The New York herald., 1869-10-21
ism and nooleness that they don't care to listen TO

ism and nobieness that tney don't care 70 listen te
| the Repu6tic0'S call 70 arms. ..,
! The national executive power mas recehty pro
| mulgated the law of Congress, declaring all Che
| materials Introduced 20 thus country for the con.
structlon OF railways tramways 6c., Tree IRON all
| import duties A letter OF General Taooada. puD-
lshed in the Foo OF Cordoba would LEAD US 10 ibier
that he Is not likely 70 create any more asSuru s IT,
! most powerful chiefs OF the provinces shows
federalism I. reality ~ the repuoAc:
and not only sham, as esi0re and
that the time has now passed for our provincial
governors 10 lay siege TO our ,apta on any preteXt
| that might have suggested Itself to them The curse
| OF all the South American republics has been thus
petty cheltainshlp and tAelr remarkable instnct l0r
making upon the other, Just AS we see IL IN
| Mexico Mt present. And II we nave at last sue
ceeded IN throwing this curse OF from our fair coun-
try we may look on 70 prosperity IneQuailed even
IN the history or the United states.
a most extensive scheme OF colonization was lately
presented TO Congress by Messrs. h. Rulrlch
aud J. Ballot Gunlay. These gentlemen engage TO
introduce at their own expense 20 900 families OF
agrlcullursts each family averaging five persons.
Ia the course OF eight years, ana settle them III the
Gran Chaco. Each family on It's arrival Will be sup
Piled with materials for constructing house. fari.
ing implements, seed, four buIlocks, two COWS and
provisions Tor u year, THESE things TO be advanced
70 the colonists as loans payable within nye years.
The families will establish themselves on ali area
OF 600 square leagues, having for Its limits the hortn-
ern extremity OF santa Fe far as the Rio Vermeo.
In return for the advantages which VIII accrue 10
The republic IRON the success OF this enterprise the
undertakers ask OF the governments 2Oo square
leagues OF the above mentioned 6oo and payment
be paid after the arrival OF each immigrant snip.
And, IN order 10 do away with any misappre-
henslon Us to the seriousness OF their proposA
they offer To deposit guarantee OF s5o0vO IN
public funds Very little is actually KNOWN
OF the Grau Chaco, more than that II is vast tfacl
OF land, well covered with woods. Many say tnat IL
also contains abundance or mineral wealth.
Should thls project succeed 1t WIZ create new
province and add immensely to tue wealth OF the
nation.
The news from Paraguay that has reached here
since the departure OF the last packet Is not oi much
ts.pe.F lanfn flaf "A
gives an account or small sklrmish which TOOK place
between the allies ana the rear guard or LopezS re-
treating columns which the allies succeeded III Kill
lng TO man q small force oil Paraguayans which had
charge OF some wagons loaded with ammunition
and Madame Lyncls baggage. The commanding
oiioer was Colonel Thompson, who alone succeeded
in escaping TO the nelgnDorng woods: but was
obliged by hunger 60 deliver himself up 10 the Bra
zilians. Lopez mas maie his escape 10 the Sierra
Adama wnere he Is said TO be again lortiiying him
sei ills true strength ana resources, OF course are
not known. The allies say he has no more than
:, 900 men, but that these are picked being "Iho
Presidents Lie Guard.n He has also fifteen field
pieces with good supply OF ammunition.
The allies have come TO standstil at Caraguatay,
which Is some 100 miles from Asuneion. quite una
bic 10 proceed any further, owing to the Dogs and
inorasses on the way. Nevertheless Count d'Eu
seems very desirous 10 close the campaign as soon
a3 possible. lie has sent down here for more horses
IN order to make sure OF his game.
The private letters which come down from Para
quay give the saddest pictures imaginable OF the
misery OF those who have been confined In the
mountains by Lopez, who are seen by the thousands
eLnaciated ana naked, coming from their mountain
prisons In search OF something to sustain lile But
what particularly strikes US IN the sad picture
IS the description OF the prisoners which
were lately taken by the allies the greater part OF
them are mere boys many not being over eight
years oil age. And when we are told that these mere
children are covered with wounds. which tney re-
ceved while lighting like young tigers against the
enemies OF their country, We cannot but reflect upon
the awful power which Lopez had aud has still over
his people.
The Site for the Cordova Exhibition has been
selected, and the plan Of the building drawn up by
Major Rickard, had been approved. The materials
Will be exported from the States The time for It's
opening has been finally liked Tor November, 1870.
The national government, by decree OF the 25th OF
August, has ratified the regulations drawn up by
the committee OF directors, all particulars concern
lns which may be had by consulting DR.. Don Manuel
Garcia, the Argentine Minister at Washington.
The chief news from the neighboring republic OF
Uruguay is the settlement Of The money question be-
which are that the Maua Bank pay the government
IN public funds valued ut the price OF amortization.
The total emission 10 he redeemed Is $4,000 900,
winch VIII leave about 5000 900 In securities to be
returned TO the bank by the government.
There has been no Improvement In trade here
since the departure OF the last mai. Imports con-
tinue dull ana frelghts unchanged. The money
market Is also about the same. Good paper can
easily be discounted at from eight to twelve
The late speculations III the bond market have
quieted down, but tue public securities remain steady
ct about 81 Y a 81.
The business OF mutton tallow Is increasing so
rapidly as to indicate that the estdncferos intend
melt down nearly all their sheep. The sales for the
fortnight exceed 5000 pipes, and hundreds will be
killing much more largely IN month or two. sheep
skins are also rising, as the Americans have lately
hap