Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-11-18

Thursdays paper, was intended Tor an attack-and
that, too, of the most gross and personal natureon
The political fame of the present Administration
particularly on Mr. Secretary CLAY. The most
unlettered aud obtuse mind will discover this, with
out our offering the least comment. The Pres
dent Of the United States is somewhat exultngly
compared with Marcus Aurelius and Caligula,
and the Secretary Of State is held up man, who,
to subserve his own infamous designs, would pros
trate the liberties of the people, and like ackall
cater for the king Of beasts.
The fact is,it forms part oftbe first object ofthe
opposition to raise hue and cry against BOLIVAR
and every thing that relates to South America and
if they can succeed in bringing the Panama Mis-
sion into disrepute with the people, they well as
sured that an incision will be made into the main
artery Of the administration. Mr.. CLAY is the
man at whom all the shafts ofthe opposition are
aimed; they seek his destruction, and assail;ng
those projects, the accomplishment. of which, has
done much towards the establishment Of his fame
and character, as profound politician.
The Secretary Of State is somewhat involved in
the fate Of the South American provinces, though
wv 'b'P'oPS''yo' W uuu u tle op-
position, and the foes to liberty, can succeed in i'm
pressing beliefthat all Of his exertions TO extend
the marches OF freedom over the South, have re-
suited in rvettng still frmer the chain Of the Span
lard, they will accomplish their favorite object,
anc, in some small degree, prove, to their satisac-
ton, that the course he has pursued has been impo-
litic a nd unwise.
Such Is the course pursued by the Richmond En-
quirer-such was the object OF its Editors, when
they published the article which the Mondays and
Thursdays paper has greedily copied into its
columns. That they did this wantonly, or with a
determination to injure those for whom they record
matters of deep State concernmen, "by uthority,"
we are slow TO believe; and would rather, in cha
rity attribute its Publication to that mental obtuse-
ness, which cannot always discover, TO an inflated
Doctor Restive, that, whilst he is cudgelling his
brains TO bring about grand political union," he
is aiming at the foundation Of the fame of those
men, and those measures, he would most cheerfully
support, if he possessed sufficient dscernmcnt to
know how to act.
Mr.. CLAY was the first to move for the recog-
milton of the independence Of the South Amer
ican provnces:-he advocated the measure with
all his ability and zeal, and although he was at
the onset opposed by Mr.. MONROE, and his
Cabinet, besides large majority of the delega-
ton OF the several States, he finally succeeded
and in the midst of his success he applauded
to the skies 10y those very individuals and those
presses which are now actively employed, in
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avorie project of the Secretary of State, and one
which he struggled hard to establish, has been
secuted by the oppositon-they have called it a
dangerous undertaking, leading to entansling al
liances with foreigners; and if they make Bo-
LIvAR despot, and transform the South american
Provinces into petty monarchies, or n confederated
aristocracy, their wishes will have been maintain
cd, and virtually accomplished.
The attentive observer of the passing times will,
Oy taking Retrospective glance, clearly discover,
that previous TO the debates on the expedicncy Of
sending delegates to meet the South American
Commissioners in Congress at Panama, not word
was heard relative to the ambitious views Of Bo-
LIvAR-nor had we, up TO that time, listened to
any of those tales of intelligent travellers"
presenting the .Iiberator as a debauchee and
bacchanol, who "kept in bis service in the capaci
ty Of an aid the wife of an, English officer" But
the moment it was made known that the Admins
tration, had began to look with favorable eye OIL
the South American States, and was prepared 10
cooperate with them in securing liberty to thou
sands, who had just emerged from state Of bon
dage the most irksome and degrading the opposi.
zion presses were put in operation to publish the
yrossest falsehoods relative to BOLIVAR and his
proceedings;-and in the fulness Of their designs
they have manufactured Il thousand silly aud con-
temptible tales, giving TO them all the importance
of facts communicated by intelligent travellers"
and by distinguished letter writers, residing at Bo-
gotta and Carthegena, [" pronounced Car-te-he-na,
accent" on eacn syllable.
As TO General BOLIVAR, we have not thus far
aught, to impair the confidence first placed in
him by the American people and we as sincerely
believe, at this moment, as we ever did, that he is
purely arepublican, and anxious to perpetuate the
happiness and the liberty Of the people, whom he
has relieved from the yoke Of Spanish oppression.
The defamatory tales which are circulated against
him, by certain American presses, we believe to be
manufactured in this country, for the purpose ofin-
jurins the present Admins ation-and the fact,
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