The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-16
FREE NAVIGATION OF THE AaAzos.-so. ..

PARA loouth anltT1cA June ~ 1904
VIII close what have 10 say regarding the free nAyi-
CATION Of the Amazon by few facts 1t is by no means
probable that Brazil yet ready concde Peru Eeua-
dor and Bolivia the right to navigate this river which
would be virtually in practice granting us free navigation
the whole world Brazil VIII certainly make 1t free very
70 her own subjects But the South American repub
lies viii hardly submit Brazil doing all Of their carrying
business
Brazil has policies this subjee-one for the ANA
the other and Che course for the La Plata She
refuses ess through the Amazon river thai empties in
her domains to the western republics which have other
outlet and contends that they have right 10 pass but
in The La Plata where the lower river held by the Ar
gentine confederation and Uruguay, she holds different
doctrine Her territory situated the Upper La Plata
the Paraguay Cuba and Parana rivers and these her
only and natural outlets through the La Plata In this
instance she not only applies the aw Of nations 10 assist
the assertion Of her moral rights egress but has been
actually fighting for tx less arduonsy for nearly
thirty years II is thus very evident that in the present
controversy with Peru Bolivia and Ecuador is not
Ear Brazil is concerned question Of right but Of actual
possession and power She holds the mouth Of the Anna
zon and supposes that continue control the
wide varied and immense interests of all the tributary
gons Now is the time for peaceabe negotiation by our
government The llibusterne excitement growing
the great ereduty of free people in Of our
cities has died away The European nations
take but little interest in the discussion They appear
willing eonoede the United States her natural carry
ing rights this continent France is far Indifferent
the Amazon that since the accession of the dy-
nasty the question Of the boundary OF French Guiana
been agtaed The whole field being quietly yielded
the Brazians What her Interior purposes may be il is
difficult determine AT any rate she appears lstless
regarding il now.
The American merchants Of Brazil feel very keeny the
Of mail facilities with the United States We have
mail to any point Of Brazil This strange
glect of papahle interests At least onehrd of the
whole business done in this city is by American vessels
The interest too already very large yet rapidly grow
ing We have business In Maranharn 1t is all monop-
olzed by English houses for the that the people
have much greater facilities of doing business with Eng
land SO with Pernambuco Bahia, and even Rio The
English have steam mail lines of the best class vessels
which very greatly facilitates correspondence exchanges
and every species of transit and trade Beside the coffee Of
Rio the few hides Of Rio Grande do Sui and the seringa
trade Of Para scarcely epter the rich trade Of this
pre. Our business is generally done by cash. We pay
gold for every article while England and the rest Of E
rope pay for all they get in their manufactured goods
Thus, while ships coming Para in ballast or
with little -four COAL the smaller kind Of Yankee
notions the English ships bring large and varied cargoes
have large quantities Of osnaburgs manufactured
in England with the mark Lowell Manufacturing Com
pany They take natural business from Many OF
these things would be corrected by good mn line Para
days and thus send letters by the United Eng
land in wenty-four days nearly fifteen days sooner
than they could GO by the present English
lines This deem question OF very great interest ard
one growing in importance ever day II is wei worth
the attention and action Of our government
II is understood that the territory from Para and
given Maranlarn and the province Of Ainazonas
erected entirely from the territory of this province
the only eascuntions Of this large province whose prob
bave
haunted Don Pedro H. the present Emperor and his pre-
decessors back to the dark days of The province
be further curtsiled and province erected the
main mouth Of the Aazon-laking the present rezpcctn
Bile little village Macapa its capital Another il is said
VIII be erected from the territory in the southwest Should
Macap be made province would unquestonaby rapidly
into favor and Importance 1t is altogether f
vorab situated for than Para being the
tIa1e larger river and accessible for ships
while also contiguous 10 The large rubber districts
1t has always been problem whether Para would con-
Time long the of the Amazon business and nu-
Il is however, evident that the government look
very little this point Their great desire the certain
security Of this whole contiguous region, form from
revolt and Independence.
The Emperor possesses very great degree the conf
denoe and affection Of the people Re is young active and
heartily devoted the advancement and prosperity Of bis
country, He appoints many able and wise TO Office
President Barros here possesses large public spirit and is
studously aborng for the of industrial
interests and the introduction and of foreign capital
In this be however very much fetered by the preudices
Of the people The Portuguese slow sluggish people
Jealous of Foreigners and extremely exclusive in policy
The native Brazians far liberal enterprisin and
philosophical The classes maintain bitter euds and
propose essentially different plans OF government The
Portuguese have the advantage Of possessing nearly all the
wealth OF the country which from feeling of insecurity
here they generally invest in Portugal They open no
enterprises neglect their large estates and have bt
syrnpathes with the world around them The country
has many highly cultivated educated men who are pari-
otto fr-seeing, and anxious for Improvement and who
viii ultimately succeed in berazng The institutions from
the exclusive stamp Of old Portuguese laws vet deacnq
them.
The rainy has closed The rubber crop next wear
VIII be immensely large The people have deserted every
qnence vtszes the supply trade and everything else The
Emperor win probably visit Pard this year The foreign
residents about building Episcopal church The
health OF the city very good, and the business brisk
ANDES.
WIVES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS girls are quick in the
Minnesota market We quote from letter in the Boston
Daily Advertiser Several leading and wealthy citizens
Of Saint Paul have married Indian squnws-aborigila
adde's perhaps ought say. These matches are caused
ess By than by the necessity Of having wife
md The scarcity Of white When there is an i'm
porson Of the latter commodity from the East is eagerly
seized heard Of gentleman from part Of the
try who out to settle with his three danghiers In
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