THE MINERS’ AND FARMERS’ JOURNAL.
(fmm Ike NatiaMl htfUigencrr, 17* »ft ]
As faithful chroiiicleni, we must not omit
to notice among&t the incidente of the day,^
the appearance yestenlay, in the House o!
Representatives, ^handed about for signa
ture by the messengers of the House,) of a
subscription pa|>er, the caption of which ran
thus: Proposal*, hy Dvff Gueen, for
“ publishing the Correspondence behrrcn
“ General Andrew Jackson and John C.
“ Calhoi'N, President and Vire-President
“ of the United States, on the subject of the
course of the latter, in the deliberations
“ of the Cabinet of Mr, Monhoe, on the
“ occurrences in tlte Seminole H ar—52 /hi-
“ ges—price 88 a hundred." VVo mention
the incident to Jet our readers know that
the curiosity which rumor has liecn for sev
eral weeks whetting, in regard to this cor
respondence, is about to be gratified ; and
we give the caption of the subscription pa
per, as the most authentic way of announ
cing both tJie reality of such a correspon
dence, and its intended publication.
THE rOKKlJSPllNDENCE.
I^atc last cveinng, after the preceding pii-
ragraph was in type, a copy of the pamph
let to which it alludes, was placed in our
hands. I'hough relating to by-gone que«>-
tions in our public history, the Correspon
dence is invested with an interest, from the
character and elevation of the parties to it,
which will claim for it us early an insertion
as practicable. In the mean time, to grat
ify, in sonie degree, tlie public curiosity,
and to give our readers s5nie insight into
the nature of the Correspondence, we in
sert this morning the introductory address
of the Vice-President.
To the Peofle of the Vnited Slalet
I conu; before yHi, as my constituents, to
give an account of my conduct in an im
portant political transaction, which has been
rolled in question, and so erroneously rep
resented, tliat neither justice to myself nor
re9|>(-ct for you will jiermit me any longer
to remain silent ; I nllude to my course, in
the deliberations of the Cabinet of .Mr. .Mon
roe, on the Seminole question. I know not
how I can place more fully before yoti all
the facts and circumstances of the case,
than by putting you in possession of the
correspondence between General Jackson
and myself, which will show the difference
between the views that we have resjiective-
1y taken, and by what means, anl through
whose agency, this long gone-by affair has
been revived.
I have not taken this step, strictlj' defen
sive as it is, without mature delilieration,
and a ra!m and careful estimate of all the
obliga io r. under which I act. 'I'lmt there
are ation^ reasons a^rainst it, I feel and ac-
>'UUgl> e»iiTiwtimi^ini»
to vmdicate my character, impeached, as it
has been, in one of the most important in
cidents of my life, and to prove myself not
unworthy fif the high station to which you
have elevated me, far outweigh all other
considerutmns. Should my vindication have
nny political or personal bearing, I can on
ly say that it will not be because I have ei
ther willed or desired it. It is my inten
tion simply to place my own conduct in its
propor liwht, and not to assault others^ Nor
ought I to be held responsible should any
such consequence follow ; as I am free from
all agency in resuscitating this old subject,
or bringing it to the knowledge of the pub
lic. Previous to my arrival here, I had
confined the knowledge of the existence of
the correspondence to a few confidential
friend/", who were politically attached both
to General Jackson and myself; not that I
had any thing to apprehend from its disclo
sure, butb(.*cause I was unwilling to increase
the existmg ercitement in the present high-
Jv critical state of public uflairs. I?ut when
I arrived here, lute in Df'cemljcr, I found
niy cad’ton had been of no avail, and that
the correspondence was a «ibject of con-
versatifrti in every circle, and soon Ijecame
a fttpic of free comment iu most ."jf the pub
lic journals. Tho accounts of the afiiiir, as
is usually the case on such occasions, were,
for the mf)st part, grfissly distorted, and
were, in many instances, highly injurious
to my character. Still I deemed it my du
ty to take no hasty ^tep, lieing determined
to afford time for justice to lie done me with
out apjteal to you ; and, if it should be, to
remain silent, as my oiily object was the
vinrfioalum my onH rhnranier.—
I{clieving that further delay would Ixj use
less, I can see no adequate motive to jK>st-
fMme, any longer, the submiH>^ion of all the
fiictii of tiic caise to your deliberate and fi-
tint
I am not ignorant of the trying pj»itiou
in which I am placei—standing unsustam
ed, except by tlie furce of truth and justice ;
yet I cannot but ljok with confidence to
yfj«ir decitiimi. The question presented for
your consideration is not that of a contro
versy of two individuals, t>etwccn whom
vour are to decide : vieweil m that linht, it
wfwld t>ear the as|)ect of a mere persona!
