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•THE CENTRAL GEORmTi^
SAM’JL B. CRAFTOJY,
COUNTS PRINTER.
^RMS—
paid in advance,
Ifedteatioa of a Jewish Syoa
Rogue.
synagogue recently erected uu
ariren street, between. Eliot and Tremont
sweets, was consecrated; to. Divine worship
. y custoth&ryser vices yesterday afternoon
10 V ie P re sence of a largo audience, in
which we noticed the Mayor and other
members of the City Government,, and
many of the clergy of different denomina
tions in our own and. surrounding cities.
The galleries, as is the custom in Jewish
synagogues, were occupied by ladies, the
floor being reserved for the exclusive use of
the male members, who remain covered
through all the services. The Mavor, on
this occasion, occupied the seat of honor on
the right of the Ark.
Before speaking of the services, a wc,rd
or two descriptive of the building itself ma y
not be uninteresting to our reader.*. Its
location, aa we before remarked, is on War
ren street, about half way between Eliot
and Tremont streets* The lot upon which
it stands is $5 feet front by 76 deep The
building itself is 55 by 30 i ee t. It ’ranges
east and west. In the rear of the place of
worship js a room Used, as a school room, in
which every afternoon the children of the
congregation are instructed in the Hebrew
»nd German, languages. Over this is an
lOtiher room, where the Trustees, who man
nge the affairs of the congregation, hold
iibcir meetings. There are about thirty
children who attend this school regularly.
The portion of the building appropriated
3or public worship will seat about 400 per
sons. It is finished in a very neat, but
plain manner. At the east end is the Ark
in which are deposited the Sacred Scroll:
of the Law’. This Ark is in the form of a
large case, eight feet wide by twelve feet
eight* inches high. The inside is lined with
blue silk. It is closed hy sliding doors, in
front of which, and hiding them from view,
are richly wrought curtains. On the top
of the Ark, engraven in gilt - letters, in He
brew, upon a white marble slab, are the Ten
Commandments. Several varieties of choice
flowers in pots, also ornament on the top of
the Ark.
THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN,
g=gS
TUESDAY APRIL, 13, 1859.
Our Agent.-—Mr. F.W. Johnson is our
only authorised Agent, in Wilkinson coun
ty. We make this alteration from the fact
that we are obliged, from the situation of
our business, to send an Agent into those
counties where our paper is much circulat
ed, and are unable to keep more than one
in that business.
Strawberries.—Mrs. Virginia Skrine,
ba3 our thanks for a nice parcel of
Strawberries, sentua. a few days since, which
were raised on her garden near this place.
We take bach what we said last week on
this subject, in so much as to admit that
our lady readers do raise a most delicious
articl e of the Strawberry, among them Mrs
The Fate of a Learned Man.—A Hard
Case.—There is a man in Boston, an old
man of sixty, who graduated at the Univer
sity of Dublin, Ireland; at the age of twenty-
two was admitted as a surgeon in the Brit
ish army, and in that capacity visited this
country with the Ehglish; was present at the
destruction of the public buildings at Wash
ington City—has been in India with the
British army—has been present during his
services as a surgeon, at 4,000 amputations,
an .1 fifteen severe battles—was shot twice;
performed surgical operations on three
wounded generals, seven colonels, twenty
captains, and over eleven thousand officers
of smaller grades. He has dined with two
kings, one empress, one emperor, the Sul
tan, a pope, innumerable great Generals, &c.
He has held the largest diamond in his hand
known in the world, except one. He has
had the British Crown in his hand. Has
bfen married three times; father to eleven
children, all of whom he survived. Brokeu
down by disease, he could uo longer piac-
tice his profession—too ppor to live without
employment—too proud to become a pau
per, be sailed in an emigrant ship to this
country three years ago; and this man of
remarkable adventures, classic education,
in astir or four languages, 60 years of age,
poor, old and decaying, is now peddling
oranges and apples in the streets of Boston!
“We know what we arc—verily we know
not what we may be.”—Boston Bee.
