The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-06
The Late Revolution In Peru.
PROTE at OF EY-PREsIpENT ECHINIoUE.


General Echinique, President of Peru, who has
lately arrived In tins city, has addressed protest to the
Supreme Court OF Peru against the late revolutionary
movement OF which the following is translation:-
To rHE PRESIDENT MOST EXCELLENT SUPREME COURT
OF PERU:-
and the fact by which, after battle in which the forces
Of the government conquered by the revolutionary
troops, deprived of the supreme command Of the
republic, to which had been raised legitimate cleo
ton in conformity with the constitution, and the pos
session of which held for about four years. wanting only
little than two to finch the period when should
have to resign the power entrusted successor
appointed according to the rules of popular cleo
ton, fixed by the constitution.
That constitution which is the fundamental pact un-
der which the country is governed and without whose
dispo sons legitimate power cannot be exercised
usurp tie command as has now happened can no more
be changed by the representatives of the people
intervention Of tumuit violence or deeds Of arms, all
which are Legitimate means, condemned by the law,
and contrary to the order Of society.
II have been accused OF Illegal actions and abuses of
the administration, is always done to justify revou
tions that same constitution which determines the only
moce Of cbtanir the command Of the republic aud Of
changing its Institutions also fixes the of
ing the President and Opposing him, orderly and in
moral manner, compatible with the public safety and
peace II cannot be said that in my time the egtm lte
authorities have wanted sufficient liberty to exercise
then legal jurisdiction over my acts or my person in
ment had been well founded
Among those accusations are some which assail my
nonCr and reputation, in the most sensible manner and
also involve the dshobor of the country itself and II,
when was deprived of power and my person insulted
and threatened. well the property Of my family
sacked, had found guarantees should have asksd for
trial in my vndicatitn from those calumnioas i'm
putatons. But circumstances, as is publicly known in
Peru made impossible regular vindcation in trial,
and remaining there under the victorious power
How ever shall renouDce the right which have
TO demand that trial. which also regard as public
duty.
In such circumf tances until regular state of things
shall arrive aud the restoration of the legal regime and
Of this constitutional powers and authorities be ELECTED
must be hoped, / to the country, from
the responsibilities OF the post to which / was
elected and the obedience which to the censti
tuition, and l it to my honor, and that OF my
children, and TO the preservation Of my rights,
to male the corresponding protest against the act by
which have been dispossessed against the arbitrary
acts which committed in Peru, without legal
power against the deprivation of the military officers
and national functionares and employees and violations
OF Individual property as well as the prosecutions and
injuries Of which am personally the victim
AS there snot existing any constitutional Legislature
to take into confederation this protest. in order to carry
IL into effect cannot be better addressed egalHed
than before the tribunal called BY the constitution
Judge the President OF the republic when accused by
Congress- well by the power TO intery. given 1t by
the fundamental, by its nature and character,
OF the highest Judicial authority.
But hope tina. your Excelency will be pleased, In
consideration of the great seriousness and the character
of public importance which this protest Ia itself pos
sesses, to submit it to the supreme tribunal which
PRESIDE that may be duly registered and have eff
feet at the proper time. JOSE RUFINO ECHINIQuE