The New York herald., 1866-02-22
OUR SOUTH AMERICAN BUTTRESSES.

The American civil war was IN opportunity not lost
sight Of by the aggressive Powers of Europe but their
efforts to obtain foothod this continent have been
failures Tho dssensions which to destroy and
repair their shattered fortunes ended too for Euro
pean interests and consequences reco upon those
nations II evident every well TO the saga
Napoleon that his scheme In Mexico is failure,
and that Maxima empire must soon fall Of its own
weight, without the kick which We may in mpa-
tence give in year or two. England is paying dear
for the sided neutrality with which she aided and
abetted the South and to weaken by dividing u.s.
SPAIN too, has met with disaster In ST. Domingo and
lately in Chile, while her intestinal diffcultis
show the rapid dissolution OF tho imbecie old country
The suppression of the rebellion in this country
the only safety from European aggression OF the numer
miniature republics which have grown up, as Mr..
seward says under the shadow OF own. The cause
OF union with the Of union with them and
its their safety. They have not boon slow
perc i've this They have fastened seek safety, not
only from foreign foes but internal enomics in all ances
with and recognition from u.s. In tho OF st Do
mneo and Hay and in the formation Of strong deensve
alliances against their common enemy, tho case of
Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Boiivia against Spain Or
success has given thcm strength they did not before
have The South American States buttresses
Mr. Seward denominaied st. Domingo and HaytL They
their strength from US, and depend on as for
existence In return they do duty outposts ng
d. of aggressive approaches of European Powers not
strong enough to attack the main republican fortress,
and thus become dantihed with us as part oi the
great structure OF rcpublicanism which already
tros this continent and 6vershadows Europ There Is
now silently progressing In America q revolution OF
proportions and importance such the world mover saw
before Rerubcan,s this time taking giant strides
| OF progress aud accomplishing such change in the
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must within very iew ycass change tho entre charac
ter b0ih require not only the political but geo
| graphical reconstruction Of the continent The maj
which We givo to-day OF South American buttresses
will be the map Of South America In decade or two
and tho description which publish now will not be trut
of them then In tho eagao lately formed by the repub
ican States OF South America the first progress
sve step OF republ leading to greater prosperity
and power and map and descriptions illustrate only
the line of thoir departure for greater des'nios
| THE STATES AND THEIR GOVERNMENTS.
The several States of South America known organ
red and governed as follows
| CoLoNmA, New GRAsADA-Repubo President
| Thomas Cyprian de Mosqucra-
| vESEzUEIA-Republic President, Juan C. Falcon
| BEITIsu GunSA-Governor Francis Hincks, q. B.
FRxvoa GuIASA-Coony Of France
pvrcH Gur,sA-Colony Of Holland
EcrApoR-R Republic; President, Jose Antonio Carrion
PERu-Republic President or Dictator, Mar'ano T
| Prndo
BRAzu-Empire Emperor. Dom Pedro H.
BoIwiA-Republc President, General Mariana Mel
garejo
PARaovAy-Dctaorship President Francis soan
Lopez
Cms-Rcpubiic President, jose joaquin Perez
ARGENTINE CoyFEDERArioS-Repubc President, Bar
thoo Mltre
UauGuAY-Republic f; President, Prudencio Berro