Lola Montez, a mere female adventurer,
is also in Boston.. While she is paraded
through the public schools and feted by
persons in authority, the poor old man, who
“has seen some service” and led a virtuous
and useful life, is left to peddle “oranges
and apples in the streets of Boston!” These
same men would scruple at nothing, except
spending money, to help on a lazy fugitive
slave. His skiu is black and aromatic, and
consequently, he has peculiar claims to their
fanatical philantropy; but the old man—he
is white, has served his country, and is in
dustrious. That is enough to cut him off
from their sympathy. Though poor, and
deserving, and learned, he is left to vend
apples or perish, while the sanctimonious
friends, of the negro are getting up riots,
desecraliug the temple of justice, violating
the constitution and damning themselves
with perjury and treason. Away with such
philanthropy! It is a libel upon the human
heart.—Sav. Rep.
Irish Potatoes.— Our friend Green
Brantley, of this place, has sent us some
fine specimens of Irish Potatoes, of his own
raising. He has also sonre collards
that are amazin’ 1 the leaf of one, which
came up in March, measuring 19 1-4 inch
es in width. Our cotemporary of the Sa
vannah Evening Journal said that the last
time he heard of us, we were devouring
green Peas. Set us down for potatoes long
collards and a small sprinkling of strawber
ries this week, will you.
The Weather.
This is still a matter of fruitful discus
sion, find we don’t like to pass it, without
paying our respects to its versatile genius.
We have been humbugged completely a-
bout the fine Spring that we anticipated.
So far the present Spring is not more than
a week behind the memorable Spring of’49.
We believe it was about the 16th of the
present month that we had such a terrible
cold spell, it is now near that time, and bar
ring the snow there is not much difference,
Last week we had three pretty considera
ble frosts, and most of the week was cold e-
nough for fires thro’ the day. We have
had fine and seasonable rains, but they
have always been succeeded by such cold
winds, as to be of but little service to vege
tation. A few warm days would advance
everything rapidly, as it is, the verdure of
the fields and forests looks almost cheer
less.
Grand Jury Presentments.—We pub
lish this week the Presentments of the Grand
Jury, a copy of which was furnished by the
Clerk of the Superior Court, not without
some grumbling as to the payment of his
fee for copying the document. Now we do
not know who pays for this service, but it is
very certain that w’e did not, and shall not
do so for any copy ordered to this office for
publication ; and we shall not in future
send to that office for any matter which
parties may wish published, as it is no part
of our duty to make such calls.
Promoted.—I. D. N. Johns, of Macon,
has been appointed by Gov. Cobb, Aid-de-
Camp, with the rank of Colonel. We are
glad to hear of this appointment, confering
as it does an honorary distinction on a gen
tleman every way worthy the notice. We
should like for Isaac to keep cool, however,
on the subject of “mustering,” especially if
we ever fall into his beat.
Ren. Scott.
The Macon Journal <k Messenger lays
this old soldier upon the shelf, in a manner
quite creditable to the political affinities of
that press, and at once cuts loose from any
possibility of givipg him a support for the
Presidency. The Journal, doubtless, speaks
the sentiments of its party in this State,
when it says that the nomination of Scott
will completely sectionalise the Whig party.
He is, without doubt, a sectional candidate,
brought out under the patronage, and
placed in that position before th,e country,
by the Seward Higher-law men at the
North, and the abolitionists and Freesoilers
of the East and West. This is a good rea
son why the people of the South should not
support him, notwithstanding the trumped
up letter said to have been written to Mr,
Clay, long since, approving of his views on
the Compromise, &c., and which never saw
the light of day, and probably never would
have been heard of, if his Southern friends
had not commenced backing out, as soon
as they saw that he was about to be forced
upon them. But there are other reasons
which should weigh every where against
him. He has never done the country any
service to demand this honor. He has been
a successful soldier and skilful officer, and
has enjoyed ;Jl the hono; s which r a military
life could offer; and, well he has earned
them, and we hope may ever wear them un
tarnished by anything that can soil the es
cutcheon of the brave soldier and heroic
General ; thus far honors are well deserved,
but until he has entered the councils of the
nation and earned the character of a states
man, the learned civilian and wise law-giver,
let him remain where he is, and give place
to those, who, w r hile he was fighting in the
field, did no less signal service in the coun
cil chamber and Halls of Legislation. The
people are tired of these sham Presidents;
they want somebody tangible and respon
sible, and don’t want to go behind the Exe
cutive Chair to find tha motive power and
active principled the incumbent. We do
not intend to say that the preseut Executive
is one of this sort; on the contrary, we look
upon him as honest and as independent an
officer as ever occupied that seat; hut who
doubts hut that his predecessor was juggled?
