Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-29
THE BACKDOWN
Chili's Answer to President
HarrisOn's Ultimatum
Sent to Congress Accompanied by a
Special Message,
Together With Other Chilian
Correspondence.

The Treatment of the Attack on Our
Sailors So Conciliatory and Friendly
That the President is of the Opinion
That 1t Can Be Adjusted Satisfactorily
out Special Powers from Congress.
Matta's Offensive Note is Withdrawn,
as is the Request for the Recall of
Minister Egan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-There can
now be no doubt that the trouble with
Chill is at an end. President Harrison
has sent to congress another message,
accompanied by correspondence on the
subject, showing that Chill really has
conceded all that we have demanded.
Apology has been made, the demand for
Egan's recall withdrawn, as also the Of
fensive note of Matta and indemnify
| will be made for the assault on our
sailors.
The president says this is as satisfac-
tory as CO I'D be hoped for. He con-
graduates the country upon the happy
Termination of most unhappy incident.
The fact remains that there would have
been no reparation offered, had not
President Harrison given notice that he
would lay the entire subject in the
hands of congress, and actually pre-
pared his message. Chill was stubborn,
ugly, even to foolhardy. Chill has been
forced to make amends, and the only
| fear is that she does SO with mental
| reservation.
Effort is now being made by certain
| members of congress to make 1t appear
that President Harrison was precipitate
| in sending his message to congress on
| Monday, when the peace message had
| been received acre on Saturday and 1t
did not appear in the correspondence ac-
| companying the message, nor was it
mentioned in the latter. A perusal of
the message will clear up all doubts as
to dates on that point. The message of
| Monday had left the White House for
congress before the first official intima-
! ton of the peace cablegram was re-
ceiyed at the White House. Minister
Montt, it is believed, purposely procras-
| tinated. The latest step Of Chill is gen
orally satisfactory, especially so to the
| administration.
The Message.
The message was as follows:
| To the Senate and House of Representa-
| tives:
transmit herewith additional CORE
spondence between this government and
| the government of Chill, consisting of a
note of Mr.. Montt, the Chilian minister at
| this capital to Mr.. Blaine, dated Jan. %;
a reply of Mr.. Blaine thereto of date OF
Jan. 81; and dispatch from Mr. Egan,
| ,,,o;r
the response of Mr.. Pereira, the Chilian
minister of foreign affairs, to the note OF
Mr.. Blaine of Jan. 81, which was received
by me on the Goth inst. The note of Mr..
Montt to Mr. Blaine, though dated Jan
%, was not delivered at the state depart
ment until afters12 o'clock, meridian, OF
the 25th, and was not translated and It's
report notified to me until late in the
afternoon of that day.
The response of Mr.. Pereira to our note
of the 2lst, withdraws, with acceptable
expressions of regret, the offensive not
of Mr.. Malta of the l1th ultlmo, an'
also the request for the recall of Mr.
Egan. The treatment OF the incident o
the assault upon the sailors of the Balti
more is so conciliatory and friendly tina
am of the opinion that there is a goo'
A prospect that the uluerenceS sro"lnS ou
A of that serious affair can now be adjusted
upon terms satisfactory to this govern
ment, by the usual methods and withou
special powers from congress This turl
in the affair is very gratifying to me, as
am sure it will be to the congress and t
our people. The general support OF tn
efforts of the executive to enforce the Jus
right of the nation in this matter ha
| ,,,I nf,tl In fre
tion of the unity and patriotism OF ou
4 people
Should it be necessary, l will agal
\ communicate with congress upon the sui
ject. BENJAMIN HARRISON