The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-30
COLOMBIA.

preceding column contains an account Of
e s9f 81 GGHibs under n lie
Constitution of that Republic. The reader will
remark in il, that the candidate for Presden, of
the nation, who received the SURFACES of ma
JnrIty OF the Congress at their first ballot (but
not the required ttcO.thirds) was not elected.
The result is thus accounted for in letters from
| Bogota. II would appear that the ballots taken
! in Congress are individually announced by the
teers as they are given and that the annun-
ciaiion was made in the presence of the choice
spirits of Bogota who filled the galleries and
lnbbes Of the Legislative Hail. When, there.
fore, the votes for Signor Carnival, twho re-
ceived the majority of them) were announced.
the tenants of the galleries and lobbies uttered
loud grOans, and shouted - npaLO, maio " When
| the votes for Caicedo, and Mosquera were an.
\ nounced, they were cheered with wells of an.
plause On the result of the first ballot being
| reported, and it being found that CARNIVAL, al.
! though not elected, had received the highest
number of the votes, the mob of spectators be.
! come outrageous cries of To arms" "TO
arms" " To the Quarter for arms" resounded
through the tribunes, and the young madmen
rushed out ofthe Hall to carry their threats in.
| to execution. But the armed force was in read
mess to put these noisy insurgents down had
they proceeded 10 extremIties. This fact, how
ever, was not known to the COMPOUNDED Repre-
snntatiYes: and the faotionists having returned
to the Hall and commenced their dennnca
tons and cries; on the second ballot being tax
ell. ten ofthese intripid Republican Legislators
who had voted for Signor Carnival, gave their
free suffrages for the candidates of the mob
Eventually, therefore, Signor Mosquera, was
elected President it being understood that
Signor Calcedo, (the favGrite of the faction)
would be elected Vice President and il being
known that Mosqnera was absent from Bogota
the favorite Vice President would exercise the
J high duties of President until he returned, and
was qualified. Mosquera was then declared to
be elected President, and Caicedo, Vico Presi.
| dent. 1t Is added, that the Ex. President Boil
var applauded the appointment of Mosquera
| II is, however, reported, that Mosquera will not
accept the Presidency; and that the reign Of
government will be held by Caicedo, who il
! said tu be good General, an honest Dena.
gogue, but wholly ignorant of the due admins.
tration Of the public affairs Of great natien.
II Is added, that his CounselloIs are all of the
Santander (anti-Boiivar) party! We leave it
to our readers to reconcile these reports
At the last date Bolivar had not left the re-
public, but had proceeded from Bogota, to the
seaboard, with the intention, as reported, fem.
barking for Europe, or the United States In
all the towns and villages he passed, he was fol.
lowed by the Hurrahs Cor Bolivar" of his par.
tizans; and his disinteresi edness in refusing
again to become n candidate for the Office Of
Chief of Republic, was tho theme Of numer
Gus addresses ofthe priests, poets and people
II is said, that General Santandar, will be
called to direct the energies Of Colombia, al
the next turn Of the wheel.
Gen. Paez remains at the head of tho new
Republic Of Venezuela.
The new President of Colombia is elected for
eight years--Bost0R CentineL.