The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-29

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representatives:
I0-the~ Pgeside7at.:
The Secretary of State, to whom was
referred the resolution OF the House OF he
prssentatives of the 9th inst, requesting
the President, il not incompatible with
public interests, to inform the House
whether protocol has been signed by Tres
cett, or any other diplomatic representative
of the United States, setting forth the terms
Tor ending the wal, in South America, and
IL any such protocol has been signed, to
furnish the House with a copy of the same
also with copies of correspondence relating
thereto not already communicated to one
house of Congress, has the honor of laying
bsfore the President the following report
Up to the present time the Department of State
has received information either from Treseott OF
any other diplomatic representative of the United
States in Chill Peru that any protocol OF the char
acter described by the resolution has bcen signed Ds
Prescott or such representative coming, however,
within the general scope OF the resolution, ana III
mation touching its negotiations for the restoration
of peace in South America the Secretary OF state mas
the honor to submit to the President TO pc ald pc
fore the House Of Representatives, If in MS Judg
ment advisable the substance of the telegrams ex-
changed with Trescott subsequent to the date ot the
branch OF Congress, and copy of the instruction
mailed to Trescott on the twenty Instant az
described in the accompanying list OF papers.
Respectfully submitted
fSiOned1 FRELINGHUYSEN.#
A number of telegrams are given which
passed between Frelinghuysen and Tres
colt. Also the following from Frelinghny
sen to Trescott:
DEPARTMENT OF. STATE.
Washington, Feb. oath, 1882. {
SIR:-I have received yours of the 18th
ult., announcing your arrival at Santiago,
and opening negotiations with the Chilian
Government. Before answering this dis
patch It will be convenient to repeat the
substance of the kilograms between you
and the department since the first of Jan
nary. to make snre they have been prop
erIy received The Secretary here gives
the substance of the kilograms already
published and continues;] Ny kilograms,
If they have reached you in proper form,
will have possessed you OF the substance
of the Presidents wishes in the matter. de
is very desirous of having the good offices
of the United States made available for the
restoration of peace. But he is not willing
To become the medium for proposal
which, in his judgment, is SO onorous i
cannot be entertained by Peru. He is Still
of the opinion that it would be part o1
far-sghtcd wisdom in Chill to accept IRON
| Peru the payment of a just indemnity III
| money, guaranteed. If insisted upon. py
| the temporary occupancy OF the territory
rather than the cessi0n of territory on the
other hand. He remains convinced thai
| the United States have no right which i:
conferred either by treaty stipulations OF
by public law, to impose upon the belliger
| ents unasked, its views of a just settle
ment and has no interests at stake com
mensurate with the evils that might follow
an interference which would authorize il
tsrposing between these parties, furthe
! than warranted by treaties, by public Law
| or bv the voluntary acts of both parties.