Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-01-29

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policy ofthe beloved Ferdinand. 1t will
now be we'll known generally, that Fer
dinand had sent secret orders to Apoda-
ca, TO overtnrn the constitution I'D New
Spain, aud re-establish the despotlc re-
gime OF the Bourbons. -Apodaca con-
| ided the secret to the several chiefs, and
among others 10 Ytu,1ide, who, finding
the country determinedto maintain con-
stitutional government, Ihoisted the tri-
colorcd flag, and adopteAa policy calcu-
lated to deceive Apodacb who at that
time might have crushed bIn in the bud;
but Apodaca allowed it to spread abroad,
and it ran through the country like wild
Ere. Three fourths Of TIC European
troops joined the indcpenddn S, but had
it not been for the opportupe arrival of
o'Donohn, Mexico being then garrison
ed by 1000 resolute troops, might have
shed much blood and held out a consi-
derable time.
Among the other prined documents,
VIC find three that are above the rest in
|tercsting.
The first Ct the three is a printed ser
mon preached By the Rev. Don Manue!
de Ia Barcena, arch deacon of the cathe-
dral OF the city o. Valado!id, in Mocha
coan, on the Ssh Of September, from the
text,
Cantemtss Donii',4s eloriose ANNA mag
nGcatns eSt.-EXoDus, C. Is v. !.
Alter narrating the passage OF the
lsraelites, with diy feet through the Fed
Sea, and the drowning of Pharaoh and
his host, be compares the Spaniards TO
Pharaoh, and the,riumph Of Mexico and
her independence, with the passover Of
the Israelitcs ard pursuing the compa-
rison, and magniy.Dg the power that had
saved them; he calls upon the people to
reject upon their past condition and
compare ii with The happy delivery they
have now experienced--consider what
your condition now is with whai it was
ii IS the same as not to be, and TO be-
not TO exist, and 10 come into life and
treedon--to come oft Of darkness ant.
enjoy the clear light Of heaven--to have
been slaves, and to be an Independent,
nation of frtemen.
PROCLAMATION.
General Nur5ide, commanding the
Aferiean army, 10 The fieohle.
NExicANs You are already in ST.
tnaiion most auspicious to your happi-l
ness; your country IS independent of all
.oreign authority; at Iguala promised
you il should be so /: / have already
travcrsed the vast space which separates
slavery from liberty. l have employed
ali the means which appeared to me best
adapted 10 assure to every American the
right to express freely and securely his !
opinions; those causes which have hither-
10 excited apprehension, and constraint,
are removed, and concealment is no lon
ger Necessary where evil or perverse
dispositions have prevailed, they learned
10 become moderate; aud liberal ideas
have superseded those that were con-
tracted and unequal
Therefore it is that vow now see me in |
the capital Of this great nation, which il |
is my pride to have entered without
shedding one drop Of blood; without hav-
ing been the cause or the Instrument of
making one widow, one child an orphan,
or causing one parent to load with exc
Grafton the destroyer ofhis child; I have
traycrscd the principal provinces of this
nation, and every where have found an
unanimous people overcome with joy
addressing toathe army Of the throc guar
antees, the most cheering and gladdcning
congra,platiuns--and pouring out their
CALCULATIONS 10 heaven on the indepen-
dence Of their country. These tienon-'
strations have given TO my inmost soul
delights that are ipexpressible; and have
repaid with tenfold interest, the ia,igucs,
priyatons, and nakedness OF my fellow
soldiers of the country, who have on all
occasions displayed cheerfulneSs, valor,
and consistency.
Already you know how TO Become
free; 1t belongs oyon now to deliberate
on the means best adapted 10 secure and
pcrpetuate your happiness. The janta
shall be installed, and the congress as
sembled, and laws prepared, adapted to
secure your rights and property.
J must now conjure you to cast away
from your minds ungratefnl recollec-
,ions-obitcrate from your hearts and
language, the odious and frightful word |
erterminatiou, and henceforth substitute |
in your thoughts and actions, union, and
mistaken friendship. It is the duty OF
every man to contribute to the service Of
his country, his particular knowledge and
experience towards the formation of
code OF laws and government. Abstain
from the too common practice of satire,
and the indulgence of malignant passions. /,