I. A LECTURE BEFORE THE "TRAVELER'S CLUB" OF NEW YORK

ON THE PRESENT CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF CHILI,........

1. Peculiarities of the Geography of Chili,......

11. Its Unity of Race,....

III. Variety of Climate,.

IV. Immense Extent of Coast,.

v. Particular Influence of the Ocean,.....

VI. Peculiar Features of the Geology of Chili,.....

VII. The Three Kingdoms of Nature,...

VIII. Wealth in Silver,....

IX. Immense Production of Coffee,...

x. Its Agricultural Wealth,.....

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XXVI. The War with Spain,.

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XXVII. Leading article of the New York "Evening Post" on the

Lecture,.......

II. ADDDESS DELIVERED IN PANAMA, ON THE 8TH NOVEMBER,

1865, ON THE ORIGIN AND CHARACTER OF THE WAR BE-

TWEEN CHILI AND SPAIN.......

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1II. LETTER OF B. VICUÑA MACKENNA TO THE EDITOR OF "LA

EPOCA," OF MADRID, UPON THE REAL CAUSES AND MOTIVES

OF THE WAR BETWEEN CHILI AND SPAIN,.............. 43

IV. THE MONROE DOCTRINE - GRAND MEETING AT THE COOPER
INSTITUTE, JANUARY 6, 1866, IN DEFENSE OF THE REPUB-

CHILI, PERU, MEXICO, AND ST. DOMINGO,

LICS OF

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1. Speech of William Cullen Bryant,.

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11. Letter from Hon. Montgomery Blair,

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III. Letter from Senator Nesmith (Oregon),

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IV. Letter from Senator Conness (California),

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v. Letter from Hon. D. Owen (Indiana),

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VI. Letter from Daniel S. Dickenson, United States District

VIII. Letter from Hon. I. Baker (Illinois),.

Attorney for New York,..

VII. Letter from Hon. T. Van Horn (Missouri),....

IX. Letter from Hon. Charles Stitgreaves (New Jersey),.

x. Letter from Hon. J. A. Garfield (Ohio),.

XIV. Letter from Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House

of Representatives.

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xv. Letter from Hon. Hamilton Ward (New York),........ 70

XVI. Letter from Hon. R. W. Clarke (Washington).......

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XVII. Letter from Hon. H. Maynard (Tennessee),..

XVIII. Letter from Hon. J. I. Randall (Pennsylvania),

CONTENTS.

XXIII. Resolution on Chili,.....

XXIV. Speech of B. Vicuña MacKenna,.

xxv. Resolution on Andrew Johnson, President of the United

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V. BANQUET GIVEN TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESS

OF NEW YORK, AND TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS OF SOUTH

AMERICA RESIDING IN THAT CITY,....

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VI. THE UNOIN LEAGUE CLUB-REMARKS OF B. VICUÑA MAC-

KENNA ON THE TELEGRAPHS OF SOUTH AMERICA....... 89

VII, EULOGY ON ABRAHAM LINCOLN, FROM A SOUTH AMERICAN

POINT OF VIEW........

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VIII. MOTION OFFERED IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES OF CHILI
IN HONOR OF ABRAHAM LINCON, BY B. VICUÑA MAC-

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IX. POSTSCRIPT.......

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1. Attempted arrest of B. VICUÑA MACKENNA, Confidential

Agent of Chili in the United States, and preliminaries of

his trial for alleged violation of the neutrality law of the

latter country, "by fitting out an armed expedition

against the dominions of the Queen of Spain".......... 117

II. Letter from Mr. Vicuña Mackenna to the Editor of the

New York Herald on the circumstances of his attempted

arrest

Hr. Mr. Vicuña Mackenna's affidavit in Court, claiming and

proving his diplomatic privileges..

IV. Letter from Hon. Thomas H. Nelson, Minister Pleni-

potentiary of the United States in Chili, to the Hon.

Secretary of State, W. H. Seward, and other documents

relating to Mr. Vicuña Mackenna's mission in the United

States.

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v. Official Documents of the Foreign Department on Mr.

Vicuña Mackenna's Diplomatic Immunity............ 125

VI. Judgment of the Panamá Mercantile Chronicle on the trial

and arrest of Mr. Vicuña Mackenna....

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