Excerpt from The Monroe Doctrine Assailed, or England and Venezuela: An Address I observe that the medals of gold and Silver are those per taining to the Order of that illustrious. Patriot and soldier, General Simon Bolivar, the founder of five of the Republics of South America, a man whose name will go down the annals of history, and form a part of that grand galaxy of noble and illustrious men, whose lives and fortunes have been consecrated to the cause of civilization and human liberty. And while I appreciate the honor of having my name dis ting uished by the Order of the Liberator, yet it will ever be my proud distinction to remember that the Government which he founded has not deemed me unworthy of becoming a member of the Society which was organized and established to perpetuate his name and glorious deeds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.