The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-05
From The Ne0 York Times, october 80.


The Argentine Republic.
Unpublished among our teegraphic dispatches,
Tuesday morning, intelligence brought to Bos-
ton by the brig Braman from Buenos Ayres The
news confirms rumors current at Rio, at the last
arrivals, of the defeat of General Oribe, by the
combined Brazilian and insurgent troops, with
loss of large amount of baggage and six thou
sand horses; and settles the question OF the indie
pendence of the Bande Oriental.
Announcements, however, of the progress oil
events in South America have very ute interest
for the general reader We doubt II one in hun
dred would be attracted by the most exciting para
graphs on the state OF affairs on the southern con-
tinent; and the reason is that questions have been
so involved, parties confused and perpetually
shifting in their relations, TO furnish no con
nected story of which previous transactions afford
satisfactory clue. Events, therefore, come iso
lated, and without context 70 explain them; and
appeal TO no previous information TO lend them in
terest. The merchant who ia in the South Amer-
can trade, or the capitalist crazy enough to dabble
in South American stocks, unquestionabiy regards
the direction of affairs with anxiety; but the feel
ing is simply pecuniary.
The La Plata provinces were efIectualy separat-
ed from Spain in 1910. In 1916 formal declara-
ton of independence was uttered, and after much
difficulty confederation, upon the basis OF the
North American Union, was, IN 1879, arranged
between the States of Buenos Ayres, Entire Rios,
Corrientes, Santa Fe, Cordoya San Juan, and 9TH
ers OF less Importance, on the CHILEAN frontier,
forming what has since been styled the Argentine
republic The usual conflict between conserva.
tive and liberal sentiments commenced with the
adoption of the constitution. The Unitarians, or
the party favorable to the entire consolidation OF
the individual States into republic, one and indi
visible, represented the progressive ideas of the
day; while the Federalsts maintaining separate
State sovereignty. were devoted to measures fur
| Their behind the times. AS 10 very apt to be the
case the party who triumphcd in the constitution
al assembly unsuccessful in the elections, and
Rodriguez, the Unitarian leader. controlled affairs
| from 1920 to 1927 His policy was abreast with
| the most advanced liberalism of the day. The
financial system the machinery of public instruc.
tion the internal policy generally were in the last
degree radical, and il unfortunately happened that
the country party, the guachos they are styled
entirely unprepared for and averse TO all such
modern Developments. constituency rowing the
| pampas, catching wild cattle, and occasionally
| being caught by the Indians, not the one to
support 8 settled and salutary system Of politics.
| Dorrego, who succeeded Rodriguez at Buenos
Ayres, was murdered in instruction by Lavalle
| in 1928. Then came crisis.
Juan Manual Rosas descended from an old
| and noble Spanish family, which migrated from
| Asturias to Chilli about century ago. branch
ofthe family subsequently settled In the province
of Buenos Ayres where the future dictator saw the
| light in 1893 He enjoyed all the advantages of a
rough and tumble early life among the heroes and
| hunters OF the pampas we may suppose MS ecu
cntion to have been more thorough in the welding
of the asso, the arts Of the nenege than In the
difficult arts OF government. His first appear
ance in political life was made in 1920, when head
ing band of his wild associates, he proceeded to
| Buenos Ayres, where Rodriguez was momentarily
| displaced by an insurrectionary movement, and
| restored that chief TO his post of honor Several
years elapsed before he reappeared. The murder
| of Dorrego, however, again carried him and his
| followers to the capital; Cen Layalle was punish
ed, and the preponderance of Rosas and his friends
established throughout the republic.
The new party entirely federal in its Gym
pathies and the first measure of their reg ime was
revision Of the constitution. The liberal policy
| of the Unitarians all swept away the new
! basis of organization included an acknowledgment
of the separate independence OF the States In all
1 IF ,,,ta md hp NOV
| of the province of Buenos Ayres was made the me.
| dunn Of foreign intercourse Rosas, on the 9th OF
| December. 1922 was chosen to the latter respons-
BILE station and forthwith eignalized his admins
tration by the most decided hostility to all radical
| measures.
! The Bande Oriental. or Uruguay, party
to the order of things. BY treaty between
Brazil and the La Plata provinces In 1928, the m
tegrity and independence of that republic had been
| guaranteed, and in 1880 constitution was formed
| under which Fructuoso Rivera was elected first
| president. Rosas therefore relieved OF the
charge of province whose proximity to the do
minions of the Emperor Pedro promised to be the
source of endless contention, long as the Brazil
lians retained their old hereditary craving to make
a path to the La Plata, and participate IN the i'm
| portant commerce of that river. He found enough
to do at home in strengthening and perpetuating
| his own authority. Each new legislature assisted
it's predecessor in adding to the donors and power
of the presidents until finally the full Dictatorship
was vested in the favorite of tho guachos.
The city of Montevideo, on the other bank OF
the river, and close at hanu mas all aong pecn te
| centre of influences which have caused Rosas the
utmost solicitude. There the colorados of Uru-
| quay, and the Unitarians OF Bucnos Ayres, have
| made common cause against their respective gov
ernments, and had the countenance OF Brazilian
| fleet to sustain them.
General Manuel Oribe was chosen president OF
the Bands Oriental in 1894. revolt headed by
ex-President Rivera, broke out presently after,
and, secretly fomented by the court of Rio, lasted
until 1888. Since that time Oribe has been In con-
tinual hot water with the empire. Against ls In
| trigues he has succeeded in forming an alliance
with Dictator Rosas, the prncipieo OF resisting any
interference with the strict nationality OF the Plata.
| Brazil on the other hand, has subsidized General
| Ur1uiza, governor Of Entire Rios, and Gen. Lopez,
president of Paraguay, and more latterly thrown Its
| own armies into the contest and produced the re-
suit indicated in our despatch Oribe deserted by
his original troops and attended by his Argentine
allies, only because they cannot safely Withdraw,
| may be considered as politically defunct. General
Rosas therefore left to abide the brun OF the al
4 lied vengeance Admiral Grenfell hovers between
| Montevideo and Buenos Ayres with the Brazilian
| fleet. The allies muster strongly on the south side
of the Rio Negro, and there seems to be no saliva
ton for the dictator without the interposition OF
! foreign power. II is possible, however, that the
vctors may be content to voucbsafe terms OF con-
| citation to the Notwithstanding the COM
mercial and political concessions they originally
demanded, and leaving the integrity of the rcpub-
lie unimpnired. If go, it will be strange IL the ac-
tive mind of the now beaten general does not find
| out way to the ground thus sacrificed.
! We consider his internal administration as the
only suitable for the wild, ungovernable pop
ulation who occupy the interior OF the country.
List of Patents
Issued from the United States Patent Office for The
toeek ending Nouenber 4, 1851, aud bearing date
| November 4, 1851.
| John Ericsson of New York, NJ Y.-For i'm
| nrovements in air engines. Dated November T.,