Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-03

- - -. ."es seiore described, IN the depart
nent ot Lui'a, will become the purchaser, on
such terms as shall be mutually advan,ayeo
All which is submitted, with detcrcuce. 70 The
consideration of government.
WM. D. ROBINSON.
Bogota, .Ma,rh, 1924.
REPUBLIC or COLOMBIA.
Juan de Escalona, brigadier general of the ar
nics OF the Republic, lntefdent of the dc.
partnent of Veneznela.
The observance of tue laws and dispositions
OF government, being the sole object and cud OF
my excrt,ons, in order that may do Justice IN
the confidence viii, which, it has thought Ct Ia
hGnor me, 10y comforting on me the intendency
OF this department.; and observing that the de-
cree respecting the consignments of foreign
merchants, issued by the supreme executive
power on the 27th February, 1922, published
by proclamation ia this capital on the 2O,h of
April OF tho same year, and inserted i'm the pub-
lie papers, has not been executed or COMPLIED
with III this capital, nor at the sea ports and O.
Their places to which il relates, and this to the
grieVous INJURY OF the Interests of the state and
the rights OF the citizcns do decree as follows:
LIST. The aforementioned decree of the SUI
Prene government of tue 27th of February.
1922, shall be re-publishcd in this capital, i'm
Puerto Cabello, La Guayra and other cantons,
IN order thatir may be punctualIy observed
Cd. From the day following this pablica.i.
on, all foreign merchants, who, without having
complied with the Sd article of the said decree.
may have open stores without being consigned
TO Colombian merchant, must close them, I'm
der penalty of $50, to be applied according
10 the 9Th article of the SAID decree.
ID. In order to avoid all abuses of This de-
cree, ny persons calling themselves Colombian
merchants without being so, and thus lcnding
Their names To foreigners for the purpose OF
Ginning the decree, the intendeney will establish
special commission, consisting of merchants of
known probity, whose province il will be to as
certain the pretcnsiuns of merchants generally.
and to admit or reject the applications of all
who may desire TO become such. This com
mission vii! consist of the political Judge as
president, with the recorder al the municipality:
and three others, only qualified as members, "a
rnong whora will be included in this CITY. the
second alcadc.
4th. Should the constable be re-establisbed
1t will be vested in this commissions and, in thai
case, the members of the consul;.do, at the sea
ports and elsewhere, will supply the places of
the political Judges
5tf. Within eight days of the publication of
this order, the respective political Judges shall
announce to the intcndency, the ful6Iment of
the 9th article of the decree, and will remit q,
copy"of the register of the foreign merchants.
winch Is therein ordered TO be kept, with separ-
ate lists of wholesale ami retail yentlers. who
have complied with the 9th and 4th articles.
9th. Over and above the transmission of
this register of foreign merchants to the nten-
dency, the political judges will transmit copy
OF the same to the respective administrators of
the custom houses, for the due fullilnent of that
part OF the decree Which applies to them,
9TH. No goods are to be delivered out of
the custom house to foreign merchants NO,
named In the register, OF, who being so named.
have not complied with the provisions of the
decree respecting security, bail, Sc.
9th. The political judges are charged with
the exact fultihaent of the article of the decree,
and th-execution thereof IN this city is CON
aned to the most iilustriOus municipality.
Let tins be published by proclamation, and
oy insertion ID the public papers; let it be duly
Circulated aud communicated to the supreme
government.
Given in Caracas, the 3tl, of Jolly, 1924.
(5ignedl JUAN De ESCALONA.
by MISUNDERSTANDING o: tie Iptesidency,
JOSE LUIS RAMOS.
From Belts (L2naoa Veeklyl Messenger,
July 5.
The European Congress, an assembly pecu-
mar 10 modern times, and now at least as mis-
chevious as originally useful, is about to NICE;
III some Italian city, and take some common
counsel upon the aEaiis---not of Europe, but o!
European oyereigns.-Unliappily, this is the
characteristic mark and distinction of this as
semtiy. It's Diet, a Council a Confcdera-
cy of Soyereiens.-The people and popular in.
terests are entirely unrepresented. The com
mon interest of sovereigns, who are, III fact alb.
soiute and desPotic, is necessarily to keep the
people In subcction; TO suppress all attempts al
ieoriI' anu, above all, to prevent any ir:roduc-
N n rpnr e,,,f-,
therefore IS, ipso frcfo an assembly of Kings a.
gaipst the liberty of their subjects, and the com
mon freedom ofthe human race. II true that
IL may occasionally prevent national wars and
lacooinicai revolutions. But then, on the other
mana, II equally prevents a!ls saIutafy reforms,
ana wholesome and gradual improvements in
popular freedom and constitutional restraint.
There cannot, therefore, exist doubt. but that
lhese Congresses are great evils, and ought not
10 De countenanced, and as little as possible to-
ierateh, by Tree government like our own
In the pending Congress, it is said there are
two mann points to which the discussions are TO
be directcd-The condition of Spanish .gmeri.
ca, and the occupation of Spain by France.
Secondly, the condition of free cities in Germa-
ny, and of the Universities, Colleges, and
SCHOOLS OF the independent part OF that empire.
with respect to the first question, which will
undoubtedly form the basis of the proceedings
OF the Congress about to assemble IL has been
distinctly stated by Lord Liverpool, in his speech
IN Parliament, that Spain had entirely md ire
9,ttrocdfty rgtsedt to recognise the Independence
OF the Colonies; that the King still claimed his
authority in full over them, and right to treat
hern as III state of rebellion and revolt. Now,
tbs the language of Spain, or of France,
fire these the words of Ferdinand. or of the
French Cabinet? Let US not be duped in
to belief that this Tano1,aoe nrocaaJo fro-,,