Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-31
From the Philadelphia .fu-ora Of Dec. "a.
MEXICO INDEPENDENT,
(COncIuded.

Among The other printed documents, we
find three that are above the rest interest
iRg-of TWO Of them we shall offer brief
sketch, and translation of ono short pro-
CiamatiOn.
The frst ofthe three is printed sermon
preached by the Rev. Don Manuel de la
Barcena, arch deacon of the cathedral of
the city Of Valla4olid, in Mschat Dan, on
the 9th OF Sept.-iiom the text
Csn!enus Dominus glorioso ANNA mag
nihcatus est. Erodas .. 10. u. /.
After narratlng thepassage Ct the Israeli
ties, with dry feet through the Red Sea,
and the drowning oil Phsroah and his host,
he compares the Spanlards to Pharoah,
aud the triumph of Mexico and her Inde.
pendence. with the passover of The Israel
ties; and pursuing the comparison, and
magniying the power thathad saved them,
he calls upon the people to reflect upon
their past condition, and compare it with
the happy delivery they have now ezperi-
enced-consiier what your condition now
is with what it was-i: is the same as no,
to be, and to 5e--not 10 exist, and Gene
into life and ireedum-to come opt OF
darkness & enjoy the clear light of Hea-
ven-to have been slaves, and to be an in
dependent nation OF reemen.
This is the spirit of The sermon, ard we
have considered it an important document
for many reasons, which It canno! be ne
eessary to state.
The other two documents are of the
same date, s8th September, 1921. The
first of which is entitled the Liquidation of
.Mer,ce."
The Spanish language, and i5iom are
susceptible OF very energetic eloeucnce;
perscnihcaticn is in mary languages iavora.
ole 10 popular purposes; and this paper
which was issued at Mexico, on the day
that general Y,prbide entered tha, city,
was we'll adapted to such an interesting OF
casion. The writer addresses Mexico as
a person. and asks il what the speaker
sees, y ieels, and knows. be not VISION
and thus, opens the way for an enumera-
tion OF the condition of Mexico as was, and
compares the past with the present; thence
be Is led to anticipate what Mexico may
be; among the various topics thus intro.
duced, he, in sn animated manner, halls
the country Of Washington-enlogizes ler
for the great example, which she had
given to the new world-declares that
Mexico must walk in The same immortal
road Of equal liberty and laws, enjoy the
same freedom OF the immortal press, whose
censorship shakes tyranny on lis throne,
and represses the vices and folIies of man
klnd,-rescuss tie tribunal from more nu-
merous victims, while il cherishes the
genius, cheers virtues, and Eliminates the
human mind, which without it, must be
extinguished; he congratula,es Mexico,
aad all South and North America on their
common freedom, and anticipates era
of glory, and prosperity from the union o
the nations OF the new world upon princi
plies, sentiments, and interests, which will
conduce to the happiness of the human
species.
This is but very imperfect sketch, but
we have considered the ideas here given
as meri,ng partit uiar regard as the eyi
dence Of the spirit which pervades that
new nation, and tie noble sentiments in
which they anticipate the happiness that
American independence is adopted to DIFF
tuse.
We shall close this article with basty
udusidtOU I'll Tue pioSisuduOu iSSueu Oy
gen. Yturbide on bis entering the city OF
Mexico.
PROCLAMATION.
General Yturbids commanding the Meal
can army, to the people.
MExIeAss-
You are already in situation most aus
p cious TO your happiness-yorr country
is independent of all foreign authority; at
lgnals, promised you it should be so:
have already traversed the vast space
which separates slavery from Liberty.
have employed all the means which APP
peared 70 me- hest adapted 70 assure 10