The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-20


INC Granadan, "and all will be said. II our conser-
vatiycs abhor the Yankees it is not because they
are strangers, but on account Of the bad example
from them in an unlucky hour their republican laws
1t is their fault that we, every year, find our
selves entangled in this pernicious labyrinth of
periodically our authorities, this Being 40 different
from monarchical regime, where one alone COM
mands We detest them for having perverted our
people by making them believe that the liberty Of
the printing press invented to the disgrace Of man.
kind, by John Gutenberg. is q popular right. An
other of those enormities which shall never re-
gard with favorable eye, is that composite and fan
cu theory. which the republicans call the rights
and guarantees of the citizen so much opposed to
the code of the holy Office Of the inquisition,'
drawn up by Iucero, Torquemada and Valdez. II
we look at those principles called NATURAL political
the rention Of that pernicous doctrine? Moreover,
they had the fooishness to copy in their socalled
constitution, these and Thousand other things.
KEGS, knowing that the Constitution which go
veins us, and which our legislators made
us swear to and and observe ID nothing
hut the faithful copy, Of that Of their own Union
all men to he born free, &c. that Of Virginia says
that oil authority draws its origin from the people.
The 18th article of that of Maryland declares all
pryl. ges to be odious The Sth article, frat part
OF that of Massachusetts, prohibits and condemns all
hereditary titles, &c. The 18th article of the consi
tuition Of Pennsylvania blasphemously declares
"Arstociacy is but nuisance neither titles of no
bility nor hereditary honors be conferred" In
speaking of slavery the constitution of Delaware, in
the 26th article, says literally No person import
ed into this State from Africa shall be hereafter kept
gro, Indian mulatto, shall be introduced into this
State from any part Of the world, in order
to be sold here" But what no sensible
man, no gentleman is able to bear, or even to hear
without being rtated against the United States and
the Yankees is, that their laws not allow Offices
to be made perpetual, and shuts the door upon
measure SO advantageous as that OF rendering the
office ct President irresponsible and to be held for
life. Does it not appear to you barbarous and fool
ish to change every two four years the President
and humiliate him TO the extent Of compelling him
TO give an account of his conduct before an assem-
bly, Santa Anna in Mexico acted well in abolishing
the republic. selling the territory, enrching himself
at the expense of the people, creating the order of
the chivalry Of Guadalupe reestablishng titles, de-
corations and monarchical dgnites, and calling
back the Jesuists in order to support him. His
CONT resembled in miniature that of Carlos w.. he
had extended his plans 10 the neighboring States
ana made the proper arrangements to execute them;
but his time had come and his project ended like
that in the fable Of the mkmaid.
II have listened to You with pleasure said the
Honduran, land should wish to prolong our CONVEX
sation hut hoping to do another time we will ad
jouln it for the present"
"As you please" replied the Granadan "but
recoiect that neither you, |, nor anybody else
whatever they may be; it is not given to man to
stem the current of events. The world runs its
course, directed by the finger of divine providence,
the only wise the only just and the only real arber
OF our destiny"
REPUBLIC OF NEW GRANADA.
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR FROM THE SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
BOGOTA, Dec. 4, 1885.
To TIE CoNsULs AND CoMMERcrAL ants or THE
REPUBLIC IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
In spite of the protracted agitation following
upon the elections peace and legal order have been
preserved in New Granada without interruption,
and have q tendency to consolidation in conse-
qsence OF the unlimited liaerty Of discussion allow.
absence Of all party spirit in the public functional
ries; OF the establishment Of municipal government
in all the territorial sections and of the progress Of
industry everywhere. The citizens and inhabitant
of the country not divided by any one POLITICAL
social or religious question There il no individual
with sufficient influence means Of action to inst.
gate him TO promote disorders or def. the laws. No.
body jig annoyed or perccuted for political offences;
the greatest part of those implicated in the lost mill
tary insnrl ecton Of 1864 are living in tranquil
lily with their families. Our relations with foreign
powers ard the neighborinr republics are of tn
most pacific character.
The official gazette is at present. publishing tn,
transactions Of the provincial Legislatures RELATIVE
to the question Of confederation. Although deli
cate Oe it H. in contradisnction to the other South
American republics, with us but final question of
the improvement Of our system of administrative
decentralization, begun in ls48, ratified by the
stitntion Of 1853 which introduced with u success
into the provinces the municipal regime and further
extended by law ofthe present year. There is in
he Legislature majority in favor Of confederation;
it is therefore probable that the Congress of 1856
will directly address itself to the national WILL by
issuing decree for the convocaton of Assembly
authorized to reform the constitution in federal
sense, If it deems the time opportune for it.
One of the beneficial consequences of the con.
siderable reduction effected in our standing army.
to hring back to the productive classes number
Of our citizens who now devote themselves to useful
enterprises, industrial pursuits and commercial
a{sf v, thn .sIA
ganize their municipal guards patriotic, numerous
and furnishing militia upon whose services the
government can rely in any eyentuaity that may
occur.
The receipts Of the treasury in cash continue to be
very limited, in consequence Of the large amortiza-
ton Of the credit bills by of which taxes and
other obligations to the State are paid: but on the
other hand all the sources OF revenue are improving
not being loaded with unnecessary expenses or
oDerous contracts, and will soon be exempted from
the transient disturbances caused by recent painful
errors and deplorable events.
The chor0graphical, geological and statistical
lsbcrs in which the Commission presided over by
the skiliul engineer, Mr. Codazzi, has been engaged
for the last five years, have already furnished maps
of somewhat more than half Of the territory of the
| republic, with the corresponding descriptions and
are pursued without interruption Another engineer
in tie service Of this country (Mr. May) has just
been entrusted with the exploration and Topographic.
| cal description Of the Sierra Nevada Of Santa Mar
taan extended and fertile district the best adapt
cd to foreign colonization, because of its contiguity
to the coast Of the Atlantic and its mild tempera-
ture and productive SOIL where, in all probability.
amongst other natural riches, will be added well
eituated coal Mines for providing the steamers Of
The Atlantic and those Of the Magdalen river with
the necessary fuel.
In speaking Of steamers, deem it necessary to
advise Consuls in Europe and in the United States
that for the navigation Of the large rivers of Magda
len and Atrato, well for the coasting trade
the Atlantic and Pacific, the steamers actually in
service and those expected from abroad are no
longer sufficient. As the importation OF foreign
goods for the consumption Of two-thirds OF
the republic is carried on by the Magdalen river,
and az this ia the principal channel Of expectation,
which is rapidly increasing especially in tobacco and
chinchona the demand for transport ships is becom
ing very considerable. We have continually enor-
nous Accommodations Of detained cargoes, and these
delays in c. injection with the frequent averages oc
caei:uod hr The arnrladinu of the ahina are uarr