Later he saw his mistake and made a new and admirable appointment in the case of Mr.William H.Trescot of South Carolina.

Blaine himself, however, lost office before new results could be obtained; and Frelinghuysen recalled Trescot and abandoned the attempt to force peace.
A second object of Blaine's policy was to prevent disputes between Latin American and European powers from becoming dangerous by acting as mediator between them.

When he took office, France was endeavoring to collect from Venezuela a claim which was probably just.

When Venezuela proved obdurate, France proposed to seize her custom houses and to collect the duties until the debt was paid.

Blaine protested, urged Venezuela to pay, and suggested that the money be sent through the American agent at Caracas.