The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-21
THE NAVIGATION OF THE RIVERS.


On this subject translate the following article from
the Epocd Of La Paz, January 20, 1853
The supreme decree of the 27th Of January which de-
cared free the nav alton of the rivers of those
happy conceptions which establish event remarkable
for its sovereign importance its great results and by
which put into practice those rights which nature
had conceded to to and to utilize for the
OF all and which only egosm local interests, ambition
and unfounded fears had up to the present maintained
dead, and perhaps, prescribed forever There was
served for the present epoch and for ndefatigable
administration sthe great work Of communicating
undertaking full Of difficulties the vigor which
needed to put in operation those roads which Providence
had bestowed u.s. to enable us to attain that moral
and material progress which have hitherto foolshy
kept back from our petty and miserable ports.
II time that the Bovians should have felt the
cessy Of navigating the rivers Of opening quick safe
communications with the Atlantic and Europe OF attract
ing by their canals the attention Of the whole world
wards the fertile and beautiful plains Of the East of
tabshng in them people who might fructfy those rich
and productive fields in which the hand of the Creator
was more free more bouneous and more liberal than In
any other part OF the globe IL time that the Boil
vians shoud shed tears of upon soil naturally
fertile but sterzed for want of industry and labor
templang with sadness the Of rivers
and summopDg to their magna ion the agreeable pic.
ture Of what at future time should furrow the
face of their waters bringing to riches population,
yians should recognise that the fortune Of these
tries had been announced by the 0mncient the da
which presides over a happy day But there was no
strength in governments vigor in men of en-
terrrse and no animation in foreigners to face the diff
ces which were opposed TO that cause towhich We can
give no other title than that of the OF the entire
world-the cause of humanity.
Nature so wise and president in all her works in pac
ing these countries in distant and central regions aud in
marking them out as central point upon the globe had
been bounteous enough to give them organs Of easy
municaton establishing rather creating in all direc
tons deep and navgable rivers, which should serve in
stead oi other capacous and fit roads, connect the
people with all the nations of tho world Only human
Iocy that policy suspicious and contemplate and
Of the crngDg has dared to place barriers against the
designs of creation thus usurpng the rights Of the rest
of mankind TO be happy by employing usefuly those
means which nature bad given TO them on earth.
Has not the Bolivian nation without ports and without
seas, right to make Of the empire which her own
situation gives her. the rivers which take their ori-
gin from her territory and from her immene mountain
chains, which never lack volume Of water IL to ndi-
cate constantly that these rivers the rods which God
has granted to her for her own happ' 'nesss Where
supposed rights which usurpaton ka created SILENT
all the privileges which ambit'>n has invented are
brushed aside. When the cause Of entire humanity s