The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-03
South America.
south AmeT1Cus
THE MoNTEvIDEo ELECTION-PARTIES AND Poll
TIcs-ExEcUIIvE CHANGEs-INDIAN WAR Il
BUENoS AYRES.

THE MONTENIDEO ELECTlON-PAhTlES AMI PULl-
TIcs-ExEcUTIvE CHANGEs-INDIAN WAR IN
BUENos AYREs.
from the London Times, April 1911
The follo wing mercantile letter by The Brazil mail,
honievceo and Busnos Ayres. In Montevideo the PrA
sicential ee:on has terminated tavorabiy and tlsra
mit istratsn but the claims of the English merch
ciion with the loan guaranteed by the British
stronger mdures than haze get been roed TO- At Buenos
Ayre progress checked by the ferocy of the Indian
whic is alleged to be stimulated by the parsans Of the
ex-Dic'ator Rosas:-
MoSTEvDEo, March 4, 1856.
The Presidential election off the lat last, and
Don Gabriel the President of thi, repub:
the ensuing four years. His competitor Gene
Cesar Dias, who supported by the reds. Age VITA
drew his pretensons his friends were principally
minis he'd influence. Although Pereira is great
eapscy, he has character. With full allowance re
prtjudiess spPer'anirg to his race, he is honest.
possesse will OF his own, verging obstI-
macy. and, being rich, 1t may fairly be Pc
suned he has not assumed office to fill his private
exchequer But although the cleo ion has resul I'd 80
iavcrably 1t must be confessed it not accomolb
In 9 perfectly free Flores and Oribe-the
mer under the title of General de Armas''-had vita
ally The en- ire direction of public affairs They collected
armed all the they could get together, under
the peence Of preserving order and securing freedom Of
election. There alarming and arbitrary proceeding
stirred violent opposition, which, however, ony
made apparent In the newspapers. They
srgly active and TO advantage of t1er position to
plumber every collar that into the treasury be-
sides tofestahng every of revenue for nths to
come. Fortut aieiy there fighting. The
President has appointed Dr. Eauri hi- Minister for Gov
eminent Foreign f.rs. and Dr.. Carols Minister of
Finance. Tee post OF Minister OF War is TO be
and great number Of employees in all departments will
be dispensed with He has expressed his determination
TO reduce TO the lowest point possible and to
extract from each Of the utmost is
pabe Ct yieeipg For this latter purpose, OF his
earliest will It Is said se TO farm the custom
house duties with the done during
chairnsn Of the eomuitt.e Of Management. and il
therefore, from experience acquainted with the superior
customs at minstrstion of the merchants.
The arraE cement made by this government with Mr..
Thornton her Msjestys Charge Atfares last Janusry
for the settlement of the loan and other B
fish CLAIMS has, foreseen been fulfilled, and
be has in conformity With one Of the conditions OF tn 1t
arrangement declared 1t nuland void. Hs has de-
manced that the OF the customs should
be delivered to the loan claimants, virtual
ly entitled to 1t by the terms Of their contract,
guaranteed by the British Plenipotsntiary In 1845.
No has been returned 1t prescott but il
ed the demand will be resisted, and we all bee.e that
nothing but exhibition Of force by which it may be
understood governments in earnest wild be eectua
It is Whispered that tnis government intend sendog
England special to induce the British and French
TO torego the pressure OF their demands
All this of course is TO ,tave of the evil day but do
not believe Mr. Thornton win be impoted upon easily
He the character OF these people thoroughly
En glish merchants well content to have
eefatgabe and respectable representative OF her Ma
The Province Of Buenos Ayres is In deporabls oondi
ton. Hornos surrounded by the Indians in Azul; he
has horses, and torce a collecting to relieve him
and cnasse the barbai ians who within sixty
Of the city of Buenos Ayres Toe Governor bas
gone to collect force. Scarcely cay passes with
out intelligence arriving of shocking depreciation
the II is said that the adherents OF Rosas have
stirred them ~ induce the Portenos 10 their
present condition with their security under his despetc
rule. People talk Of Of termination; but
ciety is split into factions Viii 81 deadly hatred
wards esch ober, 1t u not likely the people will combine
Tor such purpose Urquizs has demand the dismissal
of Mtie for invading the Province Santa Fe in pursuit
OF The rete Flores and IL said If his demand be not
compiled with he will wage liner eaaed attention IL
devoted to the production Of wool wh,h bids fair to b
long the staple article Of EXPORT Toe ians
to have not troubled themselves about sheep