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ART. 12. In each town a city militia shall be organized, which shall serve, till all be quiet, to maintain the
public security.
ART. 13. There shall be raised a corps of infantry, and another of cavalry, composed of young citizens, who
can equip themselves at their own expense, under the name of guards of honor. These guards shall have a
brilliant uniform, and shall march with the General-in-chief.
ART. 14. All prisoners of state, whom the Spanish Government has confined for the sake of their political
opinions, shall be set at liberty.
ART. 15. In each seaport in our power, all vessels shall be at once laid under embargo. None of them shall sail
without leave in writing from the General-in-chief; the captains and their crews who shall assist us shall have
the greatest advantages, according to their services and their merit. Those who do not conform to this embargo
will expose themselves to all the rigor of the laws. The voters of the town council and the officers of the
custom-house shall be responsible for the execution of this article.
ART. 16. Each town, each city, each individual, &c., who shall first rise in favor of independence, and shall
send us deputies, or shall join us, shall have great rewards and privileges, according to their merit.
ART. 17. Commerce shall be free; and to alleviate the public misery, the duties of entry and clearance in our
ports shall be reduced to the half of what they were before for all articles of primary necessity.
ART. 18. The prohibition of any article whatever in the time of the King is null, and all may be introduced into
our ports.
ART. 19. The beginning of the Government hall be very liberal, and shall protect not only commerce, but
agriculture, industry, arts, sciences, public education, and the talents of the citizens.
Nothing shall be neglected that will give to our republic solidity and prosperity. The General-in-chief will
receive with gratitude all plans and projects from any person whatsoever which tend to propose an
establishment useful to the country; such individuals shall be rewarded.
When every thing shall be well arranged that the republic be quiet, fixed, and firm, that we have a Congress
and a wise Constitution, that the three powers be well distinguished, then we shall be able to cry out with truth.
Live the country, live our independence, and perish the disturbers of it!
Given at our head quarters of -
LUIS V. D. HOLSTEIN
Fra "Baptis Irvine‟s Observations on Simon Bolivar, 1818-1819" af John C. Pine 34 :
Under de latinamerikanske befrielseskrige, 1810-1825, udsendte USA specialagenter til patriotismens centrer
som observatører. I 1818 blev Baptis Irvine sendt på en sådan mission til Venezuela.
Irvine var en ærgerrig irsk immigrant, som var kommet til Amerika som en journalistisk nybegynder. Efter at
have arbejdet for redaktører i Philadelphia og Washington var Irvine redaktør for aviser i Baltimore og New
York. Han var en berømt, om ikke berygtet, liberal og radikal;
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John C. Pine, "Baptis Irvine‘s Observations on Simon Bolivar, 1818-1819," Proceedings of the Arkansas
Academy of Science (1960). Herefter citeret som "Baptis Irvine‘s Observations."
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