The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-05
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GEN. ROSAS AND HIS ENEMlES--No. q.
In Montevideo, the "Mirroro says uthere are
at least various parties" Indeed! Has Rosas sny
party there among the French and Italians vho
have long ruled that unfortunate city-for almost
every native who has had the means to cmisrate
has quilted il, sick and Disguised with the rule OF
foreigners. Out Of population Of some %, 900 or
900, the number Of native residents does not ex-
coed 900; they are Powcrless, whatever their dis
position, in the face and amidst the overwbeu,inS
numbers of intrusive foreign people. | gather
from sources entitled to credit that the population
in that city might be thus classed about two years
ago, and that since that period the natives have
greatly diminished by further emigration,
Orientals, or native-born inhabitants 1000
Argentines, being Unitarian emgrants and
other citizens Of the Argentine Confeder-
Bizcainos, or emigrants, settlers from the
hizcaino provinces of old Spain 1850
French and Italians 1900
In the Chamber of Deputies the French inbabi,.
ants alone are claimed at 1900. The number OF
native citizens embodied as troops and taking part
in the defensive operations Of what the foreigners
at Montevideo call the national feeling arrayed
against Orbe, Is less in proportion still, COMPARE
combined force may be thus resolved
French and Italians 1000
Biscainos 500
Argentine unltarlans 300
Orientals or natives of Montevideo, defend
ing and representing the national feeling 100
In the petition for aid from the French residents
laid before the Chamber of Deputies about two
years ago, embodyng also strong remonstance
aganat the neutrality observed by the French com.
manders on the station, 1t is broadly asserted in
substance that Montevideo is in fact Preach CITY
and colony, and surely when only about 100 native
soldiers can be found to defend and represent the
national feeling against powerful amy of their
hos dad bu 0r,he fnr tha ,h,lo
tive population of the republic of Uruguay, outside
of The walls Of its capital, Montvideo, have Joined
the legal President 10 drive from power the foreign
faction which has so long domineered in that I'M
fortunate city, the assertion made in the French
Chamber of Deputies may be considered us the
truth And what can we think of a national feeling
,ohich only find 100 naue soldiers to defend ip
As have before said, all the native Montevideans
who have had the means so do, have quilted that
city-and to what place have most of them emf
grated II is to Buenos Ayres, seeking and finding
the powerful protection Of the very man General
Rosas) who is denounced in the Evening Mirror
as "one of the veriest monsters that ever dsqraced
humanityP'--''io speak against whom" it says, sat
one place (Buonos Ayres) publicly would be to
disturb the peace, "while TO speak in his favor at
the other (Montevideo) would cause the forfeiture
neither of estate nor of life."
And does the writer in the Mirror really think
that the American public ignorant OF passing
events at Montevideo, as to believe that any one,
man, woman, or child, would dare to utter in that
city the least word in favor in defence Of General
RosasS IL any one should have the temerty to
make the attempt the probability is that more holes
would be found in his or her BODY IN "a hours az
forwards, than the best surgeons that Paris or Lon
don have ever produced, would be enabled to stop
with any chance Of saving life.
Let us see what Admiral Maclsau, the French
minister Of marine says Of the dominant party at
Montevideo. In the session Of the 2fth January,
l544, the minister read to the Chamber from de-
spatches received from the French commander and
other functonares in La Plata, Of which the follow
ing arc extracts:
"MoNTEymEo, Doth Oct. l845.
"The government OF Montevideo, to prolong its
existence, has adopted system of terror upon the
population Of this city"
And here continued the minister, is a letter from
Vice Admiral Massien.
| translate an extracts
"MoNrEymEo, 9th Nov, Is43.
THAT which has been said at Paris is the truth,
the respectable merchants hold themselves out Of ali
this; the others are simple artisans and sub officers
who have come to seek their fortune here in taking
service in the legion called the volunteers Besides
the government sbandons itself TO measures the
most Illegal; II s difficult for il to hold for long
time"
notwithstanding lie revolutionary DEGREES, no.
vithstandiug that al this time the government ~
Montevideo has nothing further TO reprosch any
one "a g'i que &c soiD in point Of measures Illegal