difTer-nce, involving no principle, and un
worthy of your notice ; Iwt, regarded in a
vidual in a high official station, a must so
lemn oblig-ation is im|>oMed on you and him,
on the faithful discharge of which fhe ex
istence of our fi'ce and hnppy institutions
mainly depends ; on him, so as to act to me
rit your confidciice, and t)n you, not to with-
dr^iW thr.t confidenee without just cause. It
is under a profound regard for this inufuij
and sacrtMl obligation that I submit the
whole afHiir to your deteniiinntion, conscious
that in this, a-s well us every other public
transaction of my life, I have been actua
ted by a solemn sense of duty to you, un-
influoncbd by fear, favor, or aflection. I
cannt»t but look forward to your entire ap
probation.
I owe it to myself to state, that I come
before you under circumstances very imin-
f'ul to me, and a reluctance which nothisi^'
Imt a sense of duly to you awl myself could
overcome. Among these cin umstances, is
the necessity of being instruinentul in dis
closing, in any degree, what 1 deem so highly
confidential as the pnoceedings of the I’ahi-
by ulxiolute necessity. Acting under thi«
impress-ion, I have not felt mystdf at liberty
to go, even in self-lefence, beyond strict
necessity, and have, accordingly, carefully
avoided 8|)eaking of tlie course of my asso
ciates in the administration, and e\en of my
own, beyond what appeared iudi!?p)enable.
I have not put even Mr. Crawford’s state
ment of his course in the Cabinet at issue,
except only incidentally, as bearing on his
statement of mine. It is no concern of mine,
except in this incidentiil way, what repre
sentation he maychoost! togiveof hiscourse,
as to this subject, now or formerly, or whe
ther his representation be correct or erro
neous.
IHore I conclude the^e prclutoni- obser
vations, I deem it pro|)er to make a few
additional remarks, us to tlie commence
ment and motive of this movemcut against
me.
Tho origin goes far Iwck, beyond the
date of the present corrt‘S|Kiiidence, and had
f(>r its object, m-t tlie udvantiige of Gen.
Jackson, but my political destruction, with
motives which 1 leave you to interpret.—
'I'he enmity of Mr. Crawford to me, grow
ing out of political controversies long since
passed, aflbrded a ready r nd powerful in
strument by which to o|ierate ; and it was
early directed against me, with the view of
placing General Jack»>n and myself in our
present relations. With that motive, in
the midst of the severe pilitical struggle
which ended in elevating him to the Presi
dential chair, and in which 1 t>K>k a part so
early and decidedly in his favor, a corres-
fiondeiice was opened at Nashville, unknown
FK»M KLRorlC.
Nctr-York, Feb, 22.—Y'esitenlav,
lent down all the trees, so that they can let
^ I in the water, niid iiiundate the country at
I pleasure. They send out their patroles no
. farther than St.’Jean Steen, and apiwHr to
jiacket ship PKcific, ('apt. Croeker, arrived i,ii the war with apprehension and un-
from l.iverpool, wlieiwe she sailetl on 17th ' v^illi’ujpioss.”
