The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-12-17

lanu, 'fortugal, tno NetnerlanoS
Denmark, Sweden and Norway
Rome, Greece, Turkey, Persia
Egypt, Liberia, Morocco, Tripoli
Tunis, Muscat, Siam, and NADIA
gascar. Cordial relations have al
so been maintained with the Ar
gentine and the Oriental Repub
lies. The expi essed wish of Con
gress that our national good offices
might be rendered to these Repub.
lics, and also to Brazil and Para
quay for bringing to an end the
calamitous war which has SO long
been raging in the valley of The
La Plata, has been assiduously
complied with, and kindly acknowl.
edged by all the belligerents. The
important negotiation, however,
thus far has been without any re,
suit.
G. A Washburn, late U. S Min.
lister to Paraguay, having resignc
and being desirous to return to the
United States, the Rear.Admiral
commanding the South Atlantic
squadron, was carly directed to
send ship of war to Ascension,
the capital Of Paraguay, TO receive
Mr.. Washburn and his family and
remove them from Il situation which
was represented 10 be endangered
by faction and foreign war. The
Brazilian commander OF the allied
invading forces refused permission
to the Wasp 10 pass through the
bIockading forces, and that vessel
returned to its accustomed anchor.
age. Remonstrance having hcen
mado against this refusal, it was
promptly over ruled, and the Wasp
therefore resumed her errand, and
received Mr.. Washburn and his
family, and conveyed them TO u
safe and convenient seaport.
In tho meantime an excited con.
trovorsy had arisen between the
President of Paraguay and the late
U. S. Minister, which it is under.
stood grew out Of his proceedings
in giving asylum in the U. s. Lo.
CATION to alleged enemies of the
Republic. The question of the
right to give asylum is one always
difficult, and often productive Of
great embarrassment in States well
organized. and established Foreign
powers refuse either to concedo or
exercise that right except as 10 per.
sons actually belonging to the di.
pIomatic service. On tho other
hand, all such powers insist upon
exercising the right of asylum in
States whero the law Of nations is
not fully acknowledged, respected
and obeyed. The President of Pa.
raguay is understood to have been
opposed to Mr.. Wnshburn's pro.
ccedings as to the injurious and
very improbable charge of person.
al completely in insurrccti0n and
treason. The correspondence, how.
ever, has not yet reached tho Unit
cd States. Mr.. Wushburn, in con.
nection with this controversy, rep.
rcs5nts that two United States cit.
isens attached TO the legation were
arbitrarily seized at his aide when
leaving tho capith of Paraguay,
committed to prison and there sub.
iectcd to torture for tho purpose Of
procuring confessions of their own
criminallly. and testimony TO sup.
port tho Presidents allegations
against tho United States Minister.
NJ. Mcmahon, the nowly appoint
cd Minister to Paraguay having
reached the La Plata, has been in.
strncted 20 proceed, without delay,
to Ascension there to investigate
the whole subject. The Roar Ad-
miral commanding tho United
States South Atlantic Squadron,
has been directed to attend the
now Minister with a proper Naval
force to snstnin such just demands
us tho occasion may require, and
to vindica,c tho righta OF the Unit.
cd States citi2e0a referred to, and
OF any others who may be exposed
To danger ir tho theatre Of war
With these exceptions. friendly re-.
I0tionS have been maintained be.
tween the United States and Brazil
and Paraguay.
Our relations during tho past
year with Bolivia, Ecuador Peru
and Chill, have become especially
friendly and cordial. Spain and
the Republics Of Peru, Bolivia and
Ecuador, havo expressed their viii
lingncss to accept the mediation of
tho United Stales for terminating
tho war unon tho South Pacific
Coast Chill has not finally dc.
cIarcd upon tho question. In tho
mean time the conflict has partic
uImIy exhausted itself since no
belligercnt or hostile movement
has been made by either party dur.
ing tho last twenty.scvcn years,
and thcro arc no indications of a
present purpose 10 resume hostili-
ties on either side. Great Britain
and France havo cordially second.
cd our proposition Of mediation
and | do not lorcgo tho hopo that
reason will bc accepted BY all the
bclligcrcnts, and lead to tho estnb.
lishmcnt of peace and friendly re.
lations between the Spanish Amer.
lean Republics Of tho PaciGc and
Spain, Il result which would be at.
tended with common benefits to tho
beIligerenls and much advantage
to all commercial nations.
! communicate lor tho consid.
Grafton OF Congress a corrcspon.
dcnco which shows that tho Bohvi. /
IN Republic has established the OK
trcmcIy liberal principle of rceciv.
ing into its citizenship any citizen
of tie United States or of any 9th.