Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-06-30
FOREIGN.
FROM COLOMBIA.
VERY LITE IND EyNPoRT.aAT.

Commerce, have received Bogota pa
peers to the Goth Of May, Carthagens
TO the j0th, and letters To the Sci az
June. They have also copy Of the
Constitution adopted by the Constitu-
cot Congress. and various other docu.
ments. Among the Bogota papers, they
notice two which have been recently
commenced, viz: La .4urora and FL
Democratic.
Election Of President and TTee Pre-
sidenf, and adjournment Of Congress.
-On the 18th Of May, the Constituent
Congress Of Bogota proceeded to the
very important business Of elrctipg q
President and Vice President. The
first ballot, 4S members being present,
resulted as follows: For Mr.. Canabal,
90 votes; for joaquin Mosquera, l.! !;
for Domingo Caicstlo, 5. Neither van-
1idate having the requisite majority,
two thirds.) Congress proceeded 10 q
second ballot, which gave the following
result: joaquin Mosquera, 81 votes
Mr.. CaDabai. l.; and Mr.. Caicedo, 4.
There still being no choice. the ballots
were returned third time, aud on be.
ing canvasscd, S4 found to be in favor
at Joaquin Mosquera. aud II for Mr..
Canabai. Joaquin MosQrrRA was de.
clared to be duly elected President of
the Republic.
On the first BALLOT fos Vice President.
80 votes given for Domingo Caicedo.
(the acting Presidency IL for MIR. Ca
ns6al, 2 for Mr.. Vallarino, and i for
MIR. Borrero. DoMINoo CAIcEpo was
then declared 20 be legally elected
Vice President Of the Republic.
On motion Of MIR. Ycrgara, Depu-
tation was then sent TO inform the Ii
berator that the Congress had fulfilled
the objects of its convocation. and
therefore that the decree of eth Au.
gust, 1898, calling them together,
ought 10 cease, as we'll as the extraor-
binary powers which by that decree
the Liberator reserved 10 himself. who
merited the gratitude Of the nation for
The services he had rendered II.
After short absence, the Deputation
returned, and Mr.. Castillo. as Presi.
dent of the same, reported 10 Congress.
that the LiberstOr had received their
communication with the highest salts.
factlon,-that he congratulated them
on the happy termination Of their la.
bors. after giving a Constitution TO the
Republic, and appointing TO direct its
des'inies, men who deserve the conf
dence OF the nation-that he was now
restored to private life, which he so
much desired, and that If Congress
wished special proof Of his blind ODE.
diencs to the Constitution and the law.
he was ready 20 give any which might
be required.
MIR. Camacbo remarked. that the
Republic vas indebted to the Liberator
Tor an immense amount Of service. !:
and that having returned to private life.
1T was just, whether he remained in
Colombia or left il, to continue the
pension which the Legislature. on the
sd July. 1928, voted him for life
ElIs proposition was entertained unan.
imousiy. The President of Congress.
Nineente Borrero, then adjourned the
session sine die.
The mail OF yesterday afternoon fur.
nishes the following additional items.
copied from the New York papers,
Bali. .lnerieaa
According TO a letter from Carthage
ma OF 18th May. 60 the Editors Of the
Courier DIES Flats Cms, General Cal.
cedo. President of Congress, having
proposed the convoklng of a constituent
assembly in New Grenada. Garciadel
1910 lone OF the deputies in the interest
"i Bol'var) prevailed npon the foreign
MINISTERS, and particularly those Of the
United states and Great Britain. to
protest against ~. The plan indeed.
II carried into effect. would have bscn
equivalent TO recognition by the min
listers OF two independent governments.
and they therefore declared that ia
adoption would pot an end 10 their
functions. The minister of Brazil act
ed IN Ike manner-each one separate.
iy--but all with the same views. Co;.
eefo was obliged 70 pause. Congress
adjourned for ten days aad at the ex.
piration thereof met again. sanctioned
the constitution. and chose the chief
magistrate. as mentioned yesterdaY-
The same letter states tina, a nens;on
~ $4,000 - assigned 10 Bolivar; that
Pdss - at his country house without
any official employment. and that We.
BeZaela has passed decree incapaci.
tsting military nen for ten years from
holding any civil Office.
The following is said 20 be an sx-
tract IT letter written by Bolivar 10
friend Of his, while 10 Csrthagena:
Il have sacrificed my fortune and
hea't,' !" secure to my country liber-
~ and happiness. have done all that
could, and hsve failed in making her
oonteDted and happy. I nov resign
every thing to the wisdom ~ Congress. |