The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-11
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
OUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE.

Is decidedly lugubrous careful inquiry into the cause
OF the late revolutionary demonstrations at Bogota
veas the fact that President Mosquera is determined to
hold the executive office for life whether the head Of
called republic or as the occupant of the throne OF
horse monarchy The popular outbreak at the
capital traced directly Mosqueras agency and by
OF his influence the rabble he will probably
the adoption Of his scheme.
MosauERA's PLANS PUBLIC FEELING.
As you have already learned the first proposition OF
Mosaucra, soon afor his occupancy of the executive
chair to alter the constitution to legally extend
his OF Office from to ten years. This according
to shrewd calculation Is about long tn old
cra survive the weight OF years. already pressing
heavily upon him. Tho adoption OF this amendment
whether by oompulslon or otherwise, would
have answered every purpose in fixing him
securely in his position chief magistrate Of tho
country during the few years he has yet to live and
should his eighty-sxth birthday him still hale and
hearty 1t would be easy matter to enghen his term
OF office second tme With this idea in his head,
Mosquera labored with the syness of fox bring the
matter before Congress in a least offensive to
the taste Of his political opponents The bodness Of the
proposition however rather staggering Its effects
and regardless Of the moral brought 10 bear upon
by the emssaries Of the President Congress refused
10 handle so dangerous subject and before plan
vi LEGISLATIVE C0uiu De uX60
that body dissolved by premature adjournment
The intelligent class of people opposed from
the start 10 the action OF the President and after his
little disaster in Congress- II principally to the lower
classes that he obliged to for aid and consoa
ton How well he succeeded exciting the feelings or
the rabble has been shown In truthful colors.
sTHE KINGDOM A.coxISG.n
Despairing. perhaps Of winning Congress 10 his
style OF thinking the President OF Colombia has unhesi
iatngly advanced the idea Of declaring the government
monarchy. Mo- that. Ne has personally and publicly
declared himself favor OF the revolution but through
mis- mouhpsces among the rabble he has given the peo
pie to understand that he winks at and in fact sane.
tons the plan Of elcvatng himself TO the throne Of
petty kingdom, composed OF the fragments Of dismem-
bered republic. The ability Of his friends to effect this
change 10 scarcely dorbted In former days Mosuuers
placed the blacks under bond of obligation by iiber
atng slave 10 the country and by afterwards ad.
hitting them 70 full citizenship This mastery stroke
sions since aud. 10 this crisis " arises they will
not desert their tried friend who dragged them from the
depths and made citizens Of them all
The arbitrary action OF osqucra In exiting the Bishop
Of BogotA, and In demanding the paymen, OF tonnage
dues the sthmus &C. very Suggestive OF the fact
only slight difference exists between republican
government, a. exemplfed In Colombia, and the
absolute monarchy In the world. The title Of Thomas
L., conferred on Mosquera at late public meeting OF
the faithful, well BELTS its subject
A NEW QUESTION DIPLOMACY.
facilities for the transportation OF New York and Calfor
MIA mails directly ACCESS the lshmus: but II that
recent cdct rom Dogoa directs all mails TO be sent to
the local Post Once for distribution. Notwithstanding
the immunity usually e1vyed by your government, the
provs Of this act arscxcnded the United States
mails AS well M 10 those from Europe the South Pacific
and Australasia The direfuI consequences OF sub
hitting from two TO three hundred packages OF Cali
fornia mails the manipulation OF the plco tienpo
officials Of this country readily be imagined Delays
would inevitably ensue render the route practi
cay useless and the overland mall for papers and heavy
kptA fts
be performed by the Nicaragua transit The officers OF
che railway company have positive instructions 10
ply with the order OF the President and unless the local
authorities are courteous enough TO waive fcrmality,
matters will he transformed into a savoury upon
tho arrival OF the next batch OF mails from New York.
both governments 20 be consulted upon the subject
and another Sickl missoni Will probably adjust the
difficulty 20 the satisfaction OF ell concerned Other, and
equally important esons, growing out OF the inter.
national OF the slhmus he definitely settled al
the same tmc The 1cncy OF these matters Is such
sna' delay runous and the hopc is expressed that tho
Washington authorities viii give them immediate stten.
~ much Tor their own credit AZ for the convenience
OF the American public.
CHILE
Ihe intenigcnce from Peru and Chile is unusually
mcasre The allied fleet preparing for long sea
voyage The best ships Of the navy under command OF
the Chilean Admiral Williams, were 10 compose the
squadron the destination Of which but vaguely
hinied Putting this and that togeh r. however, the
Peruvian papers consider d themselves justified con-
Guiding the destination Of the fleet 10 be Moneyideo or
Boenos Ayres An ofIcer high in rank on the United
States steamer Powhatan that before the lat
ter vessel left the he reliably advised of tho
early departure OF Admiral Williams and he was also
given 10 understand that his lWlams1 desiina,Ion ras
some port on the Atlantic coast Tho same oacer feels
confident that the allies, after thoroughly overhaunx
their ships will sally forth from their temporary retreat
and with bold and unsparng hand will reopen the war
the Spanish coast This smscks strongly Of bombast
The strict rctcence Of the Chilean papers the sub
ject leaves very much in the dark respecting tho
movements OF their squsdrons but this uncertainty will
viii doubtless be removed upon tho arrival OF The
mall
add the following extrac, from the Valparaiso cor.
rcspondcnce OF the Panama Chronicle, which throws
some light upon the matter, assigning reason FOR the
spAsmodc energy OF the Chileans-
VALPARAISO. Nov. 10. 1854
Toe ships OF the allied squadron taking IA coal aud
@ rs he s~ss 4 r 70 cs
and Peru have decided rejecting the mediation Of foreign
MEDIATION vs. SATISFACTION
h above Indicated, II was pretty well understood that
tnc mediation OF France and England would not be
accepted BY the allies The result Of senor Pachecos
conference with the President OF Chic had not been
announced but from certain actions the part OF the
government the Inference drawn that Spain would
mot 90 excused FROM punishment for her mlsdcmcanors
10 other words the allies propose TO carry the into
AREA and will not meet the Spaniard friend
unu ,nelr spirit OF roal alton is sufficiently appcascd
Cuba, ana bitterly denouncc Anything that boar, the
appearance o. withdra val from the contest
-. IMPROVEMENTS WAR MATERIAL
The allies are exceedingly rcgfc in experimenting
with the various improvement. In arms xc presented
70 .nef noee since Their classification with begerents
Several American inventions have proven themselves 10
be what they are represented soon a. tho
OF chile are IN healthy condition orders for large sum-
plies VIII be given by tho government The famous
needle gun had been competing Tor houors bu, ,ur,her
experiments were 70 take place before conylne,ng ina
inspectors OF their usculness TO the allied army.
PANAMA.
The brave Granadans for the pas: week have been in
tIc midst OF their annual Fourth Of yulyp spusee In
d.pcndence day In this codntry falls the 2sh on No
MEMBER, but with their usual pronenes TO ridiculous
THINGS the people insist upon rrolongng the celebration
long the shinplaste forthcoming for that pr.
pose Five days OF dissipation have sahssd their
patriotic srd and from the appearance q things tbs
present wiring the steadily inclined people the
city will BE- srevousy inflicted By "Young Colombia
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