Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-22
3" Z,pAou,R. DEC. 90. 1929

ycu will please insert in your paper, 10 give
an idea OF the deplorable situation oil Colon
bia.
ZrPAQUIRA, DEC. 90. 1923
= M Dear Friend ] have confined omy !.
self TO this village of Zpaqnira, go miles
from Bogota.) breathing The purs air Of fine
country, and flying from my beloved Bogpta.
where cslumuy and natterS, falsehoo9 and
intrigue, have erected their throne. No on
can live there without leading an existence al.
ways doubtful and never Tranquil We
fear every day, every hour, every minute
either prison or exile. Our commerce ia des-
troyed, our agriculture prostraled-public
morals are lost, aud We have among us such
an abundance of sycophants aud prostiinted
1atterers, that reason is neither capable OF re.
slsling the effect Of sad retlec ions nor of no
dera ing the desire OF banishlug thu peryerse
race oil infamous and insoleni assassins This
Is, my dear friend, the cruel situation to which
we are reduced by the gov.r nmenl OF our
new lIheIius, who Is the soul OF the feeble
counc, o state, and the source oil all our mis-
erieS and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. services 10 his
country can never be compared 10 the great
number of revolutions, deaths and exiles OF
which he alone is the author, and who has
lately caused medal To be struck which will
forever record the lamenlabie event of the
night OF the 10Th of Sep embeT. The Gazette
oil the Government says, Some friends Of he
Libe,a,or, insligeied thereto by Doctor Eoy
SalenAueIa, have had medal engraved, TO
perpetuate the memJry OF the happy salvation
of his Excehency General Bolivar, on the nigh
of the 10Th September, 1928, in which be as.
sassin poinHrds attempted TO cut short the
thread oil his days, The SAID medal was pub.
lisbed ON the 2Sth of October, his birth day
On The face, II has, upon a pedestal, the bust
olthe Libcrator, aud on the reverse, in the
superior pnri, an eye, with radiant trlangle,
and under, this inscription e" l., ID. p. sdiro
In uuid DEL LtbenadOr, Simon Bolirnr, Ia
n0che del - nc SeteBlbre he lS2S-Diylne Pro
videnGe saved the life OF the Llberator Simon
Bolivar, on the nigh, of the % h oil S ptemoer,
1928
The inscription of such me lal, although it
does not deserve our attention, IS aughabe,
and worthy of being criticised but will make
you some remarks III the most interesting
point. II seems that Bolivar has no yet lost
the mama for striking medals, as lie did in
Peru, aud thinks that he can deceive us-Boli
var has placed his friends in the foreground
(as people say.) only 10 hide his own shame
tul views, bis low and contemplate aspirations
Blu! Who are Blllval's friends IL slaves his
military men, his fiars, his purchased Hat
terers and devoted followers; and few
foreigners, wihou, country, without family,
aud without chsracter-in short, all those,
who raised from the dust wish 10 domineer over
their own coun. fymen, aud over The ruins OF
respect abe families, and good patriots. How
ever, do not believe that they spontaneously
devised such a medal Bolivar is the author
OF it, aud this tyrant has obliged them to do
what il was impossible for them 10 refuse DO
ing, if they did not feel nclined to be behead.
ed or exlled. Indeed III. dear friend | per-
ceiye some reasons To be pleased at this event
because now II will be sufficient 10 undeceive
some of our fellow citizens, and shew to en-
! iShtened nations who IS this harlequin of the
great aud valiant Napoleon-thls second Wash
ingion-whose gallant feals have immortaliz-
ell his name Gen. Bolivar in ordering TIN.
dial, seems to say let us perpe,uate the
memory of my rancour aud reyenge-let fu
turc generations know, that although some
pigmirs OF my unhappy country have gwen me
the cognomen of" The great, have mol had
even generosity enough 10 forget a private
offence, and that reduced only by myself, by
my unmeasured ambition, and my direct nj.
lacks on the laws and the constitution. To
emit that medal is equivalent 10 engraving
deeply on the minds of The relations and
friends OF I'll ose who rose agains, him, the
remembrance of their act and this is moi
only contrary To a generous and prudent poll-
| cy but il will nourlsh in the sensible bosoms
III The lovers oil liberty, the Just idea that Gen
Bolivar, acting III defiance the laws destroy.
ing the nation. aud tearing the sacred rights
and privileges of the citizens, was the cause
OF that event. which carried 10 The grave men
who deserved The nation S esteem To strike
ii medal Is 10 perpetuale forever the epocn
of infamous prescriptions unheard of arbiiarU
dcls, anu h"ir'hie crimes II IS 10 perpeIuaie
The cowarhlce OF Ten. Bolivar, who instead of
putting himself in a posture of defence. coward
ly fled away, aud concealed his body where I'M
dirt and sweeping of the houses are thrown
offering himself to The eyes of present and fu
ture nations as man without ,alor :: il is 10
say TO the whole world, that he whom some
have called hero, will be in future called the
opprobrium OF Colon ia, the shame of Ameri
ca, and discredit Of mankind-and still this
hero Is going 10 insult the free North Americans
the respected country If Washington. and The
cradle OF Liberty !! He is gong to send that
medal TO General Jackson-Ihat evidence of
death and destruction. He darps still 10 insult
the sons OF freedom. In fact, my friend, |
believe that Bolivar has lost his common ser Sc.
ana ne IS maniac. II were moi a Colon
o'an, would willingly laugh at Bolivars pride
ana iolly but as am, they make my he,rt
o'eeo ioi my conntrys deplorable situation. E"
Lo'eer Canada The provincial pa,Iiamep,
of Lower Chnada assembled al Quebec nm tho
ga OF January. We have received the Can.
adam 'ouranl Extra, ofthe 25th, containing
the speech OF the Governor General Itrelates
entirely to the internal affairs OF The Colony
The number of their elementary Schools is
increasing, and their condition flou,isbing
Among ',le subjects, 10 which the attention OF
the Legislature IS invited, is that of the proyin.
cal currency. They wish TO rid themselves
OF ps'areehs and other small silver coins
cFcuia'.hs al nominal value much too hig h,
received for that purpose. '' VIZ"
N Y. Commercial
Robert Christie, who was expelled the Hons
OF Assembly last year, has been again exnele 4
rom the same. The following proceedr,s
/ occurred.