Jan. the [Kicket shi|. T.iie,  'apt. Funk, from Itc-commrncfnicnt of IlostiUlies.—Tho
Havre, (lyth) the packet ship liirmingham, j .Jouniul of Helgique contains the following
(’apt. Harriti, fn>in i.iverpool, (lOth,) the j - of intelligence in relation to the affairs
packet ship Hannilml, Cnpt. Hebard, from | Hol,riu,n; ‘‘We learn from Antwerp,
London, (7th)—and the shiji James Crop- ' J;itc of tho lllh of January, that hos-
per, Gary, also from Livcrjioi.l, (14th Jan.) nppear to have ri -com7naiced on all
By thesi' arrivals we have received our reg- I o,, Sunday a brisk caniiouade was
ular file of London, Livi!r|»ool, Paris and ^ j.) that town, in the diroctiou of the
Havrw pu|»era to the latest date, together '
with LloVfHd l.i^ts and our Correspondent’s 1 Journal >f January 0th, con-
U'tters. Taour old and worthy frieml Capt., ;—“ I lostilities have re-
Cr*K-ker, wc are iudebted for copiiHis files ^ 'I'his is no doul)t ttinunafe.
of Jjoudon |*pers from Mh to Kith Jan. in-' this moment the lJ« lgians can have
chwve, and for LiverjMX'l [«»i>«!i sol ICth ^ f,fp^;„cession from us, but such as
and I'th ideo). I force may make us grant. Diplomacy will
Itoundary Question.—The nw«t iinpor- |„iyp gained nothing from us. This is the
tant article to America contaiiwd in the pa-1 essential. Notwithstanding tho Congrcsn
jiers by this »rrival, is the inform;»tion that lymdon, ainl all that may have fallen from
the bcundarv inuesti«Mi, which was r» ferred Minihter for Foreign AfEiijs in France
NeHverhuuls—is at length wil,ji:tt of tho ^
settled. Id "I* Bceiniii fiiurun v>/* »#«», *on-' ——
dou CNiurier of Satiinlay, 1.5th Jun. we fiitd
thu following article i
“ Ilagve, Jan. !(>—Their Kxcelh'ncies
Sir Charles Bagot, Aod»a>*iador Kxtraordi-
nary and Minister l*lcni[>otentiary t>f his!
Scheldt, me'n»«-i t« decree
more free, for we submit to the dictation of
no jv.\vcr. IlollamI has maintained the po
sition to w hifh she is entitled, and her (Jov-
eniinent has l)egun to display a proper en
ergy. Armed with the justiecofour cause,
not in anv degree subiiiit to their deci>ion
upon the ilclgic pif'vtion, and wiiuld appeal
to force of arms. Thus Holland will not
Brituiinic Majesty, ainl M. Pn'ble, Amlias-1 prefer taking the chances of war to tna-
sjidor Kxtraordiuary and MiniMer Pleiii[>o-; conrcBsion-: which mirht 1k> attributed
teiitijiry from tlR> United States of North a sensn of weakness. Let us then (ly to
An.crica, have this morning received from addition to the alK.ve, we learn
tbe hands of his ->Iaiesty, the Ac t which
Cologne, under date of January f>,
declares the decisiou given by his Majpty, William, on the 1st instant, de-
as umpire, in differences bi tween ; blared to the Five Powers, that he wmild
Britain and the I nited States, res|vcling
the detenniiwtion of the frontiers of their
resjiective territoriej.”
'I’he London Journals, even to the latest
datoii, are crowdel with accounts of the
state of the country—lieing copious extracts
fnjin the various provincial pajiers, togeth
er with reporl*{ of' tho trials of rioters and
incer.diaries at the Sj>ecial Sessions. It
would be impossible, from their grf'at length,
to go into detail—hut from a hasty perusal
of these accounts, it apjHurs that the agri- ^ despatches for the Provisional
cultural districU are in the greatest state of ^t ten o’clock at night the
alarm and disquietud*?. , ■ i ’ t^Hint de Celles, iiccom|)anie«l bj a fiK-inber
Parliament lieing adj.mmed, and the on-; (;overnment, set out for Paris,
gnissing topics being the proceedings mwl; >Vit!iin the last few days, e\erv thing a-
trials in the proviiMMal tow^, aiuf the dis- assumed a warlike a-^iK-ct; ,ur
turboil stiite of Irelanc, on the s»ihj«‘ct of tiu!'
rejical of tfie Union, and the distress auKXig
the poor of tlwt country—wo find nothing
else worthy of sjiecial couuiient.
