Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-28

gress, which. together with tt,e,,a,r
s1acted by that body. shall be pros;s;a Z
ally, carried into execution. ''''
10. The arms and flag of Colnms:
shall be determined on by the Gene,aSI
Con ,ress, and in tie meantime, tba.!
OF Venezuela. being most known. sban
continue 10 lie used.
II. The present Congress Shall !,
journ O" the 18th January, 1890, aAa.
winch the pcw elections to the Gene,
Congress Of Colombia shall be mad.
IL. A committee OF six members s"s
President shall replace the Congress
whose particular powers and Lutio'
shall b. regulated by decree.
IS. The Republic Of Columbia shall,
be solemnly proclaimed throughout th
towns and armies, accompanied by puL
lie festivals and rcjoieings aud hi,
ceremony shalFtake place ia the CAM,
tai on the 25th of the present montI
in conmcHoration OF the birth Of ,bs
Savior of the World, through shns
especial favor this wished for union,rs
generating the state, las been obtained
Ii. The anniversary Of this political
reg cneration, shall be perpetually cele'
brated with the solemnities CT a na,ioO
al festival, at which, in imitation OF Cha
Olympia; rresiums shall be adiudged
to citizens distinguished by their sir
tues and their talents.
Tie present Fundamental law Of tbs
republic Of Columbia shall be solempIy
promulgated throughout the towns and
armies, inscribed on all the public re
cords. and deposited in all the archives
Of societies, Municipalities, and corpo
rations both clerical and secular.
Given at the Palace OF tie Sovereign
Congress of Venezuela, in the city Of
st. Thomas de Angostura, on the I7th
day Of December, in the year of our
Lord lsle--Ninth of our independence.
Francisco Antonio Zea, President Of
the Congress, Juan German ROscio,
Manual Ssdeno, Juan Martinez, Jose
Espaua, Luis Tomas Poraza, Antonio
NJ. Briceno, Eusebio Afanador, Fran.
cisco Condo, Diego Bautista Urbaneja
Juan Vincente Cardoso, Ignacio Mu.
noz, Onofre Basa!o, Domingo Auzun,
Jose Tomas Machado, Ramon Garcis
Catiz. Diego de Yallen!lla, Deputy
and Secretary.
At tie Palace of the Sovereign Con.
sFess Of Venezuela, in AngOstura, the
18th Of December, l8l9--9th:
1t is dsereed, by the Sovereign Con.
gress, that the present Fundamental law
Of the Republic Of Colombia, shall be
transmitted to the Supreme Executive
power. by a aeputation. for its publica.
ton and execution.
FRANCISCO ANTONIO ZEA,
President OF the Congress,
DiEGO DE VALLGNILLA, Deputy aud
Secretary.
at the Government Palace, .fnsos!gra,
l7M December, i8le--9h.
FRANCE.
There is no doubt but The French 60.
vcrnment is prepared to meet our law
of the last session, relative to the ton.
mage duty on French vessels, by re.
taIiatory decree. Whether this will at.
fix duty on American vessels beyond
our ratio with French ones, We know
not, bnt think that it viii exceed the
provisions Of our law; and it is also
probable that an additional duty will be
laid on American goods unless impar.
ed by French citizens. IN taking The
step, the French go, ernmcnt may he
urged by variety of considerations;
the balance of trade between this cOan'
try and France is against the laiter&
there has been an UnviIiingness to a.
dept commercial treaty With tbs
count,y--motives Of national pride na!
also lead to the adoption Of this rctaIn'
tory system and moreover. it dofs ,"
appear that foreign commerce is %
vorite object with the French govern;
meHt their manufactures and lnterNa
trade seem 10 progress rapidly, anu w
believe that France is travelling DafA
to the old system adopted by Napoleon.
With that country we Can never eSpFs
a regular settled trade, and must on!
look for occasional adv antageS-'@
their wants may require. Nat aa''
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