The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22

WY 1 Woutl place tne party upon DEMO
cratic principles. I would relieve it of
Tammany in New York, of Readjusterism
IN Virginia and of repudiation everywhere,
and | woald nominate a tried and true Dem
ocrat like Thurman or Hendricks. or a NUM-
Der of others that could be named for Presi-
dent Senator Morgan added that he did
not believe in any political coalition; that
he would rather suffer defeat with simon
pure Democratic ticket and platform tlan
TO win a victory by coalition and mixture
of principles Among Democrats this story
is generally pronounced absurd, and laughed
at. But there are a few. comprising those
vino are not friendly 10 Blaine, who shake
their heads and say that il this story is not
literally true they Elieve Vaccinations
looking to Democratic support OF Blaine in
the next Presidential canvass are going on.
Publication of the Correspondence Relative
to ChiIian-Peruvian Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lin response To
resolution recently adopted by The House
on motion by Mr.. Belmont, OF New York
the President to-day transmitted to the
House or Representatives a letter from the
Secretary of State. accompanied by mass
of documents. concerning correspondence m
regard to the Peruvian Company. The full
text OF the Secrelary's S letter is as follows:
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
WASHINGToS, FEB. l.. lSS2.
The Secretary OF State, 10 whom was referred
the resolution OF the House of Representatives of
the 9th inst, requesting the President in further
compliance with resolution Of the House on the
oith lIlt.. 10 furnish this House with complete
transcript Of the letters OF Jacob K. Shipherd,
ESQ, of New York. dated June >, August 10, Sep
tem6er 2s and November Is, and OF the replies
thereto now on the files of the
Department. of State, already oommuni-
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and firms have been omitted and that the Presi.
dent be requested TO inform this House what
measures have been taken 10 recover letters de-
c.ared 10 be missing from the files of the Depart
ment mas the honor 10 report to the President as
follows:
l. That complete transcripts of the letters re-
ierred 10 in the resolution by names and dates,
and of other letters already communicated, from
which names of persoDs and firms had been
omitted. are herewith returned, together with a
list OF the same.
,. The only reply on file in this Department TO
said letters of Jacob X. Shipherd is dated Deem
Der IL, 1851. and is herewith returned.
3. The measures taken TO recover the letters de-
clared To be missing from the files OF the Depart
ment were careful search in the files and
archives Of the Department and request for sim
liar searches 10 be made 20 all persons connected
or formerly connected with the Department, into
whose possession said letters might have come
in the course OF business. IL Is believed that in
CIT cseS where sileh roaues were made searches
were made, which proved 10 be fruitless- Search
IN the Department as has already been reported,
The President. FREDK. T. FRELISGHUYsEN.
In a letter from Shipherd 80 Minister
Hurlbut dated New York, June ,, 1891.
Shipherd says: Among representative
gentlemen with whom / have already, or
shall soon be, in confidential negotiation in
the premises. may name such as these: f.
Morgan. William Z. Dodge, Hugh Nc
culloch, Noryin Green. w. r. Garrison,
\. Belmont, s. y. Chitten6en, John
bilr, John Sherman, Enaene Hale,
Murat HalStead. Whitelaw Reid, Fisk &
Hatch, Samuel Sloan, Marshall Jewell ii.
!. Dawes, s D. Babcocs, John \. Stewart,
Jay Cooke, Evarts, SOuihmayd & Choate, U.
S. Grant, A. A. Lowe, J. II. Wade, Fl. B.
Payne Horace White, David Dows & Co,
Joseph Medill I'll. Is. Hyde, A. s Hewitt
W. L. Scott, ]. D. Cameron, Howard Crosby,
Hobson, Hurtado X Co., Sydney Dillon,
Morton, Bliss 4 Co., II. B. Clahin, A. s.
Barnes, Henry Hilton, J. Il w. Seligman &
Co., VI. X. Jessup IL CO.. Drexel, Morgan *
Co., William ". Astor, Horace T. Caswell." /"
Representative Belmont's resolution, in
response to which the correspondence was
sent TO the House to-day was offered in the
House for The purpose of disclosing the
names OF parties supposed to be interested
in the Peruvian Company, which have been
withheld by the State Department when
some days ago.
Under date of New York October 10, 1881
Shipherd writes to Secretary Blaine and
says: Il have to-dsv addressed you copies
OF letters TO the Peruvian Minister and
Hon. Macal Martinez the originals of
which have been transmitted to Hon. George
:. Boutwell, counsel of this Compsy, at
Washington, to deliver to the respective ad-
dresses
writes Minister Hurlbut:
For your own satisfaction, may say
our staff of counsel, Including such repTesent'
atiycs aud yaious men as Governor Boutwell,.
Senator Eaton. Senator Conklirg, Collector E.b
ertson ex- Congress man Lord and Se-atQr BLAIR
are absolutely agreed or this, as on every other
point material TO the pending issues and the most
radical suggestion Of policy Have the
hesIiy a9tosraph approval OF General
sli his you need no ala from me 10 estimate. II
occurs to me to quote your recent correspondence
The moment we heard here OF the decree OF sep.
tenber 2S j wrote Senator Blair, the intermedi-
airy between the Secretary and myself when am
away from Washington. The bearing of all these
great interests Chill sees clearly l. IL there il
no Peruvian Government, there is no Government
to admit our rights: and so TO establish them. 3
continuance of Calderon's for the time being Is
vital. you see to all we have al stake; and such
interests as ours should easily decide secre-
taFy Blaine, IT, aside from that, ne hesta-
ted" In yours OF september IL you said you had
Blaine assured had been sent
The next time l was at the Depart
ment. the Secretary placed in my hands
all the dispatches he had sent to you. and ] read
for myself The phrssing is his own, but the
eject is exactly what desired. Ii Calderon is
wise he will make Mr.. Tracy, at present the Con
sui here his Minister plenipoientiary, TO cooper
ate with Blaine and my self here, as you are WORK
ing with him in Lima, ana no other ComlnissloI on
ers are needed Tracy is ideal in his
Peruvian loyalty. The son of an Amer
can father at Lima and Peruvian
mother, ne is thoroughly and exceptionally in
telligenr and commands and deserves the highest
respect. lie is honest and honorable, IS few men
are. When we first bought this title ne saw three
,narkets for it. and OF those three Cali was not
the least promising OF the merits of the original
quarrel we know nothing and care nothing. Peru
IS the under dog, ana our sympathles lie with
her There are strong reasons why we should
prefer To deal with her. Otherwise we should not
make her the first ofer But certainly we have
bought this great interest 70 lay IL at the feet
of Peru TO use or refuse as she may choose. We
have rights rs well as they, and we have abundant
alternatives il Peru wishes to challenge us 10 use
them. OF these, the Chiliau is only one, and is
only suggested make clear the general fact that
we have at least one alternative. need not
dwell on this point. Mr.. Calderos