The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

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AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA.
difficulty to overcome, or some crisis to survive ; but England has ever been
reo'ardless of a risk that is temporary, and prepared to await a recompense that
may tarry, but appears to be sure. Almost all the smaller American States are
in her debt ; almost all, at some time or other, have failed to meet their obliga-
tions ; but there is not one of them that has not paid large interest to its patient
creditor. No other European market has so accurate an appreciation of the
capabilities of America, and it is this which gives England so powerful a hold
in the New World, where she disposes of large consignments of her products."*
Paraguay comprises 23 electoral districts, of which three for the capital,
nominating four deputies and three senators ; the rural districts elect 32 deputies
and 16 senators, while Chaoo forms a special division.
* Faraguaij, p. S3.