, 1870-04-17

1t his suggestion, and none were 80 rash a.
to Dispute his pleasure. The republic was
despotinn, pure and simple, and SO long
rs there were no outward complications and
no internal disturbances, which, under the
circumstances, were hardly possible, the
ruler was not bad ruler, for the undis-
puted oppression of the law was ali that
tyranny could aak for or achieve.
But in 1864 his troubles began. In that
year General Flores had inauguzated sue
cessful revolt in Uruguay, and that repub-
lie becoming, st the same time, involved in
wRr with Brazil, made defensive and of
fensive aliance with Lopez. Whether
moved by new ambition, or resuming an
old purpose Of his fathers, to extend the
'area Of freedom, ," rs it existed in Para
quay, his aim seemed to DO to conquer
Uruguay and annex certain provinces Of
Brazil and the Argentine Republic. In the
course Of the year, Flores, supported by
Brazil, had been completely successful IN
Uruguay, and those two powers and
the Argentine Republic, alarmed at
the ambitions schemes and the partial
successes Of Lopez, formed an alliance
against him, bound themselves to make no
separate peace, and to continue the war
till he was completely expelled from their
respective borders. This war has continued
with varying success for the last five years,
involving, in the course of it, in
several ways, the Embassies OF the Ane1ii
can Minister'S, Messrs. Webb, Washburn,
Asboth, and Mch1ahon, and the imprison-
ment Of American citizens in Paraguayan
prisons, with charges and countez-charges
of conspiracy, confessions, denia1s, torture
and death of both natives and foreigners.
A year ago the Brazilian forces were taken
command Of by Castor dOrleana, Count
d'Eu, the eldest son Of the Duke de Ne
mours, and grandson the late
King of the French, Louis Philippe,
and who is husband of the Princess 1sa-
bella, eldest daughter and heiress- -presump-
tive of the Emperor of Brazil The first
marked success OF the young Prince WIS
the reduction Of tho fortress of Humnita,
the stronghold Of Lopez. This was fol-
lowed by others in the course of tho year,
and Lopez, at length, was driven to the
where he has made desperate
with what rosulIif the news Of
bis death is authentic now know.
There may be some, perhaps much, OK
sggeration in the accounts that have reached
1s of the terrible and cruel tyranny Of this
1espot, but, if the half is true, his country I
md the world are well nd of
tyzant who was with
mt scruples, without mercy, without
he least sense of justice or of the RESPONSE
'iity Of power. Not only did he not spare
is people in war, constraining men of all
ges to serve in the army, but, on the barest
uspicion of disafecton OF conspiracy,
without regard to age OF sex,
Iare perished in prisons, under torture, OF
y the public e1ecuhoner. Among these,
oys President Sat1niento, the wise and lib
raj head of the Argentine Republic, aware
lis own Cabinet Minister'S, the Bishop of
Assumption (tortured and then murdered1
he wives of all whom he could not capture;
:oreign, native, and Argentine merchants,
md the husbands Of his two sisters" OF
he GOO, 900 inhabitants of Paraguay,
'O, 900 only, It IS said, are left, and Of
hese 10000 are women and children.
u those who, in ono way OF another, have !
oerished, 1S0, 600 were men !, The detailed
evidence which has been given to the world
y Europeans, North Americans, and natives
If Paraguay and the neighboring States,
Is to the terrible ordeal through which the |
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