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

and that you will establish, upon th'
| gratitude, the love, and the respect o
my subjects the Throne which protect
the liberties Of all.
REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA.
The Caracas papers received 1t III
Office Of the Federal Republican atlort
matter Of interest to all who regard will
an approving eye the steady progress
which the provinces OF South Americ;
have made towards emancipating them.
selves from the royal yoke. Among
those provinces, the Republic of Co
lombia, under the guardianship Of ths
truly great Bohrcr, appears to take ths
lead in maturing permanent system o
government, adapted to the new order o
things, Atvarious periods ofthe stug.
giles between the Independents and roy.
alists, incidents occasionally had come IL
light which seemed to place in an ex-
allied point Of view the character Of Gen
Boiiuar. The Caracas papers furnish
an additional testimony of the praise
worthy principles which always appeal
10 have actuatcd that excellent man il
the discharge Of his arduous public do
ties. The extract, we are assured, must
be read with sleasure by every Ameri.
can.
THE Li3EaATOR BOLIVAR
On the LIST October, this extraordinary
man, being called upon to take the cath
as President Of Colombia, addressed an
eloquent, letter 70 TIE President of the
Congress, earnestly desiring to be cx-
cuscd from serving inthat capacity; but
he was overruied by them. On ,akirg
the oath he delivered an energetic speech,
Of which follows curious sample: g |
am the son OF war, the man whom battles
have raised to the magisuacy. Fortune
has sustained me in this rank, and yicto-
ny has confirmed it, BJt these titles are
not those which are consecrated'b by JUS
tee, by the welfare and the wishes otthe
nation. The sword, which has govern
ed Colombia, is not the balance of
Astrea: it is the scourge of the genius
of evil, which sometimes Heaven per-
mits to descend to the earth, for the pun
ishment Of tyrants and the admonilion Of
the people. This sword will be Of no
use on the day Of peace, and that shall
be the last of my power, because thus |
have sworn within myself: because l
have promised it 10 Colombia, and be-
cause there can be no republic, when the
Ia Il
their own powers. A man like ne, is
dangerous citizen in a popular govern
mcnt--is direct menace to the national
sovereignty. | wish TO become citizen,
in order to be free and that all may be
SO too. l prefer the title Of citiz en- to ,hat
of H5erator--because this emanates from
war, and that from the laws. Exchange,
sir, all my honors for that Of good cili-
zen"
The Presidents answer is full of that
heart warming clcquencc, and overpow-
ering sentiment, which distinguishes
times Of public trial and the era OF ma
tional regeneration.
Votes Of Thanks.
On the 18th of November, the Gene
raj Congress Of Colombia, passed votes
Of thanks separately, to several public
characters in Europe and the United
States, distinguished for their able and
disintcrested advocacy Of South Ameri-
can independence. Amongst those VIC
have to enunleratc the names OF lord
Holland and the Able de Pradt, Mr..
Clay, late Speaker in Congress OF the
United States, and Col. Duane, editor Of
the Philadelphia aurora. Sir Robert
Wilson and James Marryat,, Esq. mem
bers ofthe British House Of Commons.
Light and Knowledge in South Ame-
rica.-In a report on the subject, pre-
sented by committee TO the Congress of
Colombia, it is declared, that the Press
shall be as free as the faculty of Speech
itself-and the estates formerly applied
to royal patronage, have been appropria-
ted to the establishment of a general and
uniform system OF Education through
on, the republic. Let those who have
asserted, that cur South American bre-
thren were ignorant Of the principles of
free government, and unfit to enjoy its
blessings, retract their ISLANDERS.
From the Philadelphia Aurora.
MEXICO INDEPENDENT.
We have been so fortunate to obtain,
through respectable channel, some i'm
portant Information from Mexico-pri-
vatc letters and several printed docu-