Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-03-25
we have piven the solution.
The Paraguay Expedition.

The Paraguay Expedition.
Our latest advces from the River Parana are to the
23d January, nearly two months ago. Then the Amer
lean squadron proceeding up the main stream OF the
Parana and had got to the mouth Of the Paraguay
up which lies its in the event of actual hosttes
being resored to- 1t is reasonable to suppose that by
this time the respective parties have got to blows to
diplomacy.
Lopez is said to breathe fire and smoke. He feels
anxious to measure his strength with " los Grngos >;
his unshoI heroes of the pampas going to Stay the
Yankees and there is danger that the erocious
and rate Chieain may carry his cOnquerng legons to
Washington City, capture the President, astonish the
Smithsonian Institute and end the Kansas controversy
We don't believe word of it. Lopez has the COM
mon failing of the Spanish race. He talks largely
We heard such talk from Mexico. AS for one hundred
thousand troops forty thousand troops, or ten thou
sand troops that is all There will be buster
ing and big talking but that will be nearly all, we
think, although it is true that small force must labor
under many difficulties.
Paraguay but poor, little one horse affair after
ALL and although of her people, at least of
gachos of the other States of the La Plata active
vigorous people still their power to defend positions
against the forces of any civilized nation must be rather
feeble. Her territory nearly equal in extent to the
British Islands. Her population maybe anything under
Il million
We will probably hear something more definite within
few days 1t would seem that Urquiza, President of
the Argentine Republic has gone to Assuncion in ad-
vance of the progress OF the American force Tor the pur
pose OF comforting with Lopez, The fact is that these
people are anxious to prevent the Americans acquiring
loothol anywhere in their region, and they really
afraid that this Paraguay expedition aims at territorial
aggrandsement, and is the first step i'll movement to
fIibuster the countries the La Plata and finally an
mex them This is most ridiculous fear, but it is
the less felt 1t is true no sensible person here would
take that whole region If offered but the people there do
not cutie understand this. Before we take the La
Plata country, must absorb the intervening terrific
ries of Mexico Central America, Grenada, Ecuador,
Brazil Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, ETC., ETC. Now thsse
little matters may occupy few years yet and until
we have got fairly through with them, will hardly be
ready to admit the Senator from Buenos Ayres to seat
in the new capitol.
Rss~ Geo. w. Ward, Esq, Postmaster at Rockfsh
P O., Dupn county, requests US to call attention to
the fact that the Journal does not arrive regularly at
that Office generally coming but once in two weeks
We can assure Mr. Ward and our Rocktsh subscribers
that the fault is not with the Journal Office for
never fail to mail all papers carefully and in due
, time.
Mr.. Ward also requests to state, for the informa
ton of the public thas his office in Duplin county is
simply RockfSh," and that there is post-ofice in
Cumberland county, called Little Rockfh." Atten
ton to this matter will prevent letters and papers nen
ded for Dupln going to Cumberland, and vice
1t will also prevent instructions as many people are
not aware of the distinction in the naming of the offices
viii the Fayetteville papers be kind enough to copy
or otherwise notice this matter for the benefit of their
:, readers?
n Wind and a Cold Change.
Yesterday afternoon good many groups ght have
been seem (rde James noyes) along the wharves OF
l. the Cape Fear River gazing the watery commotion
and remarkng the pitchings of the briggs, schooners
arks fats steamers etc, they laid at anchor WERE
moored to the wharveg. The wind certainly blew will
great violence 1t kept blowing last night and the TEN
peratule must have changed very much between ten O.
clock and daylight for when rushed out TO lool
for the fire this morning before SUNRISE found it ver
It cold-so cold that feared that it might have beer
Of freezing. 1t had not been quite that cold.
l. P. S.-We saw the sun rise this morning. 1t is
mistake to suppose that the sun jumps up. 1t gets u
slowly, gradually and gracefully, with dignifed CON
posure that well becomes the father of the Solar System
The wind still blows and the weather is still cod bu
we hope it will not get down to freezing here in tn
1t interior If does in either section it will ruin the u
crop-Dnily Journal, 18th inst.