Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-19

the reflection that hs. unquestonab,c abilities md
stern infex'bilty Of purpose, rendered him better
qualified than amy other, E,r he arduous task Of
govcsning hall civilized aud d,sor rauizcd people
and entertained too high un opinion OF his prudrrrc
To suppose that no could b. delud by the may,c Of
name, and when 50 fully possessed OF the substance
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The monarcl'ica' bias OF his disposition, though it
had shown itself IN his addresses, his dislike of our
couh'ryn'sn ana institutions aud ON various other
occasiohs previously To the PRONUNCIATION of the cce-
bruted constitution of Bcva has never been ST. open-
~ avowcd as IN that curious document. Tho writer
OF these remarks in Ems about the pcrrod of ia
P"o"ca.oh' when, of Course, II was the subject OF
general discussions and has repeatedly heard ITS a-
hor charged by those OF The const onal pary with
the daring design Of consolidating Peru and Colon
oia-pcrhaps all Spanish South America, into uac
grand government, the direction of which he was 10
assume Us perpetual Presd, MT Tint such was his
INTENTION, the whole tenor of his conduct al that Irc
npd since has fully tended 10 prove. Under the new
constitution, Sucre one Of his dcvo; ed adhe ens
had been elected president for life of Bolivia, Nv in
trignes with the deputies of lower Peru, assembled
at Lima, illuminating some. and pcrsua ding Others
no procured the extension Of his own authority az
ttator, Tor another year, aud ultimately the adop-
tion OF Tie Bolivian cu,e, and his own appon u,c,t
"a perpetual president These. however were bu
secondary ohjocts-Colombia, whore his popularity
was nnhound"d, was 20 be made tho foundation Si
ms power, and M order to effect his purpose there
u was necessary to throw into confusion a country
which, under tbs able admin .trut;on OF Santander
was inst recovering from the disor, anizng effcrs
81 the revoiutpiD-le Libcrator would then inter.
posc and settle affairs after his own liking
Inc ConSlitufoUa!ist, openly charged him vi, n
instgatiDS the Instructions which about this lime
broke out IN various parts Of Colombia and from
som" personal knowledge of the manner in which
thlt oi Guaylqiil Vas effected, we have no toub;
of TIN. truth of the accusation. Admiral Inrso,
or Eiinswo til. formerly the captain of Lord Coch-
ranes brig tho Rnso Il gentleman high IN the con-
idHncc OF Bolivar, bad been despatched By bia from
Lima to GnayuGul, some tree te.ore he news of
IN" rebellion oil Parx Ven Z!ei Ind reached Tim,
place. III order, doubtless To take advantage of tho
cHrhtnient WHICH that event Woulh naturally coca.
SON. through ms management, meeting OF some
~ The principal persons, chiefly creatures of Bolivar
Was called, and the octetlings in Venezuela were,
mhue pretcXt FOR inviting him 10 assu;nr the die
taorship, and overthrow the constitution which he
had sn!cUaiy sworn 10 preserve invollte for the
presented term OF ten years. What followed il
YET iresn III the memory o! most Of our readcrs-ths
couner-revouion in Peru, and tho appon, mcni of
thecxceent La Mar as president ofI,at rrnubIic nj
iectunly checked his views in that quarter: and in
Colombia some ind, idualS OF the constitutional mar
w. unable openly TO make head against his superior
power and address, engaged in desperate atteaci
upon ms Ire, from which he very narrowly rscnned
Inc patriotic Slntandcr was accused of being con-
cerned III the c"nSi'iFacy-wth what Justice VIC are
unable TO detcrminc-and by COMMITTING the sem
tence oil death passed upon him. into punishment for
lite, the Libcraor managed to make a show of mar
nnnml'y, while ut the sam time he rid himself of
Ms most formidable antagonist. Since that event
lie mas Deen enabled 10 advance moro uniformly to-
wards his object, q if recent intelligence be ,rue
IT would seem that he had at length resolved 10
throw oil the mask altogether.