The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-13
Affairs In South America.

Our readers will no doubt have noticed,
without perhaps attaching any importance to
the subject account OF the arrival of
Lord Howden, the British ambassador, at Rio
de Janeiro, from Montevideo. Some of the deep
schemes and plans of the British government in
view of the advancement of British interests
may, we think, be detected in this and in the
late movements of British diplomacy at the
River Plate. In all national affairs it is always
best to look ahead as far as possible.
1t is well known that England never ceases in
her efforts to promote the interests of her COM
merce by mean of commercial treaties, grant
ing exclusive favors to her, which are ex-
torted from every power over whom she is able
to exercise any influence. Such an object, no
doubt, is connected with the late movements of
the British ambassador between Montevideo,
Buenos Ayres and Rio Janeiro. 1t is not to
be supposed that the Emperor of Brazil would
willingly be drawn in to make concessions to
England to the prejudice of other nations, and to
the gripping of the commerce ofhisow empire.
What, then, are the probable inducements and
constraining influences by which British diplo-
macy will endeavor to succeed in driving Brazil
into her own terms and overreach her in max
ing bargain The solution of this question
will be found in the late movements Of the Britt sh
in the quarter of the Rio Plate. When, by the
withdrawal of England from the alliance with
France against Buenos Ayres, President Rosas
was left to become, ultimately, master of Monte
video, what could Brazil expect to follow but
open war with the Argentine Republic, and per-
haps the loss of her province of Rio Grande by
civil and foreign hostilities3
1t is not at all unlikely, in this view of
the matter, that England withdrew from the
River Plate, to wait opportunity to place
Brazil in such a position of fear and danger
would make it her interest to conciliate Eng.
land by treaty sacrifices as degrading to the one
advantageous to the other, in order to seek the
aid Of England, or have it proered to her, to qua
ranty the integrity of her empire on the Rio
Srande. This political management becomes
more transparent, when it is considered that the
ioss OF the rich province of the Rio Grade may
become, in the course of events, inevitable TO
BRAZIL without the guaranty and protection of
some other strong power
The question to Brazil will then he swbat il
this fine country worth to YOU ~
The answer goes to settle the amour, of c,o;rs
and exactlons on which England NAV insist in al.
justing new commercial treaty with Brazil. II ia
TO be observed that soon after the time when IN.
old treaty with Brazil expires, under which that
country made such heavy sacrifices, all these
movements are made by England, and the
train set in motion which places Brazil, az
II were, in her powe II is to be hoped
that Mr. Tod, our newly appointed ambas-
sador at Rio Janeiro, will prove himself equa
TO this crisis, should it ever arise, and ,
match for the British in having an eye to Anne
r,can commercial interests, in whatever treat,
brazil may enter into with foreign powers
should she ever enter into onr.
Inc whole OF South America is rapidly be-
Georgia Election.