The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1860-09-05
Later from Central America.

From Costa Rica we have the following:
Congress has adjourned. During its session law
passed and has since been approved declaring that
Punta Arenas shall no longer be a free port from and
passed closing the port of MORE and the river Serapa
qu against interior commerce, abolishing the custom
houses and withdraws the military officials
The privilege granted TO Mr.. Louis Walfram for the
introduction of Swiss coloniss has been confirmed Mr.
Dmitry United States resident minister expected
to sail from Puna Arenas to Reaeo in the steamer OF
the 10Th inst.
We learn privately that the party who placed the
president in power greatly dissatisfied with him, and
a revolution is talked of A rumor had reached San
Jose de Costa Rca that Walker and his followers had
landeda San Juan del Norte.
By this arrival, also, have two weeks later news
from South America, which brought up by the
English steamer Bogoa from Valparaiso July 18th and
Callao the 18th. The B. had freight 1927, 4l5 in
specie for England and the largest cargo of merchandise
brought from the west for transportation
the Panama railroad-6560 packages, consisting OF
929 bars of copper and u bales of achila for Liver
erpoo $50 packages of bark for Southampton and 81
bales of goat skins for New York.
From Peru we have the following intelligence
The American claims are yet unadusted. The diff
culties not likely to be settled until our government
sends large naval force to Callao. Arumor obtained
in Lima that the American minister had ordered all the
ships of the United States Pacific squadron there to
force the claims of his government This of course
unounded since ministers invested with such
power. They only request that force be sent to
them-which Mr. Clay has probably done-and which,
if made doubt will be complied WITH at least it is to
be hoped so.
While the United States steam corvette Wyoming was
firing target outside the harbor of Caao few days
before the sailing of the English steamer, report was
circulated in Lima and Caao that she had fallen in with
Peruvian man-of-war and captured her The utmost
CONSERVATION prevailed in both cities President Cas-
tila elegraphed to Callao to know if it so, and
when assured that hoax had been practiced upon him.
gave orders for the of the person who circulated
the report
And from Chill the following:
Congress was still in session. BY direction of the
executive he mint hereafter will coin dollar gold
pieces and as as practicable 100000 of silver
coin of enty ten and five vaue the twenty cent
pieces to weigh four grains sixty cengrams; the ten
cent pieces grains thirty cendgrams and the five
cent pieces, grain fifteen centgrams. The excite
ment in Valparaiso, caused by Tho newly discovered
silver mines of Aconcagua, continues undated.
Valparaiso paper states that month there were only
three mines whose showed silver vsiby; now there
less than ten in this condition. The snares that
formerly sold for s. 500 are now valued 50 600 and
some be obtained for So 00O Fresh discoveries
made every day both of silver and copper mines
At the very foot of the Andes silver mine has been
discovered riyaling in richness the very richest oil
Copiapo.
Hon. Jere. Clemens in recent letter from Alabama
to the editor of the Memphis Enquirer-His remarks
relative to the duty of those who favorable to the
constitutional Union ticketare distinguished isevery
thing else he says wrtesby great wisdom, sagacity
and patriotism Wecommend to general attention the
subjoined extract from his letter:
The friends of Breckenridge claim that they have
decided majority in other parts of the State. My
view of the matter is that the supporters of Mr. Bel
have it in their power to carry the Safe, if they viii
only adhere to their own nominations, and steadily re
fuse to be mixed up in this democratic quarrel in any
manner whatever The split between the factions il
irreconciable. They never be brought together
and know Of no folly that constitutional Union mar
could commit egregious than that of uniting hi,
fortunes with either wing As the partisan of either he
is certain of encountering overwhelming defeat
There principle motive of interest," and pies
of availability lead him away from his own candidate
but the contrary all these appeal to him in the strong
terms of labor by day and by night for the
of the glorious cause in which he has embarked.
In 1856 the democracy begged US to abandon oul
party organisation and unite with them for the sake
the south. The tables changed If the fate Of
the south is dependent upon presidential election the
Union party alone can save it. Breckenridge cannot
carry northern State unless it may lie Oregon ano
California. Douglas cannot carry more than three OF
four southern States Neither he be elected by the
people in the house of representatives an the south
ern man who sincerely believes there danger over
shadowng our peculiar institution VII Oh president
can avert has no excuse for Withholding his suffrage
from John Bell and Edward Everett w cannot help
either wing of the democracy by going to hem. They
may elect our candidate by coming to US. In such a
there is choice. The path of duty leads in but
one direction.
The present catholic population of Philadelphia, is