Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-12-08

have suffered IN the cause Of Independence +,
arc we'll known. A Mr.. w. Henderson had
ad,cniuted a ship and cargo with his capital,
and it was lost al Cuayquil; he was remuncra-
ted by the L,beraior for his loss; this fact
stands recorded in the books Of a London
House." ~
1t has been tho fortune Of this illustrious
man to DO traduced; and, by no men has he
been more violently assailed, than by two or
three creatures ofthc American press, who. with
an expectation Of giving effect to their writings,
have assaiied him, with all the vollies, Of scm-
r+llity that mendacity could invent. Among the
most conspicuous, Of these degraded, and no.
t%oriously infamous personages, IS an individual
connected with the new England press, who,
pretening TO have received information from
a respectable gentleman residing IN South
America, has assumed the privilege Of scandal
iz;ng Bolivar, and holding him up 10 public
odiuin. In the fitness Of his zeal TO traducs
tho character Of the Liberator-ihe WAenING-
TON Of the age, he has represented him, us a
bachanal, and a tyrant, who should be watch
ed with an Argus eye, = as a man unworthy Of
public confidence.
Whit the parsonage, 10 whom VIC allude,
with every feeling Of deep modification and re.
get, was employed in traducing the Liberator.
simply to give effect TO his cllis!ons, we had
the proud satisfaction Of taking u different
stand, and Of being ranked among the humble
advocates of the rArHE Of South American
Independence. In this we, were actuated by
an inherent love, for tho greatness Of the
Southern Washington = we believed him 10 be
pure in his designs. and Influenced by motives,
which were generate d by the innate love he
boro his country.
Bolivar, may, more strictly speaking, be
called the la Fayctte Of the New World, and
the history Of The one, is not unlike that oftho
other. Bolivar, was q native of South Ameri-
Ca, Of Caracas, it is true, but still by alfegi-
ancc ho wasa subject OF the King Of Spain, and,
having bocn educated in Europe, in tho very
metropolis Of Spain, no was considered as a
Spaniard, and as one, who was attached to
the ~roisning dynasty. Of the Champion ofDes-
potism the head Of the inquisitorial church.
Thocsh possessed Of onbounded wealth, and
though the acquisition Of monurchical titles
were at his command, like the good La Fay
cite, he loved Liberty far better, than tho
empty sounds Of Royalty and he resolved to
engage in a cause, which would, in the end,
secure the freedom Of millions Of the cnthralled
of his species, and add to the dignity and lus-
tire Of tho character Of the human family.
Bent on his purposes and designs. with a
thirst for freedom, which was unconquerabl bic, |
he entered the armies Of the South, and COM
menced the great work Of South American
emancipation, and went on to conquer and to
conquest.
Like WAsHIyGToN, BOLIVAR, has been
surrounded by a host of implaeable enemies,
by men, who, envious of his fome, and the lus-
trc that surrounds his brow. Lave strivcn to
reduce him down to their own level; whilst, a
few Of the scribblers attached 10 the american
press. with tho vain hope Of giving effect to
their leadcn dulness. have assailed him, with
all tho viclenc e Of their impotont rage" and
sirivcn to represent him to the world, las a bach
anal, a dangerous. ambitious a~spirant. who
should not be trusted, and who should be
Stunned.
BOLIVAR has triuinphed, and the world re-
%joices at his success; the friends Of liberty |
reioices that he has broken the sha ckles Of
Spanish tyranny, and caused the cheering ray
Of liberty, TO beam from the Atlantic to the
Pacific ocean. and to reflect even upon the
cloud carp'd SUBMITS Of the Andes.