The New York herald., 1872-11-25
Peaceful Progress Of the Negotiations
with the Argentine Confederation.
The Claims Of Brazil Virtually Conceded-The
Argentine Confederation Eager to Annex
Paraguay-Election Of Deputics-unpop-
'ularity Of American Enterprise-
The Sugar and Cotton Crops
Various Other News

leaving the discussion totally in the hands OF the
respective plenpotentiares appointed al hoe. The
Brazilian government has appointed Marquis de
st. Vicente to conduct the negotiations here with
General Mitre, and both gentlemen have been hard
at work setting forth that all the sharp things
said and retorted were intended to be taken
wholly in Pick wickan sense, and, indeed, were
meant rather complimentary than other
wise. Better than the contenders in the
famous Irish pig war, which began with
s.Send me a black pig, or -" with the answer,
'I'n send you no black pig, but -" and con-
sinued until both belligerent powers were nearly
In the condition OF the equally renowned cats of
Kilkenny, when they agreed to settle the dispute
by mutual explanations that the message was: =
''Send me a black pig or a white one,n and the
answer was, "Ill send you no black pig, but III
send you white one"-the Argentine and Brazil
ian governments have concluded that II is well to
explain before undertaking war for which neither
government, at least has any yearning, and the
negotiations have made satisfactory progress, the
main points of divergence having already been
settled in accordance with the Brazilian views
that is, the Brazilian government agrees to state
in unequivocal terms that it considered and con-
siders
THE ALLIANCE BINDING ON ALL PARTIES
nntii all the Paraguayan questions are properly
arranged and the arrangements carried into COM
pete effect; that, therefore, the treaty which the
Argentine Confederation will make with Paraguay
and Bolivia in regard to their respective boundaries
in the Chaco, will be guaranteed by Brazil con-
Jointly with the other allies; that, the conclusion
and execution of that treaty OF bounds and Of that
for the free navigation of the rivers Paraguay and
Upper Parana, Brazil will withdraw from her naval
establishment at CerritO on the Island OF ltao, at
the confluence OF those rivers and will turn ii over
to the Paraguayan to the Argentine govern
ment, according as the treaty between those Two
governments may fix the ownership; and, finally,
that the quasi Protectorare, during five years, of
Brazil over Paraguay, will be changed
into joint one, and, should 1t be
judged prudent by the allies to maintain
forces in Paraguay, the number Of land forces of
each shall be equalized. on the other hand the
Confederation agrees to recognize the separate
treaties already made by Brazil with Paraguay
and abandons the pretenson that the allies are
bound to force Paraguay to accept the bounds as
signed to 1t in the Chaco BY the Confederation
The Confederation undertakes to settle the Chaco
question by treaty with Paraguay thus adopting
and recognizing the precedent OF Brazil.
In this settlement the Argentine government
practically abandons all its demands upon the Bra
lillian one, and accepts the course suggested by
the latter-namely, that Of separate treaties with
Paraguay. Brazil appears to yield in regard to the
possession Of Cerrito and to the maintenance of
soASSo AA oi"Su ihucPSuuCuI VI mutua dCCOTu
with the confederation. But the fact is that all
Che dGlcuty was caused by the Over-eagerness of
She Argentine government to bring about
THE ANNEXATION OF PARAGUAY.
The Brazilian government fully recognizes that
the manifest desliny' OF Paraguay is union with
the Argentine Republic and it will have no objec
ZION TO IL I'VE years later when 1t Will have great
tine OF railroad and river communication complete
Prom Rio to the province Of Matto Crosse, with
and southwestern frontier; but 1t was determn ed
not to permit OF the Confederation annexing Para
Sleted when the river navigation will become no |
longer matter OF necessity to Brazil, and she can
retire rom her troublesome and costly position
DIFFICULTY STILL EXISTS
pp0n the BOLIVIAN claims to the Chaco down to |
latitude 70 degrees south, to press which Bolivia |
has sent an envoy with credentials all the allies
and to Paraguay The Argentine government would
1an evade those claims and leave them open the
expectation OF inherting up to the Bahia Blanca in
the case Of admitting Paraguayan claims to a part
OF the Chaco by the future annexation OF Paraguay
But Brazil is bound to support BOLIVIA both from
motives OF friendship to a State with which her
relations are excellent and from motives OF policy
70 enable that State to become River Plate Power
and partial counterbaance to the confederation
BY obtaining frontier the River Paraguay from
Bahia Blanca down to latitude ~ degrees south
THIS point is the most difficult to settle, and that
which the Argentine negotiator is least willing to
YIELD Marquis de St. Vicente insists that to put
an end to all boundary questions on the La Plata
waters the Confederation shall settle the Bolivian
boundary at the same time as the Paraguayan one
oy negotiating a boundary treaty with the Bolivian
The Brazilian government invited the Oriental
one to take part IN the Rio negotiations, but the
latter politely replied that, as the mission OF
General Mitre was notoriously to settle quarrel
arisen between the confederated and the imperial
governments, the oriental one thought it best to
abstain for the present and to remain neutral, so
as to be able to offer it's good offices in case OF a
further breach; but that, alter the settlement Of
ments, IL would exercise its right as ally TO take
part IN the negotiations on matters OF general in
ELECTION OF DEPUTIES.
The returns OF the secondary elections OF depu-
Tar forward that the constitution Of the Chamber Of
Deputies Is pretty closely known. The following IL
an analysis oft:
Government conservat atives..................... SS
opposition conservatives.
Ilberals... ........................ 10
"a
TOtai.... ........................... l22
Rio elected 2 opposition conservatiyes, the
Province OF Rio de Janeiro, s.; Mnas Geraes 8;
Fan Pauo, 3; Maranharn, ]; Piauhy and Ceara, 2;
no Grande dc Sui returned all liberals. namely, o;
have declared against the government. AS, how
ever, the government has So supporters
the government has been ameilorated by the dis
solution, Tor last year IL was with great difficulty
and Ut no time was it able to muster more than
two more. But a warm session is expected, as the
counter much opp0sion from the opposition conser
vatives, as going too far, and from the liberals
In the meantime three four newspapers have
dropped out OF existence, temporarily, the valedic-
Tory hOticcS say Dut, as III iS well Known mere tnat
there IS only one newspaper, the formal 10 Cone
meycfO, which, having circulation OF some fifteen
thousand to twenty thousand copies and excellent
advertising business, not TO talk OF government
patron age, that can live its resources, all
new papers are looked on electoral Kites, or as
bids for government support or for It's pay to
abandon opposition, ana their early decease Is con-
sdered a matter OF course. The Rfpntacd, the
organ OF the republicans, has been bought by an
American citizen, Mr.. Caymar, for $4,000. includ
iIg plant, and is now edited by Senior Quntino
E6cayuya, formerly Emigration Commissioner in
New York, a man OF talent who is drawing the edi-
t0rtal tap much milder than his hit anything like
. headu predecessors. But the republicans
dissatisfied and talk OF publicly disavowing II as the
organ OF repUblcanism.
MAIL CONTRACT.
Ine hinister'Cf Agriculture has at last approved
0l the contract made with the Brazilian Navigation
Company, OF Now York, for the carrying OF the
msls between Ri0.aDd Para for the five nc xt years.
But ne has made IL condition that the seat of tho