National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-28

eral reader IL he reads them at all viii probably
take only n confused notion that Mr. BlAine DUR
ing his brief Occupation, qi the Sto.e ,, ,, ~
another question with pretty nearly every person
in any way connected with South American al
cdly disapproyed of anybody excepting the un.
fortunate Mr. Shiphcrd, of the much .heralded
Peruvian Company, as TO whom, after entertaln-
ing his propositions and views with more or less
a1ability he finally camo TO the charitable con.
clusiOn that he ought to be exempted from a
rr0und that he was morally ifTcspons6le.'"
The New York Times snys: 1.-THE country Will
read MIR. BlaineS instructions to special Envoy
rrescot with amazemCnt, not unmiNed win
deep sense Of relief and qualification that by tho
fortunate circumstance Of his resignation ana re-
placement by Secretary OF state OF less nn-
American aims and methods, the unoccountabc
policy by which he was seemingly deliberately
seeking 10 Cmbroil this Government with thnt OF
Chill was arrested at critical moment barely IN
time to avert its inevitable and lnmcnablc conse'
qucnCes. The volume Of diplomatic communiCa'
tons sent to Congress yesterday, and of which the
only important previously unpublished portion
strange story OF folly and rnshnCss in when
Mr.. Rlaine appears as the actor OF most
disCrcditablc, and for the Nation, ofa dangerous,
part. The first gcam OF reason, OF SOUND ludg-
mcnt, and Of due comprehension OF Inc proper
limits Of our influence with our sister rcpubcs OF
South America appears when, on January 3, the
good sense and the firm hand Of Secretary Freling
huysen are ntcrpOsed 10 stay the reckless work be-
gun by MIR. Bnine and then Fastening 70 Its ac-
extraordinary inventions Of the most undiplomatic
mind Of Minister stephen A.. Hurlbut, the unwiso
and impulsivc behavior of the late Minister XII
patrick, aud the wholly irrational instructions of
our super.sensitive and lingo secretary, Mr..
blaine, while over all, enyelopcd IN nh obscuring
cloud of mystery, hanging the Peruvian Com
pany. Happily, Secretary Frelinghuysen
had the wisdom to perceive the unreasonable char
ncter Of his predecessors instructions, aud he
promptly revoked them. Never was the policy OF
n Department of this Government changed more
completely aud suddenly Under his new instruc.
tons MIR. Trcscot Is to offer kindly advice aud the
good offices Of the Government to Chilii he Is ex'
prcssly forbidden to do what Mr.. Blaine told him
| 10 do. Those portions of Secretary Freling.
huysen's instructions which relate to MIR
| Blaine's wild scheme Of congress
| OF the American republics, and TO the char
/ HCtor of our relations with other republics
| on this continent, will be read with equal salts
! faction In this country and III Europe II Will be
| noticed that Mr.. TrcsCOt Is not to come home by
| the way of Buenos Ayrcs and Rio dc Janclro, ant
| that we have withdrawn our prohibition to chill
in respect to the annexation of Peruvian territory
II is to be hoped that the President, who appears
\ by diplomatic formaity al least, as tho author o
! the widely differing policies of Mr.. Blaine ant
/ Secretary Freinghuyscn, will find no reason L
| dissent from the views expressed in this CORE
! spondence by his present adviser in the State De
pnrtmcnt"