The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-30

wretcles who sacrifice their convictions to an gno-
be fear-who sacrifice 10 their egotism the interests
OF their country and 10 whom the voice OF man IS
Lgtrful than that OF nature, liberty ana duty.
Thalnor OF General Urbina, like that of all men
bind.S ~ power and upon whose command fortune
has smtd consists in being willing TO speak to, and
to manage people always in the 81 ne manner.
Their presumptuousness msleads them; they believe
circumstances to move on at their will and measure
the present and the future by the past All is
moving around them, and they are not aware of It
so long the basis of their authority is preserved
hrD; all things changes and they do not perceive
any OF tn sc changes for the fumes of glory, adula
ton and power, which encircle them, intercept their
view.
General U,bina thinks the whole nation of Ecua-
dor TO be still asleep IN his arms and he continues To
lul her sleep; he believes still to act on people
whom his former love of nationality made bear his
oppression, and that Ia the same manner az this
people rose at his voice to fight the foreigner, they
likewise VIII rise today to fight against the cham
pons OF liberty, their tribunes. Therefore he
obstinately continues in his work of annoying the
people with his cries OF command, which are lost
among the sullen murmu,s OF general discomfort.
We are sincere in saying that we are sorry TO see
General Urbina engaging himself in SO improper a
manner in an electioneering question: being want
ng to himself, to his post and to the nation; acting
contrary to all kinds of consideration, and descend
Dg to represent part unworthy Of the high place
he occupies we feel sorry because the honor Of
the government suled and the national sovereignty
attacked we feel also sorry for General Urbina be-
Chust, III iIdttcT 10 nave
observed cautious conduct, whilst what he is now
doing by his intrgues, unworthy Of the chief of
republican State, is augmenting the motives Of
complaint, and provoking against himself the popu-
lar Indignation; and feel sorry for it, because
whatever his bunders and errors may have been, we
always shall be ndeb ed to him for the period Of
peace he has vouchsafed us, and acknowledge his
efforts for the triumph Of our national independence.
In the meantime, the great day of the republic is
approaching the day which will either perpetuate
past full Of miseries, and show out q stormy
and gloomy future, or which will be the dawn
of brilliant time to come. The question is
not. as some believe, that of a simple candidate;
it is that Of liberty or slavery, Of progress
retrocession Of life death for the country ii is
not now question Of term ofcommand, but Of the
future Of the republic; it is not struggle for ee-
waiting to the position of first magistrate Of State
this or that Citizen but it is the struggle for
regenerating the political condition of the nation
and for improving her institutions or for enthron
ing the ominous power of oligarchy and absoutsm.
It is struggle not for names but for principles and
between opposite systems
Both the genius Of liberty and slavery the
sky Of Ecuador fighting for domination In the coun-
try of Rocsfueite and Olmedo.
Citizen electors! to which OF these-that of liberty,
or that Of slavery, will you give your suffrages?