Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-19
BLAINE AND PERU
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TERYENFION POLICY.
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Senator Boutwell,, and Host of Patriots
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motion OF representative Dellnon', VI w"
York, the president transmitted TO the mouse
Of representatives letter from the secretary
of state, accompanied by mass OF docI-
ments concerning the correspondence IN re-
card 10 the Peruvian company. The full
text of the secretarys letter is as follows:
DEPARTMENT of State, Washington, Feb. II,
1SS2.-The secretary OF state, TO whom was
referred the resolution of the house OF rep
resentatives, 9th inst, reque sting the presl-
dent, in further compliance with the resolu-
tion of the house of the Goth ultimo, TO fur
nish this house with a complete transcrlpI OF
the letters of Jacob a. Shepard, Esq, OF New
York, dated June ID, Aug. 10, Sept Is and
Nov II, 1880 and of the replies thereto now
ON the files Of the department Of state; also
comics of anv letters already communicated,
from which the names OF persons and hrmS
have been omitted, and that the president
he requested 10 inform this house what meas
ures have been taken TO recover the letters de-
clared to be missing from the files of the de-
partment, has The honor to report to the pres
ident as follows:
First, that a complete transcript of the let
ters referred to in the resolution by names and
dates. and of the other letters already cOmmu-
nicated, from which the names OF persons and
firms have been omitted, are herewith return
ed. together with list OF the same.
Second, that the only reply on file in this de-
partment TO said letters of Jacob Il. Shepherd
is dated Dec. II, 1881, and is herewith re-
turned.
Third, the measures taken to recover the
letters declared TO be missing from the files OF
tbe DEPARTMENT were a careful search in the
files and archives of the department
and n request for similar searches,
made to all persons now connected
or formerly connected with the possession OF
said letters might have come IN the course OF
business. Il is believed thatin oil cases when
snch requests were made searches were made,
which proves to be fruitless. The search in
the DEPARTMENT, as has already been reported,
was equally fruitless. Respectfully submit
s1cned. FREDERICK T. FRELINGEUYsEN.
THE NAMES.
To the President:
In a letter from Shepherd to Minister Hurl-
but, dated New York, June 2, 1881, Shepherd
saws: "Among the representative gentlemen
til whom I have already or shall soon bear
in confidential negotiations in the premises,
NAV name such as these: E. ID. Morgan, VIM.
q. Dodge, Hugh McCulloch, N. Green, W. r.
Garrison, A. Belmont, S. B. Chittenden, John
Hay Amosa Stein, W. II. Vanderbilt, John
Sherman, Eugene Hale, Murat Haistead,
Whitelaw Reid, Fisk 81 Hatch, Samuel Sloan,
Marshall Jewell, II. J.. Dawes, S. D. Babcock,
John A. Stewart, Jay Cook, Evarts, Southmayo
& Charte, L. S. Grant, q. l. Law, j. II.
Wade, II. 5. Payne, Horace White, David
BOWS & Co, Joseph Medll, B. B. Hyde, A. s.
Hewitt, W. L. Scott, J. D. Cameron, Howard
Crosby, Hobson, Hurfado 4 Co, Sydney Dill
Ion, Morton, Bliss 81 Co., Il. B. Clatler, Henry
Hatton, Seligmon 81 Co., NJ. K. Jessup d Co.,
Drexel, Morgan d Co., VIM. w. Aster, and
Horace T. Casewel.
REPRESENTATIVE Belmont's resolution, in re-
spopse 10 which the correspondence was sent
to the house to-day, was offered in the house
for tie purpose OF disclosing the names of
parties supposed to be interested IN the Peru
Vian company which had been withheld by
the state department when the correspondence
was sent to the senate some Gays ago. o
Under date Of New York, October 10, 1880,
Shepherd writes Secretary Blaine and says:
81 have to-day addressed you copies OF letters
to the Peruvian minister, the honorable Mar
cial Martinez, the originals of which have
been transmitted to the honorable Geo. s.
Boutwell,, counsel of this company at Wash
ington. to deliver to the respective addresses"
COUNSEL" IN THE GAME.
Under date OF New York, Oct. n, 1881,
Shepherd writes Minister Hurlout: '*
X For your own satisfaction, I may
saw that our staff of counsel, including such
representative and various men as Gov. Bout
well, Senator Eaton, Senator Conkling, COllec-
tor Robertson, Ex-Congressman Lord and
Senator Blair, are absolutely agreed on this as
on every other point mateaial to the pending
issues, and the most radical suggestion of the
policy, have the hearty autograph approval of
General Grant, who is now one of rs. The
significance Of all this you need no aid TO esti-
mate 1t occurs to me to quote
your recent correspondence. The moment
we heard here of the decree OF
September IS, wrote Senator Blaine the in
termediary between the secretary and myself
when away from Washington. The bearing
of all these great interests Chilli sees as clearly
as I. II there is no Peruvian government
there is no government to admit our rights
and so to establish them. Continuance of
Colderon for the time being is vital, yon see,
to all we have at stake, and such interests as
ours should easily decide Secretary Blaine, if
aside from that he hesitates.
BLAINE's PART.
In yours of September 10, you said you had
received no such dispatches as Secretary
Blaine assured me had been sent. The last
time I was at the department the secretary
placed in my hands all the dispatches
be had senty and Tread four myself. The
phrssing is his own, but the effect is exactly
what described. If Colderon is wise he will
make Mr. Tracy, present COUNSEL here, his
minister plenipotentIary to cooperate with
Blaine and myself here, as you are with him no
other commissioner is needed.
A BACK SET.
Under date New York, November 10, 1881,
Shepherd writes Minister Hurlbut: ''Sir-
Senator Blair writes me Iurlbut telegraphs the
Chilians have captured Calderon and carried
him to Chill. The senator adds "there may be
trouble now. Have Gen. Grant do his duty
American influence in South America is at an
end if Chill can stop our forces as fatty as this
We have heard also by cable of Monter's &C
ceptance. We appreciate the gravity of the
naw isaues and new problems which you
must now face. The letters enclose with this
were already written when Senator Blair's let
Ter came to hand and I will not now change
Them. The need fora protecterate Is but in
creased by all that has happened and doubt
not Chilli will continue to force the ISSUE Our
people hopes she will. What we want is our
government to the fore and ''that all winds
that blow may fill our sails"
HURLBUT GETTING FRIGHTENED.
Under date of Lima, Peru, November is,
Minister Hurlbut writes Secretary Blaine:
"Sir: Y also send long letter from
Jacob R. Shepherd. ] call attention 20 the
post marked with lines / have written him
declining further correspondence except
through the department, and I have also
written letter in explanation to Boutwell,,
said by Shepherd to be his attorney.
PUSHING TIE PRESIDENT.
Under date of New York, Nov. 26, 1851,