History of South America and Mexico, Vol. 1 of 2

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Excerpt from History of South America and Mexico, Vol. 1 of 2: Comprising Their Discovery, Geography, Politics, Commerce and Revolutions, To Which Is Annexed, a Geographical and Historical View of TexasThe English colonists in North America, consisting of the per scented athome, brought with them, to a considerable extent, the elements of freedom, and many Of the colonies Obtained charters securing the essential rights of self-government, and the enjoy ment 0 civil liberty, so that at a very early period, many scat tering rays of light were shed abroad in this western hemisphere, which served as the dawn of that brighter day of libert which we now behold in its meridian splendour. Although the nglish and Spanish systems Of colonial government in America were di¿'er out, yet the views and policy of the two countries were essen tinlly the same, and tended to the same result. This policy was to keep the colonies, not only dependent, but tributary states, to monopolize their commerce, to cripple their manufactures, and in all respects to render them contributary to the wealth and aggran dizement of the colonizing country. In both divisions of the American continent this policy was more rigorously pursued as the colonies became more populous and wealthy, and as a jea lousy and apprehension of their independence increased. This illiberal policy necessaril led to a separation, and has resulted in the independence and om of the greater part of America.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.