The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-09 00:00:00

RELATIONS WITH BUENOS AYRES AND
MONTE VIDEO.

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!Mr. EWART Wished-to bring under the Consideration
of the" House the importance of our commercial relations
with the River. Plate,: especially with reference to the .
War now raging bet Ween the States of Buenos Ayres
and: Monte Video:' It was most important that the
House should take the eonditiOn• of this immense tract of,
country-under their most ,earnest cconsideration.."•The
capabilities of that country, were very great ; its
mines of tin were most ptohfic; and its
produce of cotton and
,wool very considerable. They,
had recently • had :experience thdt the article_ of
wool now imported from the districts 'of itio.de la Plata.
was of a very improving character and greatly in de-
mind: The wool 'froin Germany ranked in the: first
'class amongSt the best judges of 'it in this country; that
of New South- Wales in- the second class; and thirdly
carne the wool from BuenoS Ayres. The cotton trade,:
hewever, claimed the greatest sbare of our consideration,:
-add for this reason he presumed it was that, his lion.
Friend, the Member for Manchester (Mr. M. Gibson),,
had been requested to' pay attention to this subjecti as
he (Mr.. Swart) had been by many of his former consti-
tutents, merchants and others of Liverpool. Our exports
iii 1841 te'the river 'Plate amounted-very nearly to one
million, 'and rather more than one-half of that was in the
article of eaten goods, With regard to woollen goods, the
same returns gave the exports for! the same year, 1841,
at about 00,004',2atid there had also been a consider-
able export of linen and other goods. Turning, from.
our own exports to-the-imports of that he found
that in ,1830 we had imported 30,6001b5. of wool,_ but at
thie present epoch we' had imported no 'less than five
millions of pound's or, that" artkte., Having 'stated the
importance. of the trade of that' part of the world, he
udw ,6eitieis,*llzit he might call the -'diplomatic' part of
the'quegtion hi had Upon this Subjeet received
plaints, of various sorts. It was thought_that in eoliSe
qiimice. of the suspension of commerce which :had laeeti
caused by the 7hOstilities.lsetwee'n _Buenos' Ayres and
gout°. Video; that France and England would have in
terposed to 'put an 'end, to such , a state :of- things. It.
Was , within, his own .knoWledge, that a' great !part
of those persOns who hadbeen previously' advantageously
employed in:supplying those articles which were sent in
return fkir our goods had been compelled enlist in the
army, of Rotas. -. He;Vvas: sorry to say. there had been
strong :,complaints • made of the conduct of our
11Brister; 'oat:there.; hut-On that occasion lie would no
further `refer,to it.... It-had been stated that. our .Minis-
ter had been more favourable to Buenos Ayres than to
Mritite Video; . hut'. he trusted there was no ground for
that • statement: 'Our: naval toramatider,- on the • other
hand, was said to be more favourable to Monte Video
than to Buenos Ayres,;' add' Thus •.it'appearedlhat they
did-riot pult•ttigether.'' Again,' it was said the French'
commander .had taken a different view, of thingS to the
English; .con nmandc ~ It.' was,•from a hop that -some
• course might be taken to bring about a general harmony
betweetcthe two 'Governments, by the united efforts of
Fagland and France; that lie new ventured. to make this
appeal to the Right Honourable Baronet toppo-
site- '(Sir 'Hobert- .'Whether' justice was ,on •
the, side! hf '11)(16n:es .4y.sceS;"-'or :of. Monte Video; it
was netfor him (Mr. Ewart), to state. His sole ebject
waithefestOration' of peace, and the return to the
peaceful 'pursuits- :Of industry and commerce-:-(Hear,
hear, from Sir Peel)—which might redound to the
interests
.not only .of•.these two now hostile countries,
bdt to 'this country and to the world. He admitted
'freely that the general policy of the Right lion.. Baronet
• (Sir R. Peel)•was. a policy of peace,. 'and he for one, as
an itidepehdent Member of that Heise, would ever sup-
pcirt him, or any other Minister, in, that' policy, se•long
as' to do so wasconSistent with ehr ban Our and:dignity.
hear.),..ffe: did not believe that the Right lien.
Baronet Would consent to 'anything which would coin-
promise our national honour, nor submit to any unjust
or Vranniettleselusion 'of our
.eomMerce. • He trusted,
'therefOre,:- he would be enabled, in. unison. with that
great-anti high-minded Man at the head of the:councils
•of France—and whom, be thought, no one could look.