and who doubts but that it Gen. Scott were
elected he would be but the automaton of
the same juggler ? It is customary, too,
when such cases as these are offered for the
suffrages of the people, to make a great
hue and cry about politicians and dema
gogues, as if the whole race of politicians
were perfect Martin Van Burens, that could
swindle the country out of its liberties by
the merest trick. As for our own part, we
would prefer to see a politician or a dema
gogue President, than to see the same ani
mal shuffling and pushing a good easy, quiet
soul from one side of the Executive bench
to the other, and thus keep the country
continually embarrassed with the quarrels
of partizan chiefs, who don’t dare to face the
music.
Nr. Wadley & the Augusta Press.
The Augusta Constitutionalist <£ Repub
lic, and Chronicle de Sentinel, are turning
loose upon Mr. Wadley, the Superintendent
of the State Road, like a “thousand of
brick.” They alledge that he has allowed
one of his officers to use favortism in trans
porting freight, and has advanced the prices
beyond the published rates.
The Atlanta Republican of Friday last,
goes into a long defence of Mr. Wadley,
audshews conclusively, to our mind, that the
charges are unfo unded—-that the publish
ed rates have never been diviated from. In
relation to his allowing the Agent at Chat
tanooga to use favoritism in transportiug
freight, the Republican says it is uncondi
tionally false. Those of us who know Mr.
Wadley in this county, (and he formerly
resided here,) feel pretty certain that that
charge won’t fit, unless he has changed
mightily since bis Excellency made a State
officer of him. He would be about the last
man we should pick up for that sort of bus
iness. It is a hard matter to get a Super
inteudant for this State Road that will
please every body, and it is not to be ex
pected ; local interests will always be grow
ling when they conceive that they are like
ly to be injured. No man has ever entered
upon the duties of a public office with more
approbation than Mr. Wadley, and it is be
cause every one who know the man, know
that he is fully competent to discharge the
duties and cannot be swerved in his admin
istration of them.
Compromise Vote.—On the vote which
was taken on CoL Jackson’s resolution
the House, the following statistics are given
The motion was to amend and add the fol
lowing resolution offered by Mr. Hillier,
this State;
Resolved, That the series of acts passed
during the first session of the 31st Con
gress, known as the Compromise, are re
garded as a final adjustment and a perma
nent settlement of the questions; therein
embraced, and should he regarded, main
t lined, and executed as such.
On the section to amend Mr. Jackson
resolution by adding to it the resolution
of Mr. Hillyer, the vote stands as follows
AJirmative
Negative
Northern dem.
36
Northern dem.
25
Southern dem.
39
Southern dem.
19
Southern whigs.
33
Southern whigs
1
Northern whigs.
12
Northemwhigs
29
Total
103
Total
74
After the adoption of Mr. HillyerVa-
mendment, the House determined to vote
separately un the adoption of eaoh of the
resolutions.
Mr. Jackson’s resolution was then ^adopt
ed by the following vote :
Affirmative
Negative
Marriage of the Monarch of Siam.—
The reigning monarch of Siam, who is in
his 48th year, at the pressing solicitation
of his council and of the heads of the no
bility, has entered into the marriage state,
Northern dem
35
Northern dem
22
Southern dem.
39
Southern dem.
