The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-30
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE--INTERESTING NEWS.
rRE PARAGUA Y EXPEDITION.

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The London News OF Novssbet Is, after speaking Of
the Paraguay expedition and expressing the RnoweJ~~
that the United States government Is b. 40 III
imbaed with the principles on peace aha paj III, i ~
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But, passing from the speculative 10 the actual, we
cannot deny that President Lopez has given the United
States government very just and serious grounds OF COM
plant as indeed he has almost every other State ENG
land perhaps excepted with which he has been brought
into connection since Brazil opened up communication for
him with the outer world When speak of Paraguay
speak of Lopes-for Lopez is Paraguay just as much
although 10 somewhat different way, Francia
He Is little humane that is the main distinction
between the two despots. The sought security in
complete isolation the other tries to find safety in mo-
nopozng in himself all intercourse and trade with other
countries The great article OF wealth In Paraguay is
the Yerba Mate largely consumed in the surrounding
States and of that Lopez monopozes the not
content with this he also wishes TO onopolize the nay
CATION OF the rivers which form the boundaries of Para
quay.
This is his policy he endeavors to carry it out by
strongly fortiiying an island which commands the en-
trance TO the river Paraguay and by ordering las he is
now DOING 6oilla of gunboats from Europe TO make
himself complete master OF that stream which Is navga-
BILE into the provinces Of Brazil, where II rises Now,
very naturally such policy brings him into conflict aud
collision with foreign States wishing to explore IN the
interests of humanity the upper waters OF the Plate and
with their subjects who have settled in Paraguay and
seek to develop its resources.
1here 49, indeed no reason why we IN England should
throw away sympathy on President Lopez. The at
tempt IN which he is engaged Of obsructing the
navigation Of great river and opposing the natural
progress Of commercials offence against civilization,
and in his case is without excuse.
We shall shortly see it break down. The instinct of
selfpreseryation will in all probability induce him to
make every concession demanded II 90 the invasion Of
the waters Of Paraguay by this expedition cannot do
otherwise than very great good and all the world will be
greatly Obliged to the United States If IL insist two
things Indispensable to the free and navigation of
those waters the dsmantng of the batteries of Itapa
aud its fortified camp and the reduction of Lopezs river
hotila to strength required for fiscal purposes only
for il TO have the free of the Plate and its
tributaries mist not TOLERATE the existence of large
armed force commanding the passage of the rivers Parana
and Paraguay, as Is the just In its abatement
England has just deep interest BRAZIL the Argen-
tine confederation and the United States and so far as
that goes shall watch the progress and fortunes of this
American expedition with interest and hope
sMANIFEsT DESTINY OF THE UNITED STATES.
The Paris Cs,siutoan.l of October 49, reviewing the
great events Of the present time and tracing the future
says
Nowhere Is this anticipated history more enjoyed,
where easier TO construct than in the United States In
fact the young republic unanimously adopted, and is
now proclaimng national dogma, the ambitious for
mula of President Monroe, according to which 1.-THE
est destiny Of the Americans OF the North is to rule
over the whole of the New World. Starting from this
point great newspaper OF New York RECENTLY again took
up its ayorite theme OF the division Of the globe among
the four most powerful nations of the world 1t felt
difficulty in cutting out of the Old World for France,
England and Russia three magnificent shares capable
of amply satisfying the ambition of each of those
tons; but by way of compensation it claimed for the
Yankees the exclusive domination over the whole of the
American continent.
1t is also in virtue of this doctrine of their manifest
destiny that the United States show themselves resolved
torepe any foreign interference influence at the most
important point of the New World The Central Amcri-
can lsthmus Although affecting its willingness to guar
anty the neutrality Of the interoceanic communications
which may he established by the opening of the lshmus
the government of that jealous republic does not wish
this work Of civilization to be effected by other hands
than those Of Americans 1lefefor6 IL speaks in
cling language TO those feeble States of Central America
which, with view to resist their aggressive adversary,
endeavor to unite and invoke the assistance of the great
European nations
How shall this difficulty of the Isthmus route whchis
already Of ancient date be solved Will the United
States be prevented from Selling this route be it land
canal way and from becoming thus absolute master of
the point of junction of the two oceans Such 10
be their intention and should it be realized what will
be the consequence
Then they will really be established in the commercial
centre of the world Europen the east Chia and
India in the west The yet unknown city which will
day spring up at the point where the two Americas
TO join will be the Alexandria of the future 1t will
at the time be emporium for the Eastern and for
the Western world Europe and for Asia The Central
American Isthmus will be the Isthmus of Suez of that
gigantic Alexandria but Ishmus of Suez opened up to
universal trade
And that dream which comedies to America the future
capital Of the world and assigns to her the political pre-
ponderance what does it leave to ancient Europe "a
venerable past" What does it promise her Pious pill
grms, who will visit aud contemplate the famous places
where civilization originated.
In political pamphlet, entitled "England and Rus
sa in which the engrossng questions of the moment
treated with bold sharpness of foresight Mr. DE
Cessna has to argument of this kind to pred
cate the decline of British ascendency He foresees the
day when he who steps in the at Calais leaving
them only to traverse board steamer the Gulf of
Persia will reach the Oriental Cape passing through
Paris, Consantinope, Calcutta and Pekin, and find him
self within fortnight at transported to the other
hemisphere without having hardly left the main land
Aud the pubcist adds ''Ihs viii be the death OF Eng
land In another place he without crcumlocution,
says Before the last year Of this century will have
elapsed the ruler OF the will have descended to
the level of Holland" la q word according to this
writer ii is Russia which destiny push
everywhere in order to make her great upon the ruins
OF British power.
THE MoRTARA ABDUCTION.
This continues to excite great attention abroad
The London News describes at length the unsuccessful
attempts of the father and mother TO regain possession
OF their child The mother thus wrote to friend at Boz
logna of the interview she had with the boy
This morning and my husband went To the Cate.