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name, mad with thrinock jn.licisl processes of the
republic. It were well if the eormsposdesse on tIVS
between Bolivar and the lass 'gest of tits Uldtdl States at
Angus' lora were produced, in order that It might ►s better
kaisers how far the Supreme Dirdetees Mad Isis associates me-
ta erne consideration and &Malice. Appearasess of " im-
proved success" in their Military career, have existed,bat al-
most every attire! from a port of the Main gives• new aspect
'ton, and Neves the mind in a state of perplexity and auspease.
The daybe fore yesterday we published articles from a Gazette
•of Caraceaa;and the contents of a recent letter from the
ewer place, ausigiecisig very severe reverses for the Patriot
arms, and proposals of prate from Bolivar to Murillo. This
iufurmstios may not be true, but uo Wacoa pretend that
there is any impossibility or great improbability of its being
so; and if it he, the declaration of the President respecting
the progress of the war, made to the world, and his repre-
seistarisso of the magnanimous conduct of "the Congress of
Angostura," mutt appear premature and improvident. Out
a subject involved in so much doubt slid uncertainty, the
greatest caution in affirming or denying should be practised,
especially in s quarter where positive kuowledge torsos the
only peeper fousidation of remark.
The President asserts that " the late change iu the Go-
vernment of Spain by the re•establishnteut of the Coustitu-
lion of 1812, is su event which promises to be favourable to
the Revolution." What is the evidence or sound conjec-
ture that supports this upiniou ? The present court:di of
Spain arc known to be as averse to the independence of the
Colonies as their predecessors; they are likely to be more
formidable in military resources, as far as these may be re-
galin!, to prevent that consammatioe—they possess a moral
itillueoce to the same effect tufinitety greaten, east deity
strengthened by the isicreased distraction and exhaostiou
Of the Colonies. The circumstance of a good coostituttostal
gurcnimeut sit Spans, willing to treat span the basis of a
liberal onion, and the reformation of abuses I. the colonial
pulley, Callllol fail to be operative *post a divided papule-
lion. Although, according to the belief rspressed Su the
Message, some of the Puweta of Europe 'Wald take part is
the contest (ri matter, nevertheless, always *pets to doubt),
we cannot see how their abstiseace would affect the result.
No greeter likelihood of their armed interference existed,
during the old regime in Spain, than at present.-I'be only
solid relionce of the Mother Country has been always the
same-i-the division of 11C/111111e111, and the destructive rage
of faction su the Colonies. If the Royal forces be expelled
from the Main, these causes of recoucsitstion between them
may peeved there lit a more masked seater, and act with
quicker effect.
The paragraph of the Message concerning the Spaniels
Coltman, has, we must couress, produced alarm as well as
dissatisfaction in our minds. We suspect these gristle
breathmes on the it side, and the aupererogatius is " friendly
counsels" with the European Powers„ fur the acknowledg-
ment of their independence. The people of the Northern
std Middle States of the Union ought not to consent to
risk a war with Spain far the acquieition of new. This
territory is avowedly soueht by the southern and western
politiciens. It has been declared an indispensable object
since the professed loss to the slave-holding interest, of a
part of the region beyond the Mississippi, by the so-called
Missouri compromise. The Treaty by which it was re-
nounced has been covered with obloquy, on this account,
on the door of Congress, and iu must of the soot hers and
western papers.
The policy of recurieg it has, we believe, become more
general sod systematic with those who have the ascendancy
a our asthma! mffairs, and is coamected with that of the
reilestioa of their domestic power—or, is other words, the
preponderance of the slave•bnldirg Stales. We will not an-
ticipate the rejectioo of the Florida Treaty by the Spanish
Cartes, becalm,* we are not yet prepared to expect this
evil; but we will say that if it do happen, a strict and jea.
lows inquiry should be instituted before Congress adopt the
propositioas which may be made to them of the foreible
enpation of the Floridas, mid the recognition of the Patriot
Governments, a■ to the Mesas projects with which these
measures may be cuanemest, and to the sins of com-
mission cod omission by which our Administration may
have indoced the Anal miscarriage of the Treaty.

PRESIDEft7' BUYER.

[from " The Hartford (Cow.) Timees.l

White the American people are feeling for the
misfortunes of the British Queen, and the American
newspapers are filled with sn account of her trial,
there is another subject of much greater importance
to the country, if not to mankind in general, passed
over almost wtthoot notice. It is a fact very familiar
to almost every itidividn.ll here, that the.ielend or
Hispaniola was wrested not many years lig:, from
the whites b► their slaves; and that its colour-1
inhabitants were divided into two separate Go►ern-
menta: the one elective. antler the late President
Petion; and the other imperial, tinder Christophe.
It appears by recent news, that General Boyer, the
successor of Polon, is now overrunning the whole
of this rich extensive island (Christophe being
dead), and ettempting the establishment of republi-
can institutions upon the ruin of the cruel tyranny
which existed under the Imperial Government.
Should his plan► aucered, and his measures be pur-
sued with moderation, we shall soon be presented with
• new era in the progrem of liberty and independence:
the second republic of this hemisphere will be • re-
public of negroes; located in that part of the world
where the moans of the enslaved African are most fre-
quently heard, and heard with the least sympathy.
At such a time, any thing which serves to
the character of Boyer, may not be uninteresting
to our readers, as he will probably give a tone to
the new Government. About fifteen or twenty
years ago, for sonic cause that may never have been
thoroughly explained, one of the •rtued vessels of
the United States captured, and, it is said, moat
shamefully plundered, one of the cruisers of Presi.
dent Peti tttt . The crew of the captured vessel were
brought in prisoners, lauded at New Loudon, in this
State, and afterwards conveyed so Norwich, where
they were confined several months in the county
gaol. Among this number was • Lieutenant, alto
belonged to a high order of masons, and who on that
account partly, but perhaps inure from his external
appearance and talent of insinuation, gained the
fnendship of his masonic brethren in that vicinity,
was freed from the tediuusitees of confinement by
their interference, and boarded at their expense iii
• respectable white family. This Lieutenant is the
same man who now presides over the free blacks of
St. Domingo. When soy black, situated as he
was, charged, we believe, with the crime of piracy,
and "the tenant of a dungeon, can obtain so
much attention in this state, can find fliends
in a laud of stranger,, and brothers among while
men, he must possess some native superiority.
Thus much of the mind ; for the heart we Cann
tell a better tale, and produce a more distinct out-
line of • great wawa portrait. Since the comple.
lion of his success, different from most other men
in prosperity, he forgets not those who had be-
friended him in his adversity. Very recently in-
quiries have been made by him whether the family
au which he had formerly boarded were in need of
pecuniary asaista•ce; and although his offer of
aiding them has nut yet been accepted, this sin-
gular imitntice of his liberality nod gratitude, after
the lapse of so many years, and to • family residing
in a distant country, is sio less worthy of being re-
membered to his honour.
We have nut roof fur all the matt:time the situ-

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