horrible slaughter Of
the officers and crew ofthe Virpinius
by The order Of the butcher BuaRr-
zL. President GnANr and Score
tary Fish lifted up a voice Of feeble
remoustrance, and Secretary ROBE
SON made a ridiculous parade OF our
alleged navy Of the Florida KEYS.
Span promised an apology end full
filled the promise be uromcftpg Pro