The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-25
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OUR RELATIONS WITH PARAGUAY. :
Later and very full intelligence has
lust been received here from l.Busnos
Ayres In relation TO the difficulty be.
tween ex- MI mater Wash bnrne and the
Paraguayan Government. As all tue
facts had become known, the attack
pom Mr.. Washburne by the Brazilian
presss had closed. Hon. j. WILSON
Webb, United States Minister to Brazil,
had written a Letter to7ihe, Anglo Bra
=ilidn Times, warmly defending Wash
burne, who, he declares, has faithfully
discharged his duty under very try ing
circumstances. A letter is published
from MIR. Bliss the American who was
torn away from Mr., Mashburnes while
he was on his way TO the Paraguayah
steamer, in which he says he. desires to
bear witness to the unswerving consis-
tency with which Mr.. Washburne in
sisted upon the rights OF the Legation
and, did all that could be appropriate
under the circumstances. A correspon-
dent of the Buenos Ayress Standard
saws theil conduct OF Mr.. Washburne
throughoutGhe whole fearful time was
humane, generous and self shcrihctn
and that the abuse he Is now receiving
is for other reasons than those alleged.
A letter from Rio says: mo doubt the
course pursued PyL ME-. Washourne was
the only one possible to man who, by
thatttime, had q perfect acquaintance
with what Lopez was capable OF DOING
Z, A letter from Mr.. Washburne,3 dated
Buenos Ayers, October Is, 1868, has just
been received in this city In which he
says: You may have seen the late
correspondence have had with Lopez.
When you consider that the men for
whom was fighting were clever, edu-
Gated gentlemen, and when they left 1t
was like going to, the gnHlotlne, and
that towards the last tt appeared, that
no exception would be,made in my IA
vor; that should probably be put TO
death by torture; that my wife and
child would be sent on foot to the
mountains, TO die ofwant and exposure,
you may Judge something Of our two
| last months in Paraguay. Though We
escaped, never did persons Quit Q coun-
try with heavier heartaak We felt tthat
alfour friends, all who had showed MS
any particular kindness, would. for
that reasons, 6e put 70 torture OF death
by Lopez. 1u-Hi8 plan - that iof Viee-
ffous punishment II ne cannot vent
his rage on person in his power, his
plan Is 10 .eonhscate the properly OF his
relations, reduce them to beggarys a1d
subject them 70 torture. Powefless NJ
last TO serve any human being. my res
idsnce was surrounded by police and
spies, no person, foreign ornattye, dar-
| ING c5Vfsft us. YOU willi understand
how we dread fothink of all the friends
we left behind as the victims o: revenge
ana 6oVafCfiee ola oodsthirsty tyral1t.
Lone lis made furious with his
| appoIntment,sand- unconscious that his
| catise q LOST and as his cafeerhas bsen
| but d series or infamfes, he now seems
intent In destroy ing, the1 witnesses and
/ blotting out his record, He is the
greatest coward ever known and 1t
| was only through sifear that helet me
20. When Captain Kirkland tthe
| Wasp.in response 90 his threat thai he
lintended 10 hold on TO him, told him If
| he dared 10 LonEh me our Government
i would have his head II It had to hunt
him through all ChFistehdom, he then
concluded 20 let me depart For his
conduct, us you will petcsivesI / de-
I ~ diS ERE aIfc Z 100 tlsi'j9 ~ $50