The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-27
SOUTH AMERICA.

We hay. before ue the Caracas Colon
bidno Of the An and 2ist alt. transmitted
by our attentive La90ayra correspondent.
His letter ~ dated on tue 28th ait.
The paper Of the 9Ist announces that
Joseph Lancaster had receive a second
hitter from General Bolivar, enclosing bills
ofrVchange for 10000 dollars, and letters
of advice for the Peruvian agents in Lou
don.
Colonel Diego ihara had arr ived at La
guaVia Ia assume thp min sry command
Of that port Colonel Ascndano, the late
Governor, would proceed n Porto Ca5ello,
as commandnnt Of that fortress.
A horrible and unmanly attempt, had
been made ~ the city OF Caracas, by Col
DE Lima io a4sasslnalr Sr Gusman, the
editor pf the Argos. He lay IN wait for his
victim. and under tho cover ol the night
wounded him three times N the back with
sabre. The pcrpetrator was in cenine-
mcnt, awaiting his trial,
IN the CoIombano, Of thr 2lst Septem-
ber we observe an editorial article ~
nouncins with much apparent Solcmnity,
all intention on the part of the Colombian
republic II assist thtt of Bdenos Ayres in
the event of hosiilljes between the latter
aud the empire of Brazil, on account Ol the
long contested territory of the Banda Orr
entail. Il - stated IN round and unqualified
language that snch was not the policy of
Washington and such is not the policy of
Bolivar that the nlonbians will find am
pie and lrug employment in the drvrlupe-
mcnt aud Improvement ut their own re-
sources +; the rein,m Of their own laws,
and the confrmatloh of thrif own liberties,
the regulation of their own physical
strength, and the consolidation of their own
rights.
Al attempts IN depart from this system
il called a Quixotc pulley, aud 50 unques-
tionably aref looked upon in any other
light than that Of a purely selI-detensive
measure. BIT il the members the Holy
Alliance, under the prP'cxt If enabling one
Of their family, II not NJ their hand, the
Emperor of Era2i!, 10 rccayer his damin-
ions, mediate designs hostile to all the
South American Republics ; should con-
lrderacy be opposed by conf.deracy or
by every one of these republics single ham
dcd that is thu only question 10 be- doCi-
ded. To us il appears that the assertion of
such sentiments shews thai guarded aud
restrained sense of moral liberty rarely IN
deed to be- found in governmeut Of peo-
pie so recently constructed ~ thu of CO.
lomba Such sentiments rs these rusu-
ally the growth of time ; not that of IA
Young country fresh, vigorous" and alert
from the arms of conquest and victory.
Bali. inner.
Circular OF his EXceIIrncy the Liherator Of
Colombia, invested with the Supreme
command Of the Republic of Peru, invi-
ting the Governments of the other Re-
Puhcs of America, to send their Repre-
srntaiNes tu the lsthmus of Panama.
there 10 form General Assembly.
lima, Dec. Nh, 1925.
MY 6REAT AND GOOD FRIENp: After
ihtetn years sacrifices, consecratrd 10 the
liberty of America, to oblain d system of
Guarantees, which, in peace aud war, may
ne the shield nfunr uew destiny, il is tine
nat the interests and relations " hich unl-
led between them the Republics of Ancri-
ca, before cOionirs OF Spain, should be
torHaed on some known basis, which may