The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-15

sarmiento delivered to the Congress OF Buenos
Ayres on the subject OF the Lopez Jordan war In
Entire Rios. The language OF the Executive Is ex-
ceedngy strong, and the principle which 1t
enunciales quite novel among the people of the
distant democratic confederation.
President sarmiento's Message.
To THE HONORABLE LEGISLATIVE CONGRESS
The Executive has the honor OF Informing your
lion against the provincial and national authori.
ties, that rebellion being set foot and Influenced
IN the assassination Of 'e Captain npn Gene
ral Don JustO jose Urquiza,, who has
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and threatening, by Inducements TO revolt or by
other means, the other two provinces Of the Ito.
raj, which places the nation In danger, and in the
opinion OF those who are acquainted with designs
OF the invader imperll the institutions OF the c0un-
otic Argentines. The former rebellion having been
suppressed by the national arms In conjunction
with the National Guard Of that province. in 1871,
poses. general amnesty was declared in favor
OF those who had taken part IN that outbreak and
not one OF its promoters was either expelled tue
country or submitted to the proper authorities for
trial. For the purpose Of electing Governor, the
law Of Congress which ordered the repression OF
the criminal attempt of Lopez Jordan had sus.
pended the state Of siege, and the LOYAL militia,
establishment OF order. were disbanded and paid,
thus causing disbursement Of several Thousand
in order to show that no ostensible reason ex-
lste9 t0g fgal1 Iaklag ns arms and putting the
country lnt9 state OF commoton, such as now oc-
ours. The lenity OF Congress and of the Executive
inspired the citizens of Entire Rios with spirit OF
temperance and forbearance as shown by the cleo
pes;chable conduct and liberal tendencies. These
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military regiment had not prevailed for years. were
made the subject Of complaint and induced HIM 70
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power with credit to himself and satisfaction to
Others. These facts, although they may prove the
inexperlence OF the inhabitants OF the Province in
question as regards the election OF the person
requisite. for the circumstances, show, OF all
events, that said election was the true expression
Of the popular vote, without any attempt at coac-
ton or the exercise OF any tyrannical act. The
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to preserve public order. which was continually
threatened by fresh rumors OF revolution under the
direction of the man who had been declared rebel
by your honorable body, and who was reclaimed
by justice as a traitorous assassin.
EXCITING CAUSES AND IMPERATIVE CONSEQUENCES.
The origin of this rebellion, which no
apparent cause appears to have warranted, has, in
the opinion Of ths national government tendency
work Of the last twenty years, with the overthrow
OF Duenos Ayres in the next, and lastly with that
reconcilatlon which has tacitly been agreed upon
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the title Of LlQerator Of his country be-
slowed on him In Caser0s, together with the
constitution and what Is still more meritorious Of
having DEVOTED all his efforts to cause it
S he y eSfs Una ess WSs s
turned TO account for his own personal aggran-
dizement. which murmured and clamored for
former military sway, which he himself had abd-
Gated and abandoned in obedience to the national
SGnstltatlSn t9 SIyzat0n and to the public
Entire Rios for twenty years was tradition.
ally organized, not by civil law, but as vast
an sG IN o. sns
South America, under the dominion at that time
OF the wild Indian, the colonsts as condition Of
existence, had to arm themselves repeatedly to
drive back the savages who sought their extermi-
nation. The community of danger made soldiers
daring, or to the first who gave vent to bellcose
ardor OF expression. clothing themselves in
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the emancipation of the colonists, the
Of sha
Indians. In this country the first appearance of
any organization OF the nature referred to may be
SELF, assassnated ~ Lopez Jordan, should not be
advantage or elements already prepared, and by
one decisive blow however criminal, has brought
ed m aepena 9 e on sS
brought about BY terror and pillage. This is not
thu S the real the sancse Sn
the former militia. converted into q
warke element, fatal to all pastoral pur-
struggle have been Employed by our predecessors
By sas s
be readily efiaced, and whatever claims may be
YET much to be done before the Argentine nation
can sit quietly down to partake Of the banquet at
which the principal nations OF the world reclaim
such, in few words. is the situation and dan
ger that the Executive now lays before
ftAv1 In nnAn hat In lntf
the melancholy but inevitable task OF carrying
on the sef-imposed duty OF their forefathers
Terminating civil war which has no other object
than the lust OF an irrational ambition. and the
soldiers which their
lasting disgrace, were their Insarreciiens In B ss
dido and Toledo, the greatest dishOnOr that could
have been inferred upon the Entire Riano militia.
When the flag has been triumphantly unfurled by
became convert in the latter part Of his
life, Is again shaken to the breeze, Argentines
noSned champions OF civilization and liberty THIS
was proved yesterday in the message to your hon.
orable chambers; let It now be proved by strict
adherence to the principles we proclaim, suppress
ing anarchy wherever its tangled head becomes
apparent. No State is entirely free from internal
become victim to inundatlon by the de-
struction OF pile, 80 also have the United
war, simply because their forcrathers, 800 years
before, introduced to the country slave
population. In the same manner France
has suffered the greatest humiliation and loss
frightful even to contemplate in q mistaken
opinion regarding true military glory and moral
worth. In the sell same manner we, we also have
to undertake crusade against our own country
men unless we are prepared to deliver ourselves
over to state OF barbarism and the most frightlu
period OF retrocession, the first inhabitants Of
this country were a set OF barbarans but becoming
mixed with those of European descent, change OF
government was gradually introduced and state
civilization supplanted one OF pillage and blood
shed. Such Is the character OF the instruction
I'd ~ nn-f0 n
sassin Of the family OF Urquiza, and now the cut
throat and con0scator OF property, as he may
use OF the faculties with which 1t Is invested and
in protection OF the public peace, have determined
on placing in the field certain number OF the
National Guard declaring In state OF siege the
PROVINCE now threatened and purposes requesting
froC. Your honorable chambers the organization
o; other powerful means of action, until the ruth
less invasion by the criminal Jordan De entirely