The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-25

nounced him as the common enemy OF
the human race, and Paraguay as out
side the pale of civilized nations. am
remaining here to see what can be done
70 save the persons seized by Lopez
No effort of mine has been or will be
spared to rescue the unfortunate men
who were torn from me under circum-
stances of such peculiar atroGity. For
them kept myself in the power and
endured the hostility of the Wofst lEv-
ing man; for them 1 most cheerfully
sacrificed health, comfort and fortune,
and endured persecution and insult.
dld all that was In my power TO do. My
house was crowded with fugitiyes and
shared with them In all had and in
all the horrors OF the situation, All
parted from me with the deepest feel
ings of gratitude. Had the Wasp been
atAsunesion whenBI!ss and MastermRn
were seized by an overpoWering force
and dragged away from me while on
my way tothe steamer, 1 am sure that
Captain kirkland would have prompts
ly responded to my request and opened
on the town, but as you are aware, Lo.
peg kept her below the Qualifications, a
league below Asuncsion, in order to
have me at disadvantages. or course.
In the street, with my wife and child, I
could offer no resistance to that outrage
upon my flag. My diplomatic powers
had been snrrendered and. I could not
resume them, had no longer house,
nor home, nor protection. could have
surrendered my family unprotected
and put them on the Paraguayan
steamer, the Rio ASA, and could have
given myself up to the fufRans who
had seized the members of my Lega-
ton and been carried into captivity,
where could tell no tales, and could
not advise my Government and the
world OF the atrocities and barbarities
TO have thus surrendered myself,
instead OF fastening TO aspointiSshere1
could communicate with my Govern
ment and do all in my power to rescue
my unfortunate friends from the clutch
es OF wild beast at the earliest posi-
BILE moment, I should have been justly
censured by the whole civilized world.
/, therefore, embarked. on the Wasp,
Andtwe haStened down the river. II
lost no time in reporting 70 my Gov
iernment andiu publishing to the world
the long and bloody Catalogue of out
RACES, perfidies and cruelties which had
blackened the previous history of Par
aguay, and, as have said, spared no
effort to have the most prompt aud en-
ergetic measures taken TO vindlcates the
insulted mai Of our great ination.
You will have seen the gross attacks
made on me by the native press here,
andswhich will undoubtedly be sent
abroad by the pensi0ned scribblers of
the Brazilian Government. My con-
duct in Paraguay Is only the pretext
for these attacks! They havei seized
the OCCASION 70 aSSaIl me on account of
an old grudged and on account of diplo-
matte contests in which they came out
second best. Two years ago 1 gave
them great offence by forcing their
blockade to get into the country after
they had told me plRiIly / should not
90. Now they have been torced TO let
the Wasp go npto bring me outlof the
country notwithstanding all their de-
fiant language, and then they were in
censed at the part ] took In endeavor-
Ingito negotiate3a peace between them
and Lopez. They were exasperated be-
yond measure because got away from
Lopez and was not shot by him, be-
.lievfng that If that had been done our
Government would have Immediately
beooms involved with them in the war
against Paraguay. But the mist has
now cleared away; all the facts have
become known and the attacks have
ceased, and I have the Satisfaction of
knowing chat my 3courseiis approved
by all good men, and am now warm
~ defended. have been in a position of
great embarrassment and peril, but 1
nave endeavored faithfully to discharge
every duty with fidelity to my country
and in obedience TO the dictates of COM
mon humanity 2AWEl X