The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-16
From the Neto York Tribune.
Ecuador-The Presidential EIeetion-Visit
OF Vessels OF War.
GuAYAauIL. "wednesday, July 10, 49,

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| You are aware that this Republic has been the
scene of further revolutionary proceedings for the
| lat few months. There has been political dis
urbance in every province OF the country, and in
| each u pronunciamento has been made in favor of
one or the other of the two recent candidates for
| the Presidency, and present ambitious aEpirants
| for Office.
II should be understood that, at the last session
OF the National Congress, IT was found impossible
10 elect successor 10 ex President Roca and con
sequently, ii was determined by concurrent vote
| that until the meeting of the next Congress- the
administration OF the Executive department should
be entrusted to the Vice President, Who being, &C
cording to the constitution, elected two years after
| the chief OF the government; remains two years
more IN office after the close OF Presidential term,
and SO may, with great proprety, exercise the du-
ties OF the superior officer, If there be failure as
| in the present case, to make a choice.
But the candidates and their especial friends,
though devsing this very judicious method of Sc
curing a constitutional government, grew FESTIVE
aitera lew months; and IN order each to gain the
ultimate asccndency, co-operated together to de-
| feat the administration of the Vice President, An
attempt was made i'll Guayaquil in December, but
il failed. more successful one occurred in Feb
| ruary, and Supreme Civil and Military Chief was
named TO preside over the province of Guayaqui,
and as many others as should acknow ledge his au
Jrity
But, now, the most important district, though
not the seat Of government, being revolutonized,
the parties that had hitherto acted together for the
purpose OF breaking down the administration at
Quito, began to draw apart and 10 pursue their
separate ends by every manner of intrigue and
corruption. The consequence has been, that some
provinces favorable in reality to the government Of
the Vice President, yet finding that the opposition
was too strong to be resisted, have pronounced in
favor of him they thought the least Objectionable Of
the two movers of sedition. Such the case at
Quito The party friendly to those in power,
finding that their opponents were secretly moving,
anticipated them by declaring in favor of the rival
supposed to be most hostile to the late rapacous ad
ministration OF Roca. 1t even said that the
executive ministers favored the revolution. Ger
tainly, one of them was named Chief of the Pro-
vince, and accepted the position. Perhaps in no
other country In the world would government
instgate or connive at revolution against itself
for the sake OF keeping third party out of office:
The national administration at Quito being thus
overturned there will not be any. government
which foreign power can recognise, until the
meeting Of a general convention, to elect Presi-
dent and promugatc new constitution.
The state, very nearly, of anarchy in which the
Ecuador has been, and Is now, has brought to this
port several ships of war; for the protection of for
eign interests. The French corvette Serieux was
here few months ago; llorc recently an English
sloop- of war, the Champion. The French frigate
L'Agerie, under the command of Admiral Flouri-
chon, here for several weeks, and sailed the
9th Of July. The United States ship Vincennes,
commanded by Captain w. l.. Hudson, arrived
here during the latter part of May, and sailed for
San Francisco.
On the 22d of June arrived here from Quito
Colonel Van Allen, charge d'afiaires, and his
suite, accompanied also by his friend, DR.. Jameson
Scotch physician, and man of science, resident
for many years in this country, and the Chevalcr
Bourman, now the representative of Spain for this
republic, and who was for some time secretary Of
the Spanish Legation in the United States.
1t is matter of regret that Colonel Van Aliens
health has suffered materially in this country. He
is about to return home for a short period, to
cover his strength. He deserves, however, great
credit for being unwilling to leave Ecuador until
all the business committed to his hands was faith
fully concluded. Ii is known that he has formed
convention respecting demand for indemnity,
which has been of long standing and the source of
embarrassing and protractcd litigation.
The presence of the American and French
tonal ships has been productive of much animation
in this city. The officers of both vessels have been
treated with the utmost courtesy by the citizens,
and they have literally We'd with each other TO
turn these agreeable oivites. Large and brilliant
balls have been given on board "L'Algerie'' and
the "yincennes." The presence of the latter ship,
especially, has been Of the highest utility. IL has
served to obyatc many ignorant prejudices, and 10
inspire spirit of good will and confidence, at the
time that il has created the indeible impress
sion that the interests Of the United States must be
respected whatever be the state Of the country and
that no revolution whatever must be allowed TO in
terere with the fufment of expressed sipulations.
While she here, Colonel Van Allen insisted
upon the payment of draft given by the govern
ment at Quito few days before its dissolution, in
relation TO an instalmcnt of claim settled by
vention. The money was paid. That the presence
of a ship-of-war aided in producing ready COM
pliance with this obligation may be presumed.
Captain Hudson has left on all sides the most favor
able impressions of himself a gentleman and a
naval officer. Yours ID.
African BARBARIANs.-The New Orleans police
baye arrested several colored females in that city
Tor performing the barbarous ceremonies and mys-
teries Of Youdouism. Before the Recorder Betsy
Tolcdano, free colored woman, was called Up as
the chief vaness Of the society, as she called IL.
She did not attempt TO deny the accusation, stating
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signs and symbols; that she had been educated in
its precepts and mysteries by her grandmother,
who came over from Africa, and that she never
thought there was any wrong in IL. They found
one Of the rooms fitted up in some sort a chapel
The walls were hung round with coored prints of
the saints, the apostes, &c. A number Of basins,
or large earthen bowls, were found, some filled
with gravel, others with pebbles two or three with
paving stones, and one very large ono with a sin
GLE good sized, peculiar looking flint stone. There
were several glass vases goblcts found contain
ing somc strange kind Of liquid. Betsy Toledano
acknowledged that she frequently had meetings Of
women only, at her house, TO go through certain
feminine mysteries, sing, Sc. She said the uses
OF the stones and gravel were TO prevent the house
from being struck by lightning. During a storm
the gravel and pebbles were scattered about the
floor, and the stones placed in water in the bowls
This was n custom with the African negroes.
She also showed necklace which she wore. or
beautiful sea shells Of ercnt and brilliant colors
and Of a small size, which her grandmother bad
great power over rain, shc being able thereby 10
bring down shower whenever she pleased
FiRsT BALE or New Corrosive understand
that the steamer Hancock, which arrived down on
Saturday morning, brought Consigned 10 A. Low
4 Coz bale Of new cotton from the plantation
Of Major W w. Starkc IL Is stated that this bale
was selected from several hundred acres.
GSapannah Georgian, l2h.
List OF Patents
Isstled from The United States Patent Office for the
meek ending dugtnf 10, 1850, and bearing date
Augtut 10, 1850.
Nelson Barlow, Of St. Louis, Mo.-For improve
ment in Friction Clutches.
Bartholomew BcniOwski, now residing in S,on-
don, England.-For improvement in Cylinder
Printing Presses. Patented in England October
"a, lsi7 In America, August 10, 1850.
James g. Davis. Of Buffalo, n. Y.-AssRnOr 10
a. u. Warner and J. G.. Davis, Of Buffalo, n. Y
For improvement in the manufacture Of Candies.
Junius r. Pozer, Of Rochester, n. Y.-For i'm
provemcnt in instruments for NRccinaing
Adam Hays, Of Madison, Ind.-For improvement
in Splints for fractures.
George Houston, Of Washington, n. C-For i'm
movement In WEIGHING Magbines