The New York herald., 1868-05-07
COLOMBIA.
Resignation of the MInistry-New Cabinet
All Parties Represented In It-TroubIe in
Bolivar.

Bolivar.
PANAMA, April 27, 1868.
The new administration under President General
Santos Gutierrez was inaugurated at Bogota on the
LIST OF the present month, stated In my last letter.
have since received the number of the official paper
which gives account OF the speeches delivered on
that occasion, together with Gutierrez first DEGREES
After he had taken his oath Of office on the consitu-
tion he received the congratulations OF Congress
through the President Of the Senate, who dwelt
especially on the duty incumbent on the new ad-
ministration OF keeping down all attempts OF unruly
spirits and adventurers to disturb the peace of the
country by wise and impartial policy-a task to
which General Gutierrez was well fitted by his
honorable antecedents. ...,
The new President answered i'm speech, in which
he sad:-"During the days OF my administration the
federal order, tranquility in the interior and security
from outside shall be preserved intact; for, as you
remark in the bosom of society there arc deep fears
coming pary bn Is rs gns OF
vinccd that the aberrance OF political passions is
the principal cause OF the misforunes OF our coun-
try, promise You TO dedicate all nv efforts to the
work Of reconciliation OF my fellow citizensn These
laudable ideas were furthermore SET forth in proc
lamaton addressed by the President to his country
men on the same day. At the end Of this document
he lays down the following rule for his position
wards Conlress:-"Publc opinion constltutionay
represented In the federal Congress and moraIIy In
its authorized organs shall be my guide whenever
hooves the states and the citizens I'm general TO keep
their respective representatives free from all passion
in their persons are obeyed and the legitimate inter-
ests OF the people which by them are consulted"
On the eve OF the Presidential change the former
secretaries rendered their resignation TO Santos
Acosta, who accepted II In rather bombastIc note
In which he thanked them for having re- established
constitutional rule, saved the country from foreign
and domestic war, and inaugurated works OF great
importance. Some Of Acoea's secretaries have GER
tainy behaved well enough under the irving circufl
~ q la nm lnnA Nnxf
Santos Gutierrez appointed his Cabinet which was to
consist Of the follow ing gmcmbers-Home and Foreign
Relations department OF Stateb. Santiago Perez;
War and Navy. SerjiO CamargO: Finances and Public
Works, Julian Trujilo: Treasury and National Cre.it
1gnacio Gutierrez Vergara.
II these gentlemen could really enter upon the dis
charge of their duties we would have regular
coalition ministry" at Bogoa, for from the radicals
To the conservatives all political parties repre-
scented In IT, For this 10 would be interesting
to see how such ntrtum composftto, would work.
But Of the secretaries appointed are Presidents OF
Staes-rujillo OF the state of Cauca and Gutierrez
Nergara OF the State Of Cundlnamarca and not at
al likely that they should give up the Independent
positions to which they have been elected for the SUBJ
ordinate ones 10 which the President OF the Union
has appointed them. ] see. therefore, in Gutierrez
action nothing but n formality calculated to
as an Illustration of his promise reconcilate all
the political parties in the country The real Cabinet
VIII, VIII DC formed more IN accordance with his own
Affairs In the state OF Bolivar appear 20 get rather
mixed. the Mosqucra party, pure and simple, In
union with the ring OF thieves who until lately con-
troed the state had placed all their hopes gene
raj cOnvulson which might bring them again TO the
surface the successful Issue of MezaS revolution
IN rolima. When this took an unexpected turn. and
eftihe conservatives In that state IN possession OF
tue field, they had To alter their tactics The
most enectlve way of getting the moderately
liberal present administration and the conscr-
Vatives into trouble was TO accuse the latter
o cunspirlng against the former. thus creating
- nuddle In which they themselves might fish with
success. This was accordingly done In the following
manncr:-On the stu instant President Amador Fier-
10 received a message Pcs express from Lorica. In
which tile Governor OF tnat province communicated
that the conservatives or that ncighhorhood had pre-
pared rcyo.utlon, which fact together with some
particulars had been denounced 10 him bv some OF
their own party. According 10 the statement the
great cOp TO come on the alst oi this month";
and had only been prevented by the timely discovery
OF the scheme. This Interesting disclosure was ac-
companicd by document said 10 have been written
10y certain Dr. W. Burgos director of the works for
digging % canal at SinG The document sets forth
that about four hundred should he got together
purpose OF overfhrowng the local authorities: that
20 this end the conservatives In Carthsgeua would
have 10 send so many niuskets, machetes cartridges
and dollars, and That they should yet up disturb
ancc az CartnaRcna on the same day. The con-
servatiyes unanimously declared and sttll de
clare the accusation of the Governor to-
gethcr with the revelations of DR.. Burgos, to
bc without the sligh,es, foundation Of TRUTH but the
enemies " order and tranquility gained their point
with the President " the state. lie became 40
frightened that immediately receipt Of the inveh
gencc he issued decree In which he declared tsat
fears OF the disturbance of public peace made
strict application Of international Law To the single
eases that might occur"-waatcver that means