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iSPf\ J^ '? i \ \; v\ 11 U IK trir t i- 1. ? I; M 1 £ i. 1 T\ M E X>I CO INDEP'E ND E: N T ; 1 \i . 1 1 u '<•?• V which- made him ve>y sympatizing with world- lone to help ber—she hasan alone on earth; ly infirmities, „ ! and my general knows that for some time pact • When Bolivar entered the tent where the I mon^y is scarce in the, army of the ludepen- GrandVicar awaited bim, he found hiuj just j dent.\ finishing a cigarette, smoking being a habit : \Well vjjell; pass over tbo^ details.\ With all'then, even th* ladies. | \Some days a ; uce I entered, the Chapel of Don J'»an d'Alfaudiga offered bin hand to ( the Vjrgix, to pray Up Madonna to aid n;v p<*or Bolivar, according to custom, which the other | mother 1 J prayed to her on my knees, bowed ; \Yes general.\ j creed their eternal bondage, and that England \Did you feel that that-wits-assign of divine j sinned against him in setting .tbeto free. Oh, intervpntion, and a mysterious notice in your 'ye Abolitionists, how can ye longer \pervert favor? \Yes g»neral \ \That's not all; you said, so it has been re- ported to .me, that you thought you saw the Madonna smile upon you, and, taking the crown. respectively kissed. \I have cna*? a'>orit a very serious affair,\ paid tbe\Urand Vicar, with a joyous counte- nance and a franqtiil tone of voice, sadly in discord with the words he uttered. He con- timed : \An odious and sncreligioua theft hts been committed wi'bin the last few days in the Chapel Aqua Calunte hy one of your soldiers.\ \How so-fs it possible, my lord?\ \A brigadier of your army, one of.th.bse who have shoes and trowsers, but no coats.\ ••The first r«mk alter the select corps•!'' ex- claimed Bolivar. \Yes one of your brigadiers, in short, of tbe first rank after the select .corps, entered the chapel, aud dared to carry off the massive golden crown from the bead of tha glorious Virgin of Miracles.\ \Assuredly 'tin a great crime.\ refilled Bol- ivar, \but in your lord*bip oertain that you are not, mistaken?\ '•I a<n never rafeiaken: his name is Pedro Francisco—he is thirty one. and a native o£ BogoH.\ v \The bravest of my soldiers!*\- thought Boi- owniitg. \The Ttnhappy wretch! ho. in \ , down to the earth, and with all the energy of ray poul : •Oh! holy Virgin!' T ouea\ 'do not let ray poor ©other die for the want of a little the right ways of the Iiord?\ How dare «ye raise your voices against the \divine institu- tion\—American slavery—-when \Cognisaf.ti\ ha<* proved that fiod ordained it nearly six thousand years ago? Ye sympathizer with the lv a r lost!\ Then qiriehly suppressing this involun- tary movement, be added : \And what must I do, my lord, to satisfy your justice?'' \You must first,\ answered the Grand Vi- car, \make tie er'minal restore the precious relic, or, at fill events, tbe pieces which be may still have in bis possession ; then, when we have obtained that result, we most, to make an example, try, and stiootbim\ \What you require, my lord, is qui W rfgat,\ \In so -serious a n affair,\ continued tbe Grand Vicar \biB lordship, the archbishop, thought, that to make tbe example more salutary, it would be better for him to come here himself, io the midst of the camp, and preside over the tribunal which is to judge the criminal. To- morrow, therefore, at 12 o'clock, his lordsbip' atid I will be herf, if you see nothing to pre- 'vent it>' There was nothing for it but resignation-. When Bolivar returned to his tent, he be^ao to r* fleet on the deplorable effect of the con- demnation and execution of one of his poldiers on the eve of the decisive blow he was about Btrikitiaf. Francisco was much beloved by hi-* comrades; he was tiie mo t i&trepid soldier ia the army, and. witboat excusing him, Buiivar found, in tbe poverty of his soldiers' who were ted on little else but .proclamations, au exten uating circumstance in favor of those\ who al- -•^j^yjju.mai.WB tnjhn tempted hy the sight of gold. Bolivar would fain .have saved \the bursting, the fatal thought tonic possession of me. to seize the crown of The Madonna, .which I sent to rtiy mother to relievo her distress,\ Thin frank recital matte ^a deep impression upon Bolivar; he would have given much to save tbe brigadier, but he knew the inflexible severity of the archbsbop. Suddenly tbe ex- prea.iion of his countenance changed, and a smil- 3 of malicious satisfaction curled his lip?. ••What you tell tne, Fiancv.