Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-05-05

COLOMBIA,-.--BOLiV


The suLjoined note G0m Gen. Ilanison's pam
phlet, drawn up by an intelligent eye witness in
ICoombia-and an interesting letter from Caracas,
which has just appeared in the National Gazette,
will go far to explain the dark and unprincpled III
tigucs Of Bolivar's party to perpctuate in his hands
all his ill-gotten power. The stand assumed by
Paez, seems determined and patriotic, and may e.
ventua!y lead to the entire Liberation Of sister
Republic.
"On his return from Peru, Gen. Bolivar
arrived at Bogota in November, 1926;
and after having invested himself with
extraordinary power, according to the Ar
ticle 1913 of the Constitution, for tranquil
lizing the disturbances of Venezuela, he
,:ylt General Santander at the head of the
Executive for the other Departments,
which had shewn no symptom of armed
hostility against the Central Government
Of Bogota
BY his proclamation, dated lst JAN
uary, 1927, Gen. Bolivar stated that he
had restored peace x tranquility through
out the whole Republic.
The Constitutional Congress assembled
in May, 1927, in Tunga, and the session
was Immediately transferred to BOgota,
where, among other Legislative acts, both
Houses passed a law declaring the consti-
tuition of Cucuta in vigour. They con-
voked, likewise, n convention for re-
modelling the said constitution, which
convention was to meet ut Ocana in
March, 1923; and the elections for said
Convention were to take place at the
latter end of December 1897.
The Congress invited GeneralBolivar
who was on his return from Venezuela,
to take the oath to the Constitution of
Cucuta, which he did as soon as he arri-
we'd; and Immediately afterwards, the
Congress closed its session.
The elections, for the Convention,
took place at the end of December;
and the whole of the result was not
known in Bogota before the middle Of
February, 1923.
In the same month of February, Gen
eral Bolivar, after having been at the
head of the Government, Constitutional
President, since September. 1927, as
sumed extraordinary powers, but merely
for the Departments at Venezuela, where
Cisneros had formed Guerilla, which
was destroyed soon afterwards.
In the first days of March, he extend
ed these powers to the whole ofthe Re-
public with the exception of the district Of
Ocana, where the Convention was to
assemble. He declared, likewise, by a
proclamation, that his presence was nee
essary in Venezuela; and, leaving Bogo-
Ia in the first week of March, he proceed
ed North, and took up his residence
at Bucaramanga, about one or two days
journey fom Ocana--which place had
been designed for the purpose of being
at distance from the influence of the
Executive, whose presence had been
thought dangerous to the freedom of de-
bate; and, in consequence been prohib-
tied by the Congress of 1927.
At the latter end of May, 10 members
of the Convention separated themselves
from that body, and rendered, by this
step the resolutions of the remaining fifty
four useless and invalid, as fifty-fve
members were required to form a legal
quorum.
As soon "a the news of this desortion of
the I 9 members reached Bogota, the In
tcndant of the department convokcd an
assembly composed of fathers of family
under the plea of consulting them what
was to be done in such emergency, as
the Convention was dissolved, and the
country exposed TO all the evils of nnar-
chy. He invited every body to give his
opinion freely, and without fear. Two
persons rose and suggested that The only
hope of the country was in Gen. Bolivar.
OF these two persons, one, Sir Torres,
has left the country, fearing the ensuing
calamities, and lives now in Paris; the
ether, military man, called Triana, of
a notorious bad character, was implicated
IN the subsequent conspiracy. A young
student, Santamaria, rose then, and en-
deavourcd TO defend the principles of lib
city, but ne was Immediately interrupted