The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-13
BOLIVIA.
SPECIAL ssaafspsustucs o. In Inasla

eerauae Reports Of Prosidens MelgareJo's
Detnss-Impertans Cessies Of Territory 10
Brazil. 49,
7hs pews from this republic, slsAoush not Of aay In
por.anes, ought not V ~ entirely overlooked; N y
always rereshisg look Il those happy Bspub
cs In South America where the within Of aan rules
The country, where The whole asrseulsare consists IN
sowing The sssd Of blood md the only financial opera
ton u the svyina Of forced toana The Spanish and
subsequent alliance Of the four republics ne wss
coast seemed for lms 70 have infused something
IKE what in other rspuscs Is called public sptr Into
their governments Mslgazea Ne President II Bolivia
ives one Of the principal IN stirring up Ne patriotic
Aame his country had perts 70 DO baookadsd, and his
troops were hundreds Of m away from the coast, but
he worked very hard indeed in writing proclamatsns
against The subjects Of "Her Catholic Majesty" and
scatng their goods When this occupation gone hs
turned his attention 70 the "recensruct,on Of his
country, which he ID still vigorously engaged
in after the above mentioned fashien. Shooting
and exiting his true or supposed enemies and
squeezing money out Of merchants 10 not only uppleas
ant to tho passive performer that kind Of DRAMA but
Is 10 also practice which deserves to DO held up 70 the
eyes of the world and DO notice Of BY the press
the latest freak Of General 4egarejo ID good example
Of his oass S ef sS On any .nG o. Is
Peru-he calls meeting Of merchants sends his score
ary TO them and tells them the Is in danger and
be paid by merchants Of La Paz. The unfortunate
hon,brc after receiving this friendly intimation re-
named silent out of sheer amazement Then the aforc-
SMILE that silence was consent he was happy TO an
his sster such satisfactory result Of the in
tervew and before the merchants had found words 70
give vent to their Indignation the dignary had bowed
himself out Of the room. Next day commenced the
rounds Of the tax collector who Will have hard tim
getting the whole sum- a. there 10 mot coin enough in
~ az " Ps..s =. - ~.
Another playful joke Of his Excclency is the followbg
Sitting after dinner oyer his wine with several COM
particular friend Of his named Balza, wanted 10 get up
q revolution but they were not men enough to do It
All present sat speeches., well knowing what this ap
parent rauere meant and sure enough that same night
Balza who had done nothing and suspected nothing,
taken out Of bed and carried to the principal square,
where he found oil preparations made for execution.
priest interceded with tho President for Baizas life.
HIS Exceency was in good humor; he only banished
Balaa from the country, ordering him out Of
La Paz at once, four o'clock IN the morning, and on
foot he then played another practical joke the PADRE
sending him 10 tue deserts Of Benz Two days after
that 1t was all joke, and offered him seat in his
Cabinet The execution and banishments decrced by
Mepareio without any trial iDnumerabe at presen
there seventy citizens confined In Corhabembs
alone, for revolutionary intrigucs.
Is to be wondered at that attempts being con-
70 have taken the Roman emperors Of Neros and Hello
eaeaus type for examples And this man Melgarejo IL
trnppeed out as grand patriot and brevetted gene
raj in the Chilean army. But the eyes Of tho neghbor
ing republics begin be opened principally after It is
positively ascerained that the treaty just concluded
between Msgareo and the Emperor Of Brazil ths former
right side Of the Paraguay, which was claimed by
Bolvia--namely, from xnyares lake and River Berde
The Bolivian government has tried officially TO deny the
truth OF this statement. but in sucn laundering and
awkward manner that the worst suspicious are more
than confirmed and Megarejo Severely taken 70 task
BY the Peruvian and Chilean press for his violation Of
faith and his anti. patriotic sctS