New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-11-24


.on for us.cc and moderation ~ not less grca; than
for hghnirdcd patriotism; and all who know ann are
,oayinoei that, once Le learns tom M. properly ac-
credited agents. temperate a, himself tht real 'nef,s
of th. ease he caI scarcely s to set IN me Interests
0. peace humanity and civilization. Had any snch
repre- sentative OF America been IN PaTsgnay lew
year. s.o the accomplished aud responsible Com
m;.-ofer nnw s-rt out not y'ilte 81 dispute would
cyer have bee, heard while hundreds OF American
citizens would probably be az this moment IN Pars
quay benefttug themselves and the country s. wac
the earnest desire Of President Lopez ana us iainy
Some three wears ago, the water " zen was IN the
vicinity If the batteries of ltspra and the fortified
Camp position which has tie Parana IN its front,
and the territory Of CoTentes opposite. On iae Pay
aguay side and close 10 the batteries l. sia Iand IN
n. POSSESSION and occupation OF the Parasuayan
Coverrmept. and between y lie batteries and tue
osup Is a uairow channel the navigation OF which -
strictly prohibited, end is quite unnecessary 70 COM
merce. Capt Page commanding the water Nicn,
bers absent some inporian, surveying ousInes',
the officer ,et in plsce got up steam ana attempted
10 pass the channel. lie persisted IN steaning on.
even after being informed BY the commahdaht mat
bis orders were imperative 10 prevent essss o,hef
than o: the Psrsguayan Government nom passing:
This nut have been well known to the inirders, and
should have been respected in especial degree by
tie official citizen OF power So credtaDy pure
iOus The assertion OF It's own Interpretation oi us
own maritime laws "a the American Union proverbal-
~ Is. The Coinmandauts circumstances Dcins uisre'
earded few blank cartridges were rred aud then,
AZ the Water Witch still steamed on, shotted gun
was discharged, bu. wide Of the vessel The Aueri-
cans repieI with round and grape; the battenes
returned the vo.ey striking the hui OF tue steamer,
and killing the man at the Wheel The Water W Itch
not being vessel of war AVID nseuently not quail
fed so contest the point farther. then steamed down
the liver; but Lo exutalion manifested by the
Psraguayans as she there for scientific not bel
licose purposels That the Government II Paraguay,
in common with every other, has right to reguiate
the navigation of It's rivers it may deem necessary
for the security # the State no one Will deny These
laws have long been in operation, and were not lm-
proysed .or special occasion. They were notorious
thr0ughOu the La Plata and not more stringent than
others in that region, or than in certain important
rivers and in Europe, I'LL the other day. IL s
oorteuded that the slard belongs rs inucn to Cor
rienes 10 Paraguay. This is not the fact; 1t has
loug been in possession and occupation OF the latter
Il CorreLtes had any valid claim, Urquizs, chiei OF
the Argentine Confederation, would have set about
enforcing IT, and Brazil would have assisted while
there existed her differences with Paraguay. These
are happily disposed OF. So, trust, the present
enbroieIt will be, soon as examined III thai d!s-
passionate spirit which President Buchanan must de-
sire should animate every transaction he Is identified
WITH
Will regard to ex.Consul Hopkins, if Commissioner
Bowin viii impartiay Inquire INTO the plans pronnl-
gated by that tuuctionary and the American Company
n, Asuncion and the fayOrs heaped upon him by Pres
;fent Loyez, including loan % nearly t3WlO. not n
shilling Of which has been repaid, he Will hnd. by al
tno reports of their proceedings, that Mr. Hopkins
and ASSOCIATES the aggressOrs aud that accord
ing to the laws OF Paraguay a. that period lSt} the
President was fully warranted in withdrawing protec-
ton ungratsiully abused: Consul Hopkins and
friends were, IN use mid phrase, very :" irregular,
and on several occasions gave serious oifense Ia tue
citizeus. But nothing save patient investigation By
Commissioner Bowsin can unrave those intrlcaces,
aud Il sill he well to inquire concerning The pursuits OF
Mr. Hopkins NJ Buenos Ayrcs, Rosario, aud other
places AS he ascends the Parana-
An ggres.ion Of the nature intended by the United
States 1od the present difficulties not be adjusted,
will not only ijuTe Paraguay, but the whole region
Vaiered by La Plata and Parana. This embraces
vast area, than which o,her in the world snds
more in need Of repCsc. None in modern times has
suffered more from those internccne teuds which the
pr sence OF armed foreigners Us certain 70 reopen IN
an aggravated form, AMI with most ruinons conse-
qeuces to the very seeds of that commerce which the
euogists Of this expedition say the Government OF
Washington anxious to develop England and
the United States believe that Paraguay is what il
was under FTsncia, hermctcaly sealed sgainst FOR
eigucrs sc. Nothing can be further from the truth
There gre some States assuming To be III the van of
European civilization winch are IN me rear oil i'ara-
quay in many important respects. II Il undoubtedly
true that owing to her whole revenue being derivr
from customs and the Government sale o. the ycrba
tho taxes Of any Kind being known, hign duties are
rescrted to. These, trust, will coon Yield To the
more fruitful source Of tie lowest practicable imp0sts.
