The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-14
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Session Of the 14th Of March 1853
SENIOR FELIX MoRLIA, President.
In presence of majority composed Of the Hon H. Mo.
ra, President F. Maria Delmonte, Vice President; Da
mian Ortiz, Merced Marcano J. B. Lovelace and B. r.
Roas Conservatos and Felix Felipe erd smo
Pedro Valverde Carlos Bae Antonio Ramoez Andres Az
bar and Joss Roman, Trbunes and it being X O'Clock
in the morning the President of the republic in
the national Congress- accompanied by his ministers of
State and the President Of both legislative chambers de-
cared the session opcn Then President Santana
the Congress, tha notwithstanding having summoned
them for special object ne considering it right to i'm
prove that session with another of for
the public welfare and had ordered comn sson to invita-
Senior Archbishop appear before them and that in the
meantime he begged the Congress would await his Grace
arrival who had promi. ed to appear 10 O'Clock in thu
morning. Whereupon the President Of Congress- for
himself and the members, manifested to President San
tana, their scquescence in waiting the arrival OF the
Archbishop.
Congress consequently dissolved for moment remain
Ing in the soloons of the palace, and cha ging the
care Of tie Archbishop commission composed of the
Hon. Francisco salda and the Ministers OF State in the
Departments Of Justice and Public Instruction of the
Treasury and Commerce, who returned a few moment,
afterwards, accompanied by the Archbishop and ,nme
datey the National Representative reconstructed in
session. Then the President of the republic who occu
pied the right of tho Congress- addressed in the folio wing
terms, the Archbishop who occupied seat the left
Senor Norllai-
PRESIDENT SA.1ANA-Senor Archbshop have su'nmoa
cd your Grace before the national Congress because the
public interest so required. The Domnicians Senior
Archbishop against the sytiens in 1874 to gain
their indie pendence and tranquility Divine Providence
crowned the event with success the people assembled
in mass dictate their laws In 1S45 these same peopl,
established the code of the French restoration These
Senior Archbishop those which the President of TIA
republic has before the nat to observe and Ia
to be Observed to fulfill and TO to be fulfilled
And, lustous sir the President iesolyed to AXE
these laws he executed by the tribunals guard and
execute them. The country iustrous sir il in state
Of anarchy because the authorities conact The cone.
quences of this to be endured by small number of
individuals who always present their breasts to the dan
GER 60 have summoned you here before tho national
Congress, to observe the constitution of the State
The ARcBmsHoP-Mr President, will answer you in a
few words have sworn to guard the constitution of
the State but without renouncng the pretogatives of my
Church. do not to niquitous laws.
PREDKT sANrAaA-Illustrous sir it is necessary that
the people should make laws and they cannot admit tg
powers in the State because 1t cannot contain them
The ARcBpkHop-No, no, Mr.. President; do not say
that There two powers here civil and
am enycy from God.
PRESIDENT SAsTANASenor Archbishop repeat to your
Grace that have to the laws of The country
to be Observed and gentlemen representatives of the
nation, are the statutes in vigor or notS
SEyERAL REPRESENTATIVES,, in a loud voice-sYes YES
yes, sir"
PRESIDENT sANrASA-weN then These laws the coun.
try has conded to me- BY these laws the country in
relation with other nations AID shall know hos to en-.
force them know hat the praSdant nm nh. IN oh
serve them--he shall observe them.
The ARCHBISHOP No no no, Mr.. President.
Several voices from the people and from the national
representa- ives Eyes, yes yesn
The ARcHMsHor, addressing the representatives
matter see that this has been rehearsed
PRECEDENT SASrAaA-No; you, Mr.. Archbishop are mis-.
taken The President Santana practices such
sures and besides, il is not today the onsl repre-
sentation which resolves but 1t |, l. who the deposi
tory Of the public peace and that the republic is in
a state Of anarchy
The ARcBIsHoP-They are hsretics who have instilled
these ideas into you.
The PRESIDENT or TIE REPrBrIoNo, Senior Archbishop
proceed of my own accord influences ne. II
those who do think you 10 are heictcs then We
all heretcs but it is compulsory you to take the
cath 70 the political constitution OF the State.
The ARcHmsHoP-No sir; take oath 70 that cursed
tiiutionthat heretical constitution will exile my.
self frst.
The PRFsDxSr-Your Grace knows that am not man
Of yioerce am a man Of the people follow the peo
pie. with the people, and if the people say to me
let rush into desr crate undertaking. throw myself
along With them.
Several voices of the people and Of the national repre-
sentator' Bravo, bravo the President OF the Rc
public rico I!
The ARcuBrsBoP--Good Let them transport me-
The PHKIpsSr-No, Senior Archbishop, do not trans
Iort you.
The ARcusruop--Then I shall 90 myself
Tho PRECEDENT (presenting sheet Of paper )-weli
here you have
Tho ARCHBISHOP (takns t.)-What ID thisf Opening
t) Ny passport Quickly shan embark, and you,
Mr. President viii have to come 10 settlement with mo.
The PnaucUn sAxfASA--Ssnor Archbishop, always
hays b>sa and an vcry reisious-very Catholic rhs