Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-06

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IN front and rear The loss of this building is estimated nj
$50 900.
The Wing State Convention Of Maryland have nominated
p;h,rJ Bowie ns their candidate Tor Governor. II
,hopob, that Thomas Swami would have received The nom
nation The contest between the names of those Two
gentlemen
From the Panama Herald Aug IL.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN REpUBLlCS--THEIR
/ CONDITION, SOCIAL. MORAL AND MILITARY.
And come to that division OF The globe 10 which
wish more particularly 10 reier-namelY, the south
American or more correctly speaking, the Spanish Ame
can republics.
First the list, in geographical order comes Mexico.
the first also from her political position, her splendid SOIL
her resources and all The rich gifts that nature has
Iavished upon her with such boundess pIodsaity YET
Mexico is but political Volcano over "hich me sun ~ur
lava crust has yet hardened and IN which, al any mo-
men the flames may burst forth agan WIN redouoed Vo
lence republic but nume; her rulers govern nfoueh me
fear and the affections OF the people, anu from e Gays o
nrbde 10 the present rule OF Santa Anna have sought more
their own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT than The puoc good
Revolution has succeeded revolution and constitution o
uded before The eyes of Macbeth and each political conyu
sion seems sink The nation into misery and wfetced
ness The Deep and produce disunon and confusion
more and more coniounded.
her in order follow the small States known the Cen
,ro American Republcs-Gunemau, Honduras San Saliva
dor Nicaragua and Costa RIGA. Ono moment forming
treaties and bonds of union, swearing eternal ay and
brotherhood treaties and new ana e next
thew are found engaged bloody and
carried with all the horrors OF cVii war anu az .ne
be,nrss of family feud Rulers whose names were never
known beyond tho limits Of their territory and many o
which are almost forgotten now even there nave oi N.Y.
ment shut their troubled horizon IKE meteor M
darkness of NIGHT and suddenly disaPpearca inc
only end they answered, being to make me uafe"ess Vs
lbleh Even now Guatemala and Honduras hrc III arms
against each other and the other republics fny
because they are reduced by previous Efforts 10
the struggle and the spells are scarcely worm hSlns o
The present uuesence is however, but tcmporayi is I'm
nnosih hn il can be otherwise long as the system OF
| III III
present The government is still the government OF Oih
Spain altered only in name, but lis nature continues as be-
lore shameless pecuation inaVesaso oplsss I aa
" and corruption, formerly by Spanish oicais now oy
thos who hold the rcins oil Office They sought liberty they
oupLt for il noby and deyoedly and they achieved ii but
when il was reluctantly yielded 10 hrn they dd not Know
tic v,nc hey did not understand its In such works
as those of Voney Rayna Voaire and rane ey looked
under the most unpropous circumstances M me eospei
social cnn,ract and the rights of Can IL therefore, be
snp that they have only gone the lengths We see!
New Granada comes next IN order Alter long strhg.
Ole She too achieved her liberty and underwent IN er SUD
sonent state almost many changes az her
ssrr renub!cs From federal State OF the COLOMBIAN
Union she at last took her stand as an independent nation
and during her younger years. almost The same
M revolutions system Of political ntrigues O
late wears she has ENJOYED internal peace and crcu
stances arising Of her peculiar position anu the contact
she has heen brought into with European nations and the
nited Sutes have produced in her most favorable rear
ton In The reformed constitution which she has Just
adopted se again made voluntary anu peaceu cahse
in her n,incpes of self government bat whether she yet
nrennreJ for 80 thoroughly Democratic change ID an i'm
nonn probIem that yet remains 10 be solved 10 judge OF
New Granada by the province Oh Lanau wnn DC 10 "I
veIv ururecl idea of the people or OF the connty,ye
eslrp il by that standard, should say 'at Inc expert
men 81 the constitution Is premature ana lhat otn'i
smner val not less necessary reforms should have prrc drd
II Mndcr,,e lsm, IN the hands o lew enigh
eued men, is certainly preferable 10 utes'ranen Df
mocalic principles in the hands oil an Ignorant ullilue
and power placed in wrong hands Is nnichit w recover
noan A few months year will however, settle the
and show whether this seemingly progressive step
| will prove go in reality for New Granada
,ho ofhnr
voabIe Ven, zuea plunged In civil war; and tcua.
dor scarcely recovered from The designs oil Furcs Is sun
eynoscd TO another attempt from The same quarter one :"
ali the Smith American republics has made the least pro-
oress towards civilization and stability Her foreign debt
unoida,nJ her RESOURCES urevroped and her export and
import trade very limited. ,,
peru is peraus The most apparently prosperous OF all Inc
South American republics. For some tiic aller bu'ar
San Martin and Sucrc gnsc her Independence sf also was
IN, theatre f civil war revolution, and discord from which
m, vast revenue she derives from her gnanu DEPOSITS now
saves her az yields sufficient 10 satisfy The cpdly OF all
par the old spirit OF intrigue stu fingers WIN hc hhu
After aiding Flores against her neghb"ng Stale ol Ecla'
DOR and trying pick quarrel win New Granada se nus
succeedr in coming 10 an open rupture WIN hcr soneh
usnhIr Bolivia in actually invading The Country ana I'D
sowing the seeds civil discord in that unfortunate con
inv We do pretend Id Judge as 10 whether She Jhsleu
her conr.c bur wc think il sr has sufficient cause
for war SHE should fight herself and not Caort 10 Inc
policy of dividing The house against iis- AID involving inc
country in The hUrrDrs Of ciS war.
Bolivia been always unforiunale unsettled IN he go
vso,ent and torn by faction and party spirit possessing
splendid soI and climate and vast resources some OF Them
ain
ready market She has neglected all these ana become nnt
The Unfortunate victim of designing ambitions and selfish
rurrs SHE remains and is like 10 remain or some lime IN
The uuhappy position she occupies unless some ne"
mower usrs or some fresh element be Introduced INTO htf
policy that may her her proper place IN me scale
| Of nations. I'LL
Chi. also suffered has lately advanced more rapidly
and on suunder basis than any oil her sister epocs tu
cation is encouraged industry lo-lered, and liberal pncy
pursued by her rulers, is every day strengthens ana SC
cures her more and and she shows is what can DC
done under jus. and enlightened lorn al government.
Cruising tho Andes find the Argentine republics SIN
The seat oil civil dscord and The country vi HE DICTATOR
rancea and Rosas still plunged in all The horrors Oh clV
war
In this rapid review Of the Spanish American continent
there i much matter reflection Copniine the
distracted unsettled almost rcrograde position 81 these
republics since The period of their emancipation WIN 'nc
vast urogrcss by the United States during me same
period or even during equal number oil years aler er
ndependcnce considering the advantage the oref
posses sed in having model which Ia furm their c"hs'
buttons they inclne and that they were calse'
upon to Try no experiment in segovenmeni or ifac
a sys,m of repubicansm novel as il IL complete we
caunn help arriving the conclusion that some very I'M
portanl reenl is wanting in r character OF the people,
which dearly bought experience WILL it is 10 be hoped soon
teach HEM and example and intimate relations WIN
l the rest Of mankind induce them 10 adopt.