The daily union., 1852-12-01

ndvgabe tributaries OF the Amazon, and thus turn upo
Brazil with the same Arguments for the free navigation
OF the Amazon that Brazil stood ready 10 urge in favo
OF her right TO navigate the La Plata.
Brazil got wad OF this. She found out that such
thing as the free OF the Amazon began 10 form
the subject OF conversation in commercial and politiea
circles here, aud she Immediately took the most activ
steps TO render OF avail any attempt part hav
ing for lis object the free navigation OF the Amazon
She redoubled her energies in the war against Rosas
and she despatched in hot haste ministers extraordinary
and peniPotenay TO Peru. 10 Bolivia, 10 Ecuador,
New Grenada. and Venezuela. to treat with each o
those i've Spanish American republics for the ercusiU
right to navigate their Amazonian tributaries.
For the Portuguese, who had owned the Amazon fol
ages, who had not had the power TO make impression
upon It's forests 10 launch steamer ufon lis bosom
10 and talk to the Boyians and others about sending
steamers away up the main trunk OF the Amazon, tc
paddle up and down the republican spring branches o
the Spanish Americans, truly diplomatic phenom
enon '.You have an Ahens-embellish thar'-shonld
have been their reply 10 Brazil
quote from the Rio correspondent OF the "0bserva.
tor"-a Brazilian newspaper--of May last This CORES.
pondenl appears to be in the secrets OF the government
and no spoke the sentiments OF that jealous cabinet
!" The navigation of the Amazon goes on swimmingly
the government OF Peru, by the convention OF the 23t
OF last October made with minister, Duare da
Pone lbero obges itself 10 assist the first enterprise
established upon the Amazon with a sum never less
than $40. 600
!" The government has named in quality OF resident
minister, and for extraordinary mission near the gov
eTnmenls of the republics OF Venezuela Ecuador and
New Grenada, our minister 10 Bolivia, Miguel Maria
Lisboa. The object OF This mission is treaty with
those republics for The navigation OF the Amazon, be-
cause as think, il is feared that the United States will
hasten TO arrange Tor the navigation OF OF the
tributaries OF The Amazon. and thus Judge themselves
authorized TO enter the Amazon from without, the
journals OF New York aud New Orleans already pro-
pose. We have been careless in this matter, and must
now hurry about it.
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10 disgrace all the people OF America who not Anglo
Saxons."
Thus the objects OF Da Ponte's mission 10 Peru and
Bolivia and of Lisboas to Venezuela, New Grenada,
and Ecuador, clearly set forth
They were 10 Illustrate any attempts al treaty the COM
mercial nations might be disposed to make with these
republics touching river navigation, and TO seal up
lighter than ever the great arteries of those countries,
and thus perpetuae the stagnaon and death that have
for 300 years regned in the great Amazonian water
shed
Brazil seemed already have forg often that wha, was
gai on the south side Of the Tropc of Capricorn must
be right also under the Equaor for The arguments
that apply TO the free navigation of the La Plata apply
also TO the free navigation OF the Amazon
Peru fell into the trap, and made the required treaty
but the sagacous statesmen of Bolivia got wind OF
the design and not only refused treat with Brazil upon
the subject but the enlightened President OF that epub-
lie proposes TO establish upon the Amazonian tributaries
of Bolivia free ports 10 all the world.
Como los Bsa=aeros," says a gentleman of Bolivia,
writing 10 this pretensoD Of Brazil steamboat navi-
CATION upon the rivers of Bolivia, "pretenden e priui-
iio, yd Predsn Belsu, basiams eapas para cOn0sr
10 que k eonusne Boioia, Ell hu nsgado dar dicha
eonesso spera qu los Estados Unios los prime.
descubriei agueiios reJionss."'
Moreover. the good genius OF Amazona and free
navigation would have it, neither the Brazilian nor the
Peruvian penipoientiary appeared have sufficient
knowledge OF the subject OF which the two were treat
ing they evidently knew very little OF the navgaby
secure.
This treaty was secretly negotiated in Lima last Octo.
Der twelve months. and ratified in Rio two or three
months ago only. have manuscript copy OF before
me. Its title is "a treaty OF fuvia commerce and navga-
ton and of boundary between the republics OF Peru and
the empire OF Brazil"
The question of boundary was settled in two words
Uh possidetis.
quote with regard TO the river steamboat naysa-
lion;
"ARTIcLE FIRST
"The republic OF Peru and his Majesty The Emperor
OF Brazil desiring 10 encourage respectively, the nav
CATION OF the river Amazon and its continents by steam
boats, which, by nsurng the expectation OF the immense
products OF those vast regions ay contribute TO
The number OF the inhabitants and civIze the savage
passing from Peru TO Brazil from Brazil to Peru across
the frontier oil both States shall be exempt from ali du
~ mposs, or duty (alcabala) whatsoever 10 which
the products not subject in the territory where
produced; TO which they shall be wholly assmilaed
ARTICLE SECOND.
"The high contracting parties, being aware OF the great
expense attending tie establishment OF steam navigation
and that il will not yield profit during the first years 10
the shareholders Of The company destined 10 navigate the
Amazon from IFS 10 the banks (itora) in Peru
which should belong exclusively 10 the respective
Salcs-agree 10 give 10 the first company which shall
be formed Of money during five years in aid of
s operations which sum shall not be less than twenty
thousand dollars annually Tor each OF the high contract
ing parties either OF whom may increase the said amount
II suits ils particular interests, without the other party
being thereby obliged TO contribute in the same ratio
The conditions 10 which the shareholders are to be
snbeci in consideration OF the advantages conceded 10
Them shall be declared in separate articles.
.'The other conlerminous States which, adopting the
principles may desire TO take part in the enterprise
upon the conditions shall likewise contribute
certain pecuniary quota TO II"
SEPARATE ARTICLES.
For the better understanding OF Article OF the con-
vention signed this day. the high contracting parties have
further agreed te the following articles
"ARIcLE TIRsT.
"The shareholders Of the steam navigation mentioned
in The second article OF the convention concluded this
date shall be bound to the following conditions
Ist. The steamboats, shall make three voyages the
hrs year, four in the second, and al least six Voyages
in the third, fourth, and fifth
"Whcn, owing 10 circumstances arising from the great
distance, obstruction OF the river making experiments
connected with its navigation, want of eombustibes, or
other weighy reasons, Il may be impossible to make
that number OF voyages, the shareholders shall receive
only five thousand dollars Tor every voyage that the boats
make during the TIVE first years. and three thousand dol
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