-co,\ he said, In a severe tone, '-cannot justify your conduct ; and if I pity you from the bottom of my heart as » tnan, I capnot absolve $*ou from guilt as your ju4»*e-; ail I .c=in promise you ii, t o soften your pantAiment in consideration of your Rood sent'mentB aud repentance; you shall be s^ot trie muoect the trial is over, that you may not have Iong to languish. But I impo«e a condi t'on for my kindness. 'Tis this, that you re- ply in the affirmative to all my questions before the tribunal \ ••Nevertheless General—\ ; I'M cm-JiB trirtafl with, tzuilhllte •'. you klQW from her own bead, say, holding it towards you down-trodden ; y e who have thoTrgllt it wrong — Take it; J give ittayoufor j*our old moth-1 to tradein thr bodies and MM i-1B of men ; ye. er !•' Dare yon persist in this assertion, whicfh | who thought it wrong to tear families asunder, gold!' And then, my brain troubled, my hear^HRo^,' be prodigious, hut which, nevertheless,! to degrade humanity to mere cbattelbm, and Would be nothing extraordinary nor ira-possible • to crush an innocent raee in hopeless bondage, oa the part of a Mftdonna whose miracles are so i and\ who thought that God was upon your side, numerous' D.ire you persist in this assertion?\ \ft me say yon nredecoded. God will not side \Yes general.\ ; with you against his own institution-rnq, At this unexpected affirmation, there was a r never ? Oh, ye slave drivers and masters, how moment of hesitation in the audience; Bolivar's I sweet to feel after ye bav« torn asunder fam- officers whispered among themselves; and the ' ilk* >md made traffic nf souls; after you have brotherhood, moved by the same thought, at-! buiided your house wijh blood, and filled your tentively oiiserved tbe archbishop. \By ray faith,\ cried Bolivar, tp put an end coffers with the unpaid labors of your fellow beings, hiw sweet it i s to feel-that you arecar- to ail uncertainty, \ 'tis one tnore miracle, that's i ryiog out the ways of Providence, and that you all!\ v . . .., * r e G^>d's 5 rriost obedient children, and that he • -• In truth,\'said the Grand Vicar, simply, hate»(\th\e°3inolttionist.whoi9 peeking to ov-r- \it ia very like one.\ [ throw his' divine in-titution.\ And ye slave im- 'ItisMie!\ exclaimed all the efficers, on a J potters, ye, who by murder aud tbett, hnve evxr- sijru from the general. i rietl on your traffic, don't let conscience smite During this time, the archbishop'kept silence; i your pure souls ; ye are but doing the will of be frowmd and glanced around the auditory* God in supplying; victim* for the \divine •ins'itu- At; Idis-Hke observa'ious.\ \Yes general.\ \Come then, 'tie marrow.'\ \Yes general\ NfSt day B^livar^probably wrote so'tpe other nutritive proclamation, after wbich he break\ fasted, then dre*std himself in full regimenmts' ordered the construction of a Htage for thp judges, bade bis efaff tie ready by twelve o'clock and awaited with much uneasiness, tbe arrival of tbe archbishop. seemingly a prey to sotnd internal combat, last he ppobe— \So be it !*' said he, with a sigh, \ 'tis a mir | acle!\ .'IJ8_.a mingle I\ reppaUd all the brother hood, ola'ptng their hai;ds, and looking up to t j, e tril ^. Heaven. \Yes s*id the archbishop, slowly, at the! j same tim j gently caressing his chin.like a man ' I seeking au issue oat of a difficult position, \yes i 'tis a tnirtc'^. We will found a ceremony in ' commemoration, ard the producp ofthecollec j tton shall be employed to purchase another crown for the Madf ina!