The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-24

not by any decent means get around the reply Of Mr.
Fitzpatrick but with the greatest compoxure reiterated
the about the alterations of the treaty
aud closed the correspondence.
Our difhcalties with Paraguay he easily summed
up in lst insults United States and 10 citi
zens OF the United States At Assumption CD mur,erous
~ and with malice aforethought firing into United
States vessel detached from the lists wuIike SHIPS
and engaged la peaceful enterprise, which .ntcnd
ed Mr. Buchanan Says 'ior the adyar .se Of com
nercia States generally, tnd be il remembered the
water Witch actually, when the Paraguay fort
made its attack and killed and wounded others
in waters belonging to Corricntes 3 In refusing to
ray fair treaty acknowledged by the President
the republic, but discarded the ground verbal
alterations The first and third difficulty might he easily
settled but the second is Of grave Importance and de-
nands redress The people Of Paraguay to blame
but II Is that piece of corpulent tyranny imboded Ia
President Lopez and his family
How shall these difficulties he settled In the easiest and
speeiest possbles Ii is understood that there
is unanimous sentiment in the proper congregational
committee on that portion Of President Buchanans mes
sage referring to Paraguay Now il the President is
powered to send two steam vessels of and special
envoy To accompany the Brazilian fleet to Assumption
the whole matter be easily settled at this juno
ture than at other conceivable time Brazil has her
fertile Matte Crosse accessible by steamer through the
Paraguay LIT. Page demonstrated this ia 1855. Brazil
had difficulties with Paraguay ia 1854 aud smoothed
them But In 1856 she formed treaty OF com
and navigation settled boundary lines and agreed
that the great river should be free the vessels Of all
nations. Brazil opened, by proclamation Albuquerque
more than two thousand miles from the Atlantic
port of entry to the shipping Of the world II is Of the
utmost Importance to Brazil and Bolivia that the river
be kept open Both dependent upon this outlet for
the of their adjacent provinces and both
entitled to the free navigation OF the Paraguay BY spe
cal treaty But lopez tancying that he may levy trib
ute like old Dey of Agies has imposed such restric
tions and fees passports, vessels cargoes Sc. &c
that the treaty is rendered null and void Furthermore
Paraguay has insoenty cneavorcd by force to levy tolls
ground actually the Imperial government conens
Brazilian.
Brazil has in vain endeavored through ENJOYS extraor
binary to remedy this difficulty peacefully and diplomatic
ellly at length she is having to that dreaded
ultimatum Two months ago the English papers
informed that the Braxians preparing for
in the event Of the impending negotiations with the Par
| aguay government failing The Brazilian government
ordered "a 900 tons of coal TO be placed ia the depot at
Monterideo Twelve fourteen gunboats from England
and France to Ike in the Bazls in April and army
of IL 600 troops is to be collected to invade Paraguay.
On the other hand the Paraguayans have 800 guns In
position different points OF the river and in their army
they have several Europeans of experience.
The last news is, that several Brazilian steam gates
have already sailed from Rio de Janeiro to Montevico,
and it may be that before July shall hear Of the defeat
the Paragnayans There he doubt Of the uIti
mate of Brazil for she has ships and money
and has this advantage her enemy she can
tack Paraguay both by land and by water
Of