The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-29


no confidence whatever and business is paralyzed.
The election Of new President keeps the couatry
in state of agitation, and all the political parties
bent on having his brother made President at any
cost God forbid that another scene like that of
| the oath January, 1913, should be repeated.
The election returns of the electoral colleges
brought by the Graciosa, are as follows:-Jose
| Gregorio Monagas, the Presidents brother, had
20l votes; Guzman, 10; Rendon, 30; J. Ruiz, 81;
DR.. Vargas, !; Navar'e, l. majority of two
thirds is required to elect, consequently the Presi-
dents brother had Is votes less than the requisite
number, and SO the matter must be determined by
| Congress. 1t is expected that President General
Jose I: Monaeas will assume extraordinary or
dictatorial powers He is collecting together great
quantities of ammunition, and a large force, be-
yond the number permitted by law, and he 10
having two steamers built at Philadelphia through
Mr. Corvaia II is said Venezuela will have to pay
about seventy thousand dollars for each of these
OATS
Important Central American Document.
Translated from the Gacets del Salvador Sept 1851
PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF
SAN SALVADOR, TO THE sALvApoRIAN PEOPLE, To
THE STATES OF CENTRAL AMERICA, AND TO OTHER
NATIONS.
The notes already published displayed in flu | the
state of the question with Frederick Chatfield Bri-
fish Consul, the unjust and humiliang pretensions
and exigencies of the consulate, and the reason of
this government in refusing to submit itself to the
degradation of undue satisfaction.
The question which simply was upon rule of
disputed reclamation, has now become a question
of homer and of independence for one of the two
branches of the government for, as it is evident,
the English consul pretends to arroeate the faculty
of nominating his agents in San Salvador, render
ing them independent OF the jurisdiction of the
State, and yet TO make them recognised as English
functonares near this same government. His hos
tile intentioD oppressive for this country, refusing
ali arbiters for peaceablc arrangement, and inter-
ruptiDg, with the greatest impoteness, all commu-
nication with this government, has been clearly
manifested in sending back, without any cause,
the sealed note sent to him by the Secretary
of State upon the pending CONVERSATIONS.
AT the first glance at the note of the Consul, it
Is easy seen that the arrangement he proposes is
neither just nor reasonable, and conducts TO open
hostilities. His desire Is TO put the State of San
Salvador in the position of yielding, with the
M s an or Of
IL to resist so that he may ind occasion to COM
mence hostilities, and 10 cause, without end, great
evils and vexations, TO the satisfaction of an an
| Gent reese nment Of party.
IL il easy 10 perceive the hand OF the dominant
band in Guatemala, in connection with the British
| Consulate. and using the influence and sympathy
of political party always united with the Consul.
| The known hatred OF this rarly, and its abhor-
fence Of old date, seeks now an occasion for re.
veDge, in giving a decisive blow TO the State of
San Salvador, and TO put thus the first foot upon
the absolute domination Of Central America. This
aggressive combination of a foreign power, unted
with stbe dominant faction in Guatemala, are
seeking a pretex,, however frivolous, in order to
annihiaie the liberty of the country, and impose its
exclusive domination.
So great was the desire of putting into action
| this agreement of double attack and aggressive
surprise against Salvador that the least consdera-
/ ZION was not observed, or even paated by the
! most common diplomatic forms, and the breaking
| of the note was effected in such a displeasing
manner, without waiting for the indispe nsable re-
| mi NJ liat vuh f,h
brought TO the government with an entirely hostile
| int ntion.
After the note of the Consul was received, it
was answered, and the letter given, the FIRST
one, to Senior lsidoras. But Senior Isidoras refused
10 take il, saying that he did by order of Senior
| Cbatheld, who wanted TO be treated as Charge
d'Afiaiies, and not merely as Consul The SUI
prescription was changed IN the ministry, by
| writing q" To the Consul Of III Il. Majesty in Cen
| trsl America, and Charge d'Aflaifes near the GO
vernmert OF Guatemala;" but as Senior lsdoras
| said that he had already sent away the courier
which brought the note, the Minister dispatched it
by an extraordinary mail, requesting the admins
traitor of the mails Of Guatt mala TO put IL in the
hands OF the Consul But the Consul gave II back,
saying, that the reason why he did not receive il,
wss, because II was not brought TO him by Senior
Isdoras, English Vice Consul in this State"
From such frivolous preexts as the above, il is
easy 10 perceive an intention 10 act upon a capri
cious and unwansnied line of conduct, and the
design TO satisfy at once the vain preensons a sub
Ject Of Salvador entertsins Of becoming eppiogte
Of England. Such narrow views as those are
taken as pride, ga ,rvu -, the important object
| Of preserving friendly relations between the Two
nations and TO avoid rupture, always fatal to the
interests OF this country, and TO the honor of Great
Britain-which latter country the Consul places in
attitude Of revenge and hostility against a weak
end peaceful government, Sc ing merely to satisfy
| his odium in the ruin of a harmless PEOPLE,
The government of Salvador has always placed
before the public the reasons which forbid its
yielding to the Englith Consul the right he assumes
| OF forcing upon II one OF his funcionaries and
much lees Of snatching from its power one of its
subjects, and, by clothing him with official dig
nifty, place him IN such position that he may
with IMMUNITY throw upon the government of this
country all the outrages which he may wish To
persist in such pfeiensions and declare hostility
on this account against Just and pc ceful govern
| ment, merely defending the rights and dignity OF
| the county over which il rules, amounts TO de-
clarine, in the face Of the world that the enc that
takes such steps completely abandoHs the part Of
justice, and shows the most profound disregard for
the opinions ct civilized men. IL there be a simple
/ opinion among them, il there be a simple voice
among public individuals that denies the soye-
reienty of an ihdependen people the right of re-
fusir TO accept any foreign fHnctionary whatever,
let that one be heard, and that one alone will suf-
bee TO decide dispute founded on so extravsgant
a pretension.
Nor could the government consent TO the other
stipulatons Contained in the agreement made
pubic in the Union, on the 18th of November pre-
vioue; and the decree Of the 18th of April, Of the
same year, as well as the note despatched TO his
h'hoi 'ht Oohfuis thpfccs tnt very Plausible ana
cogeBt reasons II had TO refuse it's appreciation.
STATES OF CENTRAL AMERICA l-PRorLE OF SAN
SALVADOR !-Yousee the position of this govern
ment, the systematic expressions of His honor
the Consul, combined with the ever hostile POWER
OF Guatemala, TO wage an unjust war, founded on
vein preteDcts, egsRst the State which has now
placed itself at the head Of the Central American
Union, the object OF their odium and common
avtrsiCns Our cause and our sta nd are founded
uIon the honor and the rights Of the various ma
tons of America. You see, then, the necessity Of
defendn our territory, your exs ,ence, the liberty
q yourselves and your children. These will de.
ftnd at the cost of my life, in spite Of the accus.
tened arrogance Of HIS Honor the Consul Ihaye
more than once given proofs Of prudent and con-
cistory spirit, by taking all the steps have thought
proper 10 the obtaining Of an honorable reasonable
md TIA le sfnsp nj he