The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-28


vcrpment, with matt ,nal reprssa MA tn ii mlar To
nArohy while others favor of tue sovar-ga y
the individual States and thought shA tie eferai ,
rhment should merely oontne is alta lou - tfotsa
atona, AID to preserving hAnoay ost ga the 5tate'
,ese parties were respectively kao~n a. derStst ana
slst which dehgns ne took he ola % oil
rviie and hbelai Under diGsreas mann + former
ere striving TO carry out what they haa faiisA ~
The practical result of these differences was d ssts
State OF SAN Salvador attached TO the rep it
jealous Of rs prerogstves, and, preserving in 90
rit Of rivalry against Guatemala which the anti-lioe
Tendencies oil the ater mad coGverJed into hostility,
I'D believing the President to favor the n.eret of tao
ate rather than those of he nation, 10 m1ment If
teuent declared that it resumed iighs aod seeded
the coniederacy. Instead Of alowiug the State snf
ent ms TO reflect and to return t, its natars course
liey and believed contrary TO the opoi IN OF Mo-
though successful In the beginning termiaa;ei unfr
natoly. For the first time liberals opposed to
rife The services the other hand Lep feeding the
OF dsunon and succeeded In mskng wide oreac l.
aey peeged Il cir faith TO side snoth,r,
coroing to rcums xnces exercising for that purpose
the ability which they possessed t /, do evil.
Meanwhile Morazan was elected President Of San Sal
dor ana committed the serious Of accepting this
Nv Once. be the circumstances what they mignt,
as Was an evident u-urpslion of power waich
would De impossible to justly, The most
a:s can b. said in apology Of Of his ~, course is
- seuAted BY patriotic motives. In consequence OF
a irIeguArty Honduras and Nicaragua, following the
Example set BY Costa Rca, seeded from tpe uni N
osta kica repeated the same act The federal govern
ent thea perceived its error but irsead Of receding
manned staaonary and isresolute ssa Salvador takiog
Vantage Of this iresolutiou declared her secession
,cond tne and the repu oic suddenly presented the
,ectacle of total dissolution. This. however, was ra-
on were conditional. The truth H. that the states
Iioptsd this measure In order TO procure better settle
TENT OF ths Affairs Of tia natl n, and not from any
|ntagorisra to the federal principle which they all
vored. But they did not understand that when thsy
eakened thus principle they renle ed it all the
ffcnt to restore it to practical application nation
mil 1JNith Of
petition Of violent measures superiaduced anarchy
ruin Of tho country was near at hand The enemies
the republic were now full of satisfaction, aud
nger concealed their iptention Tie liberals app Used
thu imminence Of the peril soon abaadoued their in
iocious career, and abandoning theic differences OF
pnion took their former place In the confederacy;
nd the federal governm mt decreed the cleo loo of
,ngress that to decide all the that had been
tade But new element OF diseord nov made its ap-
earance Some of the smaller States, Jealous of Guae
sa, their superior in population, and consequently,
ore influential in the rati ,nal congress, asked for
time Of the sepAr alton of the States and II
red that 1t should be accented before procsedog to
ection The republican leaders whose eyes were now
nfoupdsd cemand But although some of thu States
fected their elections, Congress never assem oled.
