Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-12-30

that he is despot in heart or looks forward for
crown. His whole life has been devoted to the
great and sacred cause Of liberty, and like WASH
iNoros, in the end, after accomplishing his great
designs, he lives 10 find himself traduced at home
by rsce Of unprinciplcd malcontents, who are Too
vile to appreciate his worth, and to be bedaubed by
the calumny OF few newspaper scrb3lers in this
country, who would gladly behold him prostrated,
that their pride of opinion might be sustained Bo-
LivAR has done all that he contempated-he has
made great nation happy, free and Independent
and like the Father of our own country, wishes no
higher distinction, than that Of q free American
citizen.
Greatness ever excite. envy, and he who has
achieved the noblest deeds, is the first object at
which the shafts Of malice and detraction are direct
ed. WAsHiNGToN felt the full force Of this doc
trine, and al the time he was struggling to lay the
foundation Of our present happy form Of govern
ernment, incendarics at work at home, to sink
him in the estimation Of the people, whilst he was
reproachel in England as being actively engaged in
working his way to throne. His enemies in his
own country, would gladly have seen him fall down
TO their own level, whilst the foes to freedom in
England chuckled and predicted he would establish
a monarchcal government. How similar have
been the evon.s in the lives Of WAsHISsToN and
BOLIVAR!
WAsuIYGToN had his traducers in England |;
BOLIVAR, patriot, equally ilustrious, has them
in America. At the moment when WAsHINGToE
was making every effort to secure the liberties Of
the people permanent basis, there were among
US, band of desperate adventures who gave n
false colorng to his every action and with avdity
transmitted their falsehoods the Atlantic. To
show how far these incendiarics carried their de-
signs, we copy the following letter from the Gen
| temans Magazine, where it is given, as having
come from an intelligent gentleman" residing in
| Philadelphia to his correspondent in London.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26, 1886.
| nv Dear Friend.--As | know you look upon
whatever transpires in this country with intense in
( tercst, and have been among those who have ever
suspec.ed the late commanding general Of the
| American armies, and predicted that he would
| ultimately look towards throne, and rule with
sceptie OF despotism, those very people whom
| he has pretended to adore, and whose liberties he
has avowed to be the God of mis- iJolatry, I hasten
|
ultimate views Of Washington, promise TO be veri-
| fed. II is now pretty generally reported, and be.
| lieved in the political circles in which move, that
! George Washington viii he crowned King OF North
| America. Even his most partial friends do not pre-
| tend 10 doubt that he looks with an ambitious eye
towards monarchy, but they at the same time re-
mark, that he has no offspring, is possible that
| lie may he deferred from his designs. For my own
part never placed the least confidence in his PIE
| tended patriotism, nor did ever behold man, who
is more Of a tyrant at heart than he is. Poo. de-
luied devils--poor Americans; they have fought
| seven years to bind themselves firmly in bon
dage. When you next hear from me, be not sur
prsed If give you detailed account Of the Coro-
nation. Yours, very sincerely,
CHARLES NJ. COILINGWOOD.
| To Sir CHARLES SExToy,(
st. James, Square, London.
This letter probably had good foundation a.
any of those which occasionally appear in the Nort
American press, purporting to have been writer
by intelligent gentlemen' residing iu South A
merica, and" intimately acquainted with BOLIVAR
and it is next to certain that they will prove to bt
equally false.
| The best evidence we have of the patriotism an
sincerity of BOLIVAR. is found in the uniform con
stancy of his life, and the attachment evinced fo
| Nun ny tHe peopie, Wuosc Apertes his CdiuHhha
tors pretend he is about 70 PROSTATE. Recent ac
counts from South America bring tho pleasing in
| telligence, that he has returned to Colombia, ant
that in all towns through which he passed, he wa
received with the most enthusiastic admiration, by
the populace, who looked upon him their patron
the father Of their liberties aud their protector
The Bogota Constitutional OF November 2 speakn;
on the subject of the establishment of the Con
stitutional System, speaks Of Bolivar in the fol
lowing terms of encomium and gratitude, whilst
in effect puts end to the shameful asper,ions tha
lave been cast at his character. If the Sout
Americans thus speak ofthe Liberator, should W
not be satisfied that they convinced of the puri
ty ofhis motives, and do not entertain belief tha
he aspires to q throne'
awe received intelligence Of the re- establish
ment Of the Constitutional System in the Depart
ments Of the South, with the most cordial satisac
tion. To say that we were surprized at il, woult
be to confess that we imagine the President capable
of throwing stain on his glory and reputation
we expected no less from him. II impossible
for him TO look upon the gross adulation of Guaya
quill and Quito, otherwise than with contempt III,
language Of servilitv 10 unworthy Of Gen. Bolivar
the homage Of gratitude paid him by his fellow cti
zens, for the inestimable benefits Of independence
| and Gbertv rod uDon them by him. n b