The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-16

or from Cordova, Entire Rios, Mendoza, Salta
Tucumsn, &c, In which provinces the goods are
produced which are shipped at Buenos Ayres and
MOntevldeo. Yet these two ports would have ii to
he believed that all these numerous products be-
long ~ them. Buenos Ayres carries on by means
OF it's coasting vessels immense trade with
the inland provinces, and II Il this trade which
" the life and foundation Of all the trade and com
merce OF which she can boast. This trade can be
carried on just well directly with the ports on the
great Mediterranean rivers, which are "a accessible
to foreign ships as Buenos Ayrcs or Montevideo.
Foreign governments begin now 10 understand this
matter, and are desirous Of opening IN their com
meroe the vast markets OF Mediterranean America
instead Of keeping II restricted 10 the narrow limit
to which i was confined by the jealous colonial poll
cy Of spain in olden times.
But surprising that Busnos Ayres is entitled TO be
called the Atbe0t ~ Ia Plata" a resat OF
twenty years subsection TO the dark and dismal do
mination Of Rosas-to be ~ rich, even, a. New
York-coud IL he inferred from all this that this sin
gle State province OF the confederation has there
fore the right TO cast OF and disavow the general
government Of the Argentine republic! "a govern
ment elected by absolute majority Of it, citizens?
IL the separation Of Buenos Ayres from the other
States the and origin OF it, local prosperity
an advantage TO herr To maintain such proposition
would be the same A. affirming that Barcelona, in
Spain, had the hight TO separate from Spain. and
that u would greatly promote her interests and com
merce W he cut OF from the country from whence
she derives all her trade and receives oil the goods
exported by her
Ine present SITUATION or BuenOa Ayres exhlbih
two very different phases. The one II her material
prosperity and the other IN her revolutionary ati
tude Of separation. Her prosperity IL set
tied TACT, but il II not 10 he attributed to
her government, and much less does IL arise from
her separation Her present prosperity is noto
nousy known to be derived from the fall Of Rosas,
whose government was q hindrsnce 10 all progress
and prosperity. Now the good Office OF having rid
bDcnos Ayres Of Rosas " due 10 the present Presi
dent OF the Argentine Confederation by whose means
II was that Rosas, the dictator Of Buenos Ayres has
come TO be permanent resident OF Southsm pton in
England. The President of the confederated union
j. therefore In an eminent degree the greatest bcnc-
factor Of Buenos Ayres.
On the other hand, the position of separa,jon az
sumed by Buenos Ayres with respect 20 the national
government, " q calamity for the whole Argentine
republic, and more especially for the province az
Buenos Ayres itself One may Judge how little pro
gress a small province can make with population
u no more than $50 600 inhabitants IL IL should be
eparsted from all the provinces which have hitherto
70 It's prosperity.
General Uruuiya delivered both Montevideo and
Buenos Ayres from the two tyrants who oppressed
HON, viz: Oribe and Rosas. he threw open the |
u the Rio de Ia Plata 30 every foreign
Bag. without exception. He called together ma |
1onal constituent Congress. and .prOmu gated the |
onstituton IN winch the Congress opened new era
oI the pubic rights OF South America. lie sup |
pressed tie inland provincial custom bopses, Which !