The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-19

, P'hl'ibN kfisA1lDNS.
The FIRST Minister 9TH. UHit,d States o
.fmerica 10 the Republic Of Coiombia-T
Honorable KIcnARp $ ANDERSON, arrive
IN tins capital or the 10Th instant and afte
the usual communication 18th the depart
ment of Foreign Affairs, the 18th inst. n
hall past eleven. A. NJ. was appointed TO
presenting, personally, h,s credentials u
Minister flenipaientiafy to IN. Exrcuti, ,
On that day the Secretary of State an,
Foreign Affairs, directed Srnr. Lone, on,
of the officers of that Department, IL uai
upon Mr.. Anderson, and accompau, him I,
the Palace.
On his entrance, the guard paid him IN,
appropriate honors. Mr., Anderson, hav.
ing reached tine office of Foreign Affairs
Senr Gant received him, and expressed Ia
him the great pleasure Which he expert.
enced IN seeing, in this capital, citizen 81
distinguished he immediately introduced
, him 10 many gentlemen Of the High
Court, of the Senate, of the House of Re
personalities, and other officers of State
Wiz we're present. Mr.. Anderson then
presented Nj. Bullet his private Seereta-
ry.
At the appointed hour, the Secretary of
State aud Foreign Relations conducted Mr.
Anderson 10 the principal sloon of the
palace, where his Excelency the Vice Pre-
sident, With the other Secretaries, was
waiting hrs arrival. In the o.tcr saloon
was the Commanding Gracral of the De
partmrnt, with Il splendid assemb'aSe Of all
the Officers who We're in The capital. I'm
mtliatrly on Mr. Andcrsnn's being presen-
ted IL the Vice Presldeut, he Addressed
him as iolloWs:
" Mr.. PnrstpENr The President Of
the United States, animated by an ardent
wish Ia continue the relations of perfect
harmery and generous friendship between
our respective countries. has commanded
me To- give the most satisfactory expression
to the liberal feeling which he, As well as
the people of the United States, must ever
entertain towards the institutions of free
dom in every country. | tender 10 you his
anxious wishes for the restoration ofpeace
to this republic, and prosperity to lis cili-
Zcns. My own admiration of the liberal
Institutions of Colombia, aud of the glorl-
Gus manner in which the5 have been ere
ated and sustained, aIords The surr>t pledge
Of the SINCERITY OF my sentiments. II this
mission shall have the happy effect of 81,
ing solidty and duration 10 the harmonious
feelings of our country men, II will he Il
source of unanr ted joy 10 every friend Of
free government.
II is ON This conlincnt. aud in this age,
Mr., President, that man hao been awaken
ed To the long lost truth that, under Hea-
Ncn, he is capable of governing hlmself
that God has not given Ia him III vain the
port aud intellect ola human being. Eve
ry motive that can operate on good man,
urge him To cherish the institutions foan
dcd on the dcvclopemcnt of these truths,
81 nah,
alone sustain them. The suhlmcst spec
tadc that we can enjoy, is ~ contemplate
nur fellow man explaining aud teaching,
by reason aud argument, the truth " that
roiuniury argumcnt is The 0Hfy legitimate
source Of pohiicat po,cer." When na-
lion is penetrated with this truth, its Ibsr-
~ Is placed beyond the reach OF force OF
fraud.
Under such governments. We may fond !
ly hope to see the people of this continent
de, olcd only to tllasc acts which give com
fort and enjoyment to domestic life, and
the highest polish To intellectual improve
mcnt II has lone, indeed, been the doc
true Of dcspots, that the arts OF peace arr
too limited To Gil the cmploymcnts of man;
and their sincerity in this ductrlue has
been manifested by the slaughter IF oll
lions. Let II, then, he thr high duty Of
those who guide the dcstinlcs of the
American Republics, by abs'auing from
every hostile collision, 10 demonstrate
the Elsehpod of a principle 80 NOR
tl'Nlna to good men, and cUnsolhtory only
to tyrluts. Time has not yet, indeed,
permitted II Ia sre. in its full extrut, the
eject which the principles of government
de,ol,,d nn the American Continent, may
have on the hablls or the practices of man
hut enough has already been disclosed I"
cheer the friends of peace, and IN anmai"
them Ia uen vigilance in chrIIshlng those
prIncipl, which, ahturlng war aud blood
she'd lead only to peace.
IN conclusion, let me say that while the
establishment of This Rrpobllc gives To the
world u most brilliant example of the trl-
umph Of labor aud virtue 50 may 1t conii
nue. Ia succeeding generations, an illnsfri-
Gus monument ofthc omnipotcnce OF truth
and u good cause"
Having concluded, Mr.. Anderson deli
vrred TO the Vice President his credentlal
letters Of Minister Plrnipetentltry of the
United States and his EScellency, on
reading them, congratulated him ON ms
safe arrival IN the capital of the RcPuh-
lie, saving, among other things, :" that, as
the United States had always been the
great himiuary which the inhabitants of
! this part of America had held III sic" da-
ring their conflicts, So now they, and part
cularly the people and government OF the
Republic of Columbia, would delight 10
Eek. ress to the classic land Of American Ii
brrty the high esteem which they had ever
entertained for its government and poiii
cal institutions, aud their desire Ia improve
and draw still more clhsrly TIE friendly
relations winch happily exist between the
two nations" -.
! Thr ceremony heins concluded, Mr.. An
drrsnn was about To retire, when the Wee
President descended from his seat, ap
preached him aud again addressed him IN
The mast cordial manner In familiar IN
Ircr.irN, they mutuaIlyexpressed, with the
greatest freedom, the patriotic sentiments
,usnirrd by the interesting occasion.-