The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-12-16

States where. the law Of nations is not
fully acknowledged, respected, and
obeyed. Tho President Of Paraguay
is understood to have opposed to Mr..
Washburn's proceedings the injurious
and very improbable charge of person
al completely in instruction and trea-
son. The correspondence, however,
has not reached the United States.
MI. Washburn, in connection with this
controversy represents that two Uni
ted States citizens attached to the lega-
ton We're leaving the capital Of Para
quay, committed to prison, and there
subjected to torture for the Purpose Of
procuring confessions of their, own
criminality and testimony to support
the Presidents allegations against the
United States Minister. .as-1co
Mr.. Nc " ahon, the ne WY appointed
Minister to Paraguay, having reached
the La Plata, has been Instructed to
proceed without delay to Asuncion,
there to Investigate tie whole subject.
The Rear Admiral commanding the
United States South Atlantic squad
ronshas boen directed to attend THE
new minister with a proper naval force
to sustain such just demands As Ahe
occasion may require, and to vindieate
the rights of the UnitedNStates citi-
zens referred to, and OF. any, others
who may be exposed to danger at the
theatre of war. With these lexcep-
tons, friendly relations have been
maintained between the United States
and Brazil and Paraguay.
OTHER FoHEIdN RELATIoNs.o y
Our relations during the past yea1
with Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and
Chill, have become especially friendly.
and cordial. Spain and the Repub-
lies of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,
have expressed their willingness to ac-
cept 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 movement has
been MAIDS by either party during the
last two years, and there are no indi.
cations of a present purpose to resume
hostilities on either side. Great Brit
ain and France have cordially second
ed our proposition of mediation, and
l do not torego the hope that it may
soon be accepted by all the belliger-
ents and lead to o secure establish
ment of peace and friendly relations
between the Spanish American repub-
lies of the Pacific and Spain, a result
which would be attended with COM
mon benefits to the belligerents and
much advantage to all commercial ma
tions. / communicate for the con.
sideration of Congress. a correspon-
dence which shows that the Bolivian
Republic has established the EXTREME
ly liberal principle of receiving into
its citizenship any citizen of the Uni
ted States, or of any other of the
Ameri, an Republics, upon the sensi.
bic condition of voluntary registry.
THE LATE EARTHQUAKES.
The correspondence herewith sub
mitted will be found painfully replete
with accounts of the ruin and wretch
edness produced by recent earthquakes
Of unparalleled severity in the Repub-
les Of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
The diplomatic agency and naval Off
GERS of the United States who were
present In those countries Mt the, time
Of these disasters, furnished all the re.
| e in their power to the sufferers, and
we're promptly rewarded with grateful
and touching acknowledgment by the
Congress of Peru. An appeal to the
charity of our fellow-citizens has been
answered by much liberality. In this
connection l submit an appeal which
has been made by the Swiss Republic.
whose government and institutions
are kindred to u own, in behalf of
its inhabitants who are suffering ex-
treme destitution produced by recsut
foundations.