But in Ireland, unhappy Ireland, agita
tion is in her own stiil, and works furiou'Jy
and destructiwly—O’Comiell is proceeding
fortifications, not receiving; the pay allowed
by the government, that it may be employ*
ed in the equipment of the army.
The following is from the Grand Duchy
of Posen :—“ 'I he affairs of Poland are go
ing on well. Enthusiasm pervade* every
class of the people, and the Jews and pea>
santry vie with the nobility in patriotism,
liefore the end of January Poland will have
l.'iU.fHW armed men in battle array, and
2UU,(>0U irregulars ariued with pikes and
pistols. The general devotion is admira
ble, and the sucrifkes immense. Mdle. da
Sezanieckic, who, on the 2(ith June,
sent to the Paris Committee 362fr. for the
Greeks, has given up the whole of her for
tune to her country, has become a nun, in
ortlrr todrvxitc herself to the care of thooo
w ho may Imj wounded in battle.
I*t)RTUOAL.
A letter from Paris to a gentleman of Ha
vre, announces the death of Don MigucH, by
fKiison. There is no truth in the story, as
we Ijelieve.
An cx^iedition is preparing at Terceira,
-g-;—1 IU-.-P-1-. .1 . .
nru already anaembled. An English bank
er has loaned the Elmperor Pedro twenty-
five millions. The Portuguese refugees at
Paris arc pressing for passports to London,
wlu-nce they will repair to Terrreira. A
fiigntn, six steam l>^ts, and some trans
ports, are to sail immediately.
SPAIN.
A Bonienux pajier gives the following -
from Madrid :—“The Government has just
disc4ivere1 a conspiracy forinod by the stu
dents of the schools of Toledo, Alcala, San
Isidore, and Madrid, to bring about a revo
lution. Forty of the conspimtoni have b«*en
arrested. 'I'he garrison troops of Madrid
have been on foot two days and two nights.
ackiiovvlolgcan\ intervention she may deem ’ It is said that the French AmlMtwador Ims
imfavorablc to liers»‘lf*, and will take advan-1 transmitted a note to the Sftanish Govern-
tiige of every thing that may l>e against us; I ment, and given 12 days for a categorical
II«-l^ium, therefore, must no longer remain
the du|x? of teiii|>orising measures, but try
the f'ortuno of war.
[From Ihr I’llgr.]
A French courier arrived at Bruss'ls yes-
. troops are proco'diiig bj forted niarelirs to
the inHitiers of llonaiitl, and the points still
ill the occufKitioii of the enemy, (’nils for
war have been uttered I'rom the N'utional
'I’ribiino, aii'l they have be-Ml re-ochjed by
the people.
He have no doubt that the f'on;rres« aii«l
to, nnd unsuspc-ctcd by me, in Doceinber, the Public, who base l>otli manifi'sted w>
pine ^tlie iuw iif doui4rcutwn .^tween law i , Uflic»- fi.r f»-^ ot' form-
issued proclamations, and OConnel has f of wig an Vs^iati.m iiniler the title oi
done the like. | interviews which have taken plac«-
Many rumors were afi.mt m Lon.ion and ^ Pnnce of Unuige
dtoahoiie ■'*'* "eycr, neither can we
volving General Jrxkson and myself in t!»e
present corres|»ondence. A copy of the
letter w hich opened this operation has lieen
p!acel in my possession. It was written by
Mr. Crawford to Alfred Hilch, Ewp of
Nashville, and is dated the 14th Deceiuber,
H'iT. That the nature and objects of the
operations against me may be fully under
stood by you, I hereto annex the cojiy of
-Mr. Crawford’s letter to Mr. Bakh, and a
copy of a letter from the Hon. Wilson Lump
kin, a representative in Congress from the
State of tieorgia, to me, dated the 27th of
January, 1S29, in which it was enclosed,
w ith an extract from the letter of the Hon
orable Daniel Newnan, member of Con
gress elect from the same State. I submit
them w ithout comment
The movement thus commenced did not
terminate with this letter. It was followed
by other attacks from the same and other
quarters, sfjine of w hich are indicated in
the correspondence now laid liefore you.
