The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-29

-" i IHlNc ISCClNGu your NO. Of TIC
18th uIto., announcing your arrival at San
tmgo, and opening negotiations with the
ChiIiMn government. Before answering
this dispatch it will he convenient to repeal
the substance OF the tclcgrams between
YOU and the Department since the first Of
january to make sure they have been prop
erIy received.
Secretary Frciinghuyscn here gives the
substance Of the telegrms already pub,
lished, and continues:
My kilograms, ii they have reached YOU
IN unmutlIated form, will have possessed
You OF the substance OF the Presidents
wishes in this matter. He is very dcsitous
Of having the good offices OF the United
States made available for the restoration Of
peace, but he is not willing to become Il
medium for the proposal, which, in lis
Judgment, is so oNCrOuS that it cannot be
entertained by Peru. lie is still OF the
opinion that it would be part OF the far.
sighted wisdom in Chill TO accent from
Peru the payment Of Il Just indemnity in
money-guarantced, il insisted on, by the
temporary occupation OF the territory
rather than PeremPtorily demanding the
cession Of the territory.
On the other hand he remains con.
vinced that the United States has no right
which is conferred either by treaty stipu.
lntions or by public law, to impose upon
the belIigerents, unasked, its views OF II
Just settlement, and ii has no interest ut
stake commensurate with the evils
that might follow an interference which
would authorize an interpose between
these two parties further than warranted
by the treaties, by public law or by the
voluntary acts OF both parties. II Chill is
ipdisposed to listen TO friendly advice on
this point, the President, us my cable has
already informed you, will not take part in
the negotiations which are based unon both
the surrender Of Tarapaea and the f,ayuIeut
Of large indemnity to the demand Of Peru.
To surrender the valuable province, and
the payment Of $2O,0OO,00O in ten years,
with the disOrgani2cd Government pro.
vinCes in anarchy and dCspoilcd OF territory
is to ask Tor that which Peru in all proba.
bility cannot render The President can.
not permit this Government to be the partv
to such q demand.
II there is to be no modification in those
terms it will be the part OF wisdom for
Chill to Cheerfully consider to what re,
fUsal may lead. The President feels that YOU
may without imprOpriety frankly, but in
q friendly spirit, bring some OF these con.
siderations before the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs in your conversations with him, At
present, il is understood, that the whole oil
Peru and the West main chain Of the
Andes is in the occupation OF Chill, and
the care and expense OF maintaining the
Government, preserving society and en-,
forcing order is thrown upon the armed
hostile Occupien. The representatives Of
Chill are at pains to show that not only
has all pretence Of military opposition dis,
appeared, but all governmental orvaniza.
ton is dissolved, and that Gillian bGyonets
is all that saves Perm from anarchy Ad.
hitting this to be SO, one OF four thing:
must follow.
FiRt-That the armed occupation Is IL
be permanent; or second, ttnt tho In
vader is to be driven ont by force; or third
that Chill will withdraw, returning sc
much OF Peru Ms it desires and leaving tho
rest TO its fate; or fourth, that honorable
peace be made, leaving TO Peru a govern
ment and name. Chilli can hardly desirI
the Arst OF these alternatives, With tht
tQuestions that are sure to follow betweer
1t and the creditors OF Peru.
To the second it will undoubtedly ans
wer that it never can take place, but it will
be well to recall the events that have takel
place in the history Of these two Power
which tend to show, even apparcntl,
impossible, does occur. The third alter
native seems to me impncticable. II
were practicable Chill could not justii,