The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-26
CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
Interesting from the Republic Of Costa Rica.
HER POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITION.
Address Delivered before Congress by the
Reelected Preside mt, Don Juan Rafael
Mora, on the Day Of his Inauguration,

Address Delivered befyre Congress by the
Reelected Preside mt, Don Juan Rafael
Mora, ON the Day OF his Inauguration,
&C., &C., DC.
Our advices from San Juan do Nicaragua to the
10th, and San Jose, Costa Rca, TO the 9th inst.
We Translate from official documents received from San
JOSE the following
Honorable Representatives Once called by the
almost unanimous will of the nation TO rule its dest
MES, have felt Il my duty to show my appreciation Of
its confidence by fresh sacrifice Of my present tran
GUILTY. and to accept with resignation than plea
sure an honor enveloped with discomorts If not with
dangers.
resume power with the conditions those with
which have exercised it the present. aud s more
animated if possible by the public vote, which is tho
most legitimate sanction of nay acts, to exercise 1t with
energy and more benefit for my country Hence
FORTH look myself enjoying lib ry of action
to govern because the Costa Rca people in ratying my
past conduct by the late manifestation Of their sympa
thies appear teach clearly what ought to DO in
the future to them the well being which they
have commenced to enjoy.
/ have not therefore, to present to you . pro
gramme; but ought to manifest to you that II my ad
mnistraton has been enabled TO effect good 1t
in great degree due to ecacious which
much mperous than the text Of evasive laws
than the authority of constitution susceptible oil
reforms and not exempt from defects.
Recoect that constitutional statutes often the
iDappicsbe imitation Of foreign institutions, have
been enacted With sufficient regard to human passion
that restrain it often requires curb other than that
of important law, and that the constitu ton leaves
liberty IL the opposition to thwar the
action than TO the t'e to employ its powers
usefuy Persuaded OF this truth have the
ton TO the of authority Of the power which
it needed and which is not even all that hooe give 1t
hereafter that the government may protect and
eficaciousy the Costa Rcan society.
told you eight days that have always considered
am nd ns hos sccusaS r
attained it. in the term which has just expired BY
sures which properly speaking are not indicated in the
constitution shall endeavor by the to
that tranquility, prosecuting with the like deter
minaon the dsturbers Of order and the creators of dis
cord, whatever may be- the arms which they employ
to make the government. / find myself a.
strained to speak in these TERMS because has been
repeatedly proved that the revolutionary spirit is not al
stirred In the quarters OF the military but that
1t sometimes penetrates into regions which ought to be
closed to it, and profanes tanctuares apparently in
se sr" opcs he ss
from the crme-and abusing the senstveness of the
people by Of artifce and sophistry, and BY
nngly moching most respectable authorities gives the
appearance of right of reason and Of justice to the
sinister designs and the Ubiquitous pretsnsions
In the relations Of the executive power with the other
the former without any denunciaton of that Of the
others but long the security and the homer OF the
country are cohcerheu snaA JAKE caro tnAt IN stteu
the nation he have the faculty to be able to work
resouteiy ana aud without mat siowness
is opposed to the efficiency Of administrative measures
The title Of Chief of the Nation indicates that
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as pfe!exs TO conmcss wmcn misnt Sompro-
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with certain adverssriss Of No nsrsonsi vortS
the government, even when triumphant. always
torship and sncerclv believe that Il "a ess
now than ever but precisely that the event of recurring
NAV net arrive think II would be we'll to ask Won n
brief for an extension of power to the re-
sponsbility to which am subject and that be permit.
ted to extend not only my supervision but aso my action
to all the functions Of authority and to supply when ne
functions may present in certain cases which our laws
have not been able to foresee OF what wouldn't be
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nave aoed me IN my former exertions my gooa nten-
ons oeing associated with the patrotism the ioyaity
the the WISDOM OF the men VINO 10 the va
nous capacities nave Sustained my recent
answer LOT u, that with the help OF DIVINE rroviencs
snail Justify the confidence which the people
in me, realizing as far possible foz me- tne hopes
which have been founded on my election.
JUAN RAFAEL MORA
San jose, NAY 8, 1853
A. Tho orar;n, ,t r.~sss +wo davs rravious,v pres
cent Mora delivered his message, from wnicn We make
the following extract
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Az .n,,,s 49, hs hasn Everywhere aisanoearing
.n e p;;. s i;i;o wbieb fomented min 4 rival
s va: sp a r. d;t;nc+ ;ntarasts among t6ose Who
n's s 4 ns;d ,hamseive. oniv a. brothers. All have
.aaa 90 ths .sr,s end vhich IL the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT o
tSa ntr w;thont ettipg themselves be carried away