The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-15
SOUTH AMERICA.

BUENOs ArRRs, 8. A., May %, 1885,
On the 1871 inst, Congress was prepared to receive
any communication that the President was disposed
TO make, and at two O'Clock p. N. President Mitre
appeared with his Cabinet and met assembled both
houses Of Congress and OF the resident foreign
Ministers and Consuls. According to usage he de-
ivered an address Of about half an hour before Civ
ing hts message into the hands Of the President Of
the Senate
The address was guarded In Its terms but earnest
in Its declarations of adherence to the policy 80 long
pursued by his administration. II was noticeable
his prophetical language was much more eloquent
than the portion that was historical.
The President seemed to feel that he had dehcate
subject when ne came TO the Paraguayan war. Its
facts and figures do not inspire much enthusiasm
as s believed that the allies have lost 60 600 men
and countless treasures, of which latter item the
books show about seven millions OF hard dollars as
coming from the Argentine treasury.
The Message was severely criticised by La Repub-
lica and send you the criticism. There are por-
lions OF the review that terribly severe and for
less violent attacks men have found themselves in
prison
During the next few days all forms OF discussion
seemed to borrow point from the personal opposition
to the President: There was last year one John Pal
ma, federal Judge of COrdOva, against whom
charges were laid for treason. His case was called
up, and under the cry that worse men in
clearer guilt the faint Of treason disappeared
and out OF the comparative insignihcance OF one
poor federal Judge from an obscure province he Will
be allowed to wholly escape even inquiry.
The member who made this motion, DR.. Ocamp0
OF Parana, was last year expelled the lower house
on similar charge. He went home and was re-
elected and returns now annealed.
IL is believed that not many days will pass before
articles of impeachment will be presented against
President Mitre based on his administration in re-
ference to one or two of the interior provinces.
Meantime, If President Johnson is not found guilty
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THE PRESIDENCY.
Who ia to be the next President? No one can yet
TELL although in fifteen days the electoral are
to be counted. 1t appears from the result
in the provinces that most OF the electoral votes
were given for Sarmlent0 and Alsina, but
IT seems that many electors have felt quite
independent and we hear Of provinces now
divided so as to give four to one, two to
another and to another candidate five, while there
are other provinces that are yet counted uncer-
tain, though the electors have been chosen for nearly
two months
AS wrote you before still believe that If General
Urquiza desires to be President he win be- and not
by any revolutionary means do not yet know
whether he desires to be elected or whether he de-
sires to bestow the Office on some favorite friend
Governor of Buenos Ayres, was on two anagonlstic
tickets for Vice President And yet his politics
not unknown, but he is one Of the most outspoken
Of politicians. Dr. Alsina may yet fill the first seat
instead Of the second
CONCERNING PARAGUAY.
We know but little that Is new about that war ex-
cept that all men heartily wish it ended The aver
sion to 1t increases, and 1t is not unlikely that this
Congress will annu the Triple Alliance treaty on the
plea that 1t was passed in secret session and cOnse
quently never had the sanction Of the people.
The allies have now invested Humaita and line
OF pickets, supported by competent forces, had
thrown itself across the last connecting line and HUI
malta is now Isolated 10 is said the fort has some
5000 men and 1t is said they have provisions for
year. IL is certain that attack that fort would
be very wasteful or life.
At very latest dates from Paraguay Lopez was
terrifying himself on the north side OF the Tebicuar
where he has gathered q new army and is preparing
for flank movement on the allies. No one living in
Paraguay from ten years old and upwards can resist
the influence of home instincts in favor OF their
exhausting defence Men, old and young, and
women OF all ages and little boys are
found everywhere working as the bees work.
There must be q limit TO endurance; limited
numbers must diminish in time but Lopez caleu-
for a termination Of the war;
The Presidents message reveals very wonderful
state Of finances in the republic.
The increase In the national income for 1867 was
$2,47O, 900, or twenty-sX per cent OF the previous
year.
or expenditure there were So $780, 900 for the Para
guayan war; 81, $780, 600 for the internal of the
provinces $500 600 for interest for general
expenses. Total little less than $14, 900 900.
BY this 1t appears that but for the Paraguayan war
over forty per cent OF the whole income OF the
yield instead of this gold2 There is no echo.
Few evenings SINCE at q caucus in this city, two
new candidates were brought out for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency-Dr. Velez Sarsfeld, old and
Rios, prominent friend of General UrquZa. II may
yet occur even among the electors that some UNI
thought-o Of man may be elected.
To-day there is to be great discussion in Con-
gre6s on the Triple Alliance treaty. II has proved q
Pandora's box and there is prospect OF its being
broken.
Exchange ON England 4sx pence to the gold
dollar.