New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-17

exercised by Lopez and would tell him he was too
good; she increased as much as she could his natu-
raj cOwardice for she knew nothing pleased him bet
ter than to be told that his life was In danger from
assassination she lost no opportunity of scraping
together everything of value which was to be found
in the Treasury in the sanctuaTies of the country
know she encouraged everybody to believe In that
pretended conspiracy, and on these occasions have
sometimes caught her eye, and am sure, from her
confusion she was convinced of the falseoood she
was supporting. | do not doubt but her
memory will be cursed by generations yet unborn in
that unhappy country. 80 .
conspiracy in LOpez's mind have gone INTO this
matter infinitely in papers, which, on recover
ing will send TO you. We must 20 very mlnutely
INTO tbe smallest circumstances connected with that
horrible tragedy. The shades OF the departed re-
qure us who have escaped their late 10 make COM
pete expose Of the whole affair as Lopez Knew per
fectly well that the whole charge of conspiracy was
without foundation
will try and do my share in this righteous work!
Many of these murdered victims OF Lopez we're
cries TO me from the ground to yndicate them from
the aspeTsons of Lopez and his miserable sympa-
thizers defenders. and apologists who still arc per-
mtted to disgrace tho naval service Oh TINS country
and strut the streets with shOuder-straps That
should long since have been torn from their
shoulders. During visit recently mace 70 En-
GLAND. learned of the arrival Of Gen. Mcmahon IN
Paris and Immediately IL was reported through the
newspapers that Lopez was much-abused man and
was stronger than ever; IN fact that no was III a
position absolutely impregnabe. IL was also
saId that the English in Paraguay were
contented and 30 well treated that scarcely
any of them wished TO leave. Since then Lopez mas
been driven out of his mpregndbie position with a
loss of large part Of his army and the most of tho
ooatented English have escaped. They have pub
lished in the BuonOs Ayres papers the most narrow
ing accounts Of che sufierings and cruees expert
enced at the hands OF Lopez and have uniformly de-
nOunced him as an Infamous monster. III was repre-,
sented that some four or five who did not escape had
followed the tyrant voluntarily But SINCE then an
other OF the voluntary followers, Mr.. {; ii. Ihomp-
son, has escaped and our Minister IN Buenos Ayrcs
writes now that he confirms all that had before
been said of the atrocities of Lopez ana says tnaV
much remains untold. The most OF these Engllsh-
men called on Mr. Kirk on reaching Buen0s Ayrcs;
and they all. as he writes me, my friends, ana
fully sustain me throughout, and condemn my sue
cessor They say too, that one-half of the cruel
ties of Lopez have not been told.' or course they
all say they do not believe there ever was u con-
spiracy. ,,h Los
With tins array Of testimony, none OF which mas
been contradIcted, / think the public must bc con
WINGED that Lopez Is the worst monster mat etei
afflicted tho American continent. If not Tue carth
lie has doue what no other Urant ever d'dI iVt AZ