The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22

Snes est V VSer 11st x
Total. ......l5e Total. 1855
be seen who elected. Mr.. Sarniento is expected
here by the steamer OF August Ii.
at first largely attended yet interest has greatly
abated Ia that body Of delegated wisdom. Several
bills OF importance have been introduced, some OF
A bill to rescind the powers Of Senior Riestra, Min
lister TO England who went about three years ago TO
A bin to abolish all Argentine Legations abroad.
bill to remove the capital to Rosario from
BuenOs Ayres.
or these the first and last are likely to become
laws.
Affairs at Montevideo are far from being satisfac-
tory. No more banks have failed, but there are
many millions OF paper dollars an0at with fixed
value. This money s rapidly getting into the hands
very limited business done Is gold and silver That
country Uruguay owes but little and might be I'M
Immigration to this republic exceeds for these last
SIX m0ntas any whole year previous IN our history.
" Ioois up from January to July !, leoS to'ai u
one OF the saddest Indian invasions OF modern
times occurred san Carlos in the province OF Men
dozs, on the 18Th OF June An outlaw named Perez led
hundred Indians into the village at eight O'Clock
M a and e
these savages went In without opposition and
though the attack was foreknown they caught the
commander in bed. Bitterly did he atone for his
folly. They dragged him naked through the streets
by rope drawn by two Indians, and then set him
throat and pierced him with lances. Three Others
were served In the same way. The town was sacked.
For three DAYS did these sayages steal, murder ana
plnnder, and then quietly and unmOested moved Or
with three thousand horses, as many arms and thirty
thousand dollars in movable goods, leaving the town
i'll ruins aud In shame. Troops arrived but too late
even 20 give pursuit.
me project OF impeaching President Mitre has
about died out and the more sober resolution to pro-
coed with Inc impeachment OF the federal Judge,
Juan Palma OF Cordoba, gains favor in Congress. -
All the railroads OF the province are dong dne
business.
Exchange on England has closed at the unusually
high rates OF 4o7sd 10 the gold dollar. Money
is scare and dear.
A Herald Correspondent at Cordobm-s,nrmi-
entO Opposed 70 the AlIinnce-PoIiticai Par
ties-Wnr Probable with Brazil-Inlian De-
predations.
CORDOBA, July 7, 1888.
write you now from tue heart OF the Argentine
Confederaton-s sometimes called u republic by the
inhabitants. Here there thirty Thousand people
clustered around eleven churches and converts.
These religious institutions doing most driving
business If may judge from the ceaseless ringing
OF bells and the constant ow OF people in ana out
the doors. one might suppose that the result OF all
this would be highly moral city, but ITS reputation
Is quite the reverse.
There is considerable excitement among the clergy
10 know what the action OF Sailniento VIII be when
he arrives from the United States to take the post
to Which he has been elected. They fear |
that his Presidency win be characterized by |
reforms inimcai to the cergy-reforms that |
win strike at the clause in the consttu- |
ton which makes the Roman Catholic faith the reli-
gion OF the state. They fear also, that the schooling
which he has had In the North will make a complete
change here in the Old order OF things. Many the
friends of the Argentine people point to the election
OF oar'uento during his absence nom the country as
an indication OF the power OF the true republican
element here. There IL, however, a more powerful
reason than that at vork-a reason which Brazilian
gold, used for Elzade and Urquiza's gold, used for
himself, could not overthrow-hat is the desire to
have one at the helm who will at once hnish
this Paraguayan war, which Is damaging the country
beyond all calculation. The election Of Ezalde |
meant the continuance OF the alliance. The election
OF Urquiza meant a civil war between Buenos Ayres
and the provinces. The election OF SarIniento |
means a treaty with Paraguay, Withdrawal from
he alliance with Brazil and return 10 lie old policy
tends may be judged IRON the fact that to-day the
Argentine and Brazilian forces in front OF HuTaita
carry ON the most lively dueing business on record.
Sarlnento has dinlcult work before him In the |
prosecution OF the progressive IDEAS he possesses.
TO understand something OF the problem 1t IL we'll
10 state that since the early organization OF the
country under a republican form OF government |
there have been two great parties, the untarians |
and the iederall.ts struggling for the mastery The
latter represent the state rights party and 10 into
the widest extremes their theories, reyo- |
and rerevouonizng within the
states themselves, apparently having but few
lies binding them 70 the central power
Of the general government. 0f the class OF
government possessed by these States may cite |
that. of this province Cordoba. Here there 4 hut
one legislative house consisting of twenty-five
there are twenty electors added 10 the iegSia.
lure and the Whole body then goes into session a. an
electoral college Each state government possesses
It's Cabinet OF Minister'S like regularly organized |
nationality. The result of all this il that the ind,
vdual citizen OF any state. in speaking of my
almost invariably refers 10 mis- pro-
aud proves how little binding force the
known rs the party OF progress aud has its focus In
the city OF Bncnos Ayres But this party when N
came INTO full power az the fall OF Rosas, In 1852
understood nut very little OF the principles OF real
rpublcanisin. aud culg rigidy to the idea that
all the import aud export duties received at
province alone and should be expended there. ~
Buenos AyIes at that time was the great seaport or
wealth OF the other states within herself, until
hpaly the interior provinces made Rosario. on the
Parana, port OF entry; ana, by The imposition Of
lesson BY building UP very valuable commercial |
city. II - only within few years that Buenos Ayres
has turned over her Custom House 10 the national
government The old jealousy That she sbspss the
greater part OF all tne national income stl exists
and adds TO he Spirit of opposition whi,h fede.
raj SIS the people OF the provinces fee against RuOnos
Ayres the unitarian INIT. To these hostile elements
may be added the hostility which the semibabarsm
OF the Ia the interior feels against the supe
riOr civilization OF BuenOs Ayres-a feeling which /
has been well explained by Sarmiento In his works /
upon the civilization and barbaTism ~ hs country
ana IN MS Life OF faeundo Quiroga,' celebrated |
y0iUhO OF la Rloja.
heretofore these two clcments-ths progressive |
ana the retrograde-haye been, with more or less |
equality % Iorce struggling for the mastery. The |
election Of Sarmienlo Indicates that the utoprn |
ACCOMPLISHMENTS or goucho, party has gone to
Tie wall, never TO rule again. That u will struggle
aud kick hard against the innovations OF the age |
there IL dOgst aud az thore are not wanting
uaneous elements 80 agtate u, sarmiento may have
some livelY WORK before him before he can rest |
securely IN his Presidential chair.
Inc minute that sarmiento shows signs OF sunder-
Ing the auance with Bralil against Paraguay Brazil
VIII pnb All these interior elements ia operation
against the new government. THIS is the only way
Brazil can save herself II she fail IN this have no
u0uOt mat the result OF breaking or the alliance
WIN DC war between the Argentine republic anu
bfaS IN the inception OF which the latter viii seize
upon MontevideO as base OF operations and try TO
make good her dream OF dominating the Plata val
Iey there are many OF the federal leaders who
swear mat the new President shall never take his