\ *\Vou have heard. Pedro Frafsc'eco,\ snid Bolivar, whose countenance, though serious, betrayed a secret jy, \the tribunal to a man Una;\ ami we should all pray, \Tby will be done.\ ' But io yive • Cognisanti*s\ posidorw a P'.ber thought-^wbiefc they hardly d-scrve— let us notice HOIUO if them, and see if, they will bear Exactly at twelve a blast of trumpets an-1 ackhowl'djrfs yn«.r innocence. Human justice nounced the arrival in tbe camp of th? Arch bishop ot Caracas, his Grant Vicar, and a suite composed of a black Capuchin, a sandalled Carmelite, a B*r,edietine. and a moBk of tbe rich ordf r of Bagging Brothers. Bolivar hastened to meet the pioaVproce\ssio:; and respeeuu-Uy..kitted the.archbiahop'a hand. \All is ready, my lord, but bis exoeUency will excuse me, I trust, it it has been impossible for me to receive bim in a manner more worthy of bim.\' must bow down before the will of Heaven. Go in peace.-and contiuue to merit the esteem of your compauioas and tbe f*vor of heaven, by pros'ii.g.b* ymi have hitherto done, a good soldier, a good C-ithoVie, and a good son t\ The accused rose, ac.1, bowing to bis judges, was about to depart. Ashe was passing the threshold, the archbishop, who had never ceased caressing his chin mechanically, called him back. \An iiu4ant,brigadier! Come back hire ; I •Th^ tribunal of a day canno| be fitted up i have, som-tbing more tosay to youf\ brigadier, bathe durst npt refuse the aro-hbish op justice, still lesa could he declare opeu war against hinx in a fit of anger, which h» tools no pains to disguise, the general summon -d th i .brigadier before him. r- \So-hereyorLara!\ Med Bolivar, in a voice ,of thunder; \thief hang-dog brigand! Sit *4own there ; we have something t o say to one another.\ Without uttering a word* the brigadier eeat- .ed himself on the extreme edge of a wocden beach.. \ 'Tis yon wretch 1\ continued Bolivar, '-who have not hesitated before commit ins the moM, shameful sacrifice, io robbing the hoiy Madon na d'Aqua Chliente. Well, then, you will be shot! Do you hear ?\ The brigadier still kept silence. \Doable fool that you are!\ burst from Bol iver. 'Ton thought, doubtless, that tbe arch- bishop would allow himself to be thm outra- geously robbed, in the pergon ot the Madonna, witBoat„taking tbe necessary steps to dit-cover the guilty party, and that the criminal would escape punishment ?\ \I do not demy my fault, general, and I am resigned to alt.\ ••A-pretty resignation\ forsooth ! and a pretty death for a BOldier of the Independence, and that at a moment when yon knew how useful yoa'couldbe to the in the tak.% of Caracas! J taought. you more my friend, Francisco, and I think that, oat oi delicacy to me, yun might have waited till tbe assault wax over.at least. 1 ' 'Tilexpiate my fault ay dying like a\man!\ __ \Srscious Heav-ens! I never prevented your dying whenever your death might have served some purpose. Die whenever yoa pleare, but iu the good cause!\ \My poor old mother!\ ottered the soldier. '•By tiny faith! 'tis high time to d«al !n sen tlment. I thii.k tbe memory of your mother which ought only to have inspired you- with gwjd ideas, comes rather late.\ \Alas!'twas tor her only I committed the «ime—for her alone I shall die \ \What the devil are you talking about V \*A simple truth, general. My niotbep r «incf' the imtffif o* Cttttiag off ears in Aragua, has be*« perishing of misesy and sickness, aad BO like that of thi Inquisition at Caracas,\ Paid tbe (Jrand Vka.r, * where. Heaven be thanked! nothing is wanting for the judges or the ac- cu*eii.