The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-12
CHiL E
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE HtaAls.

Tho Opposition Assailins lhe Defensive Policy
Of che Government with Vigor-trent
Excitemens md indignation Among the
Professionalism for the Next Elections.
VALPARAISO July 10, 1867.
The prospects Of settlements or compromise between
tho Executive and Congress become daily probe
NAUTICAL. The Cabinet had barely by q majority OF .ene
scnoed opposition in the Senate . question OF
finances. when new onslaught was made on them by
Mr. santa Maria in the House OF Representatives on tho
Attn. This GENT took hold of the declaration mado
by the government days previous abou. the de-
ensivo thoy intended wage against the spanards
He asked the advisers OF the President what they meant
by that word and II IL net in contradiction 10 the
treaties Of alliance offensive and defensive made by Chic
with Peru Bolivia and Ecuador whose governments ought
By night to be consulted about the matter. He cut up
the government policy very considerably and created
good deal OF excitement which did not abate when two
OF the honorable of Cabinet got up gave
rambling about the glory tho defensive war
would give to South America and that the Oh lean gov
erunant consult their Aires IN regard carry
ing tina war; hr. Santa Maria answered and had The
decara ions Of the ministers recorded In the minutes
In the eame session Mr.. Lastsrra, another powerful
speaker Of the opposition reverted to proposition no
bad made before to tne effect that Congress should
adopt tho custom OF other Legislatures the Ex
ecuve message Ho availed himself OF this opportunity
TO deliver long ana telling speech which was fin.
ishod when the time was np. He continued Il on the
9Th showing tho OF good faith the part Of the
brcaStrs out Of the war, and now tried TO make
shameful retreat When he sat down. vtras sounded
with cries OF Down with the government" "Down
with the shameless Cabinet" The Executive seems to
have been frightened by these demonstrations into
something like Vitality. Nav orders havc been given
for tho mounting OF and practice OF the artillery
Valparaiso and n the spanards do come at all to COM
mence their foolish Campaign aga they will
with more resistance now than last year. In Chile well
Peru.
Tho news OF the resignation Of the Cabinet which was
teeRraDhed from Santiago for the
trely urfOunded, Only Mr. j. Best Cana the Minister
Of Justice ssd 70 contemplate retiring from his post
on account Of bad health The rest of the Ministers
seem to wish to stand by their colors spite OF the
tremendous opposition they arc encountering In Con-
ment organ, La Repablicc, In their favor) and
Oh the part Of the mercantile community, which
q the Tean Of tie and partly By the
wavcrng conduct OF tho Executive. Tho merchants
Of Valparaiso asked tho Secretary Of the Treasury for
permission 10 send their goods up to Santiago to save
them from another destruction BY bombardmen but that
fanconay refused to grant this, alleging that that gov.
ernment had to believe that Span ards would
not return. The meronans, however, persist in their
demand.
few days ago the English bark Crusader arrived
from the Nautilus. She lost Eve men the voyage
from yellow fever and the captain still sick Of that
disease $40 Was put IN quarsnno According to the
on The island OF Nautilus from yellow fever within
three wecks
Itself has inspired the Aont varista party with
hope TO gain the next election after having been defeat
ed so sgnsiiy the last tme Is said that they had
In the house OF one Of their members and agreed
to set j. T. Urmenita up their candidate for President
From tho seat Of the Parand and Paraguay the
readers Of the HERALD will have later dates from the
correspondent at Monte video and Rio Janeiro than
could give from here In regard to the rebellion
raging in tho wetern part Of the Argentine repubIc
have dates up to the middle Of June. According the
statements contained In several private letters re-
volution far from being crushed gaming ground
Several Of the rebeIious leaders. Leondo, Hedina
and the chief vare had gained victories the gov
ernment forces In several places Juu and Salta
IN a III n vh th9 70 AolA If
Rojs and parts Of those Of Catamarca and Fan Juan
were occ 3pod By Vorela rtr