The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-06
THE PARAouAYAN lM5RoeL!o.
UlIss and McnFrhan.

Mcmahon ia regard to tho character OF the monster
Lopez, OF Paraguay as false in point OF fact, and M
tending 10 nisead public opinion IN regard TO the
| merits or struggle which IL. perhaps less under
stood than any other great event Of Contemporaries
| GUS history. But have not done with Minister
Mcmahon. Various important statements OF his
! were then left In abeyance and to them l now
address myself. Meanwhile, note that the trench
| ant challenge there given to Minister McMahon 70
deny If he can the truth OF my account OF the origin
| OF the Paraguayan war remains unnotiocd by that
Individual, and that the tremendous series OF
charges made upon Lopez in letter which appeared
over my own signature the 10th OF october, and
which expressly called for reply, has been left
equally unanswered also note that since that
time the Secretary Of the Argentine Legation in the
United States, Senior Mitre (son OF the late Com
mander inCher or the alliesl In diplomatic, but
unmlstakablo, language given the lie direct to Gene
raj McMahons audaclous lalsehoods respecting inc
conduct OF the allies.
Yesterday the name OF General McMahon was
before the people Of the city OF New York can
didate for a Judgeshp VI the Superior Court.
Though not desiring TO mlngle politics with my
denunciEtiona OF the caltin Minister who has
brought American diplomacy into reproach, lnev-
ertneiess rejoice to see ths morning that the demec-
racy OF this city nave Gttngly rebukcd the unblush
ing cheek Of THIS candidate for judicial honors.
| In your Washington despatch Of last Thursday
! there occurs Mr.. Editor, an ann ouncement which
would be OF sinister import II true. refer to Gen
/ erai Mcaahons prediction OF his own return to
| Paraguay as Minister. But l have many excellent
| reasons FOR believing that this b simply an AIDA
| cious use OF the name OF the State department 10
cover up Ills neiarious conduct III hs previous e&et
else OF that post Your correspondent, and &c the
| instance no doubt OF General Nchiah0n, 1ntnates
| that the state Department has had little authentic
| Information respecting the ate events IN Paraguay.
Ihis Is entlrey incorrect. BESIDES The pithY words
| Of Mr.. Washburn when have Deen iuly sdbsan-
| tated by later information, that department.
| mas before 1t formidable series Of aocu-
!aents which all combine TO present q pic
| such as tho world cannot elsewhere parallel.
The crimes Of the French Revolution sink into
inslgnGcance beside the murderer Of an entire peO-
pie. Tho guillotine, the noyades and the republican
weddings OF Garner are surpassed IN cool enormlty
by the massacre OF the innocents in San Fernando
| and L0mas Valentines. And yet an American Min
lister, who holds his peace when challenged TO deny
this horrible catalogue OF fortunes and wholesale
butcherles contents himself With tue lasehood that
| Lopez rs mot cruel" and the brazen face mdlct-
ment Of the allies as being guilty OF similar baroar
| ties.
There Is a phase OF this Paraguayan question
which must commend Itself to the wondering notice
Of the world. On the one side we have more than q
dszen detailed statements by eye witnesses Of the
horrible necatombs which Lopez mas sacrificed 10 MS
morbid fears and his Unsuitable avarics ON the
other SIDE we haye-whatY Ine bare assertions Of
General Mcmahon and Admiral Davis that
the cruelties OF Lopez have been exag-
uonY The answer is smpiy-from Lopez
himself. These gentlemen could not be witnesses OF
the great massacres OF natives and foreigners, for
very good reason They mad been perpeLrate0. with
few EXCEPTIONS before the arrival OF General
McMalon in Paraguay. and there were none living
OF the extinct arstocracy Of Paraguay 10 tell the
tale VI their annihiaton. General McMahon never
saw or conyersed with any individuals il Paraguay
save the Sateiiltes Of Lopez.
