Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-11

Ing the truth. Well may the friends Of liberty
IN Colombis wonder tina, we have been satisfied
with barely ackno wiedging them as indepen.
dent Of Spain, and with being indiHeren, spec
tators 10 'heir domestic expressions. We trus,
however, tina, hereafter the press Of the United
States will speak out, and let the Southern Pa.
'riots know that Al leas, they have our sympa-
thes.
DECLARATION OF THE CITY OF CAR
ACAS.
On the third instau,. The following commu>
nj alton WAS received in this city, from his ex.
ceilency the Superior Chief, (Gen. Paez,) dat
ed 18Th Sep. Last. in GuaysqniI: (it i, here O.
miVed) have ordered Its pahli, alton.
The following was accompanied with ano.
her from his Exceli-ncy General in Chief ].
B. Aii>mcndi; This also i. here omitted.)
A Presidrn, aud Secretaries having been ap,
pointed, and rules Of debate and voting having
been adopted. the assembly took up the subjecl
before hem; and the communica ions above
CT ed having been frst read, the delberaIion
b~gnn. Several ora,ors addressed he Assem-
bly, ny turn; hey freely discussed for TWO sue
o"ssise DAYS, the most important points Of our
policy and administration; made clear aud
just division Of our history; quoted many doeu'
mems Of all descriptions in which are establish
I'd the principles agreed on, and which, III briei
atr as follows:
Even if we could forger the contents OF the
message OF Gen. Simon B,livar to the Con,
gre,s Of Angos,ura OF 1919. in which I've pro.
posed principles contrary to the system pro-
claimed in Vent zurla from the moment of her
polite al uan,foI m ,,ion; his non confor
with the Constr ution Of Cscuta, in spite Of
the oath he took 10 he fai hful 10 it, and which
he eluded by W! hdrawing TO remote regions,
that he nigh, BE- u1shaokl in government {;
the profession Of his political p;i"oipals IN the
| constitution he p rsen,ed 10 the Bolivian Re
public, and urgently recommended 10 Peru
| and Colombia; he means he Escorted To dissolve
| he Congr. s, Of Peru, and The G ard Conven>
ION OF . ana the favor bic reception and
| support hr gave To those persons who, by a
revolutionary movement, destroyed the popu
lar basis If governmen in Bogora, TO cons,-
,u,e him suprem- chief ard arbier over The
lives Of the CT liens. II we could fmge' the
many rumors at d,fierrn' periods oiIcula ed Of
the overthrow Of the Republic; IL would be
Impossible to regard with indifference the
,epeat-d and direc' attacks Which under the
die ra,oria adminstf ion were made and re
making on he unaltetabie aud sacred princi
| DIES established by wisd M and sound policy,
wrested ov lihesy from her tn mes, by so
much blood and such mighty sacrifices. igains,
these principles pruclsmed oy America 20
years since al the dawn Of the revoluti IN, for
which oui fathers and bro;h hers have died, we
have l"'' prtor and happiness, and reduced
| TO rum our growing towns and 'erile hcids.-
| Since he VII of n"e m4n b b come hr sole
law OF ColembIsns, they have TO only ceased
10 hear the .u'husia,ic crle> Of Ebrrtv, bu
the press, which had declared our opinions,
ard approved our proceedings BY multitude
| Of prin 5, was compelled Civ up ! mighty
| obi, cts, and nothing is now heard from /, bu'
TIVE eulogi,s Of absolute power and mall die
ions aaainsl liberty. The ministerial Gag t'e
Of Colombia, has at leng h gone so far as 10
say as well IS tn, offirial papers OF the d,'rie S,
died by the GovcrnWen:,) that principles
are the eang,e enc Of society, and ruin Of Amer
les; willis, they tell Us that government ny one
man is the best, and that seryile GU mission
| and blind obt dience could render US happy.
! What q base sc and AZ aud how dc /, shame
u.i rne prin,s SEM Gom thr Cspi,al 20 The
provinces, by the agents Of The g~vernmrn ,
| par skiing Of the same spirit, and rriaS ut com
mon origin, have constantly recommended 81
lence IN place Of tru h. blind obedieDce as 'hr
| safe re,or., abject submission instead oil he
honest exercise Of our righs and slavery Tor
iberlv. An ColombiA has seen with disma'
the Eco del reguendame," aud other similar
puhiic lions.
! The messengers o. saver, have been shame
fully mulipl,cd, ara ve'eran pario's and tr'e
IN n have beeH every where persecu,ed: Tor the
former the treasury has been dilapidaud, ami
tue families If the latter weep in orphanage
and:berea,emen,.
| Acri uI,ure is near its ruin, and its honora-
BILE Supporters are perishing with hunser,
white commerce, oppressed by capricious and
crude regulations lra'e our Por's deserted, our
stores shut, and half the people in ,nac'ion =.
The same General Bolivar ha, said, Ia letter
printed by his friend. that The government had
o union, stability, nor prospec' OF continuance
,ha, i, Moves by grca, leaps, and leaves behind
immense spaces; he has said that he can no
longer bear the charge Of the administration
,ha. his du,v and honor demand his retirement
The people suffered all this and as much more
as can b. spoken, for they had a, least he hope,
from tn. growing nature OF the republican sys,
lem that day would come when things would
.I.,x. f>r ,hiS nrpcious object and by taking