East Saginaw courier., 1866-12-06
A Broil with Bolivia.

If the following story, which comes
to us from South. America, be correct,
we have got ourselves into what. Is
pretty sure to proye a most vexatious
quarrel with the preposterons and in
accessible Republic of Bolivia. The
authorities at La Paz, we are told,
conceived that somebody was conspir-
ing, or was about to conspire against
the government, and gave orders to
arrest all persons who were not parti-
zans Of Melgnrejo, the present ruler
of Bolivia. Several young men from
their known disapproval of tho con-
duct of the government fearing the
consequences, sought protection of the
American Legation, which was ac-
corded them. The authorities upon
hearing that persons had takenrefuge
at the Legation, determined to take
them out, and for this purpose sent a
force; their attempt TO enter the Lega-
ton was resisted by the Minister, who
met them at the door revolver in hand,
and threatened to shoot the first man
that. attempted to.cross the Threshold.
The Bolivians We're taken aback, be-
cause they did not count upon the re-
volver business, and they remained
outside the door. A messenger was
sent to the Prefect, informing him of
what had happened, who Immediately
sent troops and surrounded the Lega-
ton, SD as to prevent all ingress or
egress, upon which the Minister de-
mandod hispassport, and hauled down
bis flag. ;u ei isosniteg Tu hfs gf'
Now, it is highly probable that our
Minister at La Paz, being one OF Mr..
Stewards diplomats, is at least par
italy responsible for this insult which
has been offered us; for, prepostcrous
as, the Bolivians are, they would hard
ly have ventured upon taking such a
liberty with an American Minister
who respected himself and could make
his Government respected. But the
noseof the nation having been pulled,
the qualifications of the Minister sink
osk of sight. We must compel the
Bolivians to apologize to us for the in
suit; and how 10 do that will consid-
erably puzzle us, for. the .Boliyiaus are
as, inaccessible as they are preposter-
Gus. In quarreling with them we get
ourselves into position not unlike
that Of Great Britain in her squabble
with the Emperor of Abyssina. That
enlightened potentate it will be re-
membered, thought fit to kill sundry
missionaries, and to clap the British
Consul into filthy Jail beneath the
shadow Of the mountains of the moon.
This happened nearly two years ago,
and to this day oil the power Of Eng
land has availed nothing to wipe out
the insult offered her flag, or to re-
dress the injury done to her rcpresen-
tatve. Secure in his inland empire,
the Abyssinian monarch lolls upon
his mats, and listens to his maidens
playing upon the dulcimer, careless of
mankind, and scornful of Sir William
Armstrong; biggest guns. If Bolivia
chooses to be Just such beast in re-
spect of us, we shall have a world Of
trouble in teaching her manners. She
has only one seaport, about oDe-third
the size Of Hull in Massachusetts,,
and the harbor of that is for the most
part open only. TO catamarans, and at
high tide. Unless we can bribe or bull
ly Peru or Brazil into oimaking a way
for us to march an expedition into the
impertinent republic, we shall have to
nurse our wrath to keep it warm, and
be thankful that our Minister has
escaped with his ears. This is an ex-
tremely unpleasant state Of affairs;
but as not even Uncle Sans web-feet
which according To the lamented lin
coin, can 90 wherever ''it is little
damp can very well travel over the
dry aud parched Bolivian sands, we
really do not soc what we are to do
about 1t. > States like Abyssinia and
Bolivia possess the same natural adj.
vantage which the famous Snowman
attributed to q certain animal, who,
whenever he, finds himself hotly pur-
sued, takes refuge in his own interior,
from which safe retreat he laughs. mt
the impo'ent malice Of his foes. Un-
less we can contrive to initiate the
Baron do Crack, who being threaten
ed by lion, thrust his hand down
the throat of the beast and "tufned
him inside out like glove. whereby
the lion instantly died Of shame and
pain" we fear we must submit with
what patience we may, to see Bolivia
for an indefinite time, gyrate her I'm
gers upon her nose at us from the
highest peak Of the Andes.
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The last issue Of the French
Pharmacop@ia appeared in 1887, but
a new edition he's Just been prepared