Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-29
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knowledge On the contrary, took
occasion TO inform you on the first OF
January that my Government authorized
me TO conclude an agreement looking
to arbitration and nv Government sub
sequentlY approved the agreement con-
Guided by me with you OF which l also
Informed you.
CANNOT USE THE TESTIMONY.
The testimony which the Government
of the United States has caused TO be
taken in California from the crew Of
the Baltimore cannot take the place OF
the trial which is being held az Nalpa-
raise, where the Offenses were commit
ted. This testimony may be useful for
disciplinary or administrative purposes
In the United States, but IL cannot serve
as the basis OF a judicial sentence, either
I'm Chile or in the United States, The
copy which have to-day had the honor
TO send you OF the statement made by
one of the seamen OF the Baltimore and
Valparaiso, shows that that seaman
made no charge against the police.
''YOu were pleased TO state in your
instructions to Mr.. Egan that the IN
derSigned had not communicated TO the
United States Government the note that
was addressed TO him by Mr.. Malta on
the nth OF December last. The first
time that the honorable Secretary or
State saw fit to call attention TO the
aforesaid note OF Mr.. Malta, l told him
that that note contained instructions
addressed to me by Mr.. Malta, and that
IS l had not been directed 10 cOmmUni-
cate it officially to the Department Of
State, there was no reason why the hon
Orable Secretary should take cOgnt-
zance OF it.
81 further reminded you that II was
doctrine established by the American
government that documents exchanged
betweea the President and Congress or
between the Department OF State and
the diplomatic representatives Of the
United States in foreign countries could
not form a discussion for foreign gov
eruments. ] also took the liberty 10 re-
mind you Of the case Of the illuStriOuS
Webster and the representative OF Aus
tria in 1850. The Austrian government
complained at that time because IL con-
sidered the instructions sent 10 repre-
sentative OF the United States unjust or
disresUectful 10 Austria, the said in
structiOns having been published In a
message Of the President, who sent II to
Congress.
"'This Department said Mr.. Web
ster, 'has on former occasions Informed
the ministers Of foreign powers that
communication from the President to
either house OF Congress is regarded as
a domestic communication Of which
ordinarily no foreign State has cOgni-
zauce, and in more recent. cases the
great Improperly OF making such COM
munications q subject OF correspond
enCe and diplomatic discussion has been
fully shown
1iR. WEBSTER CITED.
"Ths circumstance OF publicity does
not change the character Of a commu-
'njcatiOn in the opinion Of Mr.. Webster
because such is the common and usual
mode of proceeding in the COmmunica-
tiOns of the President and the Senate.
II was therefore i'm the nature Of a note
aud on no other reason that l based
ny abStentiOn from communicating 70
yOu the instructions which Mr.. Malta
had sent 70 me on the 18th Of Decem-
Der, and l had the honor so 10 inform
You. added, however, that IL was far
from being the purpose OF my Govern
ment TO act In a manner az all offensive
20 the President of the United States,
or to any member OF his Cabinet, and
that Mr.. Matta's note, il rightly in
terpreted, admitted Of no such cOnStruc-
ton.
II afterwards had the honor 20 in
form you that 1 had received instruc-
tionS from my government to inform
that o. the United States that cOnSid-
eriug the views expressed by Messrs.
buchanan and Webster, In lS49 and
$50, that the messages sent by the
President TO Congress are domestic COM
munications which cannot serve rs a
basis for the Interpretation Of foreign
powers or their representatives, my
Government had no objection to strik-
ing out of the note OF December 18th,
such words as might De considered dis
agreeable by the United States govern
mcnt.
'.On the eighteenth instant an official
telegram was published which had been
addressed by the commander OF the
Yorktown 70 the Secretary Of the Navy.
Il was cUuched In terms that were OF
ItLs4ht 20 LLE AlNhfA AiAlNAAI Va NAAAAN t%etN-
iD view OF what we had said concerning
the note Of December IL, deemed il
nv duty 20 call your attention 10 that
telegram. The lofty spirit Of justice
when CharacteriZeS you did not permit
you 10 hesitate 20 tell me that the word
Ing of the said telegram was improper
and Objectionable. This declaration on
vour part which was as impartial as it
was lust terminated the incident.
PROMISED TO RECALL EGAN.
''Since the early part OF the month OF
October, when I had the honor to be
invited to unofficial conferences with
the representatives Of the Department
OF State, las the credentials which &C
credited me as Minister OF Chile had
not yet arrived, it has been repeated TO
me on various occasions by the United
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