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

neither involves appreciation of that treaty. could
dsappobaton Of that treaty take her right such acknow
ledgment away Suppose that, during revolutionary
struggle, the province Of New Brunswick had pretended 10
sympahlze with and that treaty. offensive and defensive
had thereupon been signed would any living presume to
that such compact could have neuazed causes Of
complaint and destroyed right national freedom As
little reason can in the idea that acknowledgment
of Paraguayan Independence could properly affect AMIGA
BILE relations with Buenos Ayes. No such result appre
hended when not only France but Spain Russia, Sweden,
Denmark, and Holland acknowledged the United States,
while yet the contest Of actual existed with the mother
country No such result apprehended when our Gov
enment acknowledged the independence Buenos Ayes and
the other south American States without waiting for the con
sent OF Spain No such result opprehended when we
assented to the independence of Texas without asking leave
OF Mexico and yet the right of Paraguay stands clearer
grounds than any OF these because she subject to
the jurisdiction of Buenos Ayes, either de ure de acfo
So that discover the slightest basis justice in
reason, Tor the hypothesis that her claims be questioned
and virtually den'ed because her acting Government accept
cd the offer OF Coentes and declared against the dos
poc power which not only refused to acknowledge her indie
pendence but also deprived her of the navigation Of the high
way for her commerce with the nations Of the world.
But even IL be granted that Paraguay committed
in accepting the oyerures of Conentes what principle Of
should this mistake operate the advantage OF her adj
versa when there is the strongest ground for believing that
Rosas himself caused her TO be deuded into the act by the
grosest deception The tale is but link the chain that
binds nearly degrees of latitude under his fathess
dominion The facts these In prosecution Of the treaty
stpuatons troops sent to Correntes. We them
set out with joyous anticipation little expecting that
they were intended to fall into the yrants United to
an army OF several thousand Coeninos under Gen. Pax,
the troops OF Roas attacked them when behold at the
first charge Gen. Don Juan Madaraga, who had signed the
treaty at Ascension commissioner for Coente suffered
himself to be taken prisoner together with all his troops and
his elder BROTHER the governor Of the province declared for
Rosa leaving the Paraguayans deserted and the
mercy Of their enemies Happily, however, they able
to make good their retreat without loss No doubt exists
ton with the brothers Madaga concoced this shameful
piece of treachery.
II might to argue :" want of modesty and duty if
should discuss this occasion the details of our
SION We trust that time will bring them before the public in
their proper shape, and while shall conne ourselves
to those topics which involve the character not Of individuals
but Of country and to which the prophecies Of official
have relation.
II was the 9th of November, lS45 that arrived in
Ascension. During stay there the battle of Oblgado
fought in the river Parana between overwhelming force Of
the AngoFrench Intervention and the army Of Gen Rosas
II decided in favor Of the Europeans after hours
hard fighting and the Paana length by the life blood
Of many Argentnes temporarily opened the world Under
these auspices have mentioned, fleet of some eighty
SAIL chiefly English assembled to Corenes and the French
steamer OF war " Fulton and some agents OF the nteven
ton board entered the Paraguay and passed with
in nine miles Of Ascencon The agents communicated with
the Paaguayan Government and also brought with them
some agents of the city Of Montevdeo Being wanting in
the first requisite treat viz credentials from their soveegns,
President Lopez heard all they had say but replied
thing in return. His Government looked with distru upon
the intervention, and steadily refused to hold any treaty with
until preliminary step, the independence Of his nation
had been recognised by the soveegns England
But only at this time, when they had sought him
his ports with atteng promises that he made the
equons of those great nations which, have seen, he
had anxousy though vany presented to the United States
than two years before The Ministers of the nterven-
tor Messrs Ousey and Defauds Professionally granted the
demand subject to the ratification of their respective home
Governments. What action they taken upon it
mt IufO Wa he nnf piicuf
them to confirm il, and thus completely outwit the United
States, since 1923 they have done in their diplomatic
relations with all parts of South America.
The French steamer of "Futon" is the only steam
boat that has penetrated far the interior of South
America. She, therefore, naturally excited degree of
der but little inferior that of the western Indians when,
overwhelmed with the mortunes of their they thought
the Great Spirit had visited them Fire King his wrath
But let mention a simple incident, very significantly illus
atve of the feelings of the Paguayan Government toward
the intervention For the first time in the annals of her po
ica history the Paaguayan flag had been santed in their
waters by this steamer but member OF her Govern
ent accepted the invitation visit her, did any be-
longing the first families of Ascension far crafty their
longing curiosity And yet they perfectly that is
only by vessels built after similar that they
gain that power and commercial prosperity ardeny des
ed the capabilities for which they emnenty possess, and
whose returns they justly deserve This steamer received
board however, the Seniors Joveanos and Gonzales
passengers the city of Monevdeo where they arrived in
the last days Of March, 1916. They the confidential
agents of the Paraguayan Government the cvy
shown them by that city though shewdy suspect that
the design of sending agents from Montevdeo originated with
the Ministers of the Intervention Paraguay But
if it SO, failed of It's intended effect for they spc
ciay instructed not to enter into any negotiation until after
the full recognition Of their national independence.
Here ends the writer's personal knowledge Of events in that
quarter continent he returned to the United States
Rio de Janeiro this time Since then he has received
intelligence except through the medium of contradictory
newspaper accounts which the wfuy statements
Of the Bueno Ayean press form by far the larger share In
reference this public press proper TO state that General
Rosas with characteristic acutene has made it the organ of
his Government and from the Of talent employed and
the paid the writers it has naturally held much
Americana" is published in Spanish, English and French,
the three different languages side by sde and is forwarded
all parts Of the world the highest organ Of conclusive po
ca information The minor periodicals, such the Ca
Mercantp and the British Packet" the former pub
shed in Spanish the latter in English equally and fully
under the absolute control Of the Dictator In fact e press
Of this unfortunate city, like all things connected with Go
founded in boodshed and anarchy, and conducted
by tyranny has become welded TO lying and hypocrisy
that then are notu but too The amount discussed by
Rosas during the last year for the support of his press appears
by the published exceed the expenses of the whole
civil list No Government too sacred for his low and dis
gushing abuse and regret that bis method of whip
ping into the resident dplomatists less effective
than original Much Of this known within the last
eight years. in which the representatives the United States
forgetting their position and country have simply become tools
and payhings OF the despot II painful in the extreme to
be obliged to these things but duty speak,
at least general TERMS that counymen may know how
they stand abroad We be finally awaking TO Just
of the blessings Of socaled democratic rule at home