The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-02-24

Testing their confidence in him, he assured
them that the will of the people was to him
a law that as he had been indefatigable in
driving the Spaniards from Venezuela, and
contributing to her liberties, the same zeal
and constancy should be employed by him
TO free Venezuela from the tyranny of Boil
! var, or any other domestic despot, who dare
attempt our slavery. He assured them that
the army under his command entertained the
same noble sentiments, although it might
appear presumptuous on his part, he thought
that, with the assistance of Generals Ber-
mudez, Marine, Arismendi, Mongas, Go
mez, Infante, Valero, Carabana, &C., his ar
my was invincible and he concluded his
address in the following words Liberty
or death ; this is my wish and ought to be
that of all who love their country"
On the 24th December, General Paez
called meeting of inhabitants, in which he
informed them that although no intelligence
had been received Of the measures which
General Bolivar intended to adopt in regard
to the movements of Venezuela, he had
thought it prudent to send 5000 infantry
and 1000 cavalry, under the orders of Gen
erals Marino and Masero that he thought
the army ought to be increased to 10000
men that in the present state of the Treas
| ury, it was impossible to equip the troops,
and he proposeda voluntary contribution =
! for this purpose. he said he had called them
together. He offered for himself, and on
the part of the other Generals, to serve with
out pay, land in addition he presented $4,000
as his portion of the contribution Instant
ly the sum of 100000 was collected. A
strong and energetic manifesto was Their
drawn up, signed by General Paez and the
rest, in which they cautioned General Boil
var against interfering with Venezuela but
that, if still obstinate in his purpose, he at
tempted force, the Venezuelians were ready
to die rather than yield to a tyrant. The
meeting then dissolved National Gazette
| BOLTvAR--HIS CHARACTER, CONDUCT
AND PRINCIPLES. Since the President o.
the United States has travelled out of the
record to bestow high official encomium
upon the character and principles of Gen
Bolivar, IN payment for medal struck il
honor of the tyrant's escape from the dagger
of some Colombian Brutus, it is proper thai
the American public should be better in
formed as to the real claims of this cee
brated chieftan to the respect and admira
1Aoh vi q iCPuuiiCou pSOplC. uGI IGSlu6u
admires his character, eulogises his con
duct, and endorses his principles. In the
name of Liberty, are we to draw the infer
ence that the two chieftains hold principles
in common, and that their patriotic Blossoms
beat in unison? If so, then it is doubly i'm
portant, that the American citizens shoulC
be well informed as to what tina: con
duct, and those principles are,-for rar,
indeed is foreign ruler-nay, the instanc,
has never occurred before-whose patriot
ism is SO pure, and whose virtues are s.
exalted, as to demand special messag,
from the American Executive, to proclaim
them TO the representatives of the people
To those who have access to the work, w
recommend the careful perusal of the sec
ond article in the North American Review
of the present month, entitled Bolivar, an,
the Bolivian Constitution" 1t is written wit
oIeorne~e and ability >. disOlosrs tho prime
pies with which he commenced his polltica
life and traces the devious track he ha
pursued in his brilliant career through al
Its changes and sinuosities, from the da,
that he returned from his exile in Hayti
1916, to the commencement of the las
year. And if any man of intelligence cal
rise from the perusal of this article, withou
the most thorough conviction that he is
tyrant by nature, monarchist in principle
a despot in practice, and a disseminating
hypocrite to boot, we will consent to b.
written down next in rank to the illustriou
Dogberry.--NsaO York Spectator.