Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-03
COLOMBIAN REpUBLIC.

The papers of Santa Martha, Caracas, and
the city OF Baguta, are occupied by the pro-
ccedinSs consequent upon the establishment
OF the new constitution, aud the organization
of the several departments Of the central adj
innistraiion, and the territorial circles. The
deparlments..o f the executive are all FLIED up.
ana the seat OF the general government of
the republic is transferred from Cucuta to
the city of Bagota, there to be permanently
established as the point most central for the
communication between the south ard west
extremities of Quito, the west and north of
Cundinamarca, AN the east, and west and
north of Venezuela. The government is al
ready at Basota.
Bolivar, president, st. Ander, vice president,
+. WALL secretary of state. The senate and
house of representatives Were organized, and
the congress had adjourned, after passing Sc
veral most important laws-among which
were laws concerning education, arts, and sci
ences, the ecclesiastical establishments
finance, sc.
There had been some royalist intrigues at
Lima, and some efforts made To create dis
tiirsance But they were very speedily re-
pressed. President Bolivar set out for Quito
on the 10th OF October The expedition des-
tined against Panama, was committed to Gen.
NJ. hiontia, and before this time, it is proha-
bic the tri-c0lored flag floats on both coasts.
we have been SO much struck by the SEN
tlnenta contained in the proceedings conse-
Iloht OF The reelection of president Bolivar,
tiiat we have taken them in detail believing
that nothing has occurred in the history of
human affairs more glorious to the individual,
nor more suspicious, as example, than the
conduct and sentiments of that truly great
man.
Among the recent institutions of the Co
ionlhian republic, there are three which we
should wish to give in detail =
The establishments and funds which had
appertaned To the holy inquisitiou, which
reycrts to the state by lis ahrogation: are 40
propiiated TO the general service of cduca-
iion-tle buildings for colleges aud schools,
the funds, the resources fram which are 10 be
made The expenditures on education,
ihc-nunneries, are preserved in their cs-
Establishments, under the express consideration,
that the inmates of those establishments shall
not be excluded from intercourse mith the
world and that they shall undertake. the du-
ties of female education,
Ihat parents owing 10 their country the OBJ
legations common 10 all, owe To their children,
the duty OF rearing them with the qtaifca-
Tons Tor every station in life, to which every
citizen may aspire, by merit and virtue eve
ry father shall be- bound to give to his children
| that education which is necessary To enable
them to know their rights add duties and
that every parent shall be obliged to commence
the education of his child at the sixth year,
and so to continue to educate him according
to circumstances by which the laws shall de-
termine and that every parent who shall neg
ect this duty, Shall be liable to penalty to
be specified by law for the first year of such
neglect, and for the second year, double the
penalty of the first year.