The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-23

The following sketch of this iyrant who for twenty
years past has been the scourge OF the Argentine co0ed
eraton is from the London Times received by the last
steamer, and il in the best style OF '.he rhunderer
The tolerant hospitality of England has seldom been
put TO stronger proof Than is al this moment by the
arrival in Irish port and probably long ia this
metropolis. OF the late dictator OF Buenos Ayes II fur
her demonstration needed that the soil oil Britain is
alike opea TO refugees OF every Cline and Is not
shut against the representatives OF the most atrocious
forms Of desposm. imbrued with bloodshsd and expelled
by just rerbuton, ii would be manifest 10 all the
world thai the liberty OF refuge is absolute in land that
consents TO receive Gen Rosas We have indeed yet to
earn by whose authority British vesseof-wsT was
placed at the disposal OF this fugitive TO convey him
across the Atlantic and, though ii consistent with
our general principles OF humanity TO save the life OF
flying in mental disguise from DEATH we trust
the English agents in the River Platte had nothing to do
with the plumber which had been accumulated by the late
goysrnment. with the future destination Of Rosss him
sell lie appears, however, TO have chosen TO repair TO
Europe. Had he remained in America 1t would have
suced 10 relate the catastrophe which closed his career
But he comes amongst us with suled by all ths
bsbarities oil extreme tyranny; and, since England Is
called upon 10 afford him sylum, the public opinion OF
this country cannot altogether refrain from passing some
General Rosas may perceive that obscuny Is the most
fitting termination OF IT,.
The history Of the Argentine confederation. for up
wards OF twenty years. has been absorbed in the personal
dominion OF this man for as the state Of Bucnos Ayres
had succeeded in monopolizing the whole executive
power of what mscalled the confederation, 90 R0sas
has BEEN since 1922 the absolute ruler OF Buenos Ayrss
His character is compound OF arrogance and stubborn
preudces OF his Spanish descent mingled with the
ely and craft oil the savage OF the South American
Indians He established his power by prescriptions the
ferocous and unsparng which even semi civilized
community ever endured and by the ascendency he gave
the Gaucho population OF Bnenos Ayres over the nhab
ans Of the towns No precaution minute for his
jealousy OF poweno means OF execution too sanguinary
for HIM to employ them. Every act OF his government
headed by the cry of Death to the savage Unitarans
and the possession Of knot Of blue rband instead Of
the scarlet cockado OF the fedealsts capital crime
in Buenos Ayes. With nfexibe will, with the cum
ming OF fox, with egregious vanity and selfimpoance.
and perpetual dsrust OF every human being except per-
haps daughter he ruled in solitary terror States ap
paeny adapted by nature for rapid extension of pros
penty, happiness, and freedom. Against his rivals at
home antagonists abroad he relied the sole princ
pie OF terror Blood flowed by his commands freely
water, and the determination OF his political adver
saes was for years the daily business Of his government
But this blood shed neither the scadod the
field. The approach Of his mutes was more stealthy-
the blow he struck inevitable. We quote the words
Of one who was not his enemy when we say that ne
His dagger struck his victims from behind nscruta-
BILE, an Impenerable shield. No felt himself safe
No went TO bed with the that he should
be permitted TO sleep the night for like the ercer
animals, the night was his time of council and action
Neither friendship relationship past service, nor even
geance and he only ceased to strike when the nodinae
fear he had inspired like death upon the people, and
rendered them absolutely PROSTATE to his will
But although his success complete and his tyran-
ny absolute in Buenos Ayres and even in the adjacent
States, the maritime nations Of Europe and the ndepend
en State of the Banda Oriental little disposed to
submit TO his exacons. Yet, such his tenacity
and daring that he succeeded in beating off several
sve expeditions OF French and English squadrons, and
in defeating or deuding whole series of diplomatic
agents, until the affairs OF the River Plate became the
opprobrium OF the first governments in the world.
To maintain his system it indispensable to
close the great rivers which fall Into the estuary OF
La Plata, to occupy the Banda Oriental, and even
to stop the navigation of the Uruguay, which ought
TO have been free and independent He therefore
supplied Onbe with the means OF invading and de-
vasiang that territory and, if the French government
had not enabled the European settlers in the city OF
q
fence the attack must have succeeded and the last
chance of free commercial intercourse with those coun-
tries been destroyed To limited extent Rosas had
to conciliae the British population collected there. and
partly to promote the abasement OF his rivals. But he
was opposed to the rapid extension OF population and
trade and it one OF his paradoxes that thin popua
10 discussions between the English and French
agents in their negotiations with him, and affected pref
erence for this couny but nothing could surpass the
nsolence OF the language in which he spoke OF Great
sent out her Maiestys minister plenipotentay, he
refused for weeks aud months TO receive him in that
capacity An edict appeared announcing that any Eng
shmen from the squadron taken the Argentine terri
tory should be made way with; and prove that this
idle threat, the murder OF Lieutenant Wardlaw,
for which redress obtained, still cries in
vain for vengeance. Such bnef summary OF the acts
and the policy of the whose recent fall has again hap
PLY demonstrated that power founded upon terror may
be unbounded. but is never Had General Rosas
employed his authority dfierenty-had he encouraged
the alliance and enterprise OF European nations, re-
spected life and property, established law, and given
regarded the Washington OF South America instead Of
being abhorred ruler who reminds OF the yrants
OF antiquity, because modern history has parallel to
his cold -blooded cruelties