Daily National Democrat

The Paraguay Expedition—Brazilian Mediation.—One of our evening contemporaries thinks that there is some truth in the statement that Brazil had offered its mediation in our difficulties with Paraguay and that the offer had been accepted. It will be recollected the news went round from Rio to Lisbon, from thence to London and St. Johns, from which point we received it by telegraph. The only circumstance which would at all go to confirm it is the fact that the flag ship, with the American Commissioner on board, had arrived at Montevideo at a sufficiently early period for the offer to have been made. Against all such reasonings, however, we have the positive assurance of the government that neither the American commissioner nor commander was authorized to accept an offer of any kind in connection with the objects of their mission. If any offer has been made, it will be necessary for Mr. Bowlin to refer it to the President at Washington before he can act upon it. Judge Bowlin was directed to ascend the Paraguay in a small steamer, and then, if he could not bring Lopez to terms, to call in the aid of the fleet. In presence of such positive instructions, it is not at all likely that the American Commissioner would take upon himself the responsibility of accepting a proposition which would only have the effect of delaying the accomplishment of the objects of the expedition.—N. Y. Herald.