The New York herald., 1851-10-14

in such terms that Rosss, at the head of the army
Of this province, Was stronger than that OF baenS
Ayres. In 6ne, battle was fought % fueute-
Marques, and the victory was on his side Lavale
could not struggle again, but laid down his arms,
while his enemy violated, with the most shameful
bad faith, previous convention OF peace.
In 1880, Rosas was elected o. governor. He said
that he could not govern without extraordinary
powers. These were conceded to him. lie pub
1ished q programme, which was laughed at by ALL,
and, in q few days, he made prisoners, and shot
without any form of law, Cox, Molina, the Mayor,
Montero, and several Others. He suppressed the
freedom Of the press declared various scientific in
stitutions abolished judged himself In the cases Of
criminals, and decided ashe pleased be originated
the stupid pretentions of the militia service for
foreigners as sons of the country; he published a
decree upon prohibited engravings and books, and
he gave it q retroactive effect, sending agents to
search and tear, in the city of Buenos Ayres all the
works Of the graces. In fne, ne fomented intes-
order to get rid of those who did not please him.
and 70 establish his empire upon disunion, and the
overthrow ofall.
trigues, began to disturb the public mind, and to
scatter terror. Entire families emigrated from
Buenos Ayres. A profound agitation. precursor of
tempest, began to come to light in the provinces:
his office: General Balcarce took his place.
And what was the reason He had already made
his first trial; he had shown what he could do, and
his capacities; he had fortified his power, in pre-.
pairing, during the last days Of his mandate, for
midable expedition in the DESERT under the appa~
rent object to exterminate the Indians, but, in reali
ty, to preserve the armed force of his own will.
While the few men who could sustain themselves
were struggling in the government, with their par
liamentary conflicts in the debates of the PRESS in
the thousand paths of a republican system, he, al
ways faithful to his project, without openly revolt
ing against the authority, raised obstacles, and
created popular reactionary society, called mas
horca His force now stronger, he kindled the fire
of discord and provoked riots till he rendered the
Before three years elapsed after he descended from
the government chair, The representatives, and the
most il fuental persons Of his party, came to beg
him to accept the power for second time-to
govern according to his pleasure, with extraordi-
nary powers, or with the absolutism of public
power. All these events took place in 1885. ..rt
His elevation was accompanied by executions and
despotic measures. Since ther, the men and women
have worn the former in the button hola Of their
coat, and the latter the head in form of bow,
red ribbon, as a mark of infamy, resembling the
sign with which the estancerio marks his cattle; a
fabric of bloody COLOR of that color ymbolcal Of
barbarity, and which predominates in all the flags
OF .he most ferocious people, as In Japan, Siam &c
Mutran los Sdtragts Untarios!-'. Death to the
Unitarian savagesr'-are the words which are
placed (more terrible than those Of the prophet
Daniel at the feast of Beshazar) at the head ofthe
official documents in the post bills Of the Streets in
the advertisements of the papers, in the designs of
the shops and public establishments, on the cloths
the furniture, and the obe,ts destined to the
common use of life, on the tickets of theatres, and
upon the letters Of invitation to ball other
amuse mept- These words are repeated by the
night watch during the darkness and which, print
ed everywhere, pronounced in a thousand ways,
heard in the Offices Of the State, in the hotels, in
domestic life, and even in the hour Of sleep, are
completely engraved, as an axiom, on the memory
Of those who listen to them, to enlarge and perpetu-
ate hate and between brothers Of the fems IA
mily, and the dere Mt of the earth Rosas calls
all his enemies, whatever be their nationality, ORR
entail, French, or English, by this designation
unuaioS.
Serious complications with Bolivia, and troubles
in the provinces, in consequence Of the murder of
Quiroga, Callep, Los BeiDafes and Others occupied
Rosas till lS2S and lS9 when took place the block
ace, and the crusade against Gen. Lavalle, whose
voice raised against the Dictator, nearly all the Ar
ger tire provinces.
The work Of the Americas Nero appeared then
ss it vas, France basely abandoned her allies and
Rosas, who had been near destra ,tion, was now
more proud a I'D terrible than ever.
Before be had shot, at Buenos Ayres, hundreds Of
defenceess Indians, his gangs had murdered with
knives the prisoners ,f rsgo Largo in Corrientes;
with the skin Of Bedon de Astrada, the com
msnder, was made saddle for the horse Of Rosas ;.
the head OF Zelarrayan AS taken off the body and
trampled on by him /; he commanded hi nself a
party tf band,ti, who murdered, in the precinct
Of the House of Representatives, Doctor ID. Vicente
Maza, the President his protector and sent his
son ID Ramon, colonel Of infantry TO be shot.
But all this is nothing, compared 10 wha. this no.
tCrious ruler did, VIII n Lavalle retired and VIC
tory began to favor his arms. The executions at
Beer os Ayres, by the gallo vs. the war of exsermi
ton in the provinces sgnalize with bloody facts,
this emnous epoch Of dctatorsh p.
The facts crowd themselves and increase un ler
our Zen and we {, ar exceeding the suar prepog-
tiors of a newspapcr article. It would be easy &
sustain by documents, what we have said, AMI
what we have left unsaii but our readers will
supply all with their good sense and imp italy:
Hearts Of stone, who ask of why strive against
Rosas, read and be ashamed Read, but no; I,
withhold them for the next number. The numer-
GUS documents comp posed Of declarations Of the
greatest respectability, will occupy large space.