11
Southern whigs
20
Southern whigs
1
Northern whigs
7
Northern whigs
30
Total
101
64
Mr Hillyer’s resolution was then adopted
hy the following vote :
Affirmative.
Northern dem.
Southern dem.
Southern whigs
Northern whigs
Total
36
30
22
10
98
Negative
Northern dem.
Southern dem.
Southern whigs
Northern whigs
•
It will thus be perceived, says the Wash
ington Union, that if the fate of Mr. Jack
son’s resolution had depended upon the
vote of the northern democrats only, it
with the view of continuing the succession, j would have been sustained by the triumph
in the royal lice. The prmcess chosen is niajority of 35 to 22*—that is by a ma-
the adopted daughter of the late king, and ^ Imotoone.
; ■ , • u .u cl ... Had the fate of the same resolution de-
IS in her eighteenth year. She rejoices in; pended upon the Vote of .ortW whi}s
the high, and to European ears, singular only, it would have been voted down by a
sounding names, Chauta Somonass Waddu-; majority of 30 to 7—more tnanfour to one.
nawaddi. The nuptials aivere celebrated i It will be seen that Mr. Jackson’s
resolution simply presents the proposition
The nuptials ^yere
with great splendor on the 2d of January,
when her name was changed to Phraong
to sustain all the adjustment measures as a
bar to farther legislative agitation in Con-
Period of Gestation of Domestic Animals.
—It is often important for farmers to know
length of time that the different
Jsrastic animals go with their young. The
fofmwing table contains the time of those
tftiieh most concern him:
Mare,
Jennet
Cow,
Goat,
Ewe,
&*w,
Bitch,
Cat,
Rabbit;,
Rat,
Mouse,
Guinea Pig,
Pcriod»of Incubation of Domestic Fowls:
Swan, 6 weeks.
Turkev, ' 4 «
Goose, 4 “
4 “
14 “ ~
3
3 “
cy u
11 months.
11
9 “
4 1-2 *
5 “
4 “
2 “
8 weeks.
4 1-2 *
5 1-2 *
4 1-2 ‘
3 “
33T The Union party of Richmond
county, held a meeting on Tuesday last,
and adopted resolutions against the pro
priety of sending delegates to the Balti
more Convention. Mr. Miller and Col.
Milledge, who figured in the Milledgeville
caucus and added much weight to the move
ment, were completely overthrown by Mr.
Jenkins, who opposed the movement, and
whose resolutions were adopted with but
few dissenting voices.' The Constitution
alist says of Mr. Jenkins, who was thrown
aside the past summer by the same party :
Richard is himself again.’ The meeting
appointed the following delegates to the
Milledgeville Convention : Hon. C. J. Jenk
ins, Rob’tF. Poe, A. C. Walker and Win.
McLaughlin.
SSHT A bill is before the Massachusetts
Legislature having for its object to nullify
the Fugitive Slave Law. One ofits sections
authorizes the State Courts to take any per
son arrested as a fugitive slave, out of the
hands of the U. S. Court, by means of a
writ of habeas corpus. Another section
provides for his trial by jury before a State
Court, if desired by him. It is to he hop
ed that a bill so palpably overiding the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
cannot become a law even in Massachu
setts.
—
proposition has been made to com
pel the owners of omnibusses running thro’
Broadway, New York, to continue their
trips all night; each line to do duty every
fourth night after 12. o’alock, and to have
the privilege of charging a faro of ten cents
after midnight.
Gov. KossuTH.-rGov. Kossuth passed
through LaGrange aud Augusta the past
week, on his way to Charleston, whence he
departs North.
Whig National Convention.—The
Whig U. S. Senators held a caucus in the
Senate chamber, at Washington, in Satur
day, and appointed a committee to confer
with a committee of the Whigs of the other
House, for the designation of the time and
place for the assembling of the Whig Na
tional Convention to nominate a President
and Vice-President. It is presumed the
Convention will be held in Philadelphia,
though 6ome prefer that New York or Cin
cinnati should be selected. The 1st of July
will probably be the time fixed for its as
sembling.
