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CONCLUSION. 



ferent habits, languages, and customs. The points 

 at which the emigrants settle will depend upon the 

 produce which they are best fitted for obtaining, 

 and the governments of the different provinces 

 must become more or less powerful in proportion to 

 the success of these people. Some will rapidly rise, 

 while others will be left for some time in the wretched 

 state of poverty and inactivity in which they now 

 exist ; and the laws and regulations which govern 

 the one will be insufficient, inapplicable, or con- 

 trary to the interests of the others. As the pro- 

 vinces become more vigorous, it will probably be 

 found that the situations of many of the present 

 capitals must unavoidably be changed. For in- 

 stance, the maritime province of Buenos Aires al- 

 ready requires a harbour ; and it is easy to foresee, 

 that when commerce estabhshes its residence at the 

 new port, the government must follow. 



The language, religion, habits, and occupations of 

 the different provinces will of course be influenced 

 and effected by the quantity of foreign settlers, and 

 the laws must vary with the exigencies which re- 

 quire them. The provinces, as they become pow- 

 erful, will naturally desire to be independent ; and 



