Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-07
ALEXANDRIA;
HEDa'ESD1Y, MY Z, 1917.

The independence of South AC.erica,
may now be reasonably considered as in-
ssitablc. The conduct Of the revolution
ary leaders in Buenos Ayres has been
marked no: only with ability and resolu-
tiyn. but with temperance aud modcra-
zion which give them a claim to the gond
wishes and appreciation of every friend of
heedom. Their cause is the cause of the
whole species, aud nothing bat the abu-
rs 80 constantly attendant upon popular
instructions could have hitherto render
cd ANY nan Of humanity indifferent to
tnyir.saccess. How it has Jared, or how
it May fare with other parts Of that vast
coatiuent We do no, pretend to saw, nor
viii Nc even yeEtuce to conjecture; but
I'm, we ieel no hesitation IN Affirming,
LA! the progress OF revolution in that
payt to which We now specially allude,
was as mild and ~ bioodless provided
the accounts that have reached US be true
IS any Of equal extent and Importance Of
which we have, at this moment, recol-
lection. The affair OF Pernanbuco was
singe!agly happy; and the treatment ex-
pprienceI b, the o!ticers of the king casts
lustre uI.n the revolutiooists, and will
10 mich TO Obtain for the further pro.
sress OF the revelation in all parts ui that
continent, friends, admirers aad adhe
rents. Let them bat pefsevere in tina,
Inc Of conduct, AMI their cause will rlD'
have an enemy in the whole world, I'M
less It be among the slaves aud bis9ts whc
surround the be,otted Ferdinand, ..
princes, Of his worthless Characte'.
i'ae plan OF passing from 10
AyRss into CHLI over the CogDILLr.
rAs, (,be highest rmuntains, it is said, in
the world Was bald and mastery con
cep;iOn, ADD We are rCjCiced TO hear hat
it was attended with the success which
such a proceeding merited. Against the
authors and executors Of such project.
backed By vast population long animat-
ed by, and row enthusiastic in the cause
Ct liberty. Ferdinand and his feeble mi.
Mons Wi! be pgwerless--aad the cause
Of freedom is decisiye'y triumphant in
that finest part of the globe. Thousands
who We, .atraid TO move, will now flock
IN is st,uiGI d, and a few months will in
sll probability chase despotism finally,
and We HOPE roaETcR, from the new
void.
But ~bi'e, as men, we contemplate
THIS gratifying prospect with joy, we are
at without approximations of its affecting
be United States very scnsibly.-ThatI
it vii d,aw oFa large portion ofour own
GopuGtiun and considerably divert away
from US the tide Of emigration from the
I'D world cannot be duUbted. The salu>
5-;ty of the climate aud the r,cAness of
he soil, The anboualed variety its ma
jarll productions, and in general, the
aiyan'lses Il possesses over every other
5nuGtry in tac Known world in al the
Circumstances which can render life CON-
Forta5lH, cannot iai, ua'css The madness
o! tlaSe who gCt tie power into their
hands >',2did p~e':nce 4 state Of political
cmtcU5iOn 20 cnu7terbdlaTcc tie 6ene-
Ecrlca OF nature, to draw to il al who
lei lrase in their native countries and
az" dssirnIs TO fix their fortunes in the
most iesiraAlc situation Tn people half
chOatel wiih the iogs of England, and
trembling with aprgeneusions On account
81 thc;r ta,ailics, oi the iatcrmittents, the
l's1acnt eT;dcmics, the corsgmphous and
'ae AGATE ferers OF the United States, a
climate proycrbially celebrated frr It's sa-
mo ity--where even GeSh exposed to The
intense rays us the sun never putrifes.
viii have attractions too powerful to be
resisted. The operations OF a free and
wise ooustitatca aad Of good laws, like
these OF the United States however, must
have bad due effect upon the rorals and
manners Of the people, aud been known T,