The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-12
Interesting from Buen0s Ayres.
OUR BUENos AYREs CORRESPONDENCE

lnterOstlmK 1rOIm HOenOs Ayr08s
OUR BUENos AYREs CORRESPONDENCE.
BUEsOs AYRs, Sept 16, 1852
Portion q Bseaos Arss Towards tAe Argentine OOnfasrn
to.-Hiaoscas Rssuss Of dor OOnssi.ati@,li fycgrsss
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Is Buenos Ayres an assaulted State or province IN re-
beniosp
An answer 10 this question WIN appear IN brief sketch
Of her history
BueDoe Ayres settled under the Spanish Nag 10
1885, During that osntnry the whole valley Of The Ro do
y Plata occupied by spain and FOR sonvca'eaoe The
whole country divided into provinces, which
ruled By v,ceroy.
rebellion, nizseA 10 Duenos Ayres in isl0 extended
gradually to be osh<r provinces, shat In 1916
uon which convened IN Tucuman, representing the La
Plata provinces, formed republican constitution closely
sesd after thai VI the United States Tbs eonfedera
tion thus formed has been known by nanes as
"Unhsd Provino<s," Provinces Of the La Plata" and
1.-THE Argentine Confederation
In 1881 tho principles Of the government again
thoroughly rev,ewed and re-anlrmeo, and Gen. Juan
Manuel DO Rosas became President 10 was bold,
vigorous man. and he gradually strengthened the
mept totO an absolute dcspotsm which tho liberty,
property and lie Of the ruled were III tho hands OF the
ruler, and there was appeal.
In 1852 Gen Justo Aptono de Urquiza Governor 6 the
province Of Entire Rios, gathering my in the upper
provinces, proclaimed q revolution marched against
kNfa1, ard routed him AZ the battle OF CA6erOs, near
Buenos Ayres; and Rcsas ruined politically and pecu
nariy ESCAPED BY foreign vessel Of war 70 England,
where be still lives
solved the Legislature, repealed all existing laws subst
tuted others more hb-ra and called . convention 10
Auguet 1852 Oi the Governors OF the Provinces to form
. Sew Republican Cunsttntion when the constitution
thus formed submitted 10 the Provinces for ad0pon
was rejected BY Busnos Ayres Soon after This reiec
ton, the ~ my, left by UrquIza 10 hold the city, WAS
driven out BY popular demonstration, llth September,
1852 In the ioowing February, 1885, General Urquza
ton and besegvd the city Al the end Of six months his
army army reueased IN disorder, and no himself only oay
wss wsS oh board the
Of Captain tage who Was upon an exploring exped ton
to the ivers Of South America General Urquiza is still
grateful for this favor, which he has oten ami in many
ways acknowledged.
That was the last appeal to arms, and from the awk
ward and unnatural state OF AFFAIRS OF July, 1858, dplo
macy has not advanced STEP Buenos Ayres declares
beTeel dissatisfied with the constitution; that In II inus
tce done 10 her, and that BY s being submitted for
adoption the right to reject 1t was conceded.
General Urquza who was elected under that consttu
ton In 1853, for term Of aix years. now, Ut the
hour Of recurring from Office to subdue Buenos Ayres 80
a. 70 give " hrs successor the republic In lis integrity
Buenos Ayres meantime processes only 10 be State,
claims privileges Of independence, except incidental
ones and processes 70 be ready on fair terms 70 enter
And now wages the Each party has about 5000
armed men, who are waiting In garrison the opening Of
summer. Each OF the belgerent parties represented
in the river Plate by about half and
two three armed schooners The efforts Of the United
that the arbtrament Of the only alternative
So that BuenOs Ayres, ~ province, has never given
choice allowed her. she Is Of right not rebelliOus
PROVINCE but sovereign State capable alike OF alliances
er OF independence
THE NEW COMMANDER-N-CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF
BUEN0s AYRES.
General Bartholomew Mtre at the age of thirty six "
the head Of the forces Buenos Ayres He began
his military in 1910, ensign and he has ascend
ed etep by step, in esteem and position until be became,
in 1859, by unanimous Senatorial election Commander in
cier fHYSc tes he has been Cabinet Minister, and he
only left the War Department for tho war itseh. f
General Mtrc is Of military family his father and bro
theirs having made themselves known both upon the Aeld
and by military authorship. For four years Of the seg
OF Nontcvideo he commanded of those daese bse
rcs which for years resisted force thousan
veteran troops and In 1885, when he had herocay gon
TO the aid Of Bolivia in the command Of the artillery,
decided the fortunes Of the day st the battle O
Vilch In 1851 he allied himself with General Urquis
In the effort 70 overthrow the Argentine despot Genera
Rosas At the battle Of Caseros February q 1862 Lieut.
Col Ahre commanded battery which told powerfully
upon the destn,es Of the day. and when the aomnstrs
0n Of Urquxa-after tho overthrow Rosas that bat
1e-was found 70 fail In important political principles
Col Are was ready to JOIN IN the revolution of Sept
III OF 1852 which snatched BueDos Ayree In hour
the bands Of garrison Of ten thousand soldiers Upon
the virtual independence of Bucnos Ayres appoint
ed Secretary Of War under the administration Of
Obgado and again he filled the post under Cover
present struggle all eyes turned 10
as the fest for the chief command. His election was
hailed predctve Of success, and at order dsci
hne and vigor were infused into the whole army.
General MtIe is self educated His early life spent
upon cattle farm and further than in the elementary
branches, he had instructor His partaty for
tiery directed him TO the study of mathematics and his
early mania for vers6ca led him TO the study Of
genne and foreign literature. An intense admiration
the character of General Begrano the occasion OF
his bringing out the biography Of that gallant officer which
became under his ekul pen the best history OF South
American independence published. In national
yentons and in the Legislative Assembly he has often
peared, and always with great credit debater and
jurist.
By his contributions to the literature of his native ooun-
try, he has in comparative youth, gained envias
emiDence poet, orator, bogrspher and historian.
In person General Aitre b little above middle sta
ure his features are plain and regular and In his fore
bead he bears the result OF fracture by spent ball
Ordinarily there In his countenance great Of ami
nation; but in time Of excitement though he cannot be
surprised he reveals the existence deep within OF the
real Southern fire. Apart from the field Of battle itself
his name s unstaned by single act Of violence. In
lgion Of course be Is Catholic but be has disnc
ton by his most generous and tolerant spirit He has for
years advocated publicly and privately with voice and
pen, the untrammeled liberty Of conscience.
TO be explicit in sketchng the character or General
Nitro would be simply TO write eulogy. Happy would
South America be were all patriots pure; happy will
the world be when each vigorous worker and thinker
shall construct a character 30 harmonious.