Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-03-16

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shc uid descend might see the blood which had heen
drawn from their fathers, and the wounds thew 70.
ceved from the hands of those who sought in vai,,
10 repress their heroic patriotism.
lSlgned by Gen. Paez and 1900 others1
LATE AND IMPORTANT
. SINCE the above was in type, we have received Inv
the schooner Horatio, Captain Heath Cartbonou,
dates to the ninth of February and documents fn,',
boSota containing an account of the installation f
the constituent Congress the Goth Januarv-tbn
rneIs OF tue Lberator Presdentan exposition
MADE 10 Congress under direction of the Libera-
Tor, by The President of the Council of Minister.
concerning the Acts to which His Excellency refers
nuns nuns Hessage-and lastly, an Address of the Iibe
fator 20 the Coomblans, resigning his counsondI
| INHALATION THE CoNsrfTuENr CoNc,,
ms important Convention was installed at Boon.
to on the Goth of January-47 Deputies be;ng Nc
OF more than two thirds Of the whole number,
whlGh majority was made requisite in order to nro
ceeu TO the installation. The Congress- was COW,
hea lor the I'd Jan. by decree Of oath Dec 1928:
VI. lo some reason perhaps because quorum had
not assembled, was not opened till the Goth n h.s
tor Its object the formation of Constitutes ona t
adoption OF permanent system of government.
On the day above mentioned, the Deputies, pre-.
1y ,he Loerator moved from the Palace to the
cathedral, where they attended a solemn Mass and
theh retifed 10 the Hall in which they were TO hold
tueF oessions Where great number fpeople.of all
ciasses were assembled. There the Liberator Pre-
sident after occupying the Presidential Chair SIM.
ported by the Minister of Foreign Relations and No
Minister OF the Interior, commenced the act of install
iaton, by addressing to the Representatives sbort
speech appropriate to the occasion in which ha 49,,
trayed the high and responsible duties with wb;rb
they were charged, exhorting them in the most
energetic terms to prove themselves wostbv of the
confidence which had been reposcd in them by their
constituents. y 'Aou
Inc Deputies then came forward two bv two "a
take the oath prescribed by A. of the decree of
24th Dec. 1928, which was administered nv the ~
Derator' Well and faithfully to fulfil the duties of their
station. - 'Aeil
AT the suggestion of the Gberator thew proceedeJ
next to the choice of President for the CONGRESS.
Zen. Antonio Jose de Sucre received 90 votes Ont of
80, and was declared duly elected The Conve,,irr,
unanimously assented.
For Vice-president of the Congress- Jose Marin
Estcves, Bishop of Santa Martha received 20 vater
imously. ff'u uiiais-
On the second ballot Simon Burpos received A..
votes out of 81, for Secretary, and was declared
elected. Affirmed unanimously
ihese elections being terminated the Iiheroto.
gally installed. iy ana le-
his Excelency having conducted the President
anu 'lce-fresldent elect to their respective nosts
Gen. Sucre pronounced an address eynr.ss;p o 10
thanks Tor the election which had been p,od hi s
person, promising to discharge his duties to the ba,
OF MS ability and commencing the skill with ,b;,
;e n n resident had conducted the Republic
IN perious crisis by convoking Compress tn c,,r
the maadles OF the State and in if abdicatnc, CO.
taheousiy the unlimited power which the peoSle had
conferred upon him. His Excellency renlied that
-, ieSeeu the greatest and most lep-
mate hopes OF the nation, to which thew would o;vo
without doubt Constitution full of force and That,
ana tnat he retired with the greater confidence =,
ne lett at the head the Rcpresentatiye s of the
pc Ihe ufahd Marshal of Ayacucho one of the most
estlrnabe Generals of Colombia ''0'F
THE LBERAToR TO THE Coroa.p1,uc
SoLoMBANs-lhis day cease from the command Teo,
rve served you IN the capacity of soldier and r,s,f
tFae During this long PERIOD we have acbievcd b "
of our county, gwen liberty 10 three Tue conquest
many civil wars aud four nave Surrendered ~
PIE .neir competence, converting of my own accord f
Congresses To your virtues valor and n,,ro,;
ted them ~ e''iJ VI having direct
ne constituent Congress which has been installed ,r, H.
charged by Providence with giving to the nation The
and the nature Of things ~ VI circumstances
Fearing that may De considered an obstacle o.,
me Republic on the true basis of its felicity nae ro;,
hsd .;asJ e EXALTED magisTacy to which your goodness
ColoNBIANs-i nave been the victim of dscracefnI o;
~ % wh'c he purity of my principles not been aSe
me ne very persons who aspire TO spreme oor,
nanu, nave persisted tearing me from your hearts
e nef owa sentiments making appear The auibd,
me- as aspiring to which they had offered IS IN
man once pn winch had refused with pdirnatio, IS nc
most ardent republican Never, never, soem9v ecis, y,
you has the ambition Of Kingdom which nv 70
oIeu 70 destroy me III your estimation, polluted INV in
been IN rro 5Ves ouonOan my only aspiration has
- promote your bocrtY and preserve your renoss g s
ms have been cuipabic, deserve more Than or
end snnd soi o !en, Dsscech you, the vile caunnv
SVaIIce which on all sides kndIe The IA nc &c az
cofn WI you cease TO be deluded bv The VI Us -.
deiamerS You not idofsi - VIZ 4"POS'uTes Oh ny
CoLoaBrANs: Iallzaround tba cor.,,,,.. r.,
haona safeguard the legitimate hone Of s coIc s,J
1855 POM OF union to the lovers of the country On he en-
c and b Pe1o our lives the happiness Of the Repub-
absn =; 10Y o. Colombia II fatality should lead YOU to
n mere IS no salvation for the country: and YOU will
Of t @ Ic ocean of anarchy, leaving for the inheritance
" f {Oui CnidFen crime, blood and death.
PATRIoTs Hear my la words on terminating NV milf
10 IN the name Of Colombia ask you 6eseec6 YOU
dn unIied that you may become the assssios ~ c
'oI,,Ty, and vour exeCutfouers. FCTtVs n,
6osof1, Jan. 81; 1880.