Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-19

the reflection that his unquestonalle abilities and
stern inilexibiity of purp,Ae, rendered him better
qualified than any otber for The isduvus task of
governing bali civilized aud dsoIg anized people,
anil entertained too high an op,nob Ut his prudence
To suppose that he could deladel by the "rg;c OF
name and when SO fully possessed Of the substance,
70 hazard all by graspipg at the shadow Of roy
The monarchica. bias OF his disposition, though i,
mad shown itsctiu his ADDRESSES, his dislike of
conntrymen and institutions, and ON various other
occasions previously TO the PRONUNCIATION of tie cele
brated constitution OF Bclva ns never been SO OPEN
~ avowed as in that curious document T!c writer
OF these remarks Lima about the period of lis
paohcnti9h, When, at course, it was the subject o.!
{'.nerai DISCUSSION; and has repeatedly heard
tnor charged by those Of the constitutional party with
the daring design of consolidating Peru and Coou,-
Sbia--pcrhaps all Spanish South Amerca, into one
elahd government rfe direction OF which he was to
assume as perpetual President. That such was his
itenion, the whole tenor of his conduct that Il
and since has fully tended TO prove Under the new
Sncre, one of his most dcvo ed ule ents,
bad been elected president for life of Bniva: bY in
trgues with the deputies of lower Peru assembled
~ Lima, ininidutng some and persua ding others,
ne procured the cx'ens;on of his own authority as
N'ator TOT another year, and ultimately the adop-
tion OF tue Bolivian code, and his own appointment
Us perpetual president. These, however were but
secondary oyccts-Colnmhia, where his popuIarii v
Vas unoounded was 10 be- nude the foundation oil
MS power, ana IN order to effect his purpose there
ilt was necessary to throw into confusion country
which, under the able admin strntin o.! Santan,er
i was 'nst recovering from the dsorpanzinp effects
oil the revclution--tle Liberator would then in, err
! pose and settle afinirs after his own liking
4 Inc ConstituiionaiiSts openly charged him with
hetigating The instructions. which about this time
/ broke out in various parts of Colombia and from
s'inc personal knowledge of the manner in which
that OF Gi'ay aquiI effected, we have no donbt
OF ttte truth of the accusation. Admiral Inprut
or Elnswo. tn, formerly the captain of Lord Czech
rahes o'lg the Rose. gentleman high in the con-
,dence OF Bolivar. had been despatched By him from
Lima TO IuayaGuil, some time before the news of
t" reociion oi PacH Ill Ven, ztiea hjt rea che that
P'dce' III oruef doubtless To take ADVANTAGE of tho
cAcHeuieht winch that event wouh naturally occa
9oi,' '"ronSh MS mana gcmeDt, 4 meeting of some
81 the prlncpal persons, chiefly creatures of Bolivar
was called, and the proceedings in Venezuela wer,,
'na"e a rrcteNt tor inviting him to assuu. the die
,d'ofship, ana overthrow the constitution which IL,
nao soieInniy sworn to preserve inviciate for the
p!esctloei term OF ten years. What followed is
YET iFes IN the memory of mos; of Cur readers-the
couhter-rev"lnion in Peru, and the appoint ment of
sneeXcclient La Mar president otthat republic e
tectualiy checked lis views in that quarter: and j,
Colombia, some individuals of the CONSTITUTIONS mr.
ty unable openly to make head AGAINST his snne,or
power and address, engaged in desperate attcmn,
upon his life, from which he very narrowly escanod
ine patriotic Santandcr accused of heinz con-
cerneu III the consplracy--wth what Justice ye arc
uhaoie 10 determine-and by comnivtio9 tho sa,
renee OF death passed upon him. into bpn;shnent "a
iie' the Llhcrator managed to make show of ma g
nanihiiy. while ut the same time he rid himself Of
MS most formidable antagonist. Since that ev.nt
ne mas Deen enabled to advance more uniformly, To-
wards ms object, " if our recent intelligence he no
| IL would seem that he had at length resolyed -,
throw oil the mask aitoretler "