Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-09
relations with south America.

There appears to be strong likelihood
that our government may have some trou-
bic in settling the. difficulties, which at
present exist with two of the South Amer
lean governments, Paraguay and New Ora
NADIA. The facts of our troubles with Par
aguay, are about as follows: In 1858 our
Charge to Buenos Ayres, Mr.. Pendleton,
was ordered to go to Paraguay for the
purpose of making treaty with that coun-
try. The ministers of several of the first
European powers were going at the same
time for the same purpose. The treaties
were drawn up, aud signed by the parties,
that with the United States with the rest.
Our Charge forwarded the treaty to Wash
ington. for ratification But the treaty
whenever referring to the United States by
name, entitled this country as the United
States of North America; the North
American Union, &c. When presented
to the Senate, this error in the constitu-
tiohal name Of this Republic (''The United
States of Ameriea"l was detected, and the
proper appelIation inserted. This occurred
thirty-two times, aud there was conse-
quently that many erasures. The treaty
was agreed to, and ratified in all other re-
spects; and Mr.. Pendleton having been re-
called, Mr.. Buckalew was sent out to ex-
change Publications, in June or July 1854.
During the time occupied by these transac7
tons, an American commercial and naviga-
tion company had been established, by the
consent of Paraguay, at Ascension, under
the agency of Edward A. Hopkins, the
American Consul in that country, and was
doing prosperous business Lopez, the
President, becoming jealous and restless,
under the growing Importance and inhu-
ence of the Americans, "after a series of
gratuitous insults and outrages, withdrew
the Exequatur Of the Consul, robbed him
of nearly all his own and the Company's
property by er parte DEGREES, and finally
virtually expelled him and all other Amer
leans from the country" Shortly after
wards the q. S. Exploring Steamship Va
ter Witch, while making a photographic
survey of the Paraha river, was attacked
from fort on the Paraguayan side, and
had one sailor killed and several officers
and men wounded A few weeks after
these occurrences, Mr. Buckalew presented
the treaty for ratification aud exchange,
but he was refused hearing aud sent
home. The navigation company presented
our government claim upon Paraguay for
/ half million dollars for losses received by
the action Of Lopez; and in the fall Of last
year, the President sent out Col Fitzpat
rick as a special agent to exchange ratii,
cations, aud settle the recIamations. tn,
President, LOpez-upon inspection Of the
treaty-refused to concur inthe amendment
Of the name Of the United States. and Mr.
| Fitzpatrick returns home.
Our readers are familiar with the fact
Of the Panama riots Of April last year
While number Of passengers from oalilOr
mia we're quietly taking passage across th
Isthmns, they we're set upon By an arme'
band ofNew Granadians, several lives wef
taken, and large amount oipropsrty d
slroycd, including the tearing up Of cor
siderable portion Of the railroad track
The United Statesprompsly demanded saill
faction; but instead Of according i. ii
Goserument Of New Granada, insists the
the riot was commenced BY the Americans
! and justi6es ths GogeraoF. who paFsleipal