New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-19

that would BE- cordially and kindly received By Us
Presidsut. This information infuccd 70 absadoa
the address bad prepared briefly royis sios al tho
POINTS Of oH-rerce and msntA ing pos tioa, aud
basnly prepared another Of mere uresy aad kind
tess Ay The contest on the points for tbs fature.
At the reception was accompanied by Com nodore
SbUoIcs bis suite and all the officers of TIE Fulton in
fol Uniform, making nee appearance. The Pres;-
deIt gu6CeItly dressed VITO his snts II o ers
il uciform. and received me kindly and clu-teOu.lv
nth he ekaytat bras, ei1.riHg rib gsas asd lacr
under as arm. Iudeec, he reception szs ell thai
could be desired DID not 10, him exceed me ia cour-
tssies mention these things because there has been
constant trouble here shout fol ms ard recs otons
Directly alter the interview, learned thr )ugh Cen
Urq1izs that NY speech ard manner hsd hsi a Won
der al effect ID sottning down the President and that
he vas 20 chsrmed Sith the whole proceedings that
everything wouli he FOR open q ire sd frank
Intercourse. Upon this hypothesis, i, vas arrsrg.a
that should proceed alone IN my neg tiasoos BAT
that would let htch coaoluie them withOl, giving.
him Che GeEeTsl an opportunity 10 reconcile suc6
Gif,reIces
NV interviews then vi h tire President conmsue.5
daily, ard sonnet times tw.cs $ osy. sId we're awsys
coIcisl frsrf, free anc hsrmoniEiog. We becsms
better friends az every meeting bat could 10. sgree
upOp sl POINTS Fin-lly, it WAS pro posed hat our
next meeting should be held ia presence Of Gen.
Urquiza Ger Guido, his Mioister, srd Sr. AmsrsL
l promptly accepted When We met, no one bat Gen
U.qGiza sLd hls private secretary we're present. We
Comre nced the dis,lssiOn of the points Of difference
ote by ore and as We settled the d, they were "a.
duced 20 writing. We toeu drew up agreement
witch WAS sene1 by the President and myself Tais
was the crowph gerry q the whole af,ir and IN the
general Joy ever Gen. UfquiZa embraced President
Lopez.
By the settlement we make nsw treaty, with
charges hberslziDg l.; a convention 20 settle tbs
comI snys claim ten Thousand Go lars 10 the family
of the sAilor kiisd on the Water Witch receive 4
satisfactory eer of regrets an apology for this affair
Snd the treatment Of the Government agents with ful
permission 10 eIplore the rvera
Tits negotiation is looked upon here immense
triumph ia diplomacy, q orly few months ago Lo.
per refused to renew the re,ty with England. lie
hss not oIly renewed ours ami enlarged its sphere
but whs. is worth more than oil for our interests is
that he has done it in very friendly spirit. When
closed meeting, agreeing up0n the points, ha
made me little speech which oIy moiesty would noe
permit me 20 record. lie touched my sympstaies
when re snoke of Paraguay sanding Above, and ke
traduced by foreign nunisters who created the diff
culies by Withholding from him the respect due TO
his po.ition; and he chseriuly and warmly gave me-
credit for treating him 10 81 oar intercourse with tho
most del ate lee psct and esteem, snd said be woai
pay some portion of the debt q gratitude be felt to me-
for II by informing you o' IN autograph letter.
From the people hers hAye met with nothiog vet
but kiudIess particularly sitter Il was kLown that my
first Interview with the President was 80 ayr, cable.
They were much alarmed 4, oar expedition, and this
news seemed 20 life burden from their hearts. They
are simple, nofepsiye people, governed shoad
Judge with despOtic rule under which theJ seem to
dourish. They ere a iyelSspifited people, sud re-
markedly rest and clean for an Indian mixed race.
