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dise, and in which, probably, an abundant emigration, and an extensive* 

 traffic, will create towns of important commerce and a field for the efforts 

 of civilization and industry." 



These are patriotic and statesmanlike views, which give ample testi- 

 mony to the truth of Ijurra's estimate of the character of this wise min- 

 ister, contained in a recent letter to me. He says : 



" The minister Tirado is the man for the age in Peru. In nothing 

 does he resemble his predecessors or his cotemporaries. His travels in 

 the United States, and in some parts of Europe, have not been barren 

 of results. Endowed with an intellect that comprehends all at a glance, 

 and full of knowledge, he is entirely worthy of the appellation of a 

 true statesman. At the same time, possessed of a heart which is full of 

 enthusiasm and patriotism, he desires to introduce into my unhappy 

 country the institutions, laws, and manners, which have rendered happy 

 other countries that I have known, and which, doubtless, will be adapt- 

 able to the necessities of our people, and conducive to the rapid progress 

 of the republic. 



"He will commence* by calling over industrious men of all professions 

 and creeds, of all ages, nations, and conditions, with the sole condition 

 that they shall be moral and laborious ; he will endow them with those 

 fertile lands, with which you are familiar, to the eastward of the Andes ; 

 he will supply them with toois, seeds, and domestic animals, and will 

 give them the necessary guarantees that they may live together like 

 brothers, with absolute liberty of action and of conscience." 



All this, and more, has Tirado accomplished in the recent decree of 

 the Peruvian government. I think that I can also trace Ijurra's hand in 

 this action of the government, and fancy that it is the result of many 

 conversations we had on this subject during our long voyage. He is 

 now in high favor with the government, and has been sent to Loreto in 

 quality of sub-prefect and military commandant, (second in authority in 

 the new province.) He writes me that he shall establish himself at 

 Caballo-cocha, where he will labor with zeal and vigor in the great 

 cause, till death overtakes him. Long and late may it be in coming to 

 my faithiul companion. 



Fortunately for her own interests, the advancement of commerce, and 

 the progress of civilization, Bolivia refused to listen to the Brazilian 

 envoy ; she knew that, even with the assistance of Brazil, she was not 

 able to undertake, with any prospect of success, the navigation of the 

 rivers, and the development of the resources of her great territory. She 

 preferred to entrust this enterprise to the energy and competition of the . 

 great commercial nations of the world, rather than take it on her own 



