The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-02-11
MR.. BLAINE S ISSUE WITH THE
ADMINS rEATION

No man. not even his most pronounced
partisan opponent. will deny that Nj.
Blaine is at once il bold and aggressive
Republican leader aud Il shire wd aud far
seeing politician. But i'll whatever de-
gree he may hill the MEASURE OF the p"p'i-
lar ideal of il mntteru American states
m N. he is still liable. like other nirn oi
less ability and ambition. to commit ti-
RS "f Judgment. which even his most
siugTinr admirers must he forced t" II.
greet. We believe he has IN tdr ms.
ttke in the issue he has raised with the
Administrations Is its non intervention
South AmeIic II policy. In nut-shpll
the issue i simpl, this:
the outcome of the recent prntracr,d
war hrtwpeu two s mt!I American r.
| public, chill and Peru. WAS the W.
tory ni the former over the latter
| Chll heing about tu exercise the ordr-
nary right o. conquest. BY the auiicxa.
| ton of portion NJ Peruvian ;e,rltnr,.
WAS instructed by Mr. Blame in his in
! terpretatinn Of what is p 'pu'arly known
! AS the NJ ,nrre Doctrimr. just how
! Perm should he treated. He. therefore.
| forbade Chill tn exercise the ii .t of an
n ya,inn. and recognized Il provisional
G ,vrrument r~iuil"d in Peru. The
! C. .iiians arrested Caihernn the head oi
| t = provisional Government; wherenp,.n
Nr. Diaue. unrler date Of Dec 1, 1881.
! i ,structed our Minister:
| lyon will say to the Chilian Govern
! menI That the President CONSIDERS such
/ proceeding as an ltt;.ttl',uai. unwarlaut
.,i oliru>s', aud TINT Inu viii COMMUNE
cate such an avuw.,l that the arrest WA
! maize hcau>t. ui the intervention of tn.
/ Uuuei Stats IL the Il pvrrnn,r,t at thu,
| United State. with the a>>ut auce thai
it will be- regarded by lie Gov, runlrur
! Is an act OF >ucll uutritiuiiy import IL.
Ia require tin immediate su>pe.elou o.
| all d,pinnAtic int re ,ilr>e.
| Gem raj Arthur was the President
h lie uIenlioied. But ca Jan. g. 1882
G ~. Arthur Mill b-inI President. Mr.
| FIernghuN stn. viii" III the meantime
mad succeeded Mr. Blaine AS Srcretar,
Of State. wrote as follows to the sam,
diplomatic az t:
The President wishes in no manner
| TO dictate az make auv authoritative NJ
| tertnce to either Peru ar Chii AZ to the
| merits OF the controversy existing he.
tween those Republics ..S u what Ind.,n
Miles should he asked ~ given. ~ u :,
change: at boundaries or as Ia The pei
>nunel OF the Government of Peru. The
President recognizes P.ru and Chill u"
! to in dependent R"pubti4,. Ia which Il,
| ',sS right ur iu"iiu,riu t., dioiarr. =
x = aud yonw i Consider a> revoke
that portion :" s"ir original n-trncti''nS
! which directs SuH "u the cuntlusenc,
therein stated as inllows.'
| In this position we believe the Pres
dent will be su>tai, ed BY the int-lligem,
sesiti II" nj Of the American people. our
| sid: "f any mere pnIisau c,nsidrrati,n
| They do n"f si'e why the Government %
the Cnitd States u~eH 20 set itself mp in
| t liYTt Of :. Prptrctpr,te t, take up
! tie self imp 'srd task Of ALA, ing tie
qua b'les and SETTLING ,he differences 81
tie petty South Anrric IN Republics
| This species ot 'Jln ism" whcih her or
not intended IL stis ;lr American heart
will not be s'lpp Tt2i bs TIN. b'.St >enfi
| 'nent OF the American people. Tile G,.y-
prnm"Dt of the [ ,t,.d st ties shnnll b.,
m the interest of civil .tion. christianity.
| md peace. ever r"alv to render irit ndly
| aid in the Sst:lemrir Ix arbitration of
dis nt.s between the lesser X. public
| mi Governments nf this Continent But
en- il assumes to dictate the terms
,pnn which cnrirndirg 'rrrnnent> are
~ Sc tie disputes as to HnnndarieS, or to
l..r,de the personnel of their Govern
nents. 1. declares Il policy which. in the
>rll-cho>en t4Egu 'ge of the President.
he United SrItr. has mo right or incli-
alton to dictate"