Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-02

windows always cosedbusness suspended and no sounds
of domestic comfort social hay TO dspel the awful still
caused by the darkness of despaseemed only
tain the contemplated victims Of the Supreme. Ten years
before his death, the prisons groaning with their in
mates commerce parayzed vessels rottng the
river banks produce going decay the warehouses and
the asoence Of his soldiers systematically encouraged
the of striking into the hearts of the crouch
ing and nsued citizens dsust and fear pervaded every ha
btaon the nearest relations and dearest friends afraid
Of each other; dependency and despair written every
counenance you met and the only laughter heard in the city
that Of Francas soldiers their eves in the barracks
their exultation the aonts offered to unoendng
citizens they openly deprived Of their property in the
Streets
These revolving being thus established by the esmo
ny Of how shall assert with the hope OF be-
lief that they but the opening act In the great drama
Of tyranny be enacted during the subsequent period of his
Government As familiarity with vice ard blood hardens the
heaas with earthly affections to softenan guide
to make him. by the hourly anxiees of his SOUL feel for
the tbuatons Of his elow-manor, the tiger, which,
having tasted human blood, will have other
Franca in the latter years of his life Isolated by his fears
from all society but that Of an old negro he examined
suspcousy his simple food and made his cigars for
fear poison and he spent his wretched nights room
barrcaded like dungeons with loaded pistols his pillow
and surrounded by guard From the narrative Of the bro
theirs Robertson appears that Franca had quareed with
his father long before his elevation the dcaoria power
"They spoke not met not for years length the old man
laid his deahbed and before rendering up his great
and final account he earnestly desired to be at with his
son. Jose Casper The obdurae refused, and the old
mans illness increased by the hord apprehension that
his soul would be lost if he left the world without reconca
ton with his sbon. He sent of their mutual rea
tons exposulate with the heaess yrant, and they inn
pored him receive his dying parents benedicon He
fused again. They told him that his father believed his soul
could reach heaven unless departed in peace with his
Human nature shuddes the final which that
returned Then tell my father that not his soul
descends to hell"
This fact portrays with revolving force, the de-
pravy Of Fanca and sustained by large variety of other
instances related by the authors proving him have been
perhaps the cruel despo which the world has
known And yet the inhabitants Of Paraguay, with whom
the present writer has largely conversed upon the subject de-
clare, with voice. that the narrative of the Mess Robert
falls short of the reality, and by represents the
tyrant in colors sufficiently dark faithful picture No
wonder that the maledcon uttered against his dying parent
ceaves to his and memory, the btteres denun
Citations Of all his countymen For in truth, he made Para
quay of boodhed and of misery of tyranny more abb
soue and of slavery completes than any presented
to in the history of the world Almost every man of any
standing first robbed of the of subsistence then
banished imprisoned for life shoso that might
remain alarm his appehensons conspe against his
limited authority and the few patriots who survived this reign
of terror fled to the INTERIOR and silently awaited from the
hand Of Providence opportunity TO up for the regener
alton of their country At length their weary hopes full
filed The tyrant died at the age Of eighty two, leaving
tumuuous horde of soldiers prey upon the people
country impoverished of its precious metals to the last de-
gree not dollar in the treasury public private paper
of his administration unburnt Even his silent secretary,
though unframed by the people, and living in security with
his family committed suicide fifteen days after his death
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blank indeed in the history and hearts of his countymen
His deathscene may perhaps be interesting to relate
Attended during his last illness only old woman and
tive DOCTOR he at length told by the physician that his
condition hopeless and that he had better call some
to administer the welfare Of his SOUL Upon mention
of priest which Francia hated above all things he leaped
from his bed in paroxysm and snaching his SABRE
pursued the and reeang doctor the door of
his chamber Here his strength failed him he stumbled and
fell that floor his death bed for when raised from thence
nothing but the corpse Of Franca remaneda fitting and
pited ending for such life
The of his death spread slowly people feared to
believe such welcome dng dreaded that fresh plot
might be devised to the trembling inhabitants. But
while they in this confused stae like just awaken
ed from deep slumber yet they had had time 10 collect
their IDEAS the aeade ordered him be buried in the
toned FORM funeral preached in the National
CATHEDRAL with 10 assist his soul TO heavens when the
congregation present. had they given utterance to thoughts
would have expressed much indifference about its welfare
as he did whilst living, for his fathers.
1t is proper to mention here fact strongly characteristic
Of the Paraguayan people, and which speaks volumes for their
character Instead of following the customary impulse of
mankind who usually indulge their vengeance upon the
mory and the corporal remains of their deceased t
rants the very first Congress after Fncas death decreed
maintenance for his egmae daughter and his sister, that
they might not suffer from the poverty enaed upon them by
his unnatural neglect Nor any State paper other do
cument emanatng from official in Paraguay be
found rejecting in terms of harshness upon his awful admin
istraton.
The duty the dead disposed of be consid
cred the situation of six hundred starving, Naked and vermn
polluted prisoners, confined in the jas of the capital victims
of desposm. Previously, however, of the military
chieans had to the natural conclusion, that their
head had after having them such lucrative
pe they would strive pepetuate the SYSTEM at least
cure the remainder of the spo But at the sight OF those
poor prisoners among whom many recognised through
the filth that clothed them, wives Children friends parents
husbandsmany Of them unwashed unshaven through
confinement of twenty-five yearshe long tyranny end
ed and the resolution unanimous among the leaders Of
the people that Paraguay should again be cnsaved
The Acade Perea assumed the reins Of Government
the first step in the order of things But of the
soldiers not liking the arrangement thought to help them
selves to leader in of their captains Commoons
arose In Ascension this account in which there
bloodshed the prime finally taken and shot, and
two influential men, Don Carlos Antonio Lopez and Don Ma
rama Rogue Aonzo, nominated and called together in lS4l
Congress OF Deputies to consider the public welfare. BY
this Congress the consular form of government adopted
and two consus elected for two years. of whom
the first the Senior Lopez and the second Senior Aonzo
A general amnesty was declared public and private conf
dence were the people utterance to their
thoughts and feelings without fear apprehension and the
sed and stagnan naonheart throbbed aloud its song Of
JOY in the security of freedom gradual distribution Of the
sodey took place. and they lost the evesh impulses
OF their military character in the peaceful occupations Of the
citizen
The first duties of the consus to declare the Republic
free and to foreigners and commerce. and make such
uatons with their neghbos OF Brazil and Buenos Ayres
would ensure the recognition Of it, independence this being
mpavcy necessary TO egess the by
OF the Parana river the natural only commercial high
way. To this end in 1912, Don Andres Gill as
commissioner to Buenos Ayres make treaty with General
RnQaa He cha