The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-28

have oornsd degeaess sr.. ssrs.v rnsa IL ,lsfs
u the conquerors and .dsed ssmm,ey and doleo,e 70
Inc ;rrnes Il cruelty. and oppression.
m such ssr e Thugs progress the pat Of the
yecps 'ss possible. toe little they made
pbshed spite 4 the Obstacles throva their way BY
Aks order Of things. But this little net sum
cssnt = enable he people understand the essential and
ssps usnt elements Of liberty. True republican insn-
tGtieIs the highest devel pement Of human wisdom
their sxesce presupposss NC. only general diffusion Oh
nevledge but high degree Of aptitude in the nAss OF
he people; their permsnenee depends on general In
tepigepee and morality. is evident that the spanish
American colonies unable to arrive AZ suen STATE
n ysr~ction. They could not keep pace With the i'm
rsvem. nts which were gradually introduced Europe,
ana which even Spain could NO longer resist These
susnes had seen frcm tho beginning nst only under
Ne swsy Of an irresponsible and locally imperial gov
srnDest, without 10 Aans Of the latter, but Aad
hem also under the Influence of dec.yec expiring
dor iIop the cthe conlpe al squeeze. the life
sood from their VEINS IN order 70 probing its own an
susApg sxistence-a evil which they felt wishou.
anevirr hcv &c avoid it. Their IDEAS q remedy were,
sevever vssus and inccsns. They rathsr guided
BY the Instinct Of their and Nj thirst
IT vengeance than BY the inspirations of sad
ysrieK CO.
In due Of events and BY series Of regular do
ssarfy defined and well understood interests 1t IA
Sorec by that great moral AID owl sonvalsion which
tore asunder the letters 10 which the CT Europe
had b*en bound by heir kings and by the church tor
period Of thousand yesrsshe French revolution. Il
impossible conceal this great evoas from the
world. The knowledge os il spread everywhere despite
u uce-oys eciSis and the mess arbitrary measures
sgapst the press TIE Indian If he distant valleys Of
The Andes, # the deep mines OF Psseo, in Peru; the
ct Mexico ct the volcanic regoss and vast lakes OF
Gent 81 Ane,iea heard the Of the revolutionary
sssDsn tbsir hearts beat their eyes spanked and their
kahs mailed ~i ecstasy. The fermentation spread TO
~ Srani colonies. They though. Of the past and
.Avet hope ully the fut1re-A usu-e, unfortunately
bat too frequently daraened by hatred and Jealousy
mingled with the spirit Of vepgeanss.
Spain promptly felt the shock CT the French
~ icD; sr xn old in abuses and o,scured BY cor
s~Dtios, glorious only in her scvenirs, she has
ince been able TO rs-estsbiish the shattered
Abric Of her barbarian grandeur. Her mission Of
soDques. and psopagandism is Used and AL she fell,
kes will fes ds her past gfestaess. Eat in her
fa her colonies sh remained eependent upon her hike
Abe ivy wcih cogs to Tn old turret overshrown by
earthquake The power Of the veercys esrcng and
vigorous whilst that of the hing feeble. They
aued thtr Alliance with the thrcne Of Ferdinand and
fsabeiia though PrAned BY Bonaparte and supported
- foreign bayonets SPAN presented TO the world the
s gulsr spectacle OF STRONG 10 its ex.rem
ties deAd 81 the heart. There something sdmi
saAe he devotion With w5ch the colonies dhered 70
tAer trsdi ons. The coorits themselves forgot for
xsonent the, grieis and injuries, remembering Only
ihsr PAST glory and grandeur and the tact Of the
county Of their ancestors and the monarchy of Carlos "
being pr, strated at the feet of France hough Spain
yrarEca ard oppressive she still ,heis mother
county and IL patriotism consists in the simple love OF
the native the Span.a,ds and their descendants must
alzsys be regarded the greatest Patriots The young
sole, although turtles have since passed away, still
preserves with pride the sweet accent Of her AndAusan
ancestors indignant AZ proposition which not to
