Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-11-02
= A large Fort in the suburbs.
SOU TlI-AMERlCAN POLITICS.

! SUI H. AMERiCAN POLL HIS.
We are indet,ej 10 gentleman Of this
town ter the following extract OF Ie:te
from an American Officer on the " esl Coast
of The South American Continent. II afordi
some interesting views Of the political stale
OF The revolu'Ionits.
CoauIaB, BAY. Nay 90. 1921.
| Since | wrote you last, little change ha, |
taken ace il Chill or Peru. The people
o. Chill, are stationary, aud calmly an aim.
, Me result vi The great contest coniuried by
San Martin. Should it be .ucce>s.u.. ii
which there can be little duubt,) anu be re.
turn with his torce here, II would ih,nk Ia |
very uniavorsbie occurrence tor the Cts.
| tiny oil those people to better aud NOR a.
! Moderated Stale VI lhirgs. Military men axe |
not from The g.niu, oil oil armies disposed 10 |
enlarge the cnh right. oil MANKIND, and
| S,n Martin possesses as lIt!Ie OF this dlspo.
alton as any wno hay. gone before him III
in the destrucIion OF some OF the parrots u
Chill. particularly RodrIgues, he Topped a
way the very germs OF hupe tor lhr g,rai
aud excellent results 'nich nigh, nave been
expected from man vi txc...en. under.
| standing AMI pure intentions. O'HisgLrs IS
very brave soldier; mol without love .oI hn
| County, above ioreisn influence, but as
statesman lie is ignorant and WAITS The ca.
rac.ty 10 comprehend the dIltcu!t prmcs.
! pres aud operations connected With Ie, ub. |
iIcan system. Whenever he has been a.
tackled as wanting disposition. 10 give III.
! people The right OF suffrage, aud VI InsliIC'
/ ting government ot their uWn Choice, lyi
Tree Ge"1eIatiun OF different Interests VI TIE
county his Uniform answer has beer, hat
III lolhei dttehipl OF the KIND 1t had he &.
iect Oh bringing TO lie IoctIon, and Raising
up formidable parties ~ the country aud
Ria uhtii all danger from Tore gn subIu,i.
! old Institutions, modified occasionally by
bInseit aud council, viii Oe Tor tue hen,G.
vi the general good. la TINS cnlns th.Ie |
Houlu appear ~ be soue truth Du, ~ We |
meantime Inc people are losing The vppOf.
'unl'y OF beLonins acquainted with ID:
forms and pracnces come ted with repre-
sentative system: The power Vi The Sullsut |
Director, IS absolute, and dany mvIe ,oL'
Iimet.- he strong party, which haze hi ~
eIto eNisted 10 Tins County, tavoraDie 10 lar
rera, are almost broken down, from the IT,
ling ot all he men VI laienls and weaia |
That The present Tuer bas been .nst.edN |
seize and from the long aDsense ol the cIIel
himself, who has injured his cause by petty
attempts on the other side of The CortI!era,,
with small cratic force that nave, IL a'
most every instance, been discoI flied, Who'd
has tended 10 destroy the confidence o. b,
friends IN nm as military man, or BIZ cal"
CITY Tor the conduct Ut great affairs. lAe
great fault, or rather misfortune, OF his pc" |
pie appears 10 be their origin they canl0'
throw of their slayish adherence 10 their o.!
systems in reiigion,a and laws, and the poop
people OF The cOuntry want that erect sal
noble department IN the presence OF u:
rich and powerful. that bespesks The lice
man OF our country. Entirely differing from
the people of France during their revolulI'A'
they are disposed 10 assume too much, bus "
do 100 little; .'ernittIng those whs dare arc
gate TO themselves power, 10 exert II WIZ.
out opposition or enquiry as to their rs''
of possession and manner Of obtaining -
The present Director was not elevated
his present digniGed situation by the con'ep'
Of the people, or Of my body delegated I!
them 10 confer il upoa hun tsI a s0uh'"