Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-02-06

placed according to the laws Of their orieiOaI
estab lishment.
9th. The judicial power shall discharge il.
important functions agreeably to the laws. and
without any variation.
10th. No one shall be prosecuted for His
former political opinions.
These acts were formally discussed By n.
Junta, and adopted by all present, with thu
exception of Gems. Alcorta and Minon. All
their signatures were then attached, and =.
mong them we note those of Gems. Paredes
Bravo. Valencia, Filisola, Almonte, Nor,
Reyes, and others.
The Assembly of Notables provided for bv
the I'd of the above articles, met on the 3rd
inst. Gen. Tornel was chosen President. and
Gen. Almonte and another, secretaries. Gen.
Paroles was then unanimously chosen Pre,,
cent of the Republic. His election and hi,
acceptance were communicated thro' com.
mittee. A committee of three was appointed
to draw up the oath to be administered to the
President. Two of them reported in favor Of
an oath in the general form, to observe the ex.
listing laws, &C.; but Gen. Bustamente was
in favor of adding thereto clause compelling
the President to swear s'to repel the invasion
of the United States" After long discus
sion, ihe Assembly assented to the report Of
oath demanded by Gen. Bustamente, would
be tantamount TO declaration Of war, and tha.
it was beyond the competency Of the Assem-
On the 4th inst, the oath was administered
in great state. The President made brief
discourse, to which Gen. Tornel replied, and
all hands proceeded to the cathedral, where a
Te Deuns was celebrated. The Presidents
discourse is patriotic and commonplace, and
makes no allusion TO the foreign affairs Of the
Republic. 49,, Ill. ....-....
The Assembly, adjourned the same day
The form of the oath which the Presiden: f.
nally took is as follows:
"You swear to God TO sustain tho indepen.
dence and integrity of the national territory
against any foreign aggression whatever; and
the Republican, popular. representative sys-
TEN and the plan Of administration of the
republic, agreed to by the Act Of the Army on
the Cd of January" I'D. .-.
The Gen. Bustamente, who took part In
this assembly, was not the ex-President of
that name. Both he and Gen. Herrera were
invited to take part in the proceedings, but
Indignantly refused.
The following is the composition of the Cab
met of Gen. Paredes:- ........ ,... g.
| Gen. Almonie, Minister Of War; Senior Lu.
is Pares, Treasury Department.; Senior Cas-;
tllo Lanzas, Foreign Affairs, and Senior
Becerra, bishop Of Chiapas) Of Justice. &c.
Such is the Cabinet according to private
letter of the 18th December. Gen. Tornel
refused the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, and
Senior Gordon refused that Of Justice.
Of these ministers, two have represented
Mexico near the Government Of Washington;
we alIude to Gen. Almonte and Senior Castil-
10. The Ministry is represented, as body,
as deserving Of pubic confidence.
private letter from French gentleman
in Vera Cruz, says that Gen. Paroles contin-
ues reforming the former Administration, by
removing every one whose reputation 10 at all
equivocal. The letter adds, sif he will follow
up this course, he has it in his power to make
a reform very useful to the county,
/ Ell Diario del Gobierno of the 5'h, announ-
ces that private letters have been received from
Puebla by Paroles, giving assurance tina, the
military forces Of . that unconquered city"
should only be employed for the preservation
of public order. 1t was feared that that city
might stand by Herrera. Gen. lnclan arrived
at Mexico subsequently, and placed his troops
at the disposition Of the Government. Some
of the prominent Departments of the country
refused to take part in the movement Of Pa
redes, though they had expressed their conf.
lucHCc III MS pduiOtISlH. ~ d" tney Will UOuUt"
less acqniesee id his authority.
Nothing is said in the papers in relation to
the feelings Of Paroles towards this country,
but verbally we learn, that he is very hostile.
FL Monitor of the I'd inst, contains an artl-
Gle upon the critical situation in which the
CALIFORNIA; are placed, with the view of arous-
ing attention 10 the subject.
Indian disturbances have broken out afreSh
in several parts of the North, exciting general
alarm. The authorities Of the Departments
were taking active measures to meet this emer-
gency.
The latest dates from this city which the
4 Vera Cruz editors hadreceived, were the 29th
Nov. They infer from them some what strange.
y. that the Cabinet Of Washington was some
! what alarmed at the menacing aspect Of onr
relations with England, are inclined to recede
from its extreme pretensions in regard TO Tex
as-so far even as to restore the new State 10
Mexico. A ''flattering junction."
I Correspondence OF the Richmond Enquirer.