\ The procession having arrived in Bolivar 4 * IVjl^Th^fP *h\ -\\>-ra->'pd- »««\V arqntBd. thp archbishop seated himself in th« cbair of honor; '• I am ut your service, my lord,\ answered Francisco, returning. ^ \Listen well to what I am about to say, and don't forget it It is to your inteiest, believe me. If ever a saint, no matter which, again of- ftr.« you anythingtje'n^it,!—The saints don't lijfe always tube taken at their word, and it is the Grand Vicar on the archbishop's left hand.. a proof ot gocd tB8te to refuse them in such a and Bolivar cbose aTplace on tbe opposite side | caBe j, m mViSt not imp08e on their generos- Tbe bl «k Capuchin, the sandalled Carmelite,; ti . u win gPt ym hlt0 troub j eaoo tber time.\ th^ Benedictine, and the begging mnnfe, w#ro | . , , installed on & benoh neat v the Grand Vicar, and | trw-gener*i% staff sat opposite the brotherhood, j In tbe middle ot this hsdge of spectators, wan a! little bench ou which aat the accused. j Bolivar opened the proceedings. j - \Accused you know the odious crime imput-' Correspondence. VKRMILUOS, Aug. 3, IH61. MESSRS. EmroRs:—Your correspondent \Cog- ni'aoti\ has made a terrible dash at abolition- ism, and, from the newness of style aud force of logic, one would suppose that \some vast comet, of tremendous size,\ had suddenly cd to you?\ \Ye# genera!.\ •this crime entails capital punishment upon you, and-the tribunal, I have full confidence, will show itself inflexible against au act which fink s every upright, honest heart • heave with iudL nation.\ At these words, the archbishop turned to- wards Bolivar, and gave htm a nod of appr> Dal ' 0Q - j ever ye would that men should do to you. do \Do you admit,\ continued Bolivar, follow- \ ye even so io them.\ without prefacing wife ing up tbe interrogatory, \having penetrated •[ the \Dred Scott\ decision. He might have into the Chapel d'Aqua Calitnte the day the ; saved the English nation from that God defying I crown disappeared ?\ \Yes general.\ Firs-t. He says, \They (our soldiers) have been urged ou by the pulpit and press to wage a war of extermination against au institution which, lor nearly six thousand years.- has ex i4-d under divine authority and command.\— It is evident that the ur't-r ba,s reference to American slavtry ; and, as to his first asser- tion, an enlightened public will bold it to he ftlse. for our men have, gone fonb to maintain the Union, and not overthrow slavery : but the tim*\ miiy come when it will be thought neces- sary, in Order to accomplish this, to strike a blow at the r- al cau e >- of al! our present trouble. There is a c\ass of men that co wh'ning about, and are in constant fear, lest we should touch an institution which hi« COT- ru.ptrd a whole nation, acd would r-itbvr s».c our treasury exhausted, and the blof.d of our brave sons.poured out like water, than to see the great sin of slavery overthrown ; and lest our he u might he carried away by abolition- ism, they are constantly informing t>ur country of the gi tit dangT ot tbe \divine in»tit«4oa,\ | ainl exhort tb»m ill tbe beat of co:>fli<-t not to ! touch it, thoagh in so doing we migflt save our I country. Biff, as to the second assertion, that Am eric i n slavery bas existed nt-arly six\ tboqsand years, by the authority and command I ot God, it strikes one in rath> r a ludicrous i manner. When did American slavery begin? T'iivontieT-n A4au> v^w th-g fUnt'Atfaa'teAa slave- j.holder 1 ' And when did God first create the ! institution ? <• Position second\ - \It these religions and po- i liti< al manumiiRionists would only look into , the divine law, without.prejudice or partiality, | they would discover that these anathemas have b en burled at a system which is of divine or- igin and authority.\ Let us see, the Bible de- clares God to be holy and just, hence cannot become tbe author.of sin. American slavery had iis or'min in murder, theft, and crime, h\nce God cuuoofoe its author. And as to its divine authority, the gentleman quotes Leviti- 25th cbap'i-r ; but here h» utterly fails, '•00 you admit having had that cftwn in your possess'tou ?'' \Yes general.