Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-12-20
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TRANSLATION.
From the Supplement to the Bogota ConSii
stutional Of the 2sth October, 1926
"By the Courier of the South, which arrived
at hall past three in the afternoon, we have e
ceived the following PROCLAMATION Of
the Liberator, published on his arrival al Guay-
aquil, and which we hasten to present &c he
public, with the congratulations arising from
the hopes impaired by its contents
COLOMBIANS!
"The sound of your discord reached INV ear,
in the capital Of Peru. l have come to Dreaen,
you with a branch Of olive; accept it as : bow
of safety. What are enemies already want;lc
to Colombia! are there no more Spaniards ia
the world? and now, when the whole garth
should be our ally, we should remain sutrnis
sve subjects to the laws, and render then; moro.
binding by the strength Of our affection, :or
them!
81 offer you anew my servicea- .,h: ;crYice5
Of a brother. have not sought 10 discover whc
is in fault, for have never forgotten thai you
are my brethren in blood, and my companions
in arms. bring you one common salutation
and two arms to clasp you to my breast---snter
therein to the bottom of my heart, both Grg.
nadians and Venezuelians-just or unjust, all
belong to the army Of the Liberator--sll ere
citizens Of the Great Republic.
"In your conduct there is but one who is col.
pable--I am he! came not in time: two frivnG.
ly Republics, children Of our victories, retained
me loaded with boundless gratitude, aad with
immortal recompense: present myself, &c
tim for the sacrifice: infict on me yoa? blcwc..
they will be grateful if they satisfy fcrr rngef.
COLOMBIANS!
81 tread the soil Of my country, tina. ti1 scan.
dal of your outrages, and the crime Of your dis,
union may Immediately cease. It is no longer
Venezuela, it is no longer Cuniddimarca: all
are Colombians, or death will cover the deserts
which anarchy may leave.
BOLIVAR"
1t will be seen by the above that the Liberia.
tor has treated the acts Of the municipality Of
Quito, Guayaquil, sc. with the contempt they
meriIed and has ordered that The Constitution
be observed In the administration Of the laws,
without the slightest alteration throughout, the
departments-this act Of itself is sufficient 10
do away all the foul aspersions SO literally be-
slowed by the Editors in this country, partcu-
larly some in New-York, upon the character Of
Bolivar, in which they have accused him Of
every thing vile and contemplate without eyeh
the shadow Of truth 10 sustain their unhallowed
of his unshaker altat hment 10 liberty, his de-
voted affection TO the people, and his unceasing
love for his native country, the blush Of shame
must be felt that they could. for moment, aid
in attempting to suy the reputation Of one Of
the most dsinteres:ed Patriots Of the Oresenl
age.
We have only room now to annex short ex-
tract from the Bogota Constitutional o! the 2d
of November, containing, as we know, lh2 sen,
timents felt by every man in Colombia, 20, mig
led by the treachery of the conspiratorc o: ~
lenCia.
"Such being our sentia.en,3
1t is superfluous to add, that we received in
telligenCe Of the re-establishment o. ine Cen
stitutional System in the Departments oGthe
South, with the most cordial satisfaction. %
say that we were surprised at it, would &C il
confess THAT we imagined the Presiden! caD&-
bic OF throwing stain on his glory and repp-
talion: we expected no less from him. i was
impossible, as we said in our last number, for
him 10 look upon the gross adulation OF Guaya-
quill and Quito otherwise than with contempt
the language Of servility is unworthy of General
Bolivar the homage of gratitude paid him b.
his fellow citizens, for the inestimable benefits
| Of independence and liberty conferred upon
them by him, to be agreeable to his ears should
be conveyed in terms very different from those
which saluted him in the city Of GuayaqulI-
We yield to none in attachment TO General 30
livar as Colombians, we glory IN possessing
him. as members Of the great society OF man
kind, we rejoice that, a, least, there is one who,
after having effected the liberty ofthree nanoo1'
promises to display to the presen2 and future
ages, an instance of disinterested and incessanT
| exerton for the freedom and happiness o! his
fellow-crcatures; but we should show ourselves
insensible to his advantage and careless Of hls
reputation, did we not denounce every attempt
which might be made 10 induce him to dev!a'e
in the smallest degree from the path which nc
has hitherto successfully pursued, and whicn,
We believe, leads 10 the only legitimate ooJectc
of his ambliion-.he welfare and prosperity "
his native country in particular, and hmeF''
in general"
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