Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-15

the interests of the citizens of the
four European grants when it could
exercise no control whatever over
the operations of this company.
MIR. Blaine partly contradicted
many of the statements made by Mr..
Randall. He said that he (witness)
never asked Mr. Randall If Hurlbut,
as minister to Peru, would be &C,
ceptable to his company, and never
intimated to him (Randall) what in
structlons would be given to Hurl~
but or to Prescott. He asserted
most positively that the State De-
partment never for a moment coun-
Lenanced the idea Of an American
protectOrate the idea was never
taken into consideration in the in>
structions which were given to
Hurlbut and to Prescott. In fact, it
never had lodgment in the State
Department. Such policy would
have been terrible blunder on the
part of this government. Nh.
Blaine took occasion to
say that, IN his opinion,
peace would ere this have been
established between Peru and Chill,
had not Irescott's S instructions been
revoked. That permanent peace
never will be secured except through
outside pressure. That either the
United States must intervene or let
some European power intervene.
That in his (witness) opinion the
United States will soon be compelled
to take much more decided ground
than he (witness) took. That the
United Sta5es cannot play the dog
IN the manger, and say Il wont in
teryene or let anyone else inter-
vene'
MIR. Blaine was asked if be desired
to make any further statements, and
replied that he desired to say, in
reference to his former testimony
before the committee, that IN his al
lusion to lhe English influence he
did not mean the English cabinet,
but the Engl ish influence IN the sense
of British interests. He thought the
action OF the British minister HI
Lima, SIR Spencer St. John, was rep
resensible i'll the highest degree, and
such as, If he had been all Americ al
minister, would have cost him his
position. He then stated that the
conduct to which he referred was
tue preparation by Sir Spencer St.
John of the bogus treaty between
the United States and Peru, which
lie sent to the Chilian government,
and which greatly incensed them
against Hurlbut and the United
States. That Hurlbut called him to
task for it, and he replied that lt-was
merely joke. ''This is the reply,
says Mr. Blaine, HurIbut properly
characterized as b very frivolous and
indecent way Of getting out of a
| dIShOnCrabIe transaction.
Mir. Blain, then added: There is
one other point in my previous testi
mOny upon which l desire to make a
correction. L appear to have spoken
of the dirty Democratic press. L
should have said, dirty faction OF
the Democratic press, because all
the better element of the Democratic
press. in discussing this subject have
taken high and patriotic grounds.
Ii had said the dirty faction of the
Democratic press, and the dirty fac~
ton of the Republican press, l
should have expressed myself corr
rectly, and now desire to put that
sentiment Oh record"
The committee adjourned till 10
o'clock tomorrow, when Mr.. Tres
colt will be examined.
Brockway. the forger, was released
from custody to,day, by order OF
Attorney-General Brewster. He
gave his personal recognizance in
$4,000. 1t is stated that his arrest
was unauthorized, aud his release
was ordered III fuIhliment Of an
agreement made by Attorney Gen
eral Devens.