John A. Logan to Frelinghuysen, January 20, 1883
No. 41. Mr. Logan to Mr. Frelinghuysen.
No. 54.]
Sir: Under cover of my dispatch No. 35 1 inclosed the copy of a personal note addressed by me to Vice-President Montero. The object of the note, as heretofore stated, was twofold: firstly, to place within his knowledge the facts of the situation, as viewed from my standpoint; and, secondly, to obtain an authoritative statement of his adhesion to Calderon, with which to refute the position of the Chilian Government that Calderon had been disavowed by his own following.
Under cover of this dispatch, I inclose a translation of the reply of that gentleman, which I have no doubt will interest you as it has me.
Señor Montero states most emphatically that he; is only charged with the executive power during the absence of the provisional President, Señor Calderon; that the terms of peace which the latter may agree upon will be accepted by the former; that the Peruvians are unified under the provisional Government, and you will not fail to notice a most important admission of the letter, viz, that Señor Calderon has the right to make a preliminary treaty for after-submission to the Congress. * * * The letter is personally gratifying to your representative as conveying a grateful recognition of his services.
I have, &c.,