The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-21
IMPORTANT FROM PARAGUAY.
Cutrages upon American Citizens.


The news from tho River Platte confirms the
accounts of the reported triumphs OF tho Bra
lillian arms which have been published from
time to time. The allies have pushed the REM
nant Of Lopez's army from the Tebcuary.
Lopez has exceeded himself of late in the cru
city OF his actions, and if half be true that is
reported of him, he deserves ard will receive
the e1ecrations Of mankind. The conduct of
the late United States minister, Nr. Wash
burn. while at Buenos Ayres, is severely criti-
cised by tho American residents there. The
New York Tribune, referring to the course Of
Mr.. w., says:
When the Paraguayans we're about eVacuat-
ing Asuncion, o number of persons, both natives
and foreigners, sought refuge at the American
Legation. Among them were several English-
men, and Senior Perelra, the Portuguese Con-
sui. with his family President Lopez demanl-
ed that all these refugees should be turned
away. Dir. Washburn relates how one alter
another left his roof for an imprisonment
which was little else than slavery. He did not
turn them out; he only read to them the Or
ders of Lopez, and left them free to act as
thoy saw lit. At last tho Dictator demanded
that two members Of the Legation, Mr.. Por-
tor c. Bliss, OF New York and Mr.. G. f. Mas
terman, should also be given up to him. "At
this point" says Mr.. Washburn, 81 made
stand" We think it was time. 1t was but o
weak stand, however; and the way our minis
ter made it was to enter into long cores
pondcnce with Lopez in order tu gain time. At
last the United States steamer Wasp, which
was 10 carry Mr.. Washburn home, arrived at
Asuncior. Will our readers believe it ?-the
minister OF the United States went on board,
and allowed the tYo attaches to be taken by
force from his side as they started to go with
him: and 30 he steamed away, leaving. them to
the certainty of an awful fate at the hands of
the enraged Dictator, making no effort whatever
to save them, taking no stops to vindlcate the
outraged sauctity Of his hica, or arenge this
insult to our national honor. An American
SQUADRON was lying idle in the Brazilian wa
ter; but Mr.. Washburn sneakcd home.
By this time wo have new minister in Par
aguny, and man, if we are not mistaken, OF
very different stamp: General McHahon has
been too good soldier to brook such outrages
patiently, and while he is at the capital Of Lo-
peg, that ruler will be taught to behave with
at least decent show Of respect toward the
United States. But the President should at
once demand the release of the prisoners taken
from the legation, and prompt reparatlon lor
tho insult 10 our flag; and he should send a
sufficient naval force TO give his demand un-
mistakabe emphasis. We are not IN the habit
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be patient under them.
Mr.. Washblrn implies in his letter that he
believes that they have been exposed to tor
ture, and the opinion prevails at Buenos Ayres
that they have been put to death. Should such
prove to have been the case, whicn VIC do not
believe, our Government cannot do otherwise
than mete out swift punishment upon Lopez
His explanation for his coalse is that these two
young men wcrn implicated in the conspiracy
to take his life, that Bliss name was enrolled
among the conspirators, &c. Mr. Tashburn
positively denies the allegation. Should Lopez
show to our government substantial grounds
for his belief thoy might be accepted in part
apology for their arrest.