It may be proper to state, that I remain
ed ignorant and unsuspicious of these secret
movements agaiast me, till the spring of
when Vague rumors readied me that
sf)me attempts were making at Nashville to
I injure me ; but I treated them w ith silent
neglect, rP’viiig confidently for protection
the frieiidiy relation which had so long
existed iK'twwn Genenil Jackson and my
self, and the uniform and decidc-d course
which I had taken in his favor, in the po
litical stniggle th;n jiending. My sup[Kirt
of him rested on a principle that I believe
to Ije furidumental in our p*jlitical system,
a/id fhe hojie that hia tlcep-rooled oopuluri-
arresting the coui-se of events, which, I
could not but foresee, if not arresfcij, wnuM
bring the great interests of the country into
■■■'» t
I ■ -: ■ ' ' '■ '
(Jeneral Blair, of Congress, replies
very K.cvere language to a late letter tif
Judge C(KPKn, ufum an irreligious pamph
let commonly attrilaited to the latter.—
'Fhe (lenerdl calls him an olil anti-Christ,
and says in conclusion—“ Perhaps if I had
lic'n routed out of Kngland—discarded from
Paris early in January, which led to a ho|x
that the dilferences between Kussia and Po
land would be brought to a hapi>y termina
tion—that tlie rage of the Autocrnt had sub
sided—that from the oath he swore, he hal
relented—that the deputation sent by the
Poles to St. Petersburgh would In; well re-
ceivc*d, and that all existing difficultie.^, on
favorable terms to them, would be settled
by treaty—but it is not so. The Autocmt
has issued a Manif'esto, which leaves the :
Poles no alternative but unconditional sub-1
mission, or military execution. From the'
imagine what relations there can lie b«‘-
tween a Prince whom a nation re[K;N, an«l
the Koprrsentative of that Nation.
'I'he Paris 'I'imes, of the 15th, in speak
ing on tl)c choice of a King C.r Belgium,
says—“ 'I’he answer of the French (iov-
ernmeut to Congress is positive. I’he Duke
de Nemours refus>s the crown, and tlie
Prince de Iy‘uchtenb* rg, if clected, w ill iK>t
be acknowlc-dged by France.”
'Fhe Constitutionel has the following—
“ Credible information leads us to he's
papers before us, the Poles, it apjK:ar«, will j of Orange still pres ..o
e utm.«;t enthusiasm pre- ’ i JJ^-l^'um, and
never submit; tlie utmost entiiusiasin pre
vails amongut them, and a sanguinary con
pressed Poles.
is secretly supported by the Autocrat of
the North. On the other hand, we have
in tlie late conferences in
rince of Saxe ColMirg has a-
The hurra of vengeance, ,^rou*;ht forward ; Englanl. find-
flict must eiuue—perhaps not bef'ore spring . , ‘ ‘ i i
-but come It will, and we caiHKit cfi.ce.ii red that ir
the fears which we entertain for the op-
. ( irfiiri noc>n lkrr.iirltt f
says the Lomk.n 'I'imes of 1.3th January,' ‘^;‘">F"tors have failed,
A.it—r,.* -....a.., 1.;.. I P"* '“'■th her ow n pn^tensions. It
on at Wurnnw in '"c claim, but t!ii» cannot
I the emprr^and if’
it wa« by the Court, ^
le prelude to an ex-;
kingdom.
answer. If by that time he receives no re
ply, he w ill demand his |iawports.”