Tire market place in the morning is beautiful spec
tscle to zee nearly thousand women, a dressed in
pure, clean white dresses, aud all DsrefOo;ed. To
wear shoes here is high mark of sristocrscJ. You
can zee, every hour in the day nesrly, handsome
women except the Is vny ooOr) with bright eyes and
rich suits o. black hair, With SWISS muslia dresses
hourced from the waist down, wsking in bare feet
through tie streets The soil is very sandy and they
pretend Ii y Cspnst walk well in shoes
The ideas Of great wealth. which have been made 70
flourish 20 cons picuOuhy in the accounts have had
of them vaLish il to air at the touch Of truth. |
here nothing but unuis'akabe evidences Of poor
but happy laughteI-lOyicg people. made 10 sesame
better sppeSrauc their from the strong
hand that rules them. Their government is Of tte
cheapest character imaginable, and the revenue u
support il il mainly derived rom monopoleS on ar
tices of produce, somewhat pecuiN to the country.
Their revenues from customs must be small, As they
are certainly neither producing very consuming
people. TDls revenue is chiefly epent on an ndy aud
TOR orfco0Gs Az the President 10 the tountslA ana
source of al power he Is also the recipient and the
oisburser of oil revenue which In the eyes " snps
peoDle contour ding the individuh with the Siats,
makes no the account of that fabulous wealth about
which so uch has been ssd.
1his is Email STATE, claiming some 600 GOO inhsb'-
tans and svipg scarcely 100 900, and they nearly all
Indians q the GuIaDee race civilized uader the rigid
rule Of the Jesuits. They no. al Industrious RAGS,
10 Of that word they are only ompsiatiyey
Industrious in courss. With totIc n-s noOgs, who
perfectly indolsp. aud unamhitiJus beyond tho
sites OF life from day to day. Slch population IL
not likely to make very rich State. Their eOuutry
doubt very productive ia art cles OF peculiar
ard valuable character, such VERIFY P.rsguaysn
tea sud many 0icnal plants AMI and peculiar
woods Of the fjIes bat beyond that know OF moth
ing they produce superior 10 selves IN qas ity, and
nutti 70 compare 70 US 10 quantity, with 40 equal
population. They can produce sugar cheap, as the
plant lasts for many yesrs and they have beautiful
staple of cotton, bu. they raise neither beyond mers
unDly of their necessities,
rhe real seciet Of PareRuays apparent prosperity
in contrast with her ue hbors for 10 would not do To
contrast her with prcgreseiye peopls les 10 the lace
Of her exemption from revolutions. For this e1emp"
ton she s indebted tosthe bloody rule Of Doct Fran
cis Who left few ambitious aspirants behind him To
contend for empire.
This republic contains sbou, so 600 square miles,
little larger than one Of cur larger States IL almost
surrounded by water like an island, and the rlvers
deep and navigable. Ia soil and climate u 10 one OK
tue M st charming spOts in the great valley Oh tns
La Plata valley equal in size 10 the great valsyo
the Mississippi. IL lies 10 tas valley SeogrsphcaIy
Just dc Nisssri does in TIE valley OF .he Mississippi,
only warmer climate as is general n this country.
The time must come when thsse vast ans Of the
Is Plata most cease b. be mere grazing grounds fE
iaiuulerabe herds Of wild c.tDe, AMI IN turn becomo
tie seat II ighty empire. ~
These rivers oeTtsinly have no rivals on the glooe.
TIE ms,n trunk il frssh running sif1am WIN a
al tinct cueLt where it s fifty miles vide eud neither
b.Ik in view; and this b .nch ,20O miles from the
SEES except on the bars, is from ~ to % feet dep and
u is but ooe CT tire three principal branches.
have eats1ded this letter too long, aud mus. Gloss
BY COZ graduating you upon 'hs glorious consanlns-
tion OF trouc esome measure Of yout inoiiIa2os-
tie boz BE- ~tth bis' coDsde,snoh'
lsncy's gsiy Obeoispt servant JAS D. o"'H