New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-01
NICARAGUA.
INAUGURATION OF THE KINNEY GOV
EMINENT.

INAUGURATION OF THE KINNEY GOV
EMINENT.
Col. Kinney is at last Governor of San Juan del
Norte At mass meeting Of the citizens held Sept.
6. be was appointed Governor OF the City and Terri
tory
From Tie Central Ame,icaH, paper just started,
ard whose first number, dated Sept IS, is before us,
We make the following extracts
MASS MEETING.
At q meeting Of the citizeIs of San Juan del Norte,
or Greytovn convened N The 9th day of September,
pursuant 10 call signed by number of the citizeos,
after being GALE 10 order Mr.. Benjamin Mooney was
called upon TO preside; having taken his seat the fol-
low1g-Iamed gentlemen appointed officers of the
meeting: Waller Sutherland and Colin Campbell,
Vice Presidents; A. II. c. Wood A. Camin and Thos.
;. Good Sec etar4s.
The meeting being duly organized the President
stated the objects of the meeting which also 10 be
found in the preanbl and resolutions hereto annexed.
The President continued at some length, and Invited
a mutual interchange Of sentiments and opinions.
Col. IL. L. Kinney addressed the meeting at con-
siderable length and was followed by w. H. Young,
ESD. and Others. after which the following preamble
and resolutions were read and unanimously adopted
article by article.
HeTeas We the people Of San Jusn del Norte Greytown
the Territory tLeeuntO belonging ia ascend
do recognize it inaenabe right all men living together
p,cpety end the suitable mai. Of order and good
QUOT AID believing and srmng suoh TO be fundamental
muTiy can eIis and prosper;
the purposes nsrned DO IN This place 10 the
deiriment and ora shack Of ia manifold interests;
whereas From the urgency q the In view Of the
numerous recent additions population and the
ben expected TO .ve among eIpedent aud iDds
pensebe that Provi nal GoveInment should be established
wi bout further delay; Therefore be it
Resoted That Civil and mtsy Governor be chosen by tbs
Of uob subn sntte officers except the Council herein
after named and the Establishment Of such Office: and whole
laws and glauons IS sh appear to him best sdaped
for ,he Of me ssy .gd -ets. END me
done with the advice aud consent of the Council:
Reoed That Council b. composed OF five persons b.
the upon q, connected with the
public nie'e sd the consent GA majority OF who shall be
the appointment Of officer and the enactment
Resided That the deerve naeetinss Of the Governor and
Council shall be pen the public unless the option Of the
Governor the public good shou otherwise demand.
Re,oted THAI the CouIc be empowered BY the peope to
asi, Cont rtion which after receiving the sanooH Il the
Goveuo thA be suomi ted to them for their adoption by
Rs.IrcS That the Provisional Government now established
shall continue in power until such time a. N ay seen h sna
e1pe6 the people to meet and elects Pefmsnen one
Pd Thst DO ts.e h. be levied the citizen. of San
the citizens BEING of real e'sts pssnA
have been re,i6ent. 81 month. ard upward.
Reoeed Thsts foreign vessels excepting mail steamers en-.
terinr the harbo shs the port iCTDsry
LEVIED his pert from md after the st day Of osoesT at
Resod gh.t the former printed Constiiuton Of Greyosu
San Juan del Nor'e sh be adopted basis to govern the
Rscd That poipe in the foregoing articles sha be
seth.r ana discuss matter. iesve public good and To-
the Governor and Council spon subject affecting the
Upon the conclusion Of which the following resolu-
ton was presented by Mr.. Geo. b. Keller:
pointed Civil and tsTy Governor Of the Territory Of IS,
joan De- Noite OF Gfeytown
II being duly seconded it was put TO the meeting and
carried.
ON motion it was resolved that Col. H. L. Kinney
receive his appointment BY reclamation.
The meeting then proceeded 10 elect the members Of
the Council With the following result: Messrs Collins
Campbell, DR.. Tbos. Cody, Pillar Esquival, Samuel
Shepherd Sr., a. NJ. c. Wood.
TIE aforesaid gentlemen being declared duly elected
a. members Of the City Council il was, OF motion,
Re,otsd That Col H. l. Kinney be into ofee y the
siding officer q this Convection, a. thS place, oe4ock
?. N. tomorrow.
1t was further
Reached That he Convention DO sjourn resssenbe
tomorrow (Ftid.y) ST 10 o'clock A NJ.
Friday morning, Sept. = 1855, pursuant 10 adjourn
neDt the Convection reessembled at the house
named and was called TO order by the President Benz
Mooney, Esq., wbereupon, sgreesbly to resolution,
the oath Of Office administered TO Col. H. l.. Kin
rty, who declared elected as Civil ard Military
Governor Of the City and Territory Of San Juan del
Norte or G'oyiown.
On otion,
Essd That II. proceeding. ofthe copvenon be pnb'esd
II re ce.sa' -e,an - re PIiops ne.''sPs: N ne
ing safes Of Nicaragua ard Costa RieA-
On motion il was further
"'' sp zoe SESaS NJ N tSSs i s
NJ wcoo
fNCS COnN So
A. CAsiN
OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Cfril Dad Military Goreyno-.
II. L. KINNEY
Secretary o. he GorerHnrnt-W. 5. rHAYER
Cayt1ia q ne Port aEd Colecfov-J R. SWIFT.
Chisf Ju9iclo! N1sfs'r1fe-S T. HALN.
JevernfssAf Aftc'afy-W n. YOUNG.
Ppsimaser oEd Recorder Il DEEDS 7. SAL1ER
Tggtesf Narssal-S. H. SHOCK.
Ieptf. Pfotssf h6ysk1l-rHOMAS :. CODp
Nur etov- JOHN JACKSON
COtsiable-B WARK-
Mszhers Of the Cosael
President Doct. THOMAS CODY.
4. NJ c. WOOD, BENJAMIN MOONEY,
WALTER SUTHERLAND, SAMUEL SHEPHERD. is.