New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-15
From Nicaragua.

The Panama Star, of the 2eth ult, publishes the
following decree issued by the present Government of
Nicaragua:
D. U. L.--MANAGuA. 30th JAM, 1858.
Sr. Prefects of the Department of -
The General President Of the Republic OF Nicara-
qua to the inhabitants.
Whereas, the Constituent Assembly Of the Repub-
lie has enacted the following decree
The Constituent Assembly OF the Republic of Mica
aragua in virtue OF the powers with which they have
been invested,
ARTICLE l. The public and executive administra.
tions that without any constitutional election ruled
some portions or the whole of this Republic since
June 1884, until the installation of this Assembly
not legitimate in as much as they were not
established according to the 7th article and th chap
ter of the Constitution and consequently none Of
their acts enforce any rights or obligations nor
have any legal effect whatever except those that are
already may hereafter be sanctioned by the
Assembly.
ART. 2. It Is hereby definitely declared that all
agreements treaties, grants of land letters OF nat-
ralzation, bonds or any other contracts rejecting
the national credit or public properties made by the
said executive administrations without the authori-
zaton and sanction OF the legislative power at yar
ance with the 9TH and 4th, 5th 9th, 18th and 10th
sections Of Article 100 of the Constitution are null
and in the same way the confscations sales and ap-
preparations OF private properties against the 40th,
4lst 49d and 45th articles of the said Constitution
are null also.
who came with him, or were brought by him to med
die in the internal disturbances of the Republic and
under such pretence desolated and oppressed the
nation and intended to trample Constitution and
rule our country according to his own WILL could not
have been naturazed by the said administration ;
therefore, they have never been-they are not nor
can they be either citizens officers of the Republic
in conformity with articles IS, 49, Is, l3l, l39 and
sections and OF the Goth article of the Consttu
ton In accordance with the aforesaid, their acts
against the said Constitution against the established
system of elections, against the property and rght
Of the inhabitants OF this Republic and all their act
as pretended citizens and authorities of the country
| are nothing but enormous crimes, for which prope
punishment have been established by the Legislature
| Of the country.
ART. 4. All the laws enacted by the last pro
visional administration from the oath of June to th
Sth Of November Of the last year. with the view o
recognizing the Government, and which have gene
| rally been acknowledged, accepted and obeyed
throughout the Republic, have been only appreciated
approved and sanctioned by this Constituent As
sembly.
To the Executive Power, given at the Chamber o.
Sessions, Managua, January 2sth, lS5S.-Jose Line
Cesar, D. v. P.-lsidro Lopez, d. S.-Pablo Cham
orro, D. S.
Therefore be it executed - Managua, 80 Jan
| lS5S.-Tomes Martinez.-To the Minister of the In
terror, DIR. Rosalio Cortez.-And, by superior orde
transcribed TO you for your own information, publ
cation and circulation in your department