Nomination of Gen. Cass in N. York.
—Thursday evening two important meet
ings were held a.t Tammany Hall, N. York,
of the Old Men’s and Young Men’s Gener
al Democratic Committee. In both Gen.
Lewis Cass was strongly endorsed as the
Democratic candidate for President of the
U. States. The Young Men’s Committqg,
besides declaring him as their choice, de
nounce as unworthy of confidence ai^>-del
egate to the National Convention who does
not use every honorable effort to secure his
nomination.
Chow Softiant Wathanawasi, and she was; gress of the sectional issues involved in
elevated to the rank of queen consort or j those measures. That proposition the whig
barthaparicharik, which being interpreted P ar ^V of the North notes down by a vote of
means, “a favorite wife taking care of the ! “ d
® , i to the extent of its power, to reopen and
royal feet. lhe event is duly chronicled,j renew the anti slavery agitation in Coo-
and the particular ceremonies used on the ; gress.
occasiou are narrated, by the king’s direc- j By a vote of nearly two to- one, the dera
tion, in the shape of a royal proclamation ocrat ’ c party of the Ndrth resolves, by a
printed in English at the roval press, under 1““““ the adjustment
\ . ■ S- ■. . •; “ ’ i measures to prevent the renewal of the an-
the direction of Prince Amarity, one of the ti-slavery agitation in Congress, and thus
sons of the late king. directly takes issues with more than four-
^Amssjsssr^i • ** of the N0 “ h0D
‘woolv head’ whig leaders have fully de- Mr. Hillyer’s resolution simply affirms
termined to carry out a threat, published the finality of the Compromise. Had that
some weeks since in the New York Tribune j res °Lition depended on the vot^ of the
and endorsed by the Detroit Tribune, that, i whi ^ il " ould , bav "
o . ti u- -ii a a. -voted down 27 to 10—that is, by a luajon-
if the Southern whigs will not take Scott, I ty of a i most three t0 one , Such ^ s the ' up _
without the compromise, the northern j port which the policy of President Fillmore
wooly-heads will bid them good-bye, and i on l he sectional issues receives from the
elect him on ‘their own hook. The late
improvement in Mr. Fillmore’s prospects has
evidently waked Mr. Seward up, and we
whig party of the North !
Had Mr. Hillyer’s resolution depended on
the vote of the northern democrats alone, it
would have been sustained by a majority of
may soon expect to have a fall-blast revival 36 to 20—that is, by aimost two to on*.
The Senate has passed a hill au
thorizing the Postmaster General to enter
into a contract for the conveyance of the
United States mail in steamers of not less
than 800 tons burthen, tri-monthly, be
tween New Orleans and Vera Cruz touch
ing at Tampico, at a cost not exceeding
$100,000 a year. The proposition that
the steamers should he so built as to be
“abaptedto war purposes” was defeated.
That provision would have greatly enhanc
ed the expense of the steamships, and ren
dered the mail service more expensive.
Otto and Jenny Lind Goldschmidst
will sail for Europe iu the steamer Atlantic
in May next, but previous to their depar
ture, it is said, they will give three concerts
iu New York.
Conncticgt Election.—The elections in
this State have resulted in favor of the De
mocracy.
of the slavery agitation, if he and his organs
can get one up—-all for Gen. Scott’s bene
fit, of course.”
Fugitive Remanded.—Horace Preston
a fugitive slave and the property ofWm.
Rose of Baltimore, has been remanded to
his owner after a full and fair trial in New
York City. A personal collision occurred
during the the trial, between Mr. Busteed
the attorney for the claimant, and Mr. Jay,
Abolitionist attorney for the slave, in
which the latter had his eye blackened.
The Compromise—The House of Re
presentatives passed Col. J. W. Jackson’s
resolution in relation to the Compromise,
by a majority of 100 to 65. We published
this resolution several weeks since, which
the reader will remember was a recognition
of the binding efficacy of the Compromise,
and deprecating all further agitation of the
questions growing out of those measures.
