The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-27

t,M.ly from my mnnlrcript and partl
rom MS Clsar copy was made by u
sopylng clerks N tle department., and ti'
nunuscr'pi' poth OF PRESCOTT ana mysel
went ihto INC waste nasket; Ihis copy bt
came u Irait Of mo dlspa.cii, and this dra
"Is I1s" rs"u y, 70 'iS M resident.
iiere Mr. baine pointed out some G
!he Ghanges made AZ tho suggestion 9
lLes'nent ,.a n. arthur. IN SUBSTANCE" hc sal
the rresldent suggested that n certain sen
tGnso aee was ihd'recily III accusation llint tn
o,''iIah auti'oril'cs ii''d ta'npereu with nj
Gi,lrlai .s le,eHrnm Oh me United States, mn
u,Ihllieo tnnt u was sueh ah insinuation
, aiiu huinilen Inn, u %aslnicnueh iomehl
Illat, aughtGrlanu we need not hayc beel
20 G, ueIlfAle hboht IT, because since then tn
O.i'I,ah AUTHORITIES nave been tamperini
WIN aI,a UT Ma'S' irsiewea ihngntcf] M,
proa,1"n. a,l1HoaoIy, yt nIneu , hr. Blaine, .tht
ilGsiuehl u Mmsoil Wonin not 10 so delicate
!o.u0y apout II, lhasmncli rs United State
i.s Spsse,s o. war tahhol receive thelr ma'!!
from the incoming steamers except unde
nie instructions OF Ch'lian corporal
n mIllG Wy h!i!'sh nhails are Drought or
poara Q! bF'tish vessels OF war with ban
hers llylns ana orums beating on tho hnr'
goE 0! Ca!'ao. vessels 0! war Of the
uhi'ed states arc deprived oil the privilege
OF haV'"s the'r lesteF boxes handed or
poatu until Inspected by Chilia'
yiIea's' AZ, nat tne ffeslasns ut that time
aiu not thlnk The ACQUISITION should be
~ ha9eahu, OF course, rs was the ser.
want o. tue resident, | struck it out.
&st'eR II oa1 IN the Ifes!uenis 6ed cham
oer; was sitting IN ms bed chamber
"Hh MN ~heh that was aone. l want to
DC speeilic ABOUT II. Laughter.
~ Inc Cliairnai-"la justice TO myself
WI say my inquiry was directed only tc
tHe eeiefai pfactice Oh tue Department.
nut, OF course, tho committee does moi
wish to check Mr.. Blaine answering in his
own way."
ni. niathe, eoarseoasiy-i submit my
sell to the committee.
Inc Chairman-"As tAc subject has
peen opened 1t may rs well be finished"
=, air. Blaine, sttl. referring to the draft o.
thc dlspatch 10 Irescott-"Thcre were
other corrections made in the Original
dtait, but none Of Importance"
ar. Blaine alluded to the efforts which
mad been made to fix upon him (Blainc)
the responsibility tor Il certain policy
towards the South American States which
vas calculated to involve this country ser
iously, anu continued, Il do not desire tc
assume that President Arttluris responsible
for any such effort; | acquit him entirely
but | desire at this time to place this mat.
ter before the committee correctly"
Il 10 not by my MEANS" he added
,'hnd fault with the President for chang
ing hts mind, but this is the original
draft OF instructions to which Pres
dent Arthur gave his assent, and
which, i'll following Il precedent, | kept
sumption that I ever interpolutcd line q,
syllable in the dispatch, after it was agreed
to by the President, is as false rs the lie tha,
was circulated over the country that was
during the Presidents sickness, blocking
out foreign policy Of my own."
At this, point Mr.. Belmont proceeded te
propound series OF prepared questions
mainly directed to an inquiry into the pol
ICY OF the Department in the Chilli Peru
vlan trouble and the instructions given te
Prescott. The witness, in reply to ques
tions, stated that he had never made ar
examination OF the merits of the Cochr
or l.andreau claims. Hc had considered
the Landreau claim as rcadjudicatcd. Mr.
Belmont then propoundcd Il batch Of ques
tions in regard to the terms good Offices
and "olliciully,' aud q somewhat lively iii
ensued between the examiner and the wit
ness, which was suddenly brought to eli
max by Mr.. Btaine's rcmarkine, with som,
emphasis: 81 hope, Mr.. Belmont, YOU vii
be a gentleman. stlnlI be one and slal
treat YOU us such. l am not in a polic,
court to be badgered. must answer m,
questions in my own way, and YOU mus
not undertake to correct me-"
Mr.. Belmont disclaimed any lack O
courtesy or u desire to badger. lie enter
TENED the highest respect for the witness
both on account OF his age aad the hjrl
position he had occupied.
The examination for some time pursue,
the direction OF repartce and rctort the tx
amlner persistius IL putting his own con
struction upon The tenor OF Mr.. Blaine,