Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-10
PARAGUAY TROUBLES SET.
TLEO....NO WAR.

The difficulty between the United
States aud Paraguay has been settled
without firing single shot. All the
anticipations that the United States
squadron would have a severe brush
with the troo 3 of President Lopez,
before he could be brought to his SEN
SEES, were basclcss. Lopez did not dare
meet the issue in the way prescribed
by Uncle Sam, and while he was max
ing his deep threats Of vengeance upon
the American forces, and using all the
braggadocia his Exccllency could mus
ter it was only to stave matters off
while he sent his emmisaries around
among the neighboring Powers to in
duce them to effect Cancellation be-
tween his government and Onrs.
This has been brought about, and
Lopez has concluded at last, that it is
by far the best policy for him to indem
nifty the family Of the man who was
killed on the Water Witch by his min
ions, also to do the fair thing by the
American Company. The New York
Herald Of the 9th inst, says
When President Lopez learned the
formidable character OF the expedition
sent against him he became alarmed,
aud sent urgent solicitations to all the
neighboring Powers to intervene in his
behalf. In consequence of this step
on his part, both Brazil and Montevi-
deo determined to offer their media
ton. This was declined by the Com
missioner, under his instructions from
the President, and the result was that
all the ne,ghboring governments
sent representatives to . diplomatic
congress that was to be held some
where on the banks of the Paraguay
Brazil, Montevido. land the Argentine
Confederation we're represented, and
the French Minister to the riverine
States also proceeded to the scene
Besides this, Lopez made an arrange.
ment with President Urqulza to come
down and meet him at Corrientes, in
the Argentine Confederation, and meet
the U. s. Commissioner there. But
the movements of Commodore Stub
rick were too rapid for them, and he
had got beyond Corrientes when he
met the Parsguayan Commissioner.
who wished him to return and wait fol
. negotiation at that city. This he dc
cIined, - we announced some day.
since in our special correspondence
aud pushed on.
When President Urquiza reached
Corrientes, under his arrangement will
Lopez, he found how matters stood
and says in his last report that he coul,
return the confidence Of Presiden
Lopez in Offering to come into the ter
ritory Of the Confederation bv pro-
ceeding at once to Paraguay. SO ht
followed the Commodore,
The result is exactly what we hav,
predicted ever since we began to re-
ceive the bragadocio announcement
Of the Paraguayan press. The loude
Spaniards boast the greater is thei
fear. Those black republican journal
that 20 rabidly abused the Presiden
for sending out the expedition to Para
quay will now be forced to confess tina
the administration was perfectly RICH
in adopting the conrse it did. Hac
the milk and water morality which
they advocate been allowed to prev al
We might still have been soliciting
President Lopez to do justice,land re-
ceive only insults in return for oul
moderation. Commodore Shubricl
and his big guns behind him we're tn,
real pacihcators in this case, and thu
result will be that if the United State.
u only decently represented diplomat
ically in those regions, American inter
! ests ard Anerissp ,eitizsm will b. Re-
spected for geasration at least bv al
the rivorins Sfates of Ia Plata.
We have but enc vosd more to .av
The Paraguay expedition il now prob
ably, on il way home. Part Of it j.
no doubt nepF orr. shores. It's sho
and shell are unexpendsd. Its sailor
aa1 marines IRE n : iipe state Of drill
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