Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-12-18


Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, San
Salvador. France, Austria, Belgium, Swift
zerland, Portugal, the Netherlands, Den
mark, Sweden and Norway, Rome Greece,
Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Liberia, Morocco,
Tripoli, Tunis, Muscat, Siam, Borneo, and
Madagascar.
Cordial relations have also been main
tanned with the Argentine and the Orien-
tai Republics. The expressed wish of
Congress, that our National good offices
might be rendered to those republics, and
also to Brazil and Paraguay, for bringing
to an end the calamitCus war which has so
long been raging in the valley of the La
Plata, has been assiduously complied
with, and kindly acknowledged by sill the
belligerents. That important negotiation
has, thus far, been without result.
Charles A. Washburn, late United States
Minister to Paraguay, having resigned,
and being desirous to return to the United
States, the Rear Admiral commanding the
South Atlantic squadron was early direct
ed to send q ship of war to the capital of
Paraguay, to receive Mr.. Washburn and
his family, and remove them from situa-
ton which was represented to be endan-
gered by faction and foreign war. The
Brazilian commander of the allied invading
forces refused permission TO the Wasp to
pass through the blockading forces, and
that vessel returned to its accustomed
anchorage. Remonstrance having. been
made against this refusal, it was promptly
overruled, and the Wasp thereupon re-
surned her errand, received Mr. Washhurn
and his family, and conveyed them to
a safe and convenient seaport. In the
meantime an excited controversy had
arisen between the President Of Paraguay
and the late United States Minister,
which, it is understood, grew out of his
proceedings in giving an asylum in the
United States legation to alleged enemies
of the Republic. The question of the
right to give an asylum is one always
difficult to determine, and often product
i've of great embarrassment In States
well organized and established, foreign
powers refuse either to concede or eXer
else that right, except as to persons actu-
ally belonging, to the diplomatic service.
On the other hand, all such powers insist
upon exercising the right of asylum in
States where the law of nations is not
fully acknowledged, respected, and
obeyed. The President of Paraguay is
understood to have opposed to Mr.. Wash
burns proceedings the injurious and very
improbable charge of personal completely
in instruction and treason. The cor
respondence, however, has not yet re&~hed
the United States. Mr.. Washburn, in
connection with this controversy, re-
presents that two United States citizens,
attached to the Legation, were arbitrarily
seized, at his side, when leaving the capl--
tai of Paraguay, committedto prison, and
there subjected to torture, for the purpose
1nf their
crin;nality, and testimony TO support the
Presidents allegations against the United
States Ministers sf qss5l tf.ls-4 .fseas
~ Mr. Mcmahon, the newly appointed
Minister to Paraguay, having reached the
La Plata, has been instructed to proceed,
without delay, to Asuncion, there to IN ?
vestigate the whole subject. The Rear
Admiral commanding the United states
South Atlantic squadronhas been dlrectedt
to attend the new Minister, with proper
naval force, to sustain such just demands
as tbe occasion may require, and to vim
dictate the rights of the United States cltl-
zens referred to, and Of any others, who
may be exposed to danger in the theatre
of war.
have been maintained between the United,
States and Brazil and Paraguay.
Our relations during the past year with
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Chill, have
become especially friendly ami cordial.
Spain, and the Republics of Peru, Bolivia
and Ecuador, have expressed their willing
ness to accept the mediation of the United
States for terminating the war upon the,
South Pacific coast. Chill has not finally
declared upon the question. In the mean
time, the conflict has practically exhausted
ITSELF since no belligerent or hostile move ;
ment has been made by either party dur
ing the last two years, and there are no
indications of present purpose to resume
hostilities on either aide. Great Britain
and France have cordially seconded our
proposition of mediation, and do not
forego the hope that Ii may soon beaccepted
by all the belligerents, and lead to secure
establishment of peace and friendly rela-
tions between the Spapish-American Re-
publics of the Pacific and Spain,- "a result
which would be attended with common
benefits to the belligerents, and much ad-
vantage to all commercial nations.
[ communicate for the consideration OF
Congress a correspondence which SHOWS
that the Bolivian Republic has established
the extremely liberal principle of re-
ceiying into it's citizenship any citizen OF
the United States, or of any other OF the
American Republics, upon the simple
condition of voluntary registry. .jlI
The correspondence herewith submitted
will be found painfully replete with ac-
counts of the ruin and wretchedness pro-
duced by recent earthquakes OF unparai-
leled severity in the Republics or Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia. The diplomatlc
agents and naval officers OF the Unlted
States who were present IN tho coun-
tries at the time of these disasters, fur-
nished all the relief in their power TO the
sufferers, and were promptly rewarded
with touching acknowledgements Dy ene
CONGRESS of Peru. An appeal to the
charity of our fellow,citizenss has oeern an n
swered by much liberality. .-.,..,
IN fbis connection I submit an appear
which has been made by the Swiss ne
nnblic. whose Government and lnstitu-
lions are kindred to our own, IN DehaH OF
~ inhabitants who are suffering extreme
| Restitution produced by ecentdeYastatlng
| inundations. i T. eoEjffl. hae Hsb
Our relations with Mexico during the
wear have been marked by an increasing
growth of mutual confidence. The Mexi-
can Government has not yet acted upon
the three treaties negotiated here last sum
mer, for establishing the rights OF natural
| lied citizens upon liberal aud just basis !;
for regulating consular powers; and Tor
| the adjustment of mutual claims
| All commercial nations, as well as sli
| friends Of republican institutions, have
occasion to regret the frequent LOCAL dis-
tufoaQces which occur in some OF the con
| stituent States Of Columbia. Nothing nse
oecurred. however, 10 affect the harmony
o,a[5 cordial friaudsniu which have f0r, ,ssy-