Star.
London, England, 1830-07-19 00:00:00

66 Bogota, 27th Aptil, 1830."
ANSWER OF CONGRESS.

' Sir,—Congress is possessed of your message of 27th instant, in
which you reiterate your resolution not to accept again the Chief
Magistracy, even though you should be honoured with the votes of
the representatives of the people, and have taken the same into con-
siderstion. Congress duly appreciates the new proof dare paid*.
dem and dbinterestedness that animates you. It realises in our view,
the glory that by many titles you have already acquired, and putting
to flight the imputations launched against you, confirms your credit
and consolidates your reputation. You may be assured, Sir, that
each one of the members of Congress, obeying the impulses of
patriotism and duty, and his own view of the public requirements,
will weigh in the depths of his own conscience on the election
day, the reasons that have induced you to solicit that you
may not be re-elected—and these will determine his vote. What.
ever be the fate, however, that Providence reserves for you,
Sir, and for the nation, Congress entertains the hope that
every Colombian, sensible to the honour and loving the glory of
his country, will look upon you with the respect and consideration
due to the services you have rendered to the cause of America, and
will take care that the lustre of your name shall pass to poeterity in
suck light as befits the founder of the independence of Colombia.
Such, sir, are the sentiments of Congress, which, by Its ceder, 1
have the honour to communicate to you.
' Hall of the Session, Bogota, April 30.
• VINCENTE BORRERO.
6 To his Excellency Simon Bolivar,
Liberator, President, &c.'

Sonora, May 16.—The Ceitsdtuent Congress closed Its makes
on the 11th ult. after having fulfilled the trust which the perished
confided to it. The gratitude of the nation is due to ha woo.
satires, not only for their constant attention to their dodo, sad far
having embodied in the constitution the most liberal
but especially because, relinquishing the natural fondressil=
people possess for their own productions, they have soda that
even this constitution shall not be an obstacle to our re.organbatko,
las may be seen by the following

DEVIL&
The Constituent Congress of the Republic of Colombia—contd.
doing, That the provinces of Venezuela, which have withdrawn
their allegiance la the government of Colombia, ends the pretext
that the substitution of a monarchical government was contem-
plated, tweed of a republican, ought to be convinced of their error
by the beam which have been published, and still more by the con.
Westin° which has just been agreed on. That it does not tam
probable that those provinces, after being thus undeceived, will ad-
here to their determination, and destroy entirely a precious union,
(the guarantee of the security of the Republicillidierept ri ding its pe-
culiar advantages, and renouncing all the of prosperity
snd power which it promised. That even they carry
their obstinacy to the extreme of wishing to form and sustain an
entirely independent government, it would not be expedient nor
proper to attempt to re-establish by force the union which is
urged by so many and weighty considerations. That it is ne-
cessary, in fine, that the executive should have a rule to guide
its conduct, not only in the present crisis, but in future ewer.
gencies,—deares,

" 1. The constitution agreed upon by C,ongreas shall be offered
by the Government to the provinces of ancient Venezuela which
have withdrawn their allegiance, as a bond of union and con.
cord t and all pacific means in Its power shall be used to induce
them to accept it.

" S. If the said provinces refuse to accept the constitution, unless
essential or circumstantial alterations be made in it, or if they spe-
cify other conditions, the Government shall immediately convoke a
Colombian Convention, which shall assemble in the town of Santa
Rosa, department of Boyaca, in order to take into consideration the
variations, or conditions proposed, or which may be proposed, and
such decision shall be made as is deemed promotive of the general
good and the interests of the nation.
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S Even though all or the greater part of the provinces of an.
dent Venezuela, breaking entirely the solemn compact which unites
them with the rest of Colombia, shall refuse to set the Constitu-
tion, and reject all the means of preserving the national unity, the
Clovemment shall not make 'ear upon them to compel them to re-
spect that compact.
" 4. In use the province if ancient Venestala do not assent to
the overture speacied in article 2, the Government shall immediately
convoke a convention of deputies from the rest of Columbia, which
shell esesetbie in one of the cities in the valley of Cauca, as shall
be judged most expedient, in view of circumstances and the state of
the emosay,--presalbe what may be neassary for the conduct of
the sussutiva, revise the constitution, and make in it the alterations
which may seem indispensable, in order to its perfect adaptation to
mewl interests.

" & Tbe Government shall take ears that tbe emetitadea erred
en by Congress shall be publiebed with peat selseshity, be sworn
to and put in manias is ell the ether i.see of the Itepablle,
wbove houghs to be obeyed sad ppsseeW.d upon, until it Is varied
or altered agreeably to the pwiiws of the brow ankles.

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" Given in Bogota, May 5, IPL
" The Peseidest el the
44 VlNCe2glit INARE2O."