Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-09
wAsHBURNE,s TRICKS.
The Lopez Side Of the Lale
ParaguRyan Diniculty.

The Chicago Times tells us that It has
received a pamphlet entitled % Uae Quss-
ton du Dron des Geas-M Wash6Hne,
eE- Minister des Etats UHis q 2 AssoBlp-
ton, ct Ia Conspirdtiogs Por0gudyGllne," "
which may be freely rendered : A ques-
ton OF the rights OF nations, and Minister
Washburne's connection with the Para
gUayan conspiracy. The pamphlet Is
anonymous, but bears the imprint of
Dnbuisson & Co., Rue Coq-HerOn, Paris.
1t is thus distracted and rendered into
English by the Times:
Ia unraveing the web of difficulty in
which Wsshburne became entargled,
the French writer proves the existence
Of an extensive conspiracy, formed about
the very person of Lopez, and in which
B:szil was the principal and WzshbuTne
the sgeUt. For acting as the agent Of
power to cOnspiEe against another TO
which he wss officially accredited snd
with which lie resided, Washburns must
have had motive. Tnis motive, rs
elicited by the French writer, Is highly
diseracgful to the character Of the Amer
lean Minister. Even the purest OF mo-
tiVes Weuld constitute no excuse for a
foreign Minister to conspire sgainBt
goyeTnment.t TO which he is accredited as
the representative Of friendly power.
This actuatiDg motive, in the case CT
cgr Minister, is forcibly but politely ex-
pleined by the writer. He proceeds to
state that the policy of Brazil is very
Ike that OF Pailip Of Macedonia, who
relied for victory over his enemies more
upon GOLD than upon the ValOr OF his le-
giOns. He instances some cases OF cor
Fuption that occurred in forming the
triple. alliance against Paraguay, and
then cites later eases, in which CsXiGs,
the BTSzilisn commander, has eudeav-
cred TO purchase the surrsndsT of the
Paraguaysu leaders. This PECULIARLY in
the character OF Brazil and its Generals
serves, in the view of the writer to ex-
plain the reasons why Mr.. Washburne
became involved in 3 conspiracy to over
/ throw Lopez. He was, in fact, bought.
Ii was a certain number OF Spanish dol
! lars which procured his adhesion to the
/ Brazilian cause, and his services in the
| labor OF organizing 3 conspiracy against
| Lopez.
To carry out this plan, he seems to
| have had abundant facilities. He pro-
cured for himself, by virtue Of his posi-
ton, the privilege OF passing ct will from
I the headquarters of L9peZ to those OF
/ Csxias, the Brazilian commander. The
c0nspirators were Parsguayans, who
| feared that their small and secluded
/ State would not be able to withstand the
/ three powerful countries arrayed against
/ il, and which bad all the ports OF the
/ world open to them for the supply of war
material and of such Argentine and
/ BrsziIian refugees as had fed TO Para
/ quay, and who hoped, by OverthTOwing
| Lopez, to gain amnesty from their re-
| spectiye governments. Prominent among
| these was Wsshburne, who organized
! the forces OF the conspiratOrs and con-
| veyed their plans TO CaXiAs. Upon one
I occasion, be took the latter, plans OF the
1 Paragusyan position, and q map Of the
routes by which its weaker portions
could be reaehed-an Infamous Bit ci
treason, which was only defeated by the
| suspicious OF Lopez, who al once changed
| his position.
Weihave not space 10 follow the char
| ges made against Washburne, but only
| to add that his complaint Of a forcible
| violation Of the rights OF asylum by Lo-
psz is shown to be entirely untrue.
Washburne refused 10 leave Asuncion
I when Lopez, to defeat the plans OF the
couspiratoIs, determined TO evaeuste
that place and remove the capital e.
a safer locality. Moreover, he gave
| diplomatic protection TO his CO.
conspiratOTs, against whom warrants had
been issued by Judicial tribunal. The
men Bliss and MasteTman, about whose
arrest WashbDTne makes so much clam.
or, were both in the conspiracy, wgre
both in the employ OF the Paraguay
! government, and hence not entitled 70
/ diplomatic protection.
We think enough has been shown by
this French writer to prove that Wash
burn should be stripped OF his diplomat
ic armour and sent back to Paraguay to
be tried for conspiracy. AL MS Outery,
since his return, is Cor the purpose Of iii
reoting attention from his misdeeds, nu
with view Of creating sympathy in "a.
vOF of monRrchisl Brazil and the triple
alliance in the war against the gallant
little republic OF Paraguay.