Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-08
wAsHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

| The Boundary Between Texas and New
STATE 1eparfmenI--T5he Paraguay ExDe.
/ ditiOn and its Obiects--A Settle meRt of a IL
Central AmerIca--The Paraguay Elk edi-
| ton, etc
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, IS58-The Secretary of
the Interior out yesterday the surveying party
| to run the boundary line between Texas and New
/ Mexico John E. Weyss principal assistant surveyor.
] Gen. JereZ, whom the Nicaraguan government
sent as Minister to this country, had interview
with the Secretary of State tosday He has evident
! " come to Washington in a state Of alarm He and
the so-caled government he represents have dsco7r
! cred there must be more trifing with this great
/ country. Like the lion, king Of beasts We can af
ford to be magnsnimous, but cannot be annoyed and
/ inSulted everlssiingly.
It is not improbable the Paraguay expedition may,
besides settling our account with Lopez do the same
with Nicaragua New Granada and other States like
them. It is understood Judge Bowlin, the Commits
sioner who accompanies the Paraguay expedition
will first go up to Ascension In the vessels
leaving most of the feet az COTrienes till he knows
the result of his demands upon Lopez. He will de-
mRnd naturalization for the losses of citizens
and TO the family Of the American shot, az apology
for firing upon the ship and for other insults 10 the
flag and country, and ratification and fulflment of
The treaty We negotiated with some notifications,
however, suitable to present circumstances. Our
government will not, in any treaty, permit citizens
Of the United States TO be put on footing with the
subjects Of such yrant but will insist hat they
be put on the footing with citizens of Paraguay
resident in the United States. Should a treaty
be made it must be on this basis. The ever chang
ing and arbitrary DEGREES of Lopez any other des
pot or government Of Paraguay or South and Cen !
ira. America, will not benoefOrth be admitted law
10 set aside obligations Of contracts and treaties
The Irving Lyceum, one of the oldest and mostno
ted literary Institutions Of Washington, gave Mr. T.
J. Page, secretary of Commodore ohubriek, of the
Paraguay sxE itlon dinner this evening the
casion of his departure. Mr.. Page toasted and |
eoquenty responded. VIM. J. Rose, Esq, eff New |
York, was called upon, and addressed the company |
also.
DR.. Billings arrived at New Orleans on Monday, !
bringing dispatches from Minister at Mexico, |
Mr. Forsyth, to cur government. His principal OBJ
ject is to purchase Mimic rifles for the liberal army,
for which purpose he is we'll supplied with fund.-.
He SAYS the Americans are Giuch thought of By the
liberal party and occupy high stations of trust He
is Of the opinion that Sonora will he ceded to
the United States for a consideration. On he 5lh
OF September a force was preParingto march on ia
lapa, Escheagaray's headquarters.
During September $40 warrants were issued from
the Pension Office 10 satisfy which 600 acres Of
land were necessary.-Nelg York H,rd2d,
Boundary between Texas and The Indian Territory
The Atlantic Cable, WAsBIEGToN, Oct - Ii is
seriously apprehended By the Government here hat
The running OF the boundary line between Texas aud
the Indian Territory will lead to hostilities These
Indians have no idea that they hemmsd in on the