Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-09-07
FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1921.
COLUMBIA REPUBLIC.


oil considerable interest.-This new and
widely extended Republic, embracing one
OF The finest portions Of the earth, imposing,
from is posilion-rich, almost beyond the
srasp of he human mind, in natural resour-
ces,-and destined, not only to be the most
powerful of,he independent governments OF
South America, but great and splendid
EIpire, begins to break on US with lights
and coloring, pre-eminenuy calculated 10
interest the feelings and rivet the attention
OF mankind. We have no longer to turn
disgusted and 10 sorrow from scene OF
slaughter, where despotism, in its ruthless
course made no distinction between vice
and virtue-where sex was no protection,
and infancy held up is hands in vain;-oP-
preston with the oppressor is banished from
the soil-patriotism. bold and persevering
patriotism, has greatly t-ismphed,-and the
heart and the eye can now dwell upon this
land of many battles, cheered by its present
happiness, and 10 anticipation OF its future
grandeur. These patriots waged war OF
death or independence, and now at the
close of a contest, carried on tor ELEVEN
YEARS, under the priVation ancl suffering, OF
which history affords no parallel, they add
the brightest iustre to military glory and
civic virtues, by the establishme mt OF rep
Tesentatve government and insta llaton OF a
sovereign congress, elected by the free and
equal suffrage OF the people.-F rom such
commencement great and good III iDgs are to
be anticipated; even in our own day we
look to see this people hourisbin,g, and OF
vast importance in The scale OF natl uns; and
posterity will, 40 doubt. do houag to the
memories OF those brave and good men who
founded and established, midst suffer ing, and
tears, and death, the COLOMBIAN REPvB-
Lie.
But what is il that tn. present generation
does not owe-what is it that ages yet to
come will not owe TO BOLIvARi--To that
msn--to that master mind--to that bold
& dIsinterested patriot, who had not the adj
vantage of being elected by united people
to lead their armies, but who, as we may
say without ippiety, had to create people,
and by the force Of his own genius and en-
ample, 10 raise up free state in the pros-
trate desert Of whitening desPotism. He
had it is true, some illus rious companions
worthy the cause and his confidence, but he
had difficulties 10 contend with, such as Ian.
guage could but family portray; and having
trinmphed over all. his last great act marks
his magnanimity and the noble bearing OF
his mind-yet, with the Editor OF the Auro-
"a, we consider his resignation OF the presi-
dency premature. and conceive it TO be re-
gre TED, that he did not continue IN this high
office, at least till treaty OF peace with
SPAN had given a more formal and hnal
stamp to the independence OF Colombia
However his resolution seems TO be fixed,
aud whatever may be the situation in which
he shall place himself, judging from the past
we confidently conclude, that his will be The
work of usefulness and OF true glory"
from Mg IHttuudpHsn dWUFa, " oept.o
COLOMBIAN REPUBLIC.
We have received the Gazette OF Santa
Martha, down TO the Esd OF June. The
latest number contains copious minutes
of the proceedings of the Colombian con
sress assembled at Cucuta, and an inter
esting letter addressed by president Boil
var, relinq lisning into the hands of the
national representatives, the authority
with which ne had been so long invested,
and assigning his motives for declining
to resume that station, should, congress
be disposed to reinvest him.
This act appears to have been serious
" and long deliberated, since upon re-
curing to the official account of the battle
of Carabobo. Of the cath of June last, it
appears that the president exercising the
high powers with which ne was invested,
had placed General Paez in the chief
command of the army That battle placed
the Colombian Republic free, and unre-
strained by foreign armies, and the occa-
sion which presented itself, and which in
deed appears to have given unusual ener
gy to the conflict, presented the fairest oc
aston, which even on the field of victory
was seized upon.
The conduct of president Bolivar, on
this occasion, verifes the predictions of
those who knew him best, and completes
the renown which will be as durable as
the country to which he has devoted him
self. and the history of its vicissitudes,
.acr;6ces sufferings, self denials, con