National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-16

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higher duty than the defeat of the Bour-
bon Democracy. This is the talk of de-
ftatcd and desperate men. 1t is con-
fession that they are not q majority, as
they have hitherto claimed, but only
faction of macontents, who seek to
blackmail the party by threatening its
destruction. They will become daily more
and more enraged as they find their fol-
lowers returning to the party, leaving
them in outer darkness.
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Mr.. Trcscot's Mission and Opinions.
The correspondence of Special Envoy
Trescot from South America, furnished
to the Senate on Wednesday, fully veri-
fies all that THE REPUBLICAN has ever said
as to the injurious impression made upon
both Chill and Peru by Mr.. Blaine's Sc
called policy. Mr.. Trescot arrived at the
Chilian capital January 7, 1882. On the
18th Of the same month, after having had
audience with Senor Balmaccda, secre-
tary of foreign affairs, he wrote to Sec
retary Frelinghuysen as follows:
found here n state Of feeling excited far be.
yond anything that had anticipated. The popu-
lar impression was that | was the bearer of posi-.
| tive and imperious demand from the United States
that Chilli should make an immediate peace upon
such terms rs my government deemed just and
proper, and while the government Of Chill did not
| share in this exaggerated apprehension, there
evidently existed in official circles uneasy un-
certainty us to the purposes Of the special mission,
l have reason to believe that the remarks which
made at the reception this morning have relieved
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will be more difficult to correct the extravagant
| hope which exists IN Peru of prompt and even
fCrGlle intervention of the United States to secure
a peace without cession of Peruvian territory.
Here is the testimony of Mr.. Blaines
devoted friend as to the effect of the
vigorous policy of that bolligerent peace
IN ,ker. Chill was angry and inflamed
with the expected imperious demand by
our government that she should yield to
Peru upon such terms as we might die
tate at Peru's request. Peru was arrogant
and defiant, because she believed the
| United States government had placed it.
self under her orders to bully and coerce
Chill into her terms. Mr.. Trescot's as
sumption that his remarks" to Balma-
ceda had drawn the sting Of Mr.. Blaine,
and that Chill would trust this friend of
her enemy is above criticism. We for
bear comment He endeavors to bal
ance it by confessing that Peru's conf
dence in Mr.. Blaines purpose of " "forcible
intervention had taken root too deeply
to admit of its overthrow by any repre-
sentation he could make.
The words of Mr.. Trescot above quoted
are the severest condemnation we have
yet seen of Mr.. Blaine's wild and imprac-
tical scheme for reducing Chill to terms
by big words and of establishing our
commerce in the South Pacific by encour-
aging conquered Peru in perpetual hos
tility toward her conqueror. 1t is clear
assertion that Mr.. Blaine had fomented q
situation from which the United States
could only extricate itself by retreat or
by an unprovoked and meddlesome war
with the strongest South American re-
public, and one which had never given
us the least cause of otfense.
On the 9th of January, despite the
pacifying effect he had claimed for his
previous remarks to Bllmaceda, Mr.
Trescot admits in letter to Secretary
Frelinghuysen that "the friendly rela-
tions between the United States and
Chill" are yet to be ascertained" by
negotiations" still in progress. Mr.
Blaine had, in brief, raised q quarrel with
Chill which rendered it impossible, in
Mr.. Trescots opinion, to invite her to the
Peace Congress, of which so much has
been said. He hoped Minister Hurlbut
would not further complicate matters by
extending this invitation to Bolivia and
Peru until their enemy, Chill, could also
be invited.
On the Sd of February our unhappy
envoy wrote that the mischief had been
done. Mr.. Hurlbut had invited Peru
and Bolivia to Mr. Blaine's great Peace
Congress, and he had accordingly at
tempted to extend similar invitation t.
Chill. Nothing could well be more In
dicrous. Our great Peace-making Pre-
mier shaking his fist under Chili's nose
and coddling Chili's PROSTATE aE'
chastised foe, gets out cards for /;
lovc-feast, to be held at Washing
ton, chiefly to do honor to tn,
aspiration of the United States for peac
between the belligerents. Imagine
: protracted prize-fght at which one sid
was losing every round, and the bottle
holder of the other side getting up
meeting for the prevention of prize
fights, at which the two contestants wer,
to have front seats, and which should b
held at the bottle-holders house befor
the conclusion of the mill. But befor
Mr.. Trescot could perform his part i'll thi
comic drama the Peace Congress had bee
substantially abandoned by our govern
: ment. Mr.. Trescot's consternation q
learning, through public sources, tn
return by our government to the usui
paths of international procedure frol
: which it had been led by somewha
g : overvigorous Secretary Of State, is we
- described by him in his account of til
: interview with the Chilian secretary, VIII
told him the news just then receives
, from the United States Of the publicatio
. of documents by order of the Senate.
Mr. Trescot reported to Secretary Fro
linghuysen personally on the 9th of thi
month that Peru's request for an armls
tice is still under consideration by Chill
He expresses the opinion that the reas)l
. which induces the hesitation of Chilli i
Q that so long as the Peruyans are con
r vinced that the United States will final
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