The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-02
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Fsasa t. Asay - Nary CaEoas<is.
The eorsramsas Of rsra il ~ rEsssHt
in he hands ii = @anaa. Madame c.
mara i = female tinEaasEie; sna tha-eE
her husband j. naaaaaa.ly tie Lad oi she
republie. lie - tie rsal sovereign. twas
owing 70 her energy thst he rose from
The ranks If the army. = eommon soldier.
a his afesenn rank. II j. said shai she
peser aernlls any subject, pertaining IL
the government. 10 be discussed even in
pyisr eoaaeIl wilhoRs her presence; and
he slways accompanies The President On
his cfIicial tisiss. especially those made 10
foreign diEnisaEies. Gen. 6amarra made
= visit moi long since. to 0nF sguadEon.
accompanied BY the different ministers
of department. Madame 6amarTa Of
course with him. Alter the customary
ssu.es, they entered the Commodore
cabin. where refreshments we're offered.
and The usual compliments exchanged.
When Madame GamaEra thought they
had remained sufficient length Of tine.
she rose, Looked around her with the air
Of an empress. ami Issering The single
word /" rsmasr' lei. the cabin. the others
following her OFT like a pack of sheep
following their leader. She always wears
pistols and Girk, and il said 10 be good
Shot. Not leng since, finding some fault
with the police and discipline Of one Of
The regiments Of the army. she sent fnr
the colonel commanding il. reprimanded
him in q manner 10 which he did not feel
inclined TO submit, especially from .
woman; he replied that he would hold
himself responsible to the President but
no. 10 the Presidents wife. lie was /
saoa taught. however. whom he had 10
deal viii: for Madsme Gamarra immedi- !
a,ely commanded him 10 silence, and At
the same time. presenting q pistol, told
him tho, /! he uttered another word Of
inso,ence, she would drive The bullet
through his head. Some say that her
husband has more Than oace experienced
such threat; but we all kaaw the world
is addicted tn scandal.
Tie history of The two Presidents OF
the adjoining republics Of Peru and
Colombia. form a most admirable COM
ment on married life. Gamarra. with al.
his power. is not happy man in his
domestic relations.
Gen. Eil,ngrotis the other enc 10 whom
I refer. lie entered the service OF
Colombia during the revolution, sad dis
iinguished himself By sagaeiIy and talent
in council. and intrspidiiy and daring in
action; few deeds can excsed in heroisn
some that are recorded of him, and he
bears many a mark of war upon his per-
son. the left side 81 his head is drawn into
fFighdul scar, oecasioned BY the wind
age Of cannon ball. which. cleaving tue
flesh from the lef. side Of his head. mar .
rowly missed taking the bead sni all !
lie rose frsI to the chief command uf the
army. and then To The Presidency OF lie
Republic. Ills administration was mark.
cd with juigmen. and wisdom: bull in the
revolution oil popular favor, which single
day will sometimes effect, an opposing
faction rose 10 power. and ElIingroI was
ispOsei. and banished IRON The country
in whose service he had shed bis blood,
and devoted bis bes, days.
knew him in exile. lie was residing
upon farm be had purchased; and SAID !; !,
he vas happier Than he was in the days 4
This creates. power. He was asked BY D
an acquaintance how that could be! His Il
answer was a beautiful one: have a
wife that love: me-" lie married girl NJ
in Colombia of grea. beauty, and il is 4
SAID. when her friends inquired how she ~
could have been induced to marry thai J,
hall headed man, she replied: When NJ
see him on the rIslt, side | see tina, he J.
Is one Of the most talented men in the -
world, and when | see BIN on the lelt b
SIDE. | see that he is the braves, man in ~
ID. wor!d." r.