.ution Without adniiratiOn and regard-46 arrive at some
common • understaridieg,i bywbieh 'hostilities Might be
StOpphd.betisieeri Btieno42S:yresaiid Monte Video, and the
peaceful Telationaand peaceful pursuits of all countries
be restored. France was as unich'iriterested 'in, this
-qiiestieri as England, and as: there was a common object
to. be attained, he trusted there would be a common
eernhinatipn between the Governments of the two coups
tries; to effect it:: It was with these views, and •in this
' hdpe . he now begged to ask the Right:lion. Baronet
ian(Singy s.r.luniltoietekft;eallecinErf he
_could
communicate to the House
importantmost and interest-
had fallen froni the :iton.
pir'ROBPIrryEEL said, in the first place, he 'Would
lipotion_of his addresi,_With
express the very,.great satisfaction 'with which he had
hrMeeasiepidetthrit9O..Li°ll'ibb-its!redveatc?:nr°cmninsindli.nhtigloce,. • although opposed
'general politics to him (Sir R. Peel), to put a liberal
,construction 'upon every act of the' EXeCutive which had
for its object the continuance of 'amicable relations with
Fiance.' The, Hon:. Member might dePenct uponit, that-
no compromise' of,Oe honour of"this country would take
place, and that-lie friends 'around him were by
such conduct :as !he...',:had 'avowed his intention' to
ri, that a
measure
petty -
Government,
thus greatly,- SiredglLeuing the :hands of the
subserviency- France.
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He wished' tit a- similar • honourable' feeling which had
been declared that evening would be pursued in.another
place; Witerethe Man, Whose only desire was tO'lnairt-
tain 'the '.honour: of his l,mwn country, 'and respect the
Tights of. Other's, 10.4 `every. Unfair and ungenerotts ob-
stacle thrown in biS path. He sincerely belieted that:
the Ministry of
Fratiee..werO influenced-byt precisely the
same motives avthe Government of.ngland,, convinced
that they might' have every reciprocal advantage,' en-
conrage arts, proinete- indtstrs', .extend -comnierce and
contribute to the general. eivi I i satien and happiness of the •
world ; and that this -good understanding, and these
good offices were • to. be. 'secured consistently
with the
_most absohite independence on both
sides, - with the most serupuleus. regard
to the honour .and character of each of thent.-(Hear,
hear.) He avowed thero that such
.Was she principle
he wished to, aet:,nron towards France, and he _would
fearlessly express his opinion that the same liberal and
enlightened spirit 'characterised the conduct of. France
towards this country.—,(Hear, hear.) lie (Sir R. Peel)
fully agreed with the iien. Gentleman (Mr. Ewart) in
respect, to the eonseque.nees 'of the lamentable • state of
`tint 'of thiS war between Buenos Ayres 'and
into Video. Look at the Rio Plata—it was the-.great
outlet of the vast southern.coait of. 'that great country.
It!was the channel .by :which- the produce of "all that
country must be brought to •Ettrope, and by which our
own goods must he 'introduced into that-country:, • And,
therefore, he granted that nothing' could _be inores.vexa-
dons or injurious to the. eemmercial interests of this,
country than 'the •' eontintiance in that quarter-
oft the preieitti-State• of ;'things. • The complaint;.
too, was of no • ''ordinary '764o.cier, and 'had'
originated . no ordinary ", cause. It
conflict of 'inere personal passions and personal, lute-
rests, and this at the.expenseof the'peace.a4 4aPPOess
ofthe two cofintries thenaselves, and greatly_to the de-
triment of all others whO might haveconnexion with
them.—(Hear, hear.) But the lion.•' Member (Mr.
.which
Evvart) in ',what a • delicate position
Government was placed; and hhw he (Sir R. Peet)
might forfeit his character as
interfered td,S's vigorously'• to: bring' hostilities to. a. eldse,`
Minister of peace. if lie,
Q4valigthonebneVefrything_
hiVe°wh'ildhethbeeghgeon4olg4Q,psisaYbfithaet htheead?
short of an armed intervention .for. potting an end to
hostilities betweeTE,Btlenoa Ayres .atids4tonte
.Video.-rs
--(Hear, hear.) The English Government .first Offered
its good ogees singly,-'and afterwardS; with France),
offered a joinCmediation. This offer. was accepted-133A
Drente Video, aild rejeCted by.Bueries Ayres: -No .offerf
to bring about a better state of things had been left ird4
triedThk."this. country ; • and feared
not be wise for this country, certainly not .st
tigmy, to
interfere bsfPI:PP of,anns.'.
.Ife,very.nitich doubted,'
tranquillity brought about by such means would be e,
,eisr
tual. Whether- sitanight be advisable , for the. powers
most interested in.the peace of this-quarter of the-globe
to interfere .bY: armed intervention—as- in the ease.of
Greeceto •briitg-Matters to . a termination,.
haps, not wholly uncleServing.,,of.:consideratien:
respect toilie *Condi:let ifUrstiett b- the
British itiktH~3m-i
ties out there, they
be possible.that, in their4al, ther
and it tittght
and were disgusted atAgtat
lamentedi.Searty the stdie'hf:thiirigl„
,th,ex.Nyitgsoa
le tQo
far. Bet 'if they 4 iirto 'froiri'the best
sinOte desire to ,could to 'PlitAa end '
to the very unhappy and injurious ;state Of thjligs "Olen
la 'gone
existing on the Rio Plata. lie trusted, however—ao
from what had recently come-to his :knowledge he had
reason to hope—that the 'present state of things would
soon be altered' • and' that • whicheVer party was vieto.,
rious Would"pursue 'such •'n
policy as would .heal the
wounds of the past, contribute to the revival of trade and
cOmmereeLthid iherßore t 9 tlielsaqites and. re'Pe
ity
'6f the wotiltLstllefirTbear:Y"' "
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Whe conversation then dropped,