Year: 1866




Ayres and Uruguay, which has for its object
the overthrow Of the present legal authority
in Paraguay and the complete destruction of
the sovereignty, independence and integrity Of
that country. As was natural the knowledge
Of such design on the part of the allies cre-
ated intense Indignation throughout the re-
naming republics of South America. The
government Of Peru, speaking with authority
from her sister allies in the Cbileno-Spanish
war, assures the parties to this anti-Paraguayan
alliance that "Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Ecuador
will become involved in this contest sooner
than allow American States to do that which
they would oppose the greatest Power in the
world in doing, even at the risk of having to
share in the common calamity, should their
resistance fail" The Chileans warn Brazil
that "there is not in all America Q single coun-
try SO exposed as herself to great invasion
should the republics of America once decide
upon overrunning her !" and that should this
scandalous contest continue, continental war
will have to be feared, because the safety Of
the South American republics would consist
in fixing Brasil In such situation that they
should have no further aggression to fear from
her." From the general tone OF the protests
made against this iniquitous proceeding
Of the anti-Paraguayan alliance it is appa-
rent that Brazil is at the bottom of
the whole scheme, and that Buenos
Ayres and Uruguay are merely her
dupes The latest news informs us that
the Brazilian Commissioner to the camp in
front of Humaita, when in Buenos Ayres on
his way, asked his Uruguays%s colleague
whether the moment had not arrived for the
annexation ns Uruguay TO the Brazilian en-
pire, and assured the Uruguayan Charge that
he Eight not be surprised at the remark, as it
The fact that the Argentine and Uruguayan
contingents are fast disappearing, while the
Brazilian are being increased, arouses the sus-
picioIi ast .t the empire may Iepay itself for the
shares in the expenses Of this war. which the
Argentine and Oriental republics will find
themselves unable to pay, by the forcible
occupation of Uruguay and the Entire Rios
districts of Buenos Ayres.


This suspicion gains strength from the fact
that this secret treaty provides for the absorp-
ton Of large tract Of Bolivian terri
tory by Bucnos Avres and Brazil, rs
well as the depriving her Of immense
water rights, which were acknowledged by
treaties to which the United States, England
and France were parties. Does Brazil mean to
compensate Bucnos Ayres for the Entire RIOS
M lho of nnltxio9
so, especially as when the treaty was made
MAY, 1869 no resistance was to be expected
from the other republics of South America.
Since then, however, the conduct Of Spain has
forced those republics to band together for
their own mutual protection. And now they
bravely propose to extend the advantages Of
their alliance to sister republic in distress.


INSECURITY oP BUnDNds-THE LATE CATAs-
rRePHE BY FmE-The burning of the tenement
house on avenue A on Sunday morning, at
tended as 1t was by fearful loss Of life and
protracted suffering, admonishes us that there
Is . criminal Indifference in this community to
the construction Of buildings with regard to
the safety Of human life. Without attempting
to fasten upon the Fire Department any charges
Of negligence or inefaciency in providing
methods Of escape for the unhappy victim, Of
this shocking tragedy, VIC revert to the pri-
mary cause Of calamities like this, which can
be found in the miserable construction of our
buildings generally and those nests Of pesti-
lence, misery and danger to human life-tene-
mcnt houses-in particular. There seems TO
be no law, or IL there is it Is imperative,
TO compel those who speculate in buildings
and renting houses to pay any regard to tho
preservation Of life and property in case OF
fire. II is only necessary 10 observe the build
ings every day going up in the principal
thoroughsarcs Of the city to satisfy US that
most OF them are mere shells, incapable OF
resisting the spread OF Grc-mere finder
boxes, inviting destruction by the devour-
ing element We might take for an exam
pie the building now being erected at the
corner of Broadway and Barclay street. the
scene OF recent fire, or another In the vicin-
ity of Prince street and Broadway, aud dozen
or more others throughout the city, which we
will venture to say in the event Of a fire would
crumble 10 pieces from the mere effects of
unusual heat Neither life nor property Is
secure In structures like these, and there will
be no security against disastrous connagra-
tons until the Legislature provides for
the construction Of are-proof buildings
exclusively. In Paris every house erected
for many years past is fre-proof, and
we hear of no ruinous and fatal con
aagrations in that city. It would be just as
easy to erect similar buildings here, and the
double benefit would accrue of increasing the
value Of house property and saving the COM
munity from such deplorable scenes as those
witnessed on Sunday morning.


We rarely hear Of any disastrous Gre in such
localities as Fifth avenue, because the houses
are substantially built and are capable Of re-