Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-15
-iet Of independence cf the provinces Of Upper
Peru.
DECI,A ALTON
DECLARATION.

The sovereign representation of the provinces
OF Upper Peru, deeply pene.raied with the msgn-
tude and weight OF their responsibility TO Hea, en-
and the world, in deciding the destinies of their
constituents, have Invested themselves fall parii
atty and private feelings at the altar OF Justice and
have ardenlly irnpored the aid of TIE Great Arch-
tect o!sthe Universe in forming just decision
Conscious OF good faith, justice moderation and
careful deliheratIon on their present resolalIon they
declare, ia the name and with authority OF their
Representatives that the happy day has arrived,
when Upper Peru has become liberated from unjust
power, from the tyrannic and wretcled Ferdinand
VII. and that this fertile region has escaI ed the
debasing relation of colony OF Spain /; that il Is
important to us welfare, 10 incorporate itself
win any OF the co-teTmln0us republics, but to
erect itself into d sovereign and independent slae
in relation to the new well to the old world ;
that the provinces OF Upper Peru firm Y unanimous
III their resolution, proclaim 10 the whole earth
that they will govern themselves, under their own
constitution, laws and authorities, that they NAV
think most conducive TO the prosperity Of the ma
ton, the inviolable support ofthe catholic rel lion
aud the maintenance oil the sacred rights of honour,
lille, liberty, equality, property and security. To
carry into effect this determination, they bind
themselves through this sovereign representation,
by their lives, property and sacred honor.
Hail oil Representatives, August &, 1925.
Signed by Jose Mariana Serrano, President, and
Wy 90 VIE ANNP'S9NSN"NFC7
Ii APPEARS TO be expected by some persons that
the manufacturers OF this country will suffer much
from The new system, introduced 10y Mr.. HusIis-
son, Of admitting foreign goods before prohibited
or al least diminishing the obstacles their con
sumption here, by lowering the importation duties;
and it has been minated, that Ministers having
begun to share in the apprehension OF mischievous
foreign rivalry with manufacturers from the re-
taxation of the old prohibory system, are about 10
stop short in the which they hay themselves
go recently recommended, and 20 check the further
progress of commercial freedom The cause as
signed for this counter revolution in mercantile
policyis that France for example, instead of imi,a-
ting the new system Of Great Britain, by lo,yerin.
her import duties, has continued, in some cases
increased them, thus repeIliog orr advances aud
excluding from her market, while she il received
into ours LOndJH Paper.
A new society is forming in Monroe county, in
this state on Mr. Ovens y sieia called the - Blue
Spring Community. Tile projectors appear TO
be possessed OF more than common gallamry, hay
ing provided in tie 9Th article Of lie constitution
that " All tie members of the Community, both
male and female. 10 years old and over, shall be
considered legal voters" The 70 article con-
tains the following excellent rule: The use Of
spiriiuous liquors shall be excluded, except when
prescribed a. a Medicine" LlGiuna Gazette
APOCRYPHAL.
The Trenton, New Jersey, Fcderalst states
" that Frances Wrigbps philanthropy has formed
" community TO liberate tire black slaves Of tie
south She gives $4,000 aud her services La
50 Fayette $1,000 and many others large sums
&" as $1,000, &r."
Fralces Wight, mentioned 10 this paragraph, is
the celebrated English authoress, who accompanied
La Fsyete in his recent tour through The United
States. We do not place any reliance on this re-
port; and copy it more TO show the restlessness
that exists IN certain quarters the topic Of slave
~, than for any credit we attach 10 it, Governor
Peasants, in his message 10 the Legislature OF
Virginia, enumerates no less than six resolutions
which he commuscstos 10 that body, on this sub
jecf. Eiash. &. Ggz.