The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-02-18

amaiief n Hnffil Interest Ft rlis ihs
fs'iafhf ffHNi pilii ls che recent lfiisf "
% efHttlu mflha ~ iia President
NJ n.fln, Hlfit aui With ih. fHemthi
ihH ~ uffHfsn " q teHfHu NJ W
Amriun nsiuls ~ fsisHhis IN ilr rliY N
Washn1i1n tf fn pHfisa. n agreeing IN
tpeh hiss " ifhifHiaa fuF iHiafualimh
lhNties % sumd cnnre sll ra'sIhiiir "
wv nn iis wetafn iiamisrfiera wee warmly
approved ny pieideut 0sfieli, aui lhil me
iue rioisltnia aisiasinattm prevented NE
iaunn iho .hfhhIHn iu the American States
The ~ Secretary idiis That President AHhit
after hla tefr| r|flun. fe0elsei ilw iuFqtitlri
Win mosi sppursilge consideration and
after riicinlly examining the ffm N Invita-
tlon, diforrdit N ~ b. aeul NJ nlaiue saws
he We grnaili tufprl'oi At the pfppslliqn
lsqhlna 70 thc Ahnullmelll u tueh A,s.iaila,,
hhd Al The fcAAnnp aAAifned whIch w iiis
rfeiA 10 moau thai We might offend soino w
rolenn Powers u 40 should Hold N Tho
United states Congress ~ "eeleelf'l nation
alitcs" ~ America Mr. lilalne ekprcsloi Tho
opinion that ~ that moyemeid y uow to b.
arrested for feat Il MAJ give ofTfp,c IN fuWpc,
the voluntary humiliation Of this Government
could not he more complefe, unles, Ne should
| pritlon European Governments fpf the pfyl.
| ,'W of holding the CsHgruasn llc SAYS
ne ya,noi see how European tioyrmmcnts
shoun hcl jealousy and ilhwll" toward
tlw 'nisd StAirp beranse VI an
effort on ar par 10 aasur lastng
peace netWeen 'he nlilpHs of Amerlci, IN
lres Indeed u no 10 he lnietesl " the European
fgNerr thhi the Ail,slean natlnna should Nd
Intervals fall utu wur, md bflng rcpr0nrh on
republican governments, lie AL the nssur.
ton that the Invitation WA not hla hut Pres.
ldent Atthurs, WIN spoke 10 lse name Of the
| United states 10 each Of the independent ma.
tlons of America, aud that "to reyokr that
invitation for any cause would hc embarnss.
Ing, 20 revoke Il for avuwed fear Of JEALOUSY
AMI ill-will on the plrt Of European F,fxcra
| would appeal IA little 90 American pride % TO
American hospitality" Mr. Blaine concludes
NJ folloNe;
"Bg,n nd the phllanthropic and Christian
ends 10 be obtained BY the American Confer.
enco, devoted to peace aud goodwill among
| hen, We might well hupe Tor material nd
| yantngcs as result of better understand
ing and closer friendship with the nations Of
America Al present the condition of trade
between the United States and lis American
neghbofs h unsatisfactory 10 us, aud even
dcplorablc. According 10 the official stats
tics Of cur own Treasury Department, Tho
balance against US IN that trade last year was
tl20,Wn,0OD-a aum greater than the yearly
product Of thu gold and silver mine.
In the United states This vast balance wa
paid by us IN foreign exchange, aud u YER,
large proportion Of Il went to England, whcr,
shipments of cotton, provisions aud bread
eluils supplied the money. II anything shoult
change or check the balance IN our favor II
European trade, our commercial exchanged
With Spanish America would drain us NJ ou
reserve OF gold coin at rate exceeding 800,
0n,OO per annum, and would probably pre-
cipltatr the suspension of specie payment II
this country. Such result NJ home might h
worse than y little jealousy aud lll.will
abroad ] do not say, Mr.. President, that IN
holding of d Peace Congress will necesaaril
change the currents Of trade, but
will bring IA Into kindly relations with all IN
American nations. II Will promote the reign q
peace, and law, and order; II will increase pro
dnctlon ani consumption, and will utlmulat
the demand iOf articles which American man
ufaeturcrs can furnish With profit II will, a
all events, he friendly and suspicious becif
ming Ia tho direction of American innnenc
and American trade In large field which "
have hitherto greatly neglected, and whlr
has been practically mon0pollzed by our colI
merclal rivals In Europe.n
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION.
A Washington dispatch Of the ID says;
at IA understood that after the circular Il
vltatlon for an international Congress was Il
sued, another set of instructions was give
Tfoscott, AUTHORIZING him, when he left Chill
torcturn by Bucn0s Ayrcs aud Rio de Janclr'
The date Of meeting, as the circular ttate'
was put At remote day, IN hopes that the 81
isting differences In South America might &
that time be arranged aud all take a peaci
! able part In q general Congress. When III
Prcsldants attention was ilrst called 10 th
second instruction b. Trcscott 10 visit Brax
aud the Argentine Republic with express re
crence TO this international Congress, thu
precipltatlng the whole matter, he sin
. Ily directed that Trescott should not 20 o
that mission, and the President has M
revoked the invitation 10 an lnternationl
Congress; but II has been understood that, q
Congress i nov assembled, II Il proposed 4
submit the whole subject 10 II, and that b
viii be controlled In his action by H. will. III
Instructions d. not refer 10 Europe, or 10 an
other friendly Powers than those which wer
70 be reached BY invitation 10 the interni
tional Congress, Whether Mr.. frellnghu)
sens phrascology admits of broader con
atructiOn IL not the question which concern
the President What he directed simply wa
that Trrscott should not have . consultation
aud negotiation with two out Of all the fficnl
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