JST The Rev. Burgess Nelson, one of
the oldest ministers belonging the M. E..
Church, committed suicide by hanging
himself, at the residence of his soc-in-law,
iu Fredrick county, Md., on the 1st inst.—•
He was about 90 years of age.
Female Dentists.—The project, saj®
the Medical Gazette, of educating female
Dentists, is now gravely discussed, on the
ground that it is indelicate for operations on
the teeth of ladies to be performed by gen
tlemen.
These facts give a distinct and final an
swer to the question, which of the two
great parties of the North deserves the sup
port and co-operotion of southern men, who
are mindful ot the constitutional rights and
the most important interests of their sec
tion?
B. Kelly and William flail. The commit
tee after retiring for a short time, reported
the names of Col. John Williams, Maj.
John Curry. Thomas C. Strange and Dr.
John B. Turner ; the report being unani
mously adopted by the meeting.
On motion of S. A. H. Jones, it was re
solved that the editor of the Central Geor
gian be requested to (publish the proceed
ings ofthe meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
SILAS FLOYD, Ch’n.
John B. Turner, Sec’v.
Dividend.—-The Mechanics Bank at Au
gusta, have declared a Semi-annual Divi
dend of 10 per cent payable on demand.
The Art Union Injunction has been dis
solved by Judge Duer, and the distribution
pictures may be soon expected.
t3J~ Horace Greely, of the Tribun/e, nn<F
Mr. Raymond, of the Times, are mentioned
as Whig candidates for Governor of New-
York. Fred. Donglass is not mentioned.—
Savannah News.
They keep Fred down by promise of ap
pointment, no doubt.
The first Newspaper in Virginia.—
Palmer’s Register states that the first press
in Virginia was imported by the city of
Williamsburg in 1780. The prices of ad
vertizing and subscriptions of those times
are thus stated in the following extract from
the terms of the paper, contained in its first
issue:
“All persons may be supplied with this
paper at. fifty dollars a year, and have ad
vertisements (of a moderate length) insert
ed for ten dollars the first week, and seven
'dollars for each week after..”.
It should be recollected too that this was
a weekly paper, making the cost to subscri
bers about ninety-six cents a number.
In the house, Mr. Christopher Wil
liams, of Tennessee, one of the soundest
whigs in Congress, on Thursday, made
a strong speech against the choice of Gen.
Scott as the Whig candidate for President,
the ground that he had not yet expressed,
directly and implioitly to the public, his
decided approbation of the compromise
measures.
Public Meeting.
According to previous notice the Union
party of Washington county, couvened| at
the Court-house in Sandersville, on Tuesday
the 6th inst, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the Union Convention to be
held at Milledgeville pn the 22d inst. On
motion of John Wise, Esq., Silas Floyd was
called to the Chair, and Dr. John B. Turner
requested to act as Secretary.
; The meeting being organized, E.S.Lang-
made explained its, object, and: moved that
Mr committee of five be .appointed to report
to the meeting, the . names of four suitable
persons Jo represent the couuty in that Con
vention*
The Chair appointed the following gen
tlemen that committee: John H. Duggan,
S. A. H. Jones, John F. Brantley, James
The Defeat and Flight of Rosas!
The English mail steamship Teviot ar
rived at Southampton on the 13th ult.,
with advices from Buenos Ayres to the 2d.,
Montevideo to the 5th and Rio de Janeiro
to the 12th of February.
FROM THE LONDON TIMES, MARCH 17,
We have received with great satisfaction
the intelligence of the decisive account at
Santo Lugares, on the 3d of February,
which has not only terminated the long
course of hostilities on the banks ofthe Rio
de le Plata, but has overthrown the gov
ernment of Dictator of Buenos Ayres and
driven him to seek the protection of a Brit
ish vessel. The first corps of Resist, who
were sent to meet the enemy after the paa-
sage of the Parana, deserted at once to the
combined forces under General Urquiza;
and the moral power of the Buenos Ayrean
Government was destroyed before it played
its last stake upon the plain of Santos Lu
gares, a few miles from the capital.
