The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-05
The Chances In war between Brazil ana
the Argentine Republic.

W0oov0f followed
loycsn not fail to entertain spprehsnsions that the mis-
understanding 90 long subssting between the Empire
and the argentine confederation wiz sventuate In
net according intends eschew the path
it, predecessors have roddsn and far from attacking
the policy and interest OF our neghborp ncuea to IA.
them for In doing It favors only justice and
right, but also the interest Of Brazil We judge from
what has transpred that the Imperial Cabinet cir
cumspect and Just, will now attend the welfounded
recamatons of the Argentine Government thus fscli
tstng the fulment Of the peace of
1928 Only this conduct win be able to secure 10 = solid
and durable manner good harmony between the two
for are we to see in our contrv
tho beet calculations frustrated that we do not vet
slider peace entirely SAFE especially there are
men Of in our affairs who opposed to Rosss
because they have not thorough knowledge of the
principles Of foreign policy Of this Chief Maristrss
The arrival Of sgnor Magazines at this court to solicit
as SAID ala from the Brazilian Government In favor
of the Montsvidso refugees an additional motive to
make US less anguins In the otherwise just hope that
highly useful to examine what would be the position of
the belgerens In the event Of rupture and what the
will not be entered into by those who so imprudenty
wish to Danish peace Would that they did co. for we
cooled down 1t is beyond doubt that the sovsrnmsnt
OF Buenos Ayres would meet with decided in
the provinces OF the interior The prosperity they
long enjoy under the federal Systematic increase Of
commerce. since the treaties made with Chill Allowing
the free entrance into the CHILEAN territory Argentine
produce and uee uerathe complete union of opinions
and sympathes which rsgns among all ensure to the
Argentine Government the fullest support The latter
in the Oriental state would to take the na
tive by giving orders to these troops to the
frontiers of Brazs We are aware that the nnsnoisl
resources Of the Argentine Confederation are com
pared in the with those OF the smpre very
but must remember that she has not the Immense
debt that presses upon Brasil. Her ports have been
several times blocksded, and notwithstanding this
France not only established most strict blockade on
the ports Of the Argentine Confederation but by means
OF brides and promises raised an army Of Unitsrisns
who penetrated into the heart Of the Republic st the
same time that Busnos Ayres at war with General
Durin fha fbruo
these trials lasted, the Confederation with ths re-
sources afforded her by internal commerce. main
ment and discipline, and after snnihiatipg her
enemies stood immu able Ia policy towards France
prstensoE From that period the party
Of General Rosas has become everyday more from
the successive trlumphs obtained the rebels and
the presents now an homogeneous populs
tou bound together by the sympahes OF union and 10
tsrests nave another example OF her resources in
England are bockadng her p0rs; and sftsr having in
edectually exhausted effort overthrow the CO.
ossai power OF General Rosss the only fruit they have
reaped is the ruin OF their commerce and that OF
other nations at the time that Argentine
from the absence OF foreign competition, has
menss progress Finally, Gen. Rosas has had the salts.
faction to those nations from their
accepting the conditions which he had thought right TO
Offer them What said 10 sufficient to prove that
the resources the Argentine In
the Of WITHIN herself aad
pencent OF the quite what the
case In Brasil But before touching this point let us
examine anolnsr more vulnerable oos presented by the
empire Those millions OF slaves many more patu
raj enemies have to dread strong evidence of the
fear We entertain OF the African is
and cru puoishments 1t suffers amongst u.s. Let us
pause to depore that nation laying claim to the name
OF eivxsd should be 30 tenacious In preserving
slavery, and, what 10 in harassng with tormsnts
the wretches who In that condition; and this too
when the greater part OF the South American republics
mote the freedom Of slaves At present all cyilisad
nations endesvor to with that offence 10 human
her West india colonies from that sprosy France /.
continually striving to amsiorate the con on of the
slaves in her dominions but Brasil in defiance all the
principles Of humanity and in disregard of her treaties
not content with preserving those when
she made her treaty with England but continues to
carry on the tranc in human flesh, to such q degree
that the exeron OF the British
the number Of those unfortunates IL rapidly increasing
IN all the provinces Of the Empire Treated az cruelty
as slaves are amongst would not those victims Of
preston receive with joy whatever promised to alleviate
their wretched condition? The moment the Arrsntin
troops approached the frontiers OF Bio Grande pro
claiming the emancipation Of the slaves it would not
standard. Let us remember sauto Domingo and fsai
lest the scenes which ended In the foundation of the
also were held In thrsldom by a powerful nation but
the bare hope Of freedom doubled their and
they cut to pieces the troops Of General Lecsrc We
may likewise CLEAN some examples from the annals OF
antiquity Eunius the Syrian, q bondman by only OF
ferng them liberty 10 the name of the gods saw him
self surrounded by ten thousand slaves ready to
ter any thing in order to burst their chains asunder
His army rapidly increasing to 6O,OvO men, he routed
he committed in shutting himself in the ctv of Emma
he would have ultimately triumphed We will pass
the most terrible of all The slaves under dis com
msnd completely defeated the garrison of Ca
and swelling their ranks with the male discontsnteS
troops traversed all Italy during spacs of three
years. and if the Senate had not precauion to
call back Luculus from Thrace, and Pompev from
Span to reinforce the of Crasu would
never have been conquered II, then. the Argentine
army should proclaim the emancipation of the slaves
the Southern provinces of the empire would in few
weeks b. set in blaze Three millions Of slaves would
cut troops TO pieces ana the Empire of the HOW
I'd Nor ie uia
only element in favor Of the Argentine
There are thousands Of msloont.ns in the empre the
republican party have made immense progress and how
could that party fail to favor thoss ances thew
would see the triumph Of their principes There Is
still another warike measure TO which the Argentine
Republic would have recourse, and which would be
fatal to US in the extreme We alluds to privstesrs
Not only would the Government OF Buenos Avres
give letters Of marque to all who should solicit
them to privateers but 1t would send An nnumsr
able quantity of them to its agents ia United States
for vessels to be fitted cut there against US In short
time the coasts OF Brazil would b. covered with prya-
teers which would cut of all bet cen tho
capital and the provinces, destroy commerce. and
occaso, US, by the immense loss OF capital general
bank uptcy. The policy Of England would weigh q
great deal in the against us In this struggle Ii
been already shown that the ana pros
parity OF Brazil incompatible with the prosperity OF
england how then, should We not reckon upon the
policy of power We have the
70 do being impossibs away with the saye
trade and Brazil refusing to smancipate slaves Eng
land seeing that the triumph OF the Argontines Will De
the accomplishment Of her WISHES by the abolition Of
that Outrage on humanity viii certainly lend them every
Ne " NUT - EuBiand alone from whom
we have to fear there other nations at yar
ance Win tns Umpire, who, dreadiDg besides, the az
favorable opportunity TO deal 1t mortal blow We are
satisfied that Brazil would employ all means within
ITS power 70 hurt us enemy, augment Its army on the
irontisrs and blockade the ports of the
bus what all this to oppose the Argentine forces sup
portedAy the republicans and the siaves And could
naval force do what the combined squadron, Of
France and England have not been able to do =
We rely great deal the vaor OF our fellow coun
trymen, and believe that every thing should
conspire to annihats desperation will give us ener
giles almost super human but destruction will never
theess be iniaiibls Dying with honor will leave
glorious name; but will II soand policy to purchase
CORY st such price, Let politicians mediate on
the OF war certain that before IL
becomes Inevitable, they will exhaust all their endea
In order to avert It, for the altogether
against US The Brazil newspaper whose voice. like