The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-24
Affairs Of New Granada.
TO THE EDITOR or TIE HERALD.

statement has been published by the press Of this
city to the effect that revolutionary
Gently taken place in New Granada This assertion Is
erroneous, and had its in publications made in
Panama, referring 70 letters from Popayan and other
places have received letters from that city as well as
from Bogota, Carthagena and Cauca stating that the
country at peace During the elections for senator's
and representatives to the Congress- which il to open its
sessions in February, 1885, tho three political parties
which divide the nation have struggled obtain the vic
tory at the ballot box. The system Of elections in the
country Is erect Every New Granadian twenty one
years old is entitled to vote; consequently the
parties must obtain the relative majority to carry the
election But said struggle has been conducted with ad
mirabe order, and without any symptoms of revolt.
The parties allude to, the conservative the repub
lican or moderate liberal party, apd tho radical.
There are certain points which the
vatiye and republican parties unite. The radicals
so join the liberals in upholdng OF OF progress
and absolute liberty OF conscience None Of the polti
al parties in Granada advocate the idea OF strong
Cover nnens the military and religious powers The
privileges Of military and religious corporations have
been abolished, and the standing army s reduced to
tSS military service i not coercye and soldiers are
obtsined by voluntary enlistment.
Public security depends the good sense of the pub
lie. Police agents not numerous: all public roads
perfectly safe and persons travel with considerable
sums IN great security even through deserted
regions The mails carry all the gold of commerce with
out any danger and only by way Of precauon the mail
more than two hundred thousand dollars, is
corted by Fix soldiers and geant and this escort
Is only customary from the river Magdalena through the
woods to Carthagena Such is the of the country
We put down in December last, the rebellion of Meo.
No one was condemned TO capital punishinont-this
penalty having been abolished in the republic for every
Kind Of political offence.
The great question to-day is the perfection ola govern
men of federal States in the United states and the
establishment OF good fr ancial system. these sub
ects different opinions exist but neither Of the political
parties has in its platform exclusive principles. The
largest portion OF the radical party wish for the abolition
Of nd ect taxes and the conservatives generally contend
for the preservation thereof Most Of the moderate iibe
rails adysnpte mixed system.
j hGVR written these few lines In order to give
you correct idea Of the present state Of New
Granada and contradict the exaggerated statements
that have been published, and which do
real injury to commerce and the enterprises that
have been undertaken and expected to benefit the
nation There in New Graaada more sympathies to-
wards strangers than in any other Of the Spanish Amer
States Any foreigner may obtain his naturalization
papers and be citizen of New Granada within twenty
four hours and when he il such he is entitled to the
privilege OF holding Office in the republic, with the excep
ton ofthose of President and Vice President for which
10 Ia requisite to be Granadan born citizen Citizen
ship Is forfeited In thai country and is only
pended in the OF insanity, by judicial sentence
Should you think the publication Of this letter useful
you will obge me by inserting il in your valuable jour
nal. GEN. T. q. DE MOSQuERA.