Rosas seems to have foreseen his down
fall, and thought it inevitable—for the last
few weeks his administration were employ
ed in collecting means to support himself
vigorously for the defence of the territory.
The bulk of his vast property, consisting in
lands and herds of cattle, will ef course, fall
to the victorious party, and ought properly
to revert to the State.
He found it his interest to favor and pro
tect British commercial interests at Buenos
Ayres but his whole policy was directed to
the establishing the ascendancy and mo
nopoly of that port over its neighbors and
rivals. He therefore continued to blockade
aud ruin Monte Vider by a slow system of
hostilities; and he succeeded iu closing a-
gainst the commerce of Europe the maguifi-
cent rivers which afford such natural facil
ities of access to the vast territories of Santa
Fe. Entrerios, and Paraguay. He divi
ded his army in order to carry on hostili
ties and establish a dependent authority on
the northern shore of the Rio de la Plata,
in defiance of all the engagements which se
cured the independence of the Banda Ori
ental. Hence his forces were beaten in do
tail, and the men who had served in his ar
my under Oribe joined the subsequent
march of Urquiza; they formed the left
wing ofthe army at Santos Lugares, where
they murdered their Colonel and again en
deavored to desert to their old chief, but
ere cut to pieces by the cavalry of En-
trerois. The operations of Gen. Urquiza
since the first junction of the Brazilian and
Entrerois forces in the neigh horhcod of
Monte Video, seem to have jbeen conduc
ted with skill and resolution.
It is a remarkable circumstance in this
campaign, that the battalions of the late
Schleswig Holstein army, which passed in
to the Brazilian service at the termination
of the hostilites in the Dnchiea, should
have arrayed the energy and strength of
Northern Europe against the degenerate
militia of America; for the Holsteiners rode
down Rosas and his Guachos as a Crusader
may have dispersed a swarm of Saracens,
or as the Varangian body guard ofthe By
zantine Court towered over the Greeks of
the Lower Empire. But the native popu
lation has everywhere supported the move
ments of the liberating army, increased i a
forces, provided for its wants, and covered,
its rear: and all the objects of the late in
tervention of England and France are now
accomplished by indigenous forces.
1 he fall of Rosas i« unquestionably the
most important revolution that has taken
place in South America since the declara
tion of ind< pendence, for the States of the
Argentine Confederation are those in which,
from their geographical position from’ the
facility of imigration, from their climate,
and from the freedom of labor, Europe fee’s,
the strongest interest. It is of course pre
mature to conjecture what changes will he
effected in the structure of the government
but we may hope that the ties ofFederal
union and equalitj will he extended over
the several Republics which have hitherto
only been united in name, and that the
same facilities and security of trade and ac
cess will be extended to all. The prorai
nent part which General Urquiza has ta
ken in these operations, points him out as
the most suitable head of the Argentine
Confederation, though he is said to have
declared that he confines his ambition to
the governorship of the State of Entrerios:
but if he .should attain the higher dignity
by hismilitary success confirmed hy the
will ofthe people, we trust he will remem
ber that nothing has hitherto been wanting
to insure the prosperity of these fertile and
unbounded regions but freedom and peaoe.
Military governments may to a certain
extent, be necessary to establish the au
thority of law in a country where it has
hitherto been so little known, but the fu
ture welfare of the Argentine Confedera
tion depends on the progressnlf its civil in
stitutions. Those States have no enemy
to fear but themselves, and no hostility but
the excess of their own civil discord. The
termination ofthe war will be followed as
soqd as the fe establishment of orders is se-.
cured, by a rapid immigration especially
from the southern parts of Europe. For
there is no part of the New World where
the natives of France and Italy appear to
establish themselves with greater readi
ness; and the present condition of those
countries is one that naturally disposes
large numbers of enterpripising and able
minds to try their fortune in new regions.
The cost already sustained by Brazil, » >.
equal to £3,800,000 sterling, '