so far from Paraguay berg DESTROYS Of isolation, I,
was her British-buiit steamer Tacuar which first
proved the possibility :" going rom Asunelon to
Buenos Ayrcs and back IN Twenty days. Within the
last eighteen months they have placed on the river the
packet-steamers Irora ard Saito de Gudlra. These
pcrform the voyage in the same time, taking AID
iapdng Passengers at Correntes, Bella Vista, Goya,
Esquna, parana and Rosario, both gong and retnrn-
ing. Thi. communication wall soon be weekly, Gov
er,uent hayia orderei four line boats expressly tor
/ this service.
powerful ST, an.tug has lately been launched, and
an,ther Is building, for towing merchant vessels, at
moderate rates Railroad iron for Il line u. 10 miles
iuto tho y.rba and tobacco districts has been dl--
patched ana MI engineer engaged 10 carry ont the
project which viii serve To develop the reh resources
v.t.n lin nIk l..fpH gl~..
shipped and viii actualiy be the only convenience OF
The Find on the eastern seaboard of South America,
from the Amazon to Cape Horn, about 5000 miles.
All III, Sc improvements will 70 comp, re certainty,
be stopped and the development Of Paraguay with
them SHOULD bostililies aISe. powerful nation Ike
the United States may do much harm To Paraguay, NJ
few steamers coud blockade the river, and entirely
sop the trade OF that rising young country. The re-
sulfs woud be erieyous 10 Paraguay, while the United
States would reap only the dubious credit OF having
bestowed the shipping and commerce Ot vast pro-
gre sing sister Republic and throw her back into the
heplessne-s from which she rescued by President
Lopez VINO whatever h, dement's IN other eyes, ha,
at least the Recommendation of being popular with the
natives than whom nore peaceabe. conteDted aud
cheerful population is nowhere to be found. 80
far, however, from the President being enanlo-ed 81
his own views exclusively, and opposed 10 innovation,
be is constantly importing European intelligence and
skill, and by the Psiaguayan steamer no BiaDc0, 10
which arrived in this country, he has sent over sew.
.neen youths OF superior promise to De instructed
here in the arts most likely 10 be beneficial to Their
country. IL to BE- hoped, therefore, for the welfare
M Il progress OF all the Argentine Republics, and oi
Paraguay especially, "a well us for tie hopor Of the
United States that the Threatened aggression will not
D. persisted in, and thar the instructions of Comms-
sioher Bowin admit OF solution vi the difficulty con-
sistcnt with the happiness and dignity os Paraguay,
and satisfactory 1T Washington. H., ui.oftuhHieiy,h
should so happen that the contrary course Do deter
aimed upon, Paraguay must take refuge IL the exam
pie Of more renowned nations the natural strength oi
her remote position nearly - coo miles inland from the
sesboard Ter command OF An impregnsble key the
only one To her capital, ample military resources d.
recied by veteran European officers a p"Pnlsi19b
who's. courage was admitted, even b. ROsas L. Do