New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-11

kSpNCtc. l Ae man who has fought the hsttles
OF hi, country. snt has endured priva,ioas Of
every kind to establish her liberty. becomes e..
ihusla,tic when speaking Of the achieve meats Of
her sois. ani The future which awaits her W.
sub ON 4 translation OF the entire speech
sgEEca OF PRESIDENT J. G. NOSAGAs
To ruosS rs1Sr>r Of the Pai1ee Of G,,rnpsu fx..
-Rg "a National feS'srGi y M 5ih # J.ly. iSS,
a,fsr ne Acf Of fafepctdrace hat Ven read
PILLOW CITIZENS. I'm orIoN,RiS> AND NsoisrxArss
"a raX kErUBllc-
You Lave just heari Tc>ouni. afscr their having
been con>e,ra'ci ior forty years IN our Aneslcas
annals The eloquent and energetic words by wAich
Tho patriotism 81 entire generation prOcl Nnet "
independent The greater part OF that geheras'oa
was cot down ~ The sword Of tyranny, and as -
mans have now almost entirely disappeared. atsn
thousand struggles. SACRIFICES, TC'eISes ana VIcto-
ifcS. these oTG> have renamed u Is a. me WIN
maJ Of period Of sublime Annexation, OF bootshed
in torrents. OF The most dreadful suffering, OF deeds
% prod couS. that the Imagination can scarcely
comprehend them They were more powerful asJ
contained more vitality than the co1rs seods And en-
thusia>tc men bv whom they were pronounced
they were the rsi hrcaihncS. the FIRST cry % exist
ence. long restrained, ot an enSlaycd people. who
acre not born 20 remain slaves upon the son OF ND
criv NJ people destined. M common with All then
brethren, to teach those OF ancient race than
themselves to 1--we the HE of sovereign nations
EVER expression contained N these words, although
4 hundred times erased by the dagger Of the most
>crlbcd bv the fctterod hand Of martyr or BY the
con0ucrng sword Of hero there IL not one Of them
which has not found for echo the clan,or OF battle
Or the expiring shouts of virtue upon the ScatOsd.
We have iuSt repeated them. fun Of noble pride.
the silence Of our patriotic a>Semblage. and imoUet
by religious feeling, such always inspired by
that which = more elevated than man, and of such
high Importance a. the des,lnieS OF people those
who shall come after Us viii also repeat these words
and be impressed with the same emotions and be-
fore them. before the Respondent star which nSes
sri 10 A no NnriI
protected by The light OF truth 20 generations who
viii have the happiness ~ be born Americans, 10
habit this lovely cline.
In order 10 attain The position We have all reached,
II has been necessary to pass through, and without
truce. year>o eXterminang warfare, to face death
IN The most dreadful forms, 10 witness and encounter
tcrTOrS. foundations. mlScrle> and tortureS, which
miQuity hsd not invented even in the days when II
was IN The service OF the most OdlOus tanaticisn.
backed By the most absolute power II has been ne
ceSsary. m order Ia this Act nom thousand
ShpwTeckS. and TO place It securely where now n,
remote from the chance Of any further attack. aud
above the reach Of every insult. that the Venexue
lans. rebuilding their mircpdiiN and strengthening
themselves by their ml>iOrtunc>, should perform
crusade. Fastening from combat to combat over one
half of the vast continent which We nhahit IL WAS
necessary. otdcr 10 make these regions the empire
OF liberty that rs soil should be conSecrated by
beng soaked with the blood OF It's valiant and viru
Gus sons Thus Il Is that tins document, admirable
m itself increases IN itS proportions and magnihes
Itself still more and more Ia our eyes because NOT
only constitutes the first page IN the sacred volume
of our laws hu II l. AZ the same time the most htilng
inscription 10 be placed around the Pantheon of our
lhstrlous men, and irontlsplcce worthy ot That
poem OF realized proGigles which We nave Tor our
history.
Follow-cnizens, let Us for a lew moments contem-
plate his great Charter, nbuCd by the feeling WIN
produced T. Let us consider a. II l., rs mandate
which has descended nom above on the wings OF the
brilliant DESTINY Of our America and that the hoin-
age which Ne render 10 It may be complete let "
supply the places OF the abSt nt-iiS ell those winch
are 10 come those who have passed away let
them come and occupy the places which belong %
them, on either side of tins monument, those enIhu-
sIastlc patriots who, though with the prospect OF
hundred future battles. bore the flag Of liberty VIC
touOusy through our streets and public squares.
and mutually sworc to each other IN their own
names and that of their sons, 10 defend TINS charter,
and 10 offer their lives, II necessary ~ holocaust
10 the national glOr. Letthem come and unite them
selves With us all that generation Of soldiers who.
from their mrcpdty. well deserve the glorious title
OF LbcratOT> of their country and Who. lliustrious
martyrs. heroic conQucrOrs, have lett US traces ot
their steps the longest road that ever peopletrav
Cled defense of liberty laurCs, principles, institu
tOns great examples IN every degrec.Of republican
virtue 10 be initiated ley theredso come those nations
who weresttcngihcned called INTO life by the gem
ofthe great OF Venezuela, thus rendering Illus
rOs our annals and theirs, and N
sons of the thought OF the 9TH OF July, sharing, or
members OF the same family, the general lnheri-
lance of glory and independence finally. let those
come who 10 come after MS, since their spirit
VIII BE- the same that anlmalo> our breasts, AMI
WHICH Has llN'U AIhNAnpWl ONi ul-lOll M bhuo
united. years beng thus blended IN this solemn
moment which belongs 10 ALL let III renew, IN
the name of the past and OF the future, the oats
which on the PRONUNCIATION 0i TINS ACT our iathefs
made let u> fully comprehend the duties which VI
impose, OH ~. and viii, doubt be as fruitful To
MS Us i was to them thls act and tins oath have
been shield, and II VIII ever be our national life
from th- origin has proceeded whatever there ~
noble or memorable IN our country That this day.
fellow.cltlzcns IN winch our hearts, our recoliec-
tons our thoughts are fun OF the most lofty feelings.
deeds and IDEAS may always cause all thai IS ephe-
neral personal and petty 10 disappear ana rase our
minds 10 the level Of the mission which the tunes
have mpo upon usand which asacred inheritance
commands should fulfill with the generosity and
vaor of those who have passed away let us abandon
miserable passions OF the day Ia which we 1--we,
and which cloud our feelings for country with
the gloom OF reciprocal dlsiTust let Ms rtise our
selves to real height, and from IT, united as bro
thprs lei MS serve. as worthy sons Of liberty, tho
American cause the cause which has been be
queathed 20 rs by TINS great act the VII oi thou-
sands OF heroes and Of martyrs
Venezuela has passed through two cpochs IN the
distinct ana ldbonOus pcnOds of her existence she
has passed through the TWO tropics necessary -
every political eNlstence-tne glorious and treinen-
dOus epoch Of valoTand of hcr0,m-the agi ateu anu
fcyerlsh epoch of enthusiasm Which Is always The
follower Of Liberty. She has already run through
the dangers OF these two transitions. We SEE her
arrive At last, although debiiiated, safe and whole,
at the age ofyIgOT, after again surrounding an ocean
Of passions Letus repair the damage she has sus-
ned b. the beating OF the waves let us iorgetthe
evils that have passed and seek 20 make thc future
happy Let US unite our efforts 70 deliver her sfohx
and sound INTO the hands Of Time Who already lows
sereney waiting 10 receive her INTO MS dOinhiDhS'
Let US N TINS solemn manner, offer the homage
OF our worship OF Liberty before her best affair." ano
in presence Of this impcrsh declaration Dow
down our heads. even 20 the ground, bcnea'h thr
weight OF thoughts which no expression can IN
tcTprct. 49,.
LEI us cons ecraie = record Of gratitude ana aunt
ration 10 those republicans whose elevated soub,
ANIMATED Ly the .lrtue OF The ancleEts, made them
seye, the organs between the greatest OF ages ana
the newest Of the continents, IN launching fOfh thS
protest 10 the world and 10 fIturity, grand as the
passion which dictated i. indestructble As the I'M
moral reason which sustained II
Let Us admire, yes, and such an admiration ielt IN
common BY every heart, and joining With US the few
witnesses that remain OF uose heroic acts, iet
US admire those valiant and distinguished men, yes
Grated BY their contemporaries, who were suihciens
ly generous 10 be orgetful Of themselves IN their
love for Their leilow-cItlZens and posterity, sum