Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-22
which are to operate at so great dl,

io,<, as hucn as ITS general character
VIII admit. these countries, so tar renuv-
ell from the seat of its operation, can
never participate alike in those amrlora.
lions; one OF them never can, like Spain,
derive advantage even from faithful OBJ
servance of lis Fundamental principles.
Tbs constitution was communicated in
The year its qualifications 70 Peru, Mtxi.
CO and Venezuela; yet il was made a
mere Instrument of oppression iii the
hands of Caiiejas. Momererde, and ~
cascat ..... Not a single evil exercised
by these sairaps Of despo,ism, WAS re-
medled afterwards, and The people of Z, :
ru, Mexico and Venezuela remained Us
mach oppressed as they had been al airy
PRIOR period, GDder the pretended shade
oil inns potent con iliuiiOu; thus, compr!i-
Ing those who were not TO be dec, ivcd, or
determined not TO be any ionger Cypress.
cd, TO seek remedy in IA more vigorous
effort Tor emancipation.
The FIRST regency of Spaiii invited the
South Americans 10 send Deputies To the
corfes. and in the convocaiion pointed
out The evils under which those countries
had SO long labored, and 10 whici, Until
that time they had been subjected. BY
The regency, ). America wastheoreiicsllv
released from the Chains OF colonial sub
Jection; and II was confessed !i,at The
distance ct these countries from the seat
oil government, rendered them always
liable 10 si,cb wrongs. These we're tbe
avOWed sentiments OF the regency Of thar
period.
However, excellent constitution nav
be, IT cannot overcome the evils usppa-
rable from distance; aud il Ire loci OF
these evils exists, the evils themselves
mus; grow ont of it. The regency had
i'icn said. which they might say with
truth, that the South Americans, weIc
treated with indifference, where they were
moi injured by avaricc, or bowed down
by ignorance, in power; sill they comiis-
nued 10 be oppressed as before during
that very regency, Without any Sort Of
mitigation or ameiloratihu. The original
source Of The evil remains then, SO long
as the dl>iance viii h separates them from
The centre OF government continues and
no measure oil a political nature, however
important. can overcome this insurmcuEt.
able diffcultv.
From considerations like these fhr ce.
LIBERATED antlIor of The spirit OF laws con.
cludes, tina! no other kind of government
but HE dlspniic, can long preserve coua.
tries removed! al a great distance from Tie
centre OF dependence. 1, may be asked
by the reader, whaf IS tie object IF ihcse
observations, and whGt Rare Hey to do sci;a
the r"mou'cd amnesty II is 30, here pre-
posed 10 enter into an analysis OF iire rs. II
mored proposal Tor peace, which may
AMER all terminate IN war renewed with
more ardOr: the attention OF this article
Is directed towards The Coriez assembled
at Madrid, or al any other place III The
peninsula. Ii may b. conceived: ila, q
majority OF the Cor,ez, may be vcr, bu-
silly occupied in devising means 10 accom-.
mOdaie the constitution 10 the siiu,iion
OF South America, aud il NAV even be
anticipated that AN offer OF an equal re-
presentation for Souih America may form
part of their remedies for The existing
evils; and III short, that all the defects
OF The constitution OF 1872. in relation 10
Sonih America, may be aitcalp,ed 10 be
rectiticd or amended, in such uay az
they may consider the people Of South
America should accept, as an alternative
10 The recurrence 10 arms, and "a further
prosecution of tie war.
Those ideas are merely Hypothetical -
Ii will not be asserted positively HAT
such will be the resul, of the deliberations
OF the Cores IN relation 10 South Ancgi-
ca. II The members Of The Cortes, or a
majority of ,heT, we're Quir0eas aud A.
ceredoS, there would be nothing to appre-
bend ; the conclusion of tliS sangui,rary
war wond then be certain, AID il would
be succeeded by "a acknowledgements at
peace, OF which the fundamental basis
would be the absolute independence Of
all South America.
But as this certainly will not I've lie
case, il is proposed 10 offer al nuAhsMer-
able replication 10 the rumoured prCicci,
which will bc--frSt, that The central su-
nj IL H. Al
shall be established IN South America
second, the national legislative body shall
he assembled al Panama, or any other
position tha, may be selected In South
America, where iIie executive power ais,
shall reside: and hird, that Spain shall
| be dependant on the authority Of their
common government. Such is The oui-
| line Of the counter project. Will, these
conditions il may bc safely pTesuhe1 in
anticipation, that the people OF South
| America would swear 10 The constitution
| again.
Fourth, that Tic Judiciary power IA The
| peninsula shall be exercised according 10
| the forms presented by tie law OF The OH
| October, 1912, for South America and
| America shall exercise its judicial pow or.
| independent of any interference from
Spain.
pTOp0Sl'lOHS like inesc 1t IS pT0-
| bable Tie SpaDiards may raise Tie very
| objections which The South Americans
have READY offered against the constisn9
| tioD because, as they might say. The
| judiciary power wetild otherwise be ex.
ercsed al distance OF 1000 leagues-
| The Spaniards cannot allege that tI,ev
could have better motives in sucl. a cass
| than the South Americans lave had Tor
maintaining their rights by arms since
1910. THEN " so, why prristd that the
| Americans shOnld submit lkeinsniues 10