Intelligence hasU-cn received from Komo
up to the 0th of January, at which period
the new Pope was not yet named, t’ardi-
nal Fcsch entered the conclave on the 31 st
December, and Cardinal d’I*«rd on the
following day. 'I'he numl>er of' Cardinals
now assembled amnnntM to
Klcction of Pope.—Private letters re
ceived f'roin Rome, say that on the last
scrutiny the whole of the vtites, except one,
were in favfir of the elevation of Cardinal
\\ eld to the Pafial Chaijr. 'I'here can lie
but littk? doubt, therefore, that the next
scrutiny will exhibit the desired unanimity.
lKi:i,A.\I>.
Dublin, Jan. «.—This day Mr. O’Con
nell held a meeting at the Parliamentary
w-y^ the Autocmt uttered among his war- . ii ■ •
like nobility when he receivol the i,,tt.|liJ niukcs
gencc of the insurrection at Warsaw, i- ‘I'C claim, but this cannot
now resounding through
echocd by the people as
mny be considered as the prelude to an ex
terminating Polish invasion.
A; the latest dates, no tlecisive intclli-1 I.ATKST FIlf)M PoLAN’P.
geiice had been received in London, rela-', •''•—Since the publication
tive to the operations of the Uusian army , Manifesto, an eiithuM-
in Pohuid, thwgh the arrivals thence bring among all classes
.idviccs two days later. Under these cir-1'J t le people, whii h was not exceciled in
cuinstances, it must be concluded that the : •"'i’i>««‘l'’nce, and sus-
account published of an engagement, and ^'*‘^ces», if the forees which
- a-*;.*; rtw \1 unftnmled. j not be
tK>s«i|);r:orinnunil#ersandre«oures. lliey
VEKY LATE I’KOM EUROt'E. | implicitly oU'y the Dictator, who enjoys the
^rv-^ork, Feb.—'Fhe packet ship entire confidence of thr: natirui. His con-
Snlly, Ca|)t. Pell arrived lu.»t evening I'rom staiit activity adds new strength to the ur-
^ Pans paiM^rs to the 10th Jan. inclusive., militia. 'I’ho P..les look lor no iminlgenre. c,
AFFXIUS of TIIK NKTMKRI.AXDS. l=«»g-'ago of the h.niKror is U., W- -
[F,om ihe Cmritr de, foyt H«* ] ''">‘1 for any d.Hibt to reimun he will
The laif Prince Bishop of Liege, fJount; sup[>ort it with his whole force. 1 he war
the Judicial Bench of Pennsylvania—scour
ged from that State by the lash of public
J — . r, justice, and the hootings of the people, himI
different liaht, as involving the char:u:ter of at a certaiti p«;riod had been the ls>soiii
an officer, occupying by ywr suffrage a dis- , friend of Marat, l^e Gendrc, and the blfKsl-
tinguished official station, whose conduct in ie-t of the bloKly butchers of Kcvolutionarv
an interesting public transaction had Ixien
i.-npeached, it assumes a far more iinporfant
irt-aring, and prescints a question of deep
iinpfirt for your consideration. 'I he most
sacred of all pfjlitical relations is that be-
tM'uen the r^p^^^8^^^t!ltlve and the constitu
ent. When )our suffrage placcs an iudi-
I''ranee, and C'Hild ha\e bf:eii so fortunate
as to have (.'oblx-tt to vouch this I'or me.
Dr. CoopKH, might “descend to a contro
versy with me.” But as I cannot aspire
to.siich attainments, or hope for ►n.-li a
high distinctioniifeharacter, I inii*-t take my
h;a^-■ of'I’n'J.'iA^ C'ooi’i:k, .^I. D. furtvcr.”
dc Mean, Archbishop of .MaliiH’s and Pri
mate of the Netherlands, died yesterday at
the Arrh-episcopBl Palace.
