Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-22

script, and with falering voice and n l.oG =
the deepest sorrow, began a funeral Dram.
upon his deceased friend What wal
surprise, when his " decaRsed friend" s,ood NJ
from The Presidents chair, which he filled m.
peneg> risi being 81 blinded with tears as m.
to observe HIM sooner) declined the honor
about 10 be conferred upon him, thanked In.
friend in the wdrmest terms, and proposed. a.
midst roars OF laughter, to adjourn the readn,
Of The Grafton, SINE die
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THE DESIGNS OF BOLIVAR.
| We TRANSLATE the following from the Gace.t
de Columbia, semi official paper published, =,
Bogora. under date ofJap. II II hardly needs
any comment from US. The challenge given
| Dy the Editor is doubtless mad with the know
ledge OF the Liberator.
MONARCHY IN COLOMBIA.
In number 1872 OF this patr (about s,eaf
ago) We wrote an article under the above title
| ana doubtless have been the frs,io speak OF
such project. With view 10 remove Tie
suspicious hich certain enemies OF our con.
soIida ion have contriyed TO sci anoai again.
the LlbefAtor by s1pposlng hlm capable Of
.resiirg from his fellow citizens the hber',
when he had acquired tor them Al the expeost
Of so great sacrifices. II is due TO the Republic
TO declare now. that in remarks from tins
question then we acted IN compliance with liz
express command o the Libefaior, who, lea
lous OF SO iiluStriols tile, could not bear The
Thought oil being supposed capable of eEchaUg
lng it for that OF Monarch. We then .sursd
The nation tHat there eas no foundalCp Tor in.
| putting 10 HIM designs SO unworthy ana now,
at er the lapse OF d year we can ASSET HWhh
douh- assurance. We then relied especially
upon the fact, Ihntthe LiLera or had Offered 10
convene the Constituent Congress, aud We
now see il convened, and composed of lndiyld.
ua chosen by The Tree sufiragts o tie people
aud without the least intrigue. We alluded 10
MS repeated protests oil national liberty, and We
can now speak. after having seen the circuIas
! 10y which he invited and enireated she CUIon.
| Dian people TO express their opinions on The
form of government which thy desire. COl4
| he nave done more 10 prove his abh0rTencs {,
| absolute command, and his respect for the ma
lional wi g? In uuth m-D must be ignorant Of
the elevation of bis mud, TO suppose Lln
pabie of renouncing she most gIor'oas rllle
which the people can give TO their heroes, ana
| aspiring 10 ano,her Which would mol be That
of a good citizen, which he asked oil the ConslI
turnt Congress OF Cacuta.
! But il is not because they are un3cGuained
with the Liberator, thai they suppose tan gull
~ Of this mad ambition, in order 10 bilDg Tin
into discredIt.
Let us not deceive ourselves those who
| talk thus do il because they cannot live without
commolion, and prrceivng that 10 his power
full influence we owe the preservation OF our.
selves united. aud our havN & arrived dl The
point where the destiny OF Colombia is TO be
fixed by means of good Constitution, they
have found no filter device for frustrating our
hopes, than By procaiming him an usurpe',
and arrsyIng against him the fears o the Co
| iomban people. But where are The proofs
which they give us of these aspirations alter "a
| crown, which have been irumpeled So EuGh
! We chaliengr them to produce, we do not say
| an action, but single word, winch gives couu'
tenance 10 such an idea. Let those speak
who have been in his greatest confidence, ai'd
| who know him most intimately, the inferior
| agents of his administration, who would doubt
less be IN the secret ri so great n crme,--dhu
let them declare il in all their lives they have
| heard Lin say any thing which sasors OF de
sire to usurp the monarchcal power Onme
contrary, they will tell us Of the repeated
measures by which he has always endea7oreo
TO consult the interest of liberty and the nd
tional will They will appeal 10 his wrlilnS''
public aud private bis speeches, his iahl'a'
| conversations, dll of them full Of repuOhc"i,
and liberal expressions, aud the lansuasS"'
which is that Of hear, deeply anxious to SEQ
liberty established in his country.
For our owa part, we say with frn'h' III"
We have never known in The Liberalor any
sentiments supetior 10 those of seeing bis conh
try free, and desired to be its Liberator. pi,'
der this persuasion we have expressed, IN o'i
teren, terms and ways, our hopes that hos'y
would moi perish in Colombia, and that the 70
Establishment OF despotism in it was absolutely
impossible,