Grenadine Confederation
Statement by president Mariano Ospina, in the Plaza de BolĂvar"I believe I am as shocked as everyone to see the cunning ways oof the Europeans nations to dominate the entire world, in a way that only compares to their past as sea-faring slaver-holders in the name of God and expansionism; of course, we are glad that South America and some parts of Central America nad the Caribbean have been spared from the fate of falling into a nation handled by madmen, be it Spain with their puppet in the island of Hispanola, waging conflict against the Haitians or any other of those kingdoms that have fallen into a spiral of war, made by their own hand. This only serves to reinforced the exposition of the treacherous European sentiment against the rest of the world.
And what bothers me most is their use of the name of our Lord for justification of a
just war, as they would call it. As a spectator who looks apalled to the Old World, which crumbles under the thirst of power its rulers have (let us not forget old Victoria), I call for the only thing a rational man that holds no hatred against other peoples, peace. Now, whether the European mind can understand this concept of not holding a weapon behind their backs as they sign treaties that promise an utopic state of affairs is to be seen, although history proves otherwise. Cloak and dagger is the European way, gentlemen, drawing arbitrary frontiers on a map without holding control of any territories is just a show of vanity on their part. Who would hold the mighty East or the brothers of the Union back? The Europeans had to retreat because they were about to destroy each other, a prophecy of what may happen. And who will pick up the pieces of a broken world? The man who desires peace. The man who tamed a wild land. The man who seeks Paradise on God's Earth, as deep in a wild enviroment as it may be.
In other words, the American man, who populated a continent to seek happiness, not handling continuous conflict against his so-called brothers.
And, with these final words, I accept Dom Pedro's kind invitation to a conference in Rio. It is only through cooperation and understanding, not underhanded deals that remain unseen, that civilization can be built. Otherwise, man would be long dead.
And I also call, for a pan-American conference, not only for the brothers of the rightly liberated South America, but for all of the Americas, at the bridge that unites our people. Panama. Whenever possible, I call for a conference in Panama City, a great jewel that thrives on commerce and is surrounded by the mists of lands unexploited. I extend this invitation to the rightful government of the Union, to Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and whichever nation from America sees itself free from the disease of hatred for one another."