I^-tters from Ghent of l.'ith inst. state,
that the 4(»0 Dutch troops which occupy
Hulst have with them two pieces of artille
ry, and are exjiectiiig two more. I he Re-
then must lie bloody, and accompanied with
the most ruliiinitous cirrutnstiuices ; for the
hatred of the b!lligerent nations is carried
to the highest pitcli. A want of provisions
is already felt. 'I’he inhabitants of the
cHintry are no leFs excited than those of
the city. They repair to the aniiy in dc-
gencv chosen by the inhabitants has b!en tachments, armed w ith pikes and pitchforks.
dii«*olvi,-d in the middle of the Grand Place, 'I'hey compose distinct Imttalioiis, which
ai.d the royal authorities reinstated. 'Fhe lieing well directed, will prove very danger-
Catholics are in k>»|>air, as they only want-: cus to the enemy. Their patriotism is still
ed about a hundred muskets to enable them more inflamed by the clergy. The people
to re|iel the barbarians. More cautious devote themselves to the cause with more
than we h.ive liecn, they are fortifying enthusiasm, more absolute sacrifieirig of
theniselvea. They have made trenches a-, themselves, than did even the inhabitants of
cr.*s the highway iu two plncc^, and have I Paris. They hib-.r hv thnncanrN on fhe
(Jeneral .\st«ociation of Ireland for tlie pre
vention of unlawful meetings, and for the
protection and exercise of the sacred right
of [letitionirig for the redrcisof gricvaticeii.”
Before the business of tho meeting had
comnienceil, two [lolice-officers entered the
room, awl stated tirat they attended for the
piirjHwe of reporting what (mssed to tfie
Govenunent. 'I’liey were very pj|itely re
ceived, a.id took their seals at the table a-
long with the reporters for the newspa|icrs.
[/rom the Philadrtphia Sation^ Oatette,]
1 he death of Itolivar is now officially
announced. Advices from some of his
friends near his person, were put into sir
hands several weeks ago, from which we
inferred that his speedy dissolution was
certain. It was deemed exfiedieiit, for
public en»ls, to conceal his real situation,
as fiir as this was practicable. Wo Ixilievu
that his character will he elevated in tlie
estimation of the world, by a true narrative
of his feelings and proceedings in the final
stages of his eventful and important career.
He was a man of large soul and prNligiou>
energy-—at once a statesman imd a warrior j
superior to his nation m general; in his
abilities, views, achievements, beyond their
progression—destined to experience their
distrust and their ingratitude, because they
could understand neither him nor tliem-
selves—a hero like Paez is more fit for
their present cast or scope of sentiment and
apprehension.
Lord Byron, in 1^^2iJ, formed the project
of emigrating to the Rejiublic of Columbia,
“ to settle, without any plans but those
ot mde|)en(lenre ana me enjr^nenf m com-
mon civil rights;” he consulted his friend
Mr. Ellice, to wluim he said in his letter
(contained in !VI(K>r’s second volume) “by
our extensive connexions, no one can have
country.” Mr. Ellice iinsweiyjl, trfhl
wholly disorganized state of tfie country
anil its institutions, which it would take
ages, [lerhaps, to restore even to the dc;rrea
of industry and pros()erity which it had
enjoyed under the Spiiniards, rendered Co
lombia, in his opinion, one of the last pla
ces in the world to which a man desirous of
p‘ace nnd quiet, or of security for his p>r-
son and projierty, should resort as an asy
lum.” “As long as Bolivar lived :md
maintained his authority, every reliance,”
Mr. Ellice added, “ might lie placed on bis
integrity and firmness ; but with his denth,
n new era of struggle and confusion would
be sure to arise.” We have but a faint
liojs! that this prediction will be confuted.
We have received recent intelligence frotu
Colombia nnd Mexico, both verUJ and
vritfen. froiti sngaeimis i>l>>»orver'» who h^'d