Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-24

INTERESTING FROM BUENoS AYRES.
From an intelligent American merchant, long
resident in South America, the Editor OF the
Wilmington Delaware Advertiser has received
adyices to the 5ih Of April. The state of the
markets, and public opinion, decidedly express
ed that peace between that Government and
Brazil was not very distant. The propositions
received by the Heron, British sloo? OF war,
and sent back by the same vessel TO Rio, with
the notifications. by the Buenos Ayrean gov>
ernu..nt, were not precisely known, but II was
exp .ctpd that they would be accepted. The
return of the Heron was daily looked for. In
the mean while, says the Editors correspond
ent. "rhis event has had It's full effect on all
me an,ile operations. The mere rulhoi oil a
probable speedy peace has caused sudden de-
preston OF so per ceh, in the prices oil every
article Of foreign produce in our markets. he
great embarrassments Into which our mer-
chan,s find themselves suddenly plunged, are
productive Of the most melancholy results
Failure follows upon failure, and the CONNER
cial dis at present prevailing are SAID 10
be without example in this country
1t was positively stated that neither OF the
! belligerents could ietract, even if they wished
to do so. That, having accepted The mediation
of neutral nation, and agreed upon the basis
Of treaty, they have compromised themselves;
and ,ha, a peace honorable TO both parties Will
ensue. This idea received confirmation from
letter received by the chairman Of The Liver
pool, Portugal and Brazil Association, TO me-
mortal forwarded 10 the British ministry.
Extract from letter to the Editor of the Delaware
Advertiser, dated
BuENos AYREs, April 4, 1928.
The extraordinary events here which have IN
train followed Garcia's disgraceful negotiation
for peace, wh,e they are 10 US subjects OF am
azement and rrgret, cannot but be deplored also
by ali our civilized neighbors. You will won
| der at them bur unless YOU be familiar with
the ong series of causes which prepared them,
YOU will perhaps with difficulty conceive how
| these remarkable changes and revolutions in
the States may have been brought about so
suddenly, and in such rapid succession. Aud,
really, the whole political State machine-for
the last few months 50 complex in lis nature
and organization, irregular, haliing, rctrogade
in It's operation, yet iorc,by kept in action
presents on the history Of the ST, eral recent adj
MINIS ratons, subject which baffirs any at
tempt al Gear and correct relation, and Will OIL
fer 10 he future his,or ian task that even the
most sagacInus will find truly perplexi'g and
difficult With the resignation OF President
| Ri, adavia-whch was followed by the six
y eeks administration of Lopez, and the suose.
quent election of General Manuel Dorrrgo,
leader Of :he party so violent in their OPPOSE
| ton 10 he administration of Rivadavia, the Ma.
tiona Authorities ceased 10 exist, and that e.
yen,, while i, announced un,veis sal revolution
in the organic system Of the Republic, has
changed the relative social position OF each
! Province Of the Union.
Thc former province Of Buenos Ayres, sup.
pressed IS you may recollect, by strong and
| impo'itic measure on the part Of Mr. Rivada-
via, is resusciaed, AMI lis government tempo
rarilv charged with The foreign affairs Of the
nation, and the prosecution OF the war against
Brazil; but all the clemens OF national assocla-
ton appear 20 be dissolved, and the epoch
when a new and durable union shall take place
of all the proriuces-when firm and perfect
structure sail b. formed Of what we have been
using ourselves TO call the Republic of In Plata
apprehend Is removed far from the present
time. 1t il useless to disguise tine truth, bitter
as It may BIZ 10 the friends Of real liberty. Still
j: is not necessary to enter here into an inVestl,
CATION Of all The causes which operated to bring
about The drama which is now being acted
we see, we feel their effects; and very
slender exposition of facts would suffice to ar
rest the progress Of misconcep,ion abroad
provinces that does not conceive the very as
piring idea Of constituting itselfa separate and
;nde pendent State. The beigerent Brazilian
laugh, and exults al oul dissensions and our
Discrimination. The Constitution, to frame
which a Congress was expressly convoked and
which was produced only after years of labor.
is spurnei and rejected; and a mos' unaccount'
able spirit Of discord prevails in all interior
provinces This is famed by the Vaccinations
Of few restless and ambitious military lead
ers, who from time to time breaking up the sane.
tuary Of internal peace; the blast Of civil war is
blown throughout the whole territory of the
Republic. The rival chiefs, leading on the
knights errand Of the Federal system, on the one
sd,-on the other, ,he champion advocates OF
the forIorn hope of Unitar'anism, or The conso-
lidated form-march Tor to oppose each oth>
ei in the field, and s'ainthe soil Of their country
with the blood Of their fellow citizens.
Nor are the Other several Sta:es Of the con-
tinent less unhappy than La Plata, in their re-
Dpa,ed attempts to organize their governments.
Chill, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala,