Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-02-22
From the New York Evening Post
Spread of RcpublicaniSm SOuthWard.

Spread Of Republicanism Southward.
Many OF the States Of Central and
South America are republican only in
name, and VIC are glad 10 see, therefore,
that, as the northern people move south.
ward, they infusc among the inhabitants
Of those regions-along with some ques.
tionable practices, not worse, however,
than they INDUCED in belorc-better no.
tions Of the true principles Of govern.
mcnt.
The Yankees, as they are called, are
much abused by foreigners for an alleg.
ed propensity to invade the territories Of
their ncighbors, but if the "Yankees"
will only carry with them, wherever they
60, the sound political doctrines which
are their common faith, they will be ac.
quilted Of all the evils of their interfer.
cnce, as we'll by the people they benefit,
as by the disintcrcstcd judgment Of pos.
.erity.
| A Panama paper, the other day, sum-
ming up the advances which had been
recently made by the State Of New
Grenada, referred to the following:
lst. The law which declares free all
the slaves in the republic, and indemni.
Gcs the masters. This law was demand.
ed by vast majority Of the people, and
though it did not encounter the obstacles
existing in some other countries, be-
r cause Of the small number Of slaves and
the low price of labor, the claims of rea,
son and christianity still had their op.
poncnts.
I'd. The destruction OF the tobacco
monopoly, the good effects OF which are
already felt.
81. Trial by jury in certain cases.
and the intention to extend it to others
4,h. The annulling OF the privileges o.
the priests. This was demanded by rea.
son, Justice and The state Of the world
and is indispensable in republic; &C
clesiastical, like military privileges
being incompatible with liberty.
5th. The abolition Of tithes and tht
surplice tax.
9th. The right Of parishioners to cleo
their curates. This power has heretofore
been exercised by the executive.
eth. The entire liberty efthe press.
sth. Free education-thc obstacles ir
the way Of the poor in getting admission
to the bar and to every branch of learn
ing being removed, by reducing or abol
ishing fees for titles and degrees.
9th. The divisions Of the revenues
so necessary in democratic republic
as their Capitalization renders democra
cy a mere name, or makes the rulers
monarchical or absolute. The object o
the law is, to allow the people to man
age their local governments, to which
the United States owe so much Of thei
prosperity.
lO,h. The abolition Of quarantine
and cordons ofhealth, most sensible
and economical measure.
l1th. The abolition Of capital punish
mcnt for political offences.
18th. DO Of passports.
18th. The present contract with th'
Panama Railroad Company.
l4th. The contract to continue th'
Typographical survey Of the Republic.
| 18th. The reform Of the Constitution
which now contains the germs Of rapi'
improvement, without Utopian exagger
ations.
| We perceive that the statesmen o
New Grenada, in accordance with TIL
last paragraph, are discussing othe
great and extensive reforms. DR.. Flor
cntino Gonzalez, an apparently intelli
gent and energetic writer, proposes il
the Gaceta OEciel, de Medellin min
, columns Of amendments to the existin,
constitution. Most Of these seem to u
to be we'll considered and judicious.
> His first object is to divide New Gren
, ada into ten sovereign and Independent
. states, for the purpose ofinternal legis
lation, under ono federal head, the SAM
as the United States-and to adopt th'
name for it Of the /" Columbia Confeder
alton" These States, and all others Y
r be admitted to the confederation. are Il
]havs thoroughly republican coastitu