The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-21
FROM COLONIAL.

FROM COLOMBIA.
letter received At the office II the Baifimsrt
1neJifdi, by the brig President, arrived ~ Phi
ade phia, Communicates the folio wing estine
intelligence from Colombia
La GUAYRt, Goth July. ISIS.
On the 9Th ils<iant his ExeeIlenc, The intena
ant Of Venezneis received an official despatch
from General Parz. informing HIM that il, the
cities Of Bogota, SocorQ, and Yalencia, ths Lib
orator President, General Bolivar had been u
unanimously proclaimed supreme chief of Colon
bia, aud that the powers granted by the inhabt
ianis Of ihOse cIties, 20 their members NJ III,
grand convention, were entirely revoked. owing
not only 10 the lllegality OF then elections, bu
likewise To the little interest they had hitherto
taken in the welfare OF the country the powe
granted by those cities to the BiberaiOr is unllnl
tied, and Is 10 last during his pleasure lie In
tendant accordingly issued orders ior 81 pubi
meeting 10 be held ~ Carscas, on the follow I'M
day, 10 be composed of the municipality, and a
ny OF the respectable inhabitants that mig hi wisl
To take a part therein, which MAS numerousl,
aud respectfully attended. After short dis
course from the lntendant, they nnauimousl,
ratified the determine ion of the aiore aid cities
General Bolivar has accepted of the author /
ty hereby granted him, and has expressed hi,
determination 10 employ the same in promoIins
int "elibfe OF inc country.
BY the same arrival, Mr. Sanderson of The
Merchants Coffee House. Philadelphia, has been
put 10 possession of documents 10 he sane effect
The United States Gazette says:
On the 18th of July, the civil and ecclesiasiica
authorities, heads Of families and pnincipal pro
prictors, in Caracas, in a sirnlar manner declar,
eths excellency the President Libel ator Boil
van supreme Governor Of the Republic, with
fuil powers IN all the affairs of government 10
reorganize aud preserve the credit of the Re.
public, and establish its credit at home and a
broad.
Thu declaration Of some Of the cities was ac.
conpanied with an account of the causes thai
ndurcd The measures noticed ab0ve-that vi Bu
gola, TIE CAPITAL OF Colombia, is very explici,
aud aitel settug forth existing evils, II states a
desire 90 nyOid their continuance, aud belief
that To consult the welfare of the people was
the supreme nw OF the land, "--apd that the
case required extreme remedies, hence solemn
~ protesting rectude Of Intention il recalls
the powers oftas Deputies 40 Oeana, &c.
kEpUBLIC OF COLOMBIA.
Jose A. Paez, Superior Chief Of Venezuela &c.
HEAD QUARTERS, VALENCIA, 18th July, 1873,
To Uit hienddd Of dis Department.
have the honor 10 enclose you copy Of AN
act passed at meeting held ON the 18Th Junr
ftN't ~ we 1HDllHl VI III WHICH slt
lntendant of the Department of Cundiamarca,
with The other civil and ecclesiastical aulhorl-
ties, fathers of families, and respectable propre-
tors there, invest exclusively with the supreme
command of the Republic, his exeelleucy the
Liherator President, with fail powers in all the
branches of the government, in order that h.
may organic them as may appear to him mos
generally advantageous preserving the union OF
the Republic securing It's independence, and re-
establishing its credit abroad at the same time
reyoking the powers conferred on the ID puiirs
10 the Convention from that province. You will
also perceive that this solemn act was made
known 10 the council Of government, which by
IFS communication OF the same date, signifies its
appreciation of the steps taken and finally, thar
his exceilency the Liberator President, on the
10th of the SAME month, in the Capital of 5000
10. officially announces that he is resolved TO ex-
Ell liis authority nnd energy in the service of the
state, "A copy Of hich accompanies this.
Thus has been sanctioned the uniformly eN
pressed wish of the people of the three depart
nentS under my command, and their ardent de-
sltcs, ms manifested in their petitions, forwarded
by me that his c1ccllcncy the Liberaior Prrsi-
dent should take upon him the supreme coul-
mand Of the State preserving the uoliy OF the
Repnbhc. J congratulate the worthy inhabitants
~ nv 'hIli' va filf lldpDS
OF thcIr wishes, and may Colombia be TenoyA-
ed, and obtain under the favorable auspices of
lis henefactor that prosperity aud happpiness
ii which il bad been deprived by the former adj
mnisraton. BE pleased to make known this
Trustworthy act 20 the illpsfrious municipal.
ties and to the inhabitants Of this province, for
their information. giving to ITS promulgaton the
solemnlty due to an act as august as II is w0r-
thy Of the Colombian heope
Signed, JOSE ANTONIO PAEZ.
lhls mode ofprocedure on the pant OF sepa.
rate cities, indicates no small irreguarify in the
affairs of Colombia. In effect, the society would
seem to he resolved into its original elements,
and no longer to form state.
Sleeping in Church-I will relate little an
ecdoie that recently occurred. a lady Who was
very remarkable for her regular attendance at
! church, WAS apparently quite engaged in her
devotional exercises, but in fact was only taking
her accuftnmed nap in one of which she nnite
amused the good people and their minister.
hhhe The preacher was preaching the terror of
me law, and most ofhis congregation all atten-
non, our lady being asleep as usual dreamed
sue was dt nome attending TO her domectic al
i"ilS sne lett her kitchen moment and retur-
ed and found her chickens in her bread trsv /,
sue conio contain no longer but clapp NC her
hands, and with voice ladies' ouly use at home
hawled out, Si:lc &tep ; siets ! rne atten-
non OF preacher and people WAS at once directed
to the point from whence such an unusual vo;ca
emanated and is needless 10 say thai their ris
! 'hle powers were powerfully opersied on. and
ihat Is was many miuurs before they were suf;
ehh'l' composed 10 resume ihe sober exercises
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