The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-31
rn. Paraguay Claim.


vo-, .,,e If Inc ed contains sn article % re
r....,.x ,3.,r-rhe J-stico of the Commissioners
, ,, Won seeuo 10 admit that the President Lac the
rrerogatve OF setting aside The award, On
IN, s,osna that the Commissioners have exceeded their
p1zersp s therefore 10 be presumed that yoa have
seen the terms Of the convention defining their powers
and the action Of government and TIA. q Psrsgsy
Indicating the intention Of the governments, though
neither this language nor these acts appear IN Mr. John
son's report. Where is the justice in sustaining an
award which the Comm fasteners had power TO maker
"a the commendstion OF Mr.. Johnsons ability in the
opinion, the only test Of ability in an award should pc
IL s spirit lucciau are it's ressonDgs and conclusions
just judged by this test your commentator Of ability
must md some other application
so your references 10 the columns OF the HERS The
ARTICLES your columns while the acts pending be
& re- Congress- were thorough atd able Vindicat ioos
Of the course Of the government IN regard 70
these claims ae just and necessary. Ilat course
Mr. Jobpsn's award ks IA and dsgrsce but
TO 70 substance OF the article. You mpy that
The account upon which the government and the COMMITS
soners had to act was one Claiming 1856 goo This not
That account was one OF general estimates, was
withdrawn and acher at the susgessi OF the Depart
inen Was substituted long since az Nay, lsoo, con-
tanning exhibit admitted 10 be erect oi the actual
expenditures and receipts of the company, leaving
b.anre with interest 10 the present ne Of ABOUT
400 coo That the which, from that time to
| The present, Ehss been relied upon by the compa
~ and the only account submitted 10 the Commits.
s;ooer for his investigation Ire nyestga,on resulted
the sd mission Of its correctness ey the counsel Tor
WHY should an "abic' Commissioner give the people to
understand that the account WAS for $685. ,ooo'
again You follow hun IN the statement that the claim
was s24 900 for the Paraguay and cargoesa m;sprnt
for s1l4 00and that for mere than halt tina!
edited In this very account, and Of the remaining
nar all but s24 900 il for the expense of transportation
The charge not vessel and cargces only but Tor he
that the Paraguay cleared for Monteyideo aud mar
be in words, though in fact she Was bought
for the sole purl Of Nadng to aud from Asnneon and
filed with agents and cargo designed solely for Para
quay, Mr. JobDecn well knows But in his anxiety q
something against the company he Corresponds with
persons unknown 10 the company and used their CORES
pondence Of Which the company have had no notice OF
opportunity Cor explanation, the basis OF his award
You decline 20 consider the OF the yrannica and
oppressive conduit Of President Lopez, except to observe
that Mr. johnson acqCits him Of the charge And M
Johnson states ths with series o! Judgments upon the
question: which any judicial rnd might consider as con
! elusive, and with the concurrent testimony OF every
naval officer and Ans rican in the country NJ the time
agans. him and nothing bu. the dispatches Of the Para
| guam government ~ sustan MINI
10 The eyidene of Captain Page, TO which you refer
| we ci his own words
The operation OF this American company was destined !,
country ii was in the highway the accumulation Of ea
wealth when oPe1 With the sa nag sDss
n.res deserving IN he future the nevtsbe rcsr!s Which
% ss the ss Of he S s aaa
90 Consequently mrs er Frivolous pretess ns comrs
ped ~ tbem the land sai hss been bought by The company
ssn down. Se driven out the facor
the ss nS Of p 0
Paraguay the protection of the exploring
Water Witch she having arrived nj AsaBcon shortly
these Forced. the company thus
the Of the bAyorento leave Paraguay
speak of the act being virtually OF expulsion Wher
consider the prospects before this company at the
time Of It's establishment in Paraguay, the privileges
| and monoi ol'ss anted Tor such a plumber o
demand the actual cost %. articles which would have
been under their exclusive control cannot but see ,La IL
poh must bave become enormously large had good faith
The part Of the Pagusn observed aud IL
existing DEGREES respected
In my opinion IT'S annual profits would have averaged
than 100000 specify this believing at he time
ID by equal TO the amount that would haze been
/ realized THOMAS JEFFERSON PAGE.
He is "ruhfui and accurate, says Mr. johnson. He
is in the vgor OF his powers No other Las bal the
same opportunity for Investigation and judgment. He
furnish similar expressions nom the other naval Oil
cers similar Judgments from any officer Of the Ameri
government from Congress and Presidents OF two adj
mnisaions Why this eagerness on some questions 70
believe Mr.. johnson right and others ali wrong?
SAMUEL g. ARNOLD,
President OF the United States aud Paraguay Navigation
Company.