~ accepted replies by uniting her fair brows and pout
1g Ehs queen, Sol uaG Jotal,na,
with the restoration IN Spsin cslsci this patriotic
seainsnt and sympathy in the Spanish colonies, which
were made by he invariably absolute system Of
the thai the reforms Introduced BY that reso-
yatcn in Eusops were intended for thsm. On the
sther hand the vceroys the colonial ariscccacy and
tie rgy Itself who consi uted unliaaite
power AID formidable ecclesiastical ohgarcby,
saw with uaeasDess the progress Of the spisis
Of reformation The representative principle had
teen introduced in Spain; the power Of ,he mo
mach til then absolute bad hseo limited the aristocra
~ 1efpYnrc the privileges of the clergy oi nhished III
w Of y, imgepture baished and the sreat principi
Of equss before Toe Law proclaimed They feated "a
o oh msrveik us ccsn es the Peninsula Thsir fears
We not unyonpded the die AN 20 that
iivided ITEM, and the long periods OF oppression, gno
rance and al but sosolute superstition, which had
rsgned 10 the Spanish colonies, the rays Of new Ign
ponJtd An erica snd people began to SPEAK NTH
cgulse OF the his Of hpmaniy and hAsenedt 10 re
esgnize than. The voice of ery, charming ne raas
sAts uhd thoarands Of listeners, 1t caused am ngs
he populations the excitement TIE
pta.snt emotions tha rnas,c amcngs. the savages
Vague hopts ct an uDknoSn future dAwned from
AM rest the clouds which covered thsm The mos in
Anfh
70 realized the Crroies OF an order OF things
BY ~hlso they could psce themselves Ia the same rama
nsgn anon 20 ,hose glori days en- tho demo tracy
Of 1lasesla like thai Of Sparta exercised thel. smpe
sohei,iop, wnen els aGces did not bow under
foreign yoke. But lev had clear idea Of what
se s'rOt.s true JepoOhcan.sn or knew The means 81
arriving At ana pre'ery1ng IT, TIE best NOS TO say the
wsest like revolutionsts Of France, Eel fnto the
ro- Of sUpgorrg that people weary Of yi amy AND
snhus ~stc bsrly, capable of standing It
resEx ny al tho crD;i.ions Vi its enjoyment Re-
yuohes are TIE tfspripg q lime; they are, to cor
hun ,niy With tsey at the ZANE lime in their .urn
hop to improve Thus, whist the most aostr.ct
Hsih- OF bicsIsn were proclaimed with orcs and
sossJ and fully gnzed hbery. The separation from
Spain The frst great step they had n view This
moe accory isEsd they thought nothing farther was
wanted.
In. facility xith which the Spanish mosarchy dis,
usmbsred md The Independence Of the American colo
estso isbe5, is isdeed rernarkase 1t 49, % doub
grsa part attributable 70 he feeblsness II the ohsr
o,snTry. Bot her causes, to which We VIII briefly al
hide, eosfribu't "a " favor it.
The ann tsraac part IF the Spanish American popu
iaos by which q God sell chose who occu
tied ali the rnpor ACT Dosts and who we're uore inn-
n.'efy csIpsctd with the government, ss r1en whose
principles naTchica and Of an exclusive oharac
Ter sei the whole vsst body Of the ricn erg7
Lobed only with The popAga.ion OF liberal
principles 10 he sBsua Dat also srsid iast they
u,gh ex,erd 10 Their sno invade ahstr own nSe
They treb for their nomupities and piyheges
bat o. tho whisn vnsir edos and
riches tfA coOuiss gave hen aud 81 the power
tbey ke.D ed with they With esa oonce n
to- cevs1 p-men, pFoeamstion Of liberal dess In
America. thus, when cry " sepA-asrn Lon Spain
W, ase1 they iDeo ia it and made eom@on en- se wth
Vi, rsope Al beb.id hi- fepaea'lon not ooly their
ps.+pr seeurty bat also ths continuation Of ti-ic
oae isbsd PRIV .gs- authority The Vcefoy hoped
sy near u ID. y with which b. wa vs' cd, n
sske hD,ef ling ard t. enjoy indePsodsnt sstead
eepss@d stSfe; the AIi-tocraoy, To shsEs OH their
sADisi ospeDdsa, d y tosn A. Independent arispo
GRATIS y. Moreover, they osli ven by the es-
hes mert o. .cclers tica pr icsl igsrcav they
voUjo nor uRby donin tte g at ma ses