The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-08

COLOMBIA.

! ~ the following letters, il communicated
! b, gentleman well known ia ibis city, q
WIN has Tor several years bern resident
in South America. The view which he
gives ri the present slate Of tolombla Is the
more arcrptlhip, rs ~ have had but lew
pens employ cd IN stretching county
hich - nov Of great political aud com
mercial importance, aud which bids iail 10
hold - high. If not the first rank among The
Sau.h American Republics. To capital
i.t4, men al enterprise, aud "migrant@, The
fcis Whlch II 80 clearly sluoilatcs must
be particularly acceptable. We hafc lull
confidence In the correctness Of the writer ::
LAsrAYRA, gjJ July, it25.
This is nat the country, Whatever II
may BECOME ia time, either ipr printers or
editors. Nphoui readers. What heid Is a.
brurd for y riters Aud he assured, that
It may require hill i century 10 dlssclnln.
ate knon u, 1sc, and excite a liberal curo,I-
" gentraHg Atu"nE Tia" people. suppose
lhe sun Ia shine so - nation OF bind iueu,
how lrnlilrss were the fountain of light
without an eye 10 observe aud pro1t by II :
Nevertheless, | am still sansuine IN the be-
lief nf Columbian grandeur, IA all respects !,
hui an bound - behold aud describe ar
faai things inst IL hey are, elsc might
mlsl-ad YOU aud Others into " Id and ruin
Gus adventures.
Never since the commrncemen OF the
Revolution, has. It's friends and advocates
been able 10 support the piltirst ghzeii",
(fren IN Cdrdceas) With sIpadiness. All
prrmAluriy dwindled and Vanished. A
few persons would sci up prcssrS on occn-
sion, aud contribute quotas to dcfray tx
penbrs paltry or asaluah'e parrr would
f1ttcr a frw weeks or months, but finding
ma root for want Of n community Of frhd-
IRA, was CERTAIN Ia perish. The only ga
zetr which survived IN Caraccas, ~ Splte
Of indifference, IN the " ColombIauo," a
weekly print, established aud maintained
by Losdon Mercantile house. In MI CO.
lombia, SAYS an acquaintance ofm'ne, there
are Dot 1000 persons who per0se gaZette5
ufany kind. Yet these people, wherever
they have chance of learning, have very
clear heads aud quick perceptions. Their
descendants will form . greet republic.
How then, yon would ask, did Colon
bia persist lnumphantly in carrying thro'
her rev oluton,ry contest This struggle
was produced by great impulse, when
there were u few eminent men capable of
rallylug their count'ymcn, aud Of forming
wise institutions, most of those, however,
died dang the war, and now their conu-
try is extremely embarrassed for want Of
practical tdlrnts. Manuel Tories, could
hr rise from the tomb, with his financial
kuowlrdEr, would he more valuahletu CO.
lumbla than all her Congress, her secreia-
rirs, aud Wee President Bolivar, ingenu-
aus. generous, aud di,niere-ted, 4 genuine
patriot Stacks entirely all fitness for buSi-
ness, which he drtests. II his been "A
common saying ri his, thai " II mao would
q. ly lose m cirtl office the reputation he
gains by an, other career !" This aversi-
on which Is unfortunate for his country, is
the tue secret oil his keeping alnof IN Peru.
He - muIe wanted here than there and
ditfugS Was. Bdibariy itself may sumr-
tlues he, (thangh rarely, grnt)a substi
tute for patriotism. The inhabitants of
Cundinunarca, aud Qnitnare represented
rs endowed with humane, hospitable, trac-
table dispositions IN all the maritime SIC
tons Ncne1uelI, Sc. the people, if peo-
pie Que can sly H. them, are exactly the re
verse. Eight, yes ulnc tenths, like mere
sNaEcs, bitterly hate all foreigners whale
Yer. With this barb aruus feeling ever IN
Their hearts, and hrastly reproaches forever
in Their mouths, lhs SanhDs. blacks aud
mnlattaa, itidrd by handfals of British and
irlsA troops) have been the bulWark of Co.
lomsli. See h " the worthless may he in
. strumcnts of achieving national benefits for
pasteUty Tame whites elsewhere sub
mlted Ia Spain, while rancurous saVagcs
resisted her. They, with most Of their lead
crs, II must he confessed. oul, c0ntcudcd
10 place themselves IN the stead of Spain,
and 10 domIae'r like her: for they bad net
learned justice, aud knew not the meaning
! of tepnhliCan,m, of course.
Thus the rev. luton in the field rolled
! away thus it leaves the grander rt,ulutl-
on IN morals and Knowledge 10 begin.
Doubtless great Moderation win slowly
auceeed tor industry will create upulencr
-oPulrnec heGet education q refinement.
/ bui, as yet, Foreigners not safer hcr.N
than ia Hayti. In litigation of any kind, If
i n r'er be necessary, nothleg but secret
brihe can purchase any share of Justice.
i (hemcmhrr, | exclude the upper Class,Wilh
i I u High Court OF Caracas, from this clas-
siheatton.) Ii is owing To this hostility,
that Foreigners are discouraged from cult
rallag estates, for these native Pe0nes will
! not work on any tnef .hle terms. and are
NsdIe TO pItage them 1T all events. Fo-
| i"Is ncrs, then, must direct their footsteps
] Ia othrr sections Oft olumbia. NJ, rcltants
i"ds,d d, IA Il few ias.aa:ses sacceed !; as do
! sheeindkeis and sometimes cabinet una
kers. IL most cases the aburnus classes
Would prosper better in any other quarter.
IN" approximations of the priests, relative
I tn the decirnsion of their pnerllc mummcry
from large accession of emgrants, make
then prompt the rahble to ceasess .nmity
against all visitors. Men of capital, and
i hhdiy any other, can ot ereome the uhsta-
rles IN thrir way. They alone can smooth
ihr path by golden or silver roller-so to
speak FROM the nature OF products, and
tram ct commerce, II requires ducats, Shy.
lock says, to make ducais breed For
the inoaeyless and frleudiess there is no
spot ga the globe more dreary because
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