1t s proven fact that Admiral Davis and General
MCMAHON Wentto Paraguay In the avoWed character
| ofayInpathlzer5 with LodeZ They had already made
up Their minds upon the merits OF the case ana had
condemned Mi. Washburn aud the members OF his 10
| our minister's General Webb, General Asboth and
Mr.. Wasnbnrn, end are now trying TO justify them
selves dong. There is an issue VI personal YER
aety upoa this subject 0! Paraguay, and FOR am
| prepared 10 meet IL. denounco the statements OF
general Mclahon IS perveise IaIsehoods, desiancu
to shield rom pubic condemnation the greatest
monster that the world has ever seen Bu. then
there recurs The puz5ling question which Sc
Will ask, until the nlisdeeas OF Mcmahon shal
nave become fuzzy puoiic Why should Genera
NcMahon lend the weisat Of his oniciai position u
cover up So stupendous fasehosds An, there
the roo / have long known tAe Convincing answe
10 this query, but have been willing to allow Genera
Ec&anon t4Iac 70 recede from Tie Infamous step III
has saAed. 1ne truth Is, that General kchiah0n ii
positions OF Lopez In Lomas Valentines, ii
fell into the hands OF the allies. Among the trophies
were an array of documents from the archives Of
Lopez himself, whose publication has siIenoed IN
South America all apologsls Tor the barbarian.
There were the RECORDS OF the daily Executions and
deaths by torture, which in SIX months mad swept
hundred pl comment natives and foreigners had their
fate bieny recorded IN that register OF judicial assas
slnations
But the damnipg fact for General Mcmahon Ia this
In the carriage OF Lopez were taken documents bear
Ing his own seal and signature which give the key
to the conduct or General Mcmahon. In one OF Lheef
Lopez executes deed OF glft OF his entire property
amounting to hundreds Of thousands OF dollars, Il
his notorious MISTRESS Madame Eliza Lynch, and
constitutes General Martin 4. MeMahon trrs' , o
coannt. General Mcaahon is The pecdniary cat
OF Lopez, bribed by him with untold sums 10 Gave
from Threatened capare az his gsrSona properly
OF the con1scated specie OF the victims or Lopez
This document was published az the time IN tbs
new papers Gal over south America add Europe
and, think, IN tnls country. l held my peace,
hoping it might prove forgery, but every subse
quent Occurrences has demonstrated IFS commences
The fact that General Mcmahon Immediately const
tuted himself guardian OF tho mistress and OF the
tory light upon these iacis. General McSlahon has
never contradicted the authenticity OF that letter.
and for all the damning Inference which must DO
drawn from 1t doubt whether he viii now dare to
do 80. HE may do as he chooses--deny the charge
or pass it unnotcedbut the truth viii out and the
completely OF General Mcmahon win the bandit and
outlaw Lopez VIII be iuiiy proved by testimony
Since writing the above my attention has been
called to your Washington despatch, and to the
editorial paragraph IN to-day's issue, based upon
there was some conspiracy in Paraguay, to which
Mr.. WaShburn ana the members OF his legation
may DO presumed to nave lent their Influence and
support That there ever was any sucn conspiracy
| ! emphatically deny-not for the first time. IL may
De SAID that am competent 10 testify In regard to
| myself but 1t may be thought somewhat venture
some for me to attempt 10 'prove negatlvcp by
denying the existence OF conspiracy among Others.
To this l reply:-lhe persons who have suffered
death for alleged conspiracy In Paraguay
were in large degree my Intimate friends. Oi tho
| 900 victims more than u bundled, and these the
most prominent, were personally known to me. The
| accepted version Of the conspiracy story was that
was the secretary OF o revolutionary Junta Of
eleven individuals AS foow5:-
/. Benigno Lopez, brother OF the Marshal.
| 2. jose Berges, secretary OF state.
"a
! Finance Minister brother-in-law OF Lopez.
| 4. Dr. Antonio de las Carreras, eS-prine Minister
/ OF Uruguay.
s. francisco Rodriguez Larreta, Charge dAffaues
| OF Uruguay.
| g. Jose Maria Leite Pereira Consul Of Portugal.
| !. Antonio Nasconceos, Vice Consul or Portugal
/ 8. SIMON tldenza, eX-captain OF The contscated
! Argentine steamer Sato oriental