22 ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. AEKA* 



compared with P'Pf ^ "r^ *" SS,~,, _. ^ 



public possesses the largest ^ notwithstanding the obvious anxiety of Argen- 



tine statesmen to avoid a rupture of friendly 

 relations, this unexpected action and rubse- 

 nuent hostile measures of the Chilian Govern- 

 ment might culminate in a deplorable war 

 between the neighboring republics. The Ar- 

 gentine Government have entered an energetic 

 protest against the seizure, by a Chilian man- 

 -. -4.V of- war of the American bark Devonshire, to 



Wine, sugar, aguardiente, and flour, hitherto ^^ th had anted a per mit to load guano 

 imported, are produced in yearly increasing at ^ Jgla de Leona . and it wag tnO ught that 

 quantities, and it is confidently expected mat the United States wou id not tolerate this act 

 they will soon become articles ot export. > Qf doubtful jurisdiction affecting the commerce 

 wheat crop of the current year is the largest ^ prO p er ty of its citizens, 

 ever harvested, and in excess of the requu ARKANSAS. The Democratic State Con- 



vention assembled at Little Rock on July 4th, 

 to nominate candidates for State officers. The 

 Convention was organized by the appointment 

 of T. B. Hanley as chairman. The nomina- 

 tions' were as follows: for Governor, William 

 R. Miller ; for Secretary of State, Jacob Fro- 

 lich ; for Auditor, John Crawford ; for Trea- 

 surer, Thomas J. Churchill ; for Attorney-Gen- 



ments of the country. 



The Government have issued the follow- 

 ing: 



Immigrants, on arrival, are landed at the expense 

 of Government, and boarded and lodged iree lor 

 five days, assisted to pass the custom-house, afford- 

 ed every information to enable them to find employ- 

 ment, and finally sent free to wherever they elect to 

 settle. All this is done by national Government 

 employees, who speak all languages, the immigrant 



so that all intending immigrants 

 gentine Republic with perfect confidence, although 

 they may have no relatives here, as they will meet 

 in all quarters of the republic public employees 

 specially bound to watch over them till they learn 

 the customs of the country. 



The wages during the harvest, which lasts four 

 5. are from 30 to 45 hard dollars (6 to 8) 



M I I ( I r* Um V/liUi VJJAiA * J-WA p *--^j - 



eral, W. F. Henderson ; for Land Commissioner, 

 D. W. Lever ; for Justice of Supreme Court, 

 John R. Eakin; for Superintendent of Public 

 Instruction, J. L. Denton ; for Chancellor, 

 D. W. Carroll. The following platform was 

 adopted : 



We, the Democratic party of Arkansas in dele- 

 months, are from 30 to 45 hard dollars (6 to 8) gate( i Convention assembled, adhering to the prm- 

 per month, with board jind lodging (the hard dollar c {p\ QS o f the party, in loyalty to and love of the 



is worth five francs in French money). 



The best time for farmers, agricultural laborers, 

 indeed, for all immigrants, to arrive here, is from Oc- 

 tober to January. Farmers with a capital of from 

 80 to 120 may come at any season of the year. 



No country in the world offers greater advantages 

 to the farmer and stock-breeder. The climate is 

 temperate and healthy ; land is cheap and fertile, 

 and can be worked all the year round, as snow is 

 unknown. There are immense tracts of pasture 

 land, and boundless forests: every kind of stock 

 can be had at lower prices than in any other coun- 

 try; there are numerous trunk railway lines, deep 

 rivers, almost daily communication with Europe, in- 

 stitutions similar to those of the United States, and 



, 



General Government, but equally devoted to the 

 rights of the States and local self-government, do 

 make these our declarations of party principles : 



1. We are in favor of making United States Trea- 

 sury notes a full legal tender for all dues where the 

 terms of the original debt or contract are not ex- 

 pressly to the contrary, and that they shall be re- 

 ceivable for all duties and interest on the public debt. 



2. That national-bank notes should be retired, 

 their further issue prohibited, and United States 

 Treasury notes substituted therefor. 



3. The power to issue paper money and coin as a 

 legal tender is only vested in the National Govern- 

 ment ; and this power should be exercised from time 

 to time so as to accommodate the necessities of trade, 



even more liberal for foreigners, who can acquire j abor an( j t he general wants of the people of a grow- 

 land in fee without sacrificing: their nationality. ' tr v 



land in fee without sacrificing their nationality 

 There is no difficulty or delay in obtaining land at 

 Za. 6d. per acre, payable in ten years without inter- 

 est, and each family mav purchase from 65 to 1,000 

 acres. The first hundred families in each settlement 

 will receive 250 acres gratis. Each of the fourteen 

 provinces of the republic has passed special laws 

 for the donation or sale of chacra (small farm) lots 

 near the towns, which can be purchased at equally 

 moderate prices, and are given gratis in some prov- 

 inces. In the colonies (settlements) already estab- 

 lished, families of agricultural laborers who work 

 hard can easily obtain land and advances from the 

 proprietors, who have more land than they can cul- 

 tivate. 



Price of Stock. Horned cattle for breeding, 1 

 10*. per head. Sheep, 3s. Gd. per head. Mares, 11s. 

 per head. 



The long- pending question of boundaries 

 between the Argentine Republic and Chili re- 

 mains undecided. The Chilian Congress re- 

 fused to ratify a treaty signed by the Chilian 



ing country. 



1. We are opposed to any plan of funding the debt 

 of the country by which an unjust contraction of the 

 currency below the necessities of the whole people 

 can be established, and which has not for its object 

 the funding of the debt at home. 



5. We are opposed to any increase of the interest- 

 bearing part of the public debt for any purpose. 



6. We believe the right of the State to tax prop- 

 erty in the State is inviolable, and that United States 

 bonds should bear the burden of government equally 

 with all other property ; and any legislation that 

 attempts the contrary is unjust and oppressive. ^ 



7. We are in favor of the remonetization of silver 

 and giving it the same legal-tender qualities as gold, 

 and that its coinage shall be free and unlimited. 



8. We favor the equalization of the value of the 

 greenback, silver, and gold dollar for all purposes, 

 so that a national dollar shall be a dollar among all 

 our people and in every department of our Govern- 

 ment. 



9. We demand the unqualified and unconditionr.1 

 repeal of the odious resumption act. 



