The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-22
Sketch Of Political Affairs.
Extract Of letter from Buenos Ayes, (Souh america
toa gentleman in this city.

Ertra Of letter from Buenos Ares, (South Ameriea
tOd gentleman in Mts city,
This unhappy country has rather refrigerated than i'm
proved since you it, Rosa5 maintains its foreign
laions with ability and frmness, but his domestic policy
forms the most awful and unparalleled military desposm
OF which history gives any account His arbitrary and
nature can make tit the sole rule of action TO and
beast 1t is absolutely the law of life and death TO al
most every living thing, and almost controls the ele
meAts--a least he will not be controlled by them.
Though unntgated despot he is yet he is the only
living who control the fiery and turbulent ma
lures OF these people for single day He has placed the
chains of fear upon their cruel and revolutionary spirits
and now governs them as many feeble chllden. But
although he governs them SO to prevent revolutions
yet his policy is most unwise and wicked 1t neither
tends to his fame, to the promotion of the happiness
of the people, nor to the advancement of the country Its
influence is precisely the reverse But man dare say
to him that his wrong or to advise him to
change them He his counsellor, Despotism in
habits region of solitude. But at time
breathe its atmosphere. 1t tolerates division of en-
pe. 1t will grasp all lose ALL and, fortunately for the
mass OF mankind the nordnate lust of power sooner
later destroys the who INDUCES the unholy passion
Gen Rosas will certainly be exception to the general
rule; and the day that dates his overthrow, will add
another to the gloomy annals of blood that have often
filled the world with horror.
Your suggestion has been anticipated I have been,
and still am, most ndusrously engaged in collecting and
arranging the materials to illustrate the political history
and the political of this country from 1910 till the
latest period that may remain here This country has
been the theatre of strange events The and in
cidents extraordinary those of romance, and
their story quite wonderful and exciting.
have already made progressin writing but find
it matter of infinite labor to separate the true from the
false the real from the fictitious, the probable from the
erroneous and to arrive at any reliable state of facts and
motives All history is uncertain, but political history
most of all for the who actors in its al
universally attempt to conceal part the whole
of the true which influence their actions. We
often have to resort to nferencesometmes almost 10
conjecure--to supply the place TO explain the
of facts yet such uncertain materials make up much OF
| history
But am boring you with my historical pressing little
too Ii nothing happens, will give you the whole
story by andb by.
We understand the following statement from the Bal
timore Sun is correct
''No rRoMorIoS.-The election of Gen. Taylor to the
presidency will occasion vacancy the regular line
of army the law which created the Office OF major
general, which he holds, aboshes it in the event OF
| DEATH resignation, or dismissal"
Major Bliss General Taylors personal friend and private
secretary passed through Pisburg last Friday evenings
his way East
BosroS COLLECTOR The Boston Journal that
prevails in the city, and generally believed 10 be
ne, that Caleb Gushing is appointed collector OF the po
/ of Boston.
! n TOURNING Letter nrd Note-paper aud envelopes
NL TAYLOR ~ MAURY,
y New Book and Stationery Sore OH street,
Nov. %