Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-31


ligous aud political light without that effusion
OF blood, whieh d.sgtaced every Revolutionary
step OF france.
Before the Reroiution. there were no schools
or seminarles Of learning of any Kind, except
such as promoted the slaNish views OF the
church, OF the state with " hieh il was connect
ed. No; the case Is quite al!eT'eG-Pnhlic schools
are established for the Instruction of youth IN
general. in which are taught. besides the com.
men rudiments of learning, the principles Of free
government, Il the elenepts of military science.
II is thus that the people are rapidly acquiring
IA correc; know ledge OF their ines Unable rights
--wiil the means OF defending them.
Before the Reroluticn, the Clergy possessed
the power of suppressing education in general
They sought for and seized all books which
were Indeed inmical to their system of religion
and politics. and eAGctipg penalties from those
with whom they were found. No Individual or
family waSeXempttr from thisod ious examination
and al. publications having a tendency TO
eniightpn the niiud or improve the understand
ing. were doomed TO destruction. Nor liiera.
ture in general is freely tolerated; Political
writings AZ sought for, and read with avidity
The Constitution of the United States, along
with The Constitutions OF the Individual states
aud even the political writings of Thomas
Paine, and others. found in translation
among them. The Clergy themselves are rem
derPd useful III being placed at the head OF
literary Institutions. where they promote the
interests of the Revelation, by teaching the
principles of free government, as well as the
catcchiSm.
Before re Reroiution foreigners calcniatedt 10
promote the best interests OF society. were not
allow ed to settle in this couRtry. Nor, mer-
chants, mechanics and tradesmen in general,
from almost all parts of the civilized world
may I've seen in every street OF BaenoS Tyres.
But few have located themselves beyond the
confines OF the capitol {: although every eneour-
agemeut is offered To them 10 do so. Lard
would be granted BY the government TO Agri
cnlturaliSts; and much benefit wouid arise, not
Only to the great cause OF agriculture, bur TO the
hx tins HI
is2i ,irigpus part Of GHy community, awaiting
themselves OF the privileges held out to them.
Before The PeUeiWtioR, siayery was tolerated
throughout the provinces; snce that period
thousands 81 the oppressed IfriconS hare obtained
Me;r freedom provision is made for their total
eiRunciDatiUa, ..lif tEe harbarous traffic in hu
man souls, which stiN dissraces the mother
coHniry, Is at al end.
Such are few O. he most indisputabie and
prominent facts relative 10 the political situa-
ton OF this part OF south America. 1t is the
oHiy part have seen IN state of revolution
and may perhaps, be considered as the most
important. IL will OF course he seen that my
observations apply only To those provinces
GU the sOuthern and western side of the Rio
de la Plata, which At present constitute the
Buenos ANrean go, eminent. Ii is one of the
moSt populoaS, AID may be one OF the most
enlightened Of all the ancient doiniuions Of
Spain. either north or south OF the Equator
II claims at least a superior rank and conse
quence, from its having first shaken on the
tiOnary measures in spirit of mcderat ton
which eviDceS a knowlt dge of rational liner
~, distracted from that RIGHTEOUSNESS, which
spread ruin and desolatou, and finally ter
minated in despotisn, in one OF the farest and
most popuious portions OF the cid world.
Chilli Peru, &C. sc. are following the exam
pie of Buenos Ayres. Fhey are in a revoln-
t!onary state. Chill was declared independent
on the sixteenth Ell February last. The spon
taneOes efiusion of JOY which the news OF this
| great event produced III tile Buenos Ayreans,
haNe Just witnessed. Ii was not the Mus.ina-
tisn OF tie Capitol with artificial light upol
,cEich sidrish nui:iiude might gaze uainterested
Ia lis AFFECT, that produced the best evidence
cf sincere rejoicing on this occasion A
brighter flame could be discerncd iiumina;
ing the conHtepasce of every individual and
therefore eVincing that unieigned regard,
which one portion of great community may
be naturally supposed TO feel ior another,
struggling In the same righteous cause, and
assuming the same independent attitude
Butthey have Yet government 10 establish
| uDun the principles of which, their political
| happiness in future will depend Already they
are delibcratiug upon constitution which il
| TO re pernaneHt-MaS wisdom guide their
| coun,ilS In this mos, important ofali human
| concerns. Their independence has Deen
| iernnly declared, and they will undoubtedly
| he able to maintain II while they continue
| IN a state II union. even without the addition
| of the provinces on the eastern and northern
| side OF the great Rio de Ia Plata, which be-
4 los ed 10 the v;ceroyalty Ct Buenos Ayres uIi-
| der the royal government. These provinces
| are the Banda Oriental intre Rios and Pa.
! rasuay The two former are under the domi-
| DIon OF .9rtsg IS, refractory Chief, who refu
! seS 20 scnd delegate 70 the general Congress,
! aud 1ppcars .Ca'm All separate government :;
| iui proie,seS % ne GOOD republican,. The
| latter is guaet the government OF Don GTaCia,
VIA styicsiimae.f f>iciGt.r. lie also refuses
! So Unile wita The i}uenoS Ayreaus but is
! 'IkcWi.t opp SEQ l. the royal government. All
/ ite ports ie tHs aOniulOus Of Artegas, are ei
rN .fssaaf trt Z
tugugse w.tu whom h. is uuabe TO contend
| Heuce the EuensS Ayfeans suffer The EN-
| crOacMueat o. thrc e foreigners, who have
| awaited themselves ID sh,s unfortunate division
| OF political Interests 20 extend their donniuns;
| but this state o! htagS, it Is to be hoped, viii
| not continue .Ocx
| when We taSe iato consideration the CENTS
| Of our ,trn.g 40 Tor Independence and com
| pare hem with those of the Buen0s AyreaiIs,
| the latter wiiinot suiler by the comparison
Jndging from what haze seen, ( would say
| that there is even less division in political sen
| timent among them than there was among
/ uS nor the annals of their revolution ni ore
| stained with blood. They have not followed
| our iucO'isiStent example IN Withholding free
| dom troni certain portion of the community =
| after declaring that AHmsn had equ0t rights!
II IS as much a matter of aSt0n.Shment as
[ regret, that we have remained long unac
| quainted with our political brethren in the
south and particularly the BrenOs Ayreans.
| II Is equally remarkable through what cOn
| tTacted channels the little information we
| have received respecting them, has been de
| rived. We have had no information of tla
| real state of this interesting people although
| we have had partizanS or Carrera, partizans
of Artegas, &c. sc. characters. who in their
own country are Of less Importance in every
point of view, than were oar Arnolds or our
| GallOways, SC.
But the period I hope, has arrived, in
| which we shall cease TO be deluded. IL is
| high time for us TO regard with the deepest
| interest, the situation of our brethren in the
South. Our political salvation is Intimately
! blended with theirs. The monarchs of the
old world have formed, what they impiously
term. q hnLH Lgngne for Tie nnrnose of nat Linr