The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-07

a.,f;re RIGHT and wrong 10 be found Each party
haze been TO blame in inDunerabe Instances; and
ss;uiedy foreign scales can 80 balance the ques-
tons 70 decide to which the aggregate Of right
belongs.
OF the views Of the European powers, different
opinions WILL Of course be formed; and their course
should be watched with the jealousy TO which such
proceeding naturally exposes them. There Is no
doubt, however, that England has been beset and
deceived by the opportunities Of the British mer-
chants in MontevIdso, who feel warm interest
in the success Of Rivera's cause; having most i'm
prudenty and improperly, so far, mixed themselves
up in the perty strife, to advance money to the
public treasury which, Of course, would be dsal-
lowed on a change of dynasty. Mercantile people
generally but i'll 6tied for diplomatists and had
much better keep to their peculiar calling. They
apt TO forget that though commerce is essen
tial TO the advancement and happiness of nations,
these not formed eraeiy and solely for the sale
and consumption of cotons, hardware, and jewelry,
pork, -four, and molasses.
Much stress has, indeed, been laid on the alleged
barbariiies Of Rosas, who is represented as OF a
character which should exclude him from all SYM
pathies. The Montevideo press, however, is again
the authority; and many Of It's calumnies have beed
themselves. have no desire to set up for the de-
fender and apologst of Rosas, whose rule has Ger
taipy not been with the distafi; but when his ca
lumnators refer To such venal sources for thelI
complaints Justice ought 10 be done to his personal
character and social standing least before the war;
that each may judge for himself how far these UNI
happy occurrences may have changed them. He il
no military adventurer, as would be inferred from
most of the accounts we read Of him; but one of the
largest if not the very largest propretors of land in
the province, descended from a most respectable
Spanish family, of no ordinary talents as states
man, and enjoying the honor of having, at an early
period of his life, Gin l820) saved his country,
was admitted on all hands, from an anarchy which
threatened its utter annihiation.
As to his illiberal commercial policy and discour-
agemen of foreigners il it is really so, the causes
must be temporary, and arising from the unhappy
condition in which the country has been kept
Nothing certainly could have been more liberal than
that observed during the whole course Of his first
term of Offices and il ought not to be omitted TO his
honor, while on such u subject as this, that this
same Rosas, who is now represented as a religious
bigot, ruled by priests and hating foreigners with
all the bitterness of misaDthrope, was at the head
of the administration which, in 1880, made free
gift TO the English Of the land whereon to build the
first Protestant church in that part of the world.
know of no advantages which settler can find in
the Banda Oriental which cannot be equally enjoyed,
in peaceabe times in the territory of Buenos Ayres
except, indeed, that the former is the more pctur-
esque and beautiful country. The climate in both
is healthy 10 proyerb; the fields of both fruitful
our own. With respect to the inactivity Of the be-
seging forces at Montevideo, that should cause no
surprise to those familiar with South America 1t
is only in conformity with the usual tactics of the
countryside guerra de reemsos," as it is called
SO much favorite, particularly where forces are
nearly equal In Oribe's case, there were, besides,
other reasons. In an assault, his friends would suf
fer with his foes, and the consequent destruction Of
neutral property would place him in jill odor with
Foreigners numerous and important class. There
are many other points on which should like to say
something, but fear have already too much en-
croached on your columns, and shall therefore con-
clude for the present.
Being, sir, your very obedient servant,
FAIR PLAY.
WAsHlNeroN CITY, Oct 81, 1s45.