Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-01
REp0pr or AR. GRAHAM.

- g. NftAENi TO 1FlE SIT Rt1AkN OF STATE.
ify ~ 10 SshingtDR. Nor 1878.
SIg Mr.. Rodney having undertaken 10
cav Mp. Tor oar iai1t signature, report
respecting the present situation of the country
We iecen'iy visited under the orders Of the
Pre'i 'ent ard circu nSiances having prevent
e.' y III nissF'tn.- II 10 me tor perusal, until
rs ute az .V.ii,ri u- c,ty, was not aware,
uaI 'hcn. t'.i', hoi.d lave occasion 10 pre-
ssrt to yoa nN iuaiy,duai views on that subject
bGt. on an attentive rerusal OF the paper he
oie" ~, found that. although there was not
perhaps Any inn ofiani fact on which we
g "iitiasiy differed yet that some we're stated
2 Mhichl was NOT avsare and that we had
tahpn views which II might be diSieult to rom
Di'ie dut ,'lg the short time tkeu allowed 10 us
iG ~ which - mi hi he proper That you should
os fut IN possession Under these circun-
Fial.eS, 'hou.h'it better TO submit tn The
disadvantage q hastily throwing my ohsersa-
Nous t0Se tlier, and OF presenting them se.,a-
rHte'y, Than 20 ask him TO derange the general
Ter or OF hls report by Introducing them into it.
Inc arr,ea' Of SIR. Bland, who will necessa-
rlN ma ke separate report will, L trust re
eoHcie the President TO the course [ have
taken, as, irom combined view of what we
IhtN'dhaiiy state, he may, perhaps, be better
ehA"leu 10 draw his Own differences as to the
actual SITUATION and future prospects ofthe
country we visited, than from any Joint report
IN which we could all have agreed as, under
ordinary circumstances, that mist have been
me result OF compromise of opinions, aud
would probably have excluded some facts or
some views, which. one or the other of us will,
M Tie mode now adopted. present TO YOU
tnmy particular situation, however, l tho't
II less necessary TO go intu detail, as / Knew
that tue report of Mr.. Rodney would furnish
reformation OF points which omit
With great respect, have the honor TO be,
sir, your most obedient servant,
JOHN GRAHAM.
The Hon JoHv g. ADAMS,
Secretary ef State.
The country formerly known as the vicerov-
atty OF Bucnos Ayres, extending from tile
northwestern sources of the river La plata to
the southern cape of America, and from the
confines OF Brazil ard the ocean. to the ridge
al the Andes, may be considered as hatwhicb
is called The United Provinces OF South
America"
Under the royal government. IL was divided
INTO the independencisS or provinces of Buemos
AyIeS, Paraguay, CoT5ova, Salta PotoSi Pla.
"a, Corhabamha, La Paz, and 1uno. Suisse
qrrntiy 10 me revolution, in the year 1914,
another division was made and from the pro-
vinces OF Cordova, Saita, and Buenos Ayres,
were taken those Of Cuyo or Nj .ndeza, Tucu.
man, tonenirs, Entire Rios, and the Banda
oriental Ihe others II Is believed, retained
tncir former boundaries and, with the excep-
Ton OF Paraguay, are generally called" Upper
t'erp"
This widely extended country embraces al
;inns' every variety OF climate and soil. aud is
capable OF Utmost every variety of product ton
q 'srgc part Of II, however, particularly on the
west side ~ the river La Plata aud s0utherjy
rowan stare Horn, is deficient in wood. even
Tor fuei, ana L water; that which it found is
generally brackisl,.
A'heagb three centuries have passed BY
Sincc III Spanisrds made their first settlement,
ia ti'is Il unIry, aud some considerable towns
" i'if's nave grown init, yet It's general i'm
provemeni and population have bv no means
kept pace with them for the lower provinces
have heen almost entirely abandoned 10 the
immeps. herds of caiile which craze on thsir
Plains and require ohly the partial care ola
aasfat Mol l.
tan's 81 Upper Perm nave been engaged more
EentraiiN ~ Tie business OF mining than WAS
favorable 30 improve alent or population Ger.
i4fu grail dlSirIctS, having peculiar adVanta
Rcs, are said - be we'll cultivated, and very
pfoductige Dut agriculture has, in general
been sery mach neglected. IL is in a great
degree, confined TO the vicinity of The towns
auJ cties and may he said to- limit liz supplies
- ,heir demands. This state of things, com
tlued wlth tlie equations OF the former gov
etluncnt, iiie Influence OF Citrate and the
fore % sample, has stamped the character
OF iHaolcuCc u,ion that class of society usuaIl.
Considered as the iabOring class. The same
causes nave not operated, at least not with
the sme iorce. upon Tie other inhabiiant, of
the country, hrnce they are more industrious
aud more active. Their manners are more
social friendly I'D polite. IN native talents
they are sad '0-Je Inferior to no people and
thcy nave given froois that they are capable
of-reai aud perscrerng efforts /; that theyare
aTlentiy attached e. tien country, ard ARMY
enlisted ~ The cause otis Independence
II Is moi necessary ior rnr TO enter into de.
Tail OF the causes which led TO the revolution
In 1910. The most Immediate psflIans are TO
be found in the Incidents connected with The
two inTasIOns OF The country by the Britsh in
the years 1895 and 1896 and ia The Stibspnnsut
events iD Spain, as they had direct tendency
10 SNOW 10 ttese people their own strength
and the IncapdcIty Ot Spaiu To give them nto
ttcuop, or enforce obedience. Tho ground
work was, however laid in tile Jealous aud
unfsI 4gfs q A.tf
Rod by the kid4S ofSpain, whose polio; IL
seemed To he, 10 Keep within Us narrow limits
~ circumstances would permit, the intelli.
KtuCe, wealth, aud population, of that part of
America snhiect 10 their dominion, as the
sutrSt means Of preserving an empire which
they considered The great source Of their
wealth and power.
The revolution having been auspiciously
commenced 10 tie city Of Buenos Ayres wa,
warmly ard lealnusly supported by The great
mass OF we people descended from the s,du
iards bat tie native Spdniatds, as well those
domeSficated ~ The country az those in lie
service 81 me bInE "ete-llmost all opposed TO
~, particularly "a Tie Jmt, and under tie cir.
cun7tances IT iOOk place. DissentiOns were
The ln'n' diatC grsut. and their long STANDING
jealousy AND dit ust OF each Other. have Nv
Subsequent events Oecn heisht, ned into dead.
y h0@i!lUN, winch tnGe alone can wear away
'Ihcso Dissection nave beetl considered az o,,s
81 the cd@>c, tnai riOduced those which snb.
srGnGitiy toOh PidCgi amongst the pefriote
ihEin1, ives AID which, dave been Isost spFious
c1stIcies I" M progress Of The reyolutiou...
OimT D ia'ies, ho sever. have becnpresented |
by the rctM gosetinieut ~ PEN, wh,cl, hs. |
Bpthett0 HHt oiiy Bcea able 80 maintain if.elf
tnffc- bbt has iJnId mcan> by euIis'tItv lie |
hatffe .ln.ians UfO rs service. 10 send AZ /
offreEt times considerable .td,ie, INFO tbc !
tWrt provinces Vn the Ia j.iat4. where lie |
IS hds -ten aired Oh from tie cpansoenee |
ia 90 ot rue fetciuiiOU a. the present day viii,
y .io1s -"~Fcs,: tie rlfat eSfeDt and DecoitAr |
Sisfactcr oi t.t coaniry, and ne want Of re- |
sc1rc 81, h4V3Gg ptyeBted euler party from
rahiHg blow decisive o. The contest. When |
~ came aFoy, tae advantage iu that quarter |
~ d. side Of lis .paTtris. a. liie, are /
80 = Sc. ION 81 Ihc foyinres Of Upper Pern. |