Other assures were then discussed by which the
tions Ct he federal with the States might
IL established on frmer footing. revisit IN Of
institution WAS proposei wi this vies, aud commits
aners appointed to or0a the project watch to
|e submitted to the appreciation of the country. To
Void the effects OF the Jealousy against Guatemala, the
sat OF the general government was transferred to San
|Rvador, and, in imitation of tho United States dis
|ict OF ten leagues in circumference around the city
declared 70 be federal District. The government
Icing removed from the centre OF the servie inauen,s
Ind the jealousy o. the other States being thus
onc,haIeo, 1t was then proposed to divi.e
The State into two three distinct soveregnties This
,ent ct hs rou ,es LEI for the future, and
|ihle affairs resumed rhe they hsd pre-
ous to the mania for divisions which hsd easen pos
scs Of pu bic good The religious emancipation, which
Re have ala eady mentioned adopted; and the
|astca tthps, which had been reduced hail. were
ntirey abolished The penal code Of spain watch had
|nly undergone slight modifca tons, WAS completely
bandoneo. The learned NJ. Bsrrunia took charge Of
Is reform. He translated Livingson's excellent CODE
nd with very slight alterations it ,stituted for
hat OF Spain. lie also established the trial by jury
ch first adopted in San Salvador and after wards in
icaragua and Guatemala. But strange this measure
light appear although considered essential to the
ubic sasty IL met with some opposition Such an in
not being understood ey toe people In general
The feeling which at this time animated the liberal
ary can be understood by the fact that the federal
sremah B~nthsm, whose works we're common among
Before following the course of events 1t necessary to
adcas which, not Of great and immediate impor
ance, introduced new and terrible element in the
fairs ofrhe country and the orerunner OF unheard
X caamties The decided measures against the chief
gnitaries Of tee church and against the saared clergy
lad not directly operated against their inAuence but
Then it decTsed that marriage q civil contract
and that the corresponding dues and uthss
side, the hostility of the clergy reached its climax. The
made to Strangers and particularly religious
liberty Atced 1t greatly in raising general cry agains,
strangers the echo Of which loudly heard in the
noun aims Of Guatemala. This cry had effect upon
aid in districts the only inhabitants quickly
answered the call. The hatred excited against the
breath was enough to make 1t burst forth Their hu
Utilization dated from the arrival OF the strangers, and
With their increase they imagined that new ex,ctions
end expressions would follow As Is natural to them
hey secretly preparing, excited by the clergy but
heir silence vAs that which precedes the storm.
Snspr.'y was plotting in saa salvador and on the s4h
Anastasio Acrno placed himself at its head and after
Indigenous government he imms diately
GERS and mestzces. But this government troops were
soon brought out and defeated him at San Vcente and
being captured with some Of the principal consprators,
hS shot. AS II perceived that the piracy
general among all the native population and that IL
vas impossible ~ smother it completely no strong
measures were adopted
The part which the clergy had in this resurrection
ought upon them the suppression Of all the church
holidays Of the calendar except Sunday and the five
fstye days The great number of holidays was looked
pYer tia Measure was tbat Of which the seryss made
The greatest to excite hatred sgans the liberals.
Trey raised the voice Of heresy and sacriege which
some time before had been raised against them, but
which had been listened 70 by the fsnatcs pub
Nc, unless when troubled in their amusements, rather
In their vices and excuses.
The year 1884 ed for the want of harmony be-
the federal authorities aud those of avador and
tor the disturbances which the ambition of individuals
caused to break out In Nicaragua In the beginning Of
1895 Costa Rica also, although with population of
Su. 100 00 souls became involved in internal oissen
SONS by the eaousies which existed between
The old capital Carthage, and the one. san jose
e DIaer having extended the right of suffrage, which
lle constitution granted exclusively to land holders
According to the history Of the natives It appears that
there also the clergy the principal of the
troubles; and there is great to beevs that In al
difficulties they will seek the 10 embarrass ani
debilitate the nation
In the beginning Of 1885, the federal Congress having
been transferred to San Salvador published the
presented BY the comn,sion appointed TO
that effect. 1t based upon that Of 1924 with many
liberal altera ions bat met with the constant opposi
tion Of the services and Of great uber Of the lib
erals and consequently rejected by all the States,
with the exception Of Costa RIGA every one proposed r
reforms.
period Of suspense followed. The liberals were in
trouble rnd progress could be made toward the
sbIishmsnt Of fxed government, all The year 1896 to
use the words OF writer Of that tme "Can be COM
pared the interval between the erupions Of volcanoes
emblem Is the people Of the country in whiah they
are situa ca - The government, however, did net
main tirely inactive. 1t convinced Of 10
sty of increasing the European element OF the rspula
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