The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-11

Affairs I'm Chile.
QUE VALPARAISO CORRESPONDENT.

Affairs I'm Chile.
QUE VALPARAISO CORRESPONDENCE.
VALPARAISO, Jan. IT, 1851.
The PrcideNaos DsNc1tEPysiaes Refusal of Dr.. Va
ras-Hs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Stats Of Ae Repubsio-1As
Treasury Empty-Want Of C0nysdence-7he War in Aran
oo-PmisAmsrs Of Politicas O0smdr-Cscps gdiIine-
Mining Interests Dcclining, &C., dc.
II there period the history Of Chile when
the times out Of joint is assuredy upon us now.
We all playing At the game the Liputians played at
when the "bg and little enders" had their revolution
with the difference against that have here
TO pat the fire out The whole country is in kind Of alb
normal state waiting for the denouemen Of the Presi
Dental election.
Every satisfied that the present Chief Magistrate
viii name whom he chooses for the successorship and
all know that his old college, chum, for long years
Minister Of State his choice His party is large
throughout Chile, and every effort is being made
to induce him to accept the Presidency He refuses and
his friends insist, perfectly satisfied that he does not
mean what he says. Others, hoping that he may mean
it, and keep firm to his continued id pretend TO
desire none bus him. that he may choose one Of them
selves as his proxy In the interim, all holding
our breath for we perfectly that If Mr. varas
be the President We will have stirring times here. No
account for his silence as regards the nomina
ton HIS party have proclaimed him from end of
the republic TO the other Committees have waited
him until they tired and he still insists with dogged
mo-" And still the farce goes on He will not
come out in the public prints and openly dis
avow his intention Of being or Of not being
but leaves his friends working in the idea
that he will allow them to compel him to serve
when elected. Understand when say elected there
opposition candidate there will be no other candi
date but the one namsd by the President. During
all this time we are in declared state OF
tial law, and the number OF the police and of the
the friends Of the government, instigated by the
government, in forcing upon the masses man de-
tested feared and obnoxious to them, and only desired
by his miserable creatures whom he hshed into
awning sycophancy when he their uoomaster the
universitypaces the country in commercial and poll
tica conaton such have known before. The
good honest Of what used to be the liberal Of the
Pelucon parties are cowed into an nglorious ave. which
they confess to; while the friends of the government
WELD the hrebrapd and call IL the torch Of lbertythe
pillar light that TO guide Chile land promise,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and glory rne historian Of the times
we live in will conaemn this usurpaton by q rash
minority as an extraordinary exhibition Of folly and
reckessness The treasury is empty completely Quilted
to pay spies, large standing army and for
the purchase Of votes Here, in the commercial
in the merchants Of the interor~not in their Will
ng to for whatever goods they purchase but
that becoming obnoxious to the government the latter
avase OF one Of its sweeping newly made laws and
c0Dfscatmg all their own leave the Valparaiso merchant
completely in the lurch Hacienda and other pro-
pretors have the fears They dare not lend money
hypothecated property through fear OF ndiscreo
o fabricated crime Of the borrower, which would
suit in the loss Of his property Commerce-in Short
in Santiago offer eight per for deposits loan
twelve and fifteen short time and unquestoned paper
with two And with all this the papers full of
the prosperity Of the country and the desnes
in tor Chile In q single word will give you that
Of the most serious revolutions we have ever nnown
and IT would be very well for government to send
vessel or two TO look after interests here SO seldom
does OF enter of these ports that the Chi
leans think we have but one, and that we take turn
about in sending TO visit different nations The British
DO things differently. They without ship or
two in harbor, and their Minister is always an Ell
Gent mannot an opium eating, salary saving one
as ours is Our Consul here looks well to Americ an int
rests, and s deservedly and highly esteemed, but am
told he finds impossible to any united effort with
the Santiago Legation for the furtherance Of our nte
rests.
Gen Bulnes Gen. Cruz and the Minister Of War aresti
in the south. The opposition party have faint hope
unite and, with the government troops the SOUTH
make head against the government We're Geo. Garcia,
the War nister man Of peace he might easily do this
but Tar from this he has no fixed opinion upon any sub
ject, unless be that he would like to be President
he breads the qsonsodo.
was accidentally the other day witness Of most re-
voting sight in this city and one painfully common in
these times poor devil for political offence,
dashed with one hundred ashes every 81 which told
on his bare back, and then in the midst Of
rious mob made to walk long distance TO
the solitary cell to which he is sentenced for a
TO go any further until forced the points OF the
bayonets OF the miserable creatures who the dirty
republicans in Chile And mention this as an Offset to
OF NJ Robos (the New York correspondent Of the
Aercuio carefully culed stories of our own country
He the hopeful youth who wrote out here short
since to Of the Supreme Judges that Chile had nothing
70 envy in the administration Of justice the United
States. The old Judge, who knew the subject
than his correspondent chucked heartily he told the
story.
The expedition to Aranco was about leaving
Conception when last heard from. Colonel yillalon
10 the commander. He to have strong
hopes of success, and short time since
offered to the government undertake the entire con-
quest Of the Indian territory condition OF becoming
owner for a term OF years of all recovered this, Of
course, to be without any help from govern
ment.
The last advces from Conception brings news Of
the death of Don Miguel Pradel OF Bernardno Pra
del Of the Chilean oucasts and chief Of the
Oranco Indians.
The crops throughout the country generally bad
The mining interests at the north in less happy
condition than at this time last year. Still consdera
BILE amount OF silver from Copapo, copper from Co
iast two weeks