\ •'Is it true, brigadier, as the witnesses affirm, that you sent the crown belonging to the Ma donsa, t o yo.ur mother, who is, they «ay. poor and iiiflrm?'' \Yts general.\ /•Is it true that you prayed to the Madonna ! should shout and leap for joy, and with up- on entering the chapel?\ lifted hands praise the God of heaven! Ab, Y\ea general:\ \Is it true that a strange emotion seized upon you at the sight of her ?\ \Yes general.\ \Have you unbounded faith in the inexhausV ible goodness of the Madonna?\ \Yas general.\ \ - \Do v ou believe that none ever solicited ber in vain?\ \Yes general.\ \Do you bt-lievft in her power f\ \Yes general\ \Is it tru- that after your invocation addres- ged to her, her face became illuminated as If •by a raj of the settins ma1 r \ '•draped\ among us in the shape of a double cu D fr.ira the fleecy regions of King Cotton. Oh, j for be should prove that Jewish lioud service that • CrE-\.i«a-nti\ had lived in former times — j was the same with American slavery, which no He might have hinted to our Saviour the im^l sane man will attempt..and that tbe light of propriety of uttering ?nch sentiments as re-1 the present gospel day is no greater than the cirded in Matthew 7:12—\All things whatso- j darkness of that dark age. Any man ought to ' know that the perfection of the law has been gradual and progressive until its completion in Christ; and furthermore, that with an increase nf light, comes an increase of accountability.— The Jewish nation hid just emerged from egyp tiaa darkness Mo a esfo i id a system at on > th -m which no doubt was an abuse of human rights, and at once undertakes to mitigate it by giving •tbeia laws to curtail its abuses. At this time the nation was in the grossest ignorance and mpersntion having been educated iri Egyptian •morals for 400 years ; and Scriptures declara; that the time of this ignorahce God winkiMP at, and it ts certain that in after years the li'.'ht burst .upon them in greater fervor, per- fecting th* refornas which I ad been begun aosong them. Now why did not \Gognisanti\ attempt to prove the legality of polygamy, which he could have done upon the same supposition with his glam argument. Polygamy ' was practised among therxi, and that too by such men a« David and Snlomon, and it was not un- til the Saviour's time that its real cbaraoter wa« known A-id why don't'Cognizinti\ write an apology for Mormoutsm? But bo attempts t« prove too much, not only that it is right to en-lave the black, but every person, white or Mack, when might c in- conquer; and further- more, that. th» Am »rloan slave master has a ri>ht to apply the thong and lash even to d.ath. and sull cla-m his jjiatiucati.>tt before '• act when, ucder a moral or an immoral halluei- ', nation, she, by an A-etof Parliament, overthrew an • institu'ion which for six thonsmd years \ has existed under divine authority aud -com- I mand,\ and set at liberty from the bondman's hsh aud chain naht hundred thousand souls, And, oh, what an impious act for those souls i to r<ceive it upiin their kflees, and when the j old clock hammer drew baOk and Struck the hour th 4 should break every chain, that th^y did they not. know that they were overthrow- ing the divine institution when they dranli the first draught of freedom, and Were wild with joy? Ab, did not that roo'her know, when she clasped her#-infant to ber heart, and felt that the ruthless haud of bondasre could rrot tear it away ; and thogp parents, when they counted over their little ones, and felt that tbey could hot be torn from home and fireside, to be bartered and sold, and then, with bound- ing hearts, thank God for freedom, did they not know that God was angry with them, and that they had overthrown his time honored in stilrtifion? Ah, \Cogntsanti'' ought to.have be<*n ther« and taught thnn that God had de- 5WH f
