New-York tribune., 1868-08-22
SOUTH AMERICA.
COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA ...
PEACE RESTORED THROUGHOUT THE IsTHNUs-
TIE WAR DECREE REMOVED APPREHEN-
sIONs OF FUTURE TROUBLE--STAGNATIoN.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
PANAMA, Aug. 18--As predicted in my last
the Department of Chrqui has accepted the new Gov
ernment inangurated here the 5h ut No resistance
whatever offered by the people Of that Department
to Gen. Ponce and his troops After few preminares
arranged treaty OF peace signed by the au-
thores at David upon the same conditions as the ono
ratified ut Santiago do Veraguas with DR.. AmadOr
Guerrero Irhls done, Gen, VilIareal was appointed
more prevails throughout the thmus to be disturbed by
the next attempt to overthrow the powers that be- The
erand OF Ponce and his troops having been accomplished
he returned 70 Panama, arriving here on the MOnt0 on
the night Of the 10Th inst Many rumors OF very exct
ng ana aarl1hg Nature were IN Circulation IN TINS Sly
70 the effect that Gen CoreOsO the commsnder Of
this Department intended TO declare himself President
Of the state, and prevent the landing OF Gen Ponce and
his men. Several movements OF the former seemed 70
give color TO these reports few days previous 70 the
ARRIVAL of Ponce, he ordered the removal of all the mill.
taTY stores and ammunition from the barracks inside the
city, part TO the headquarters OF the militia outside,
where be resides the balance 60 place the mouth
OF the Rio Grande where u Is generally believed he has
Gen. Ponce landed safely aud the troops headed by the
band marched to their quarters without being In the
Gen Ponce yesterday issued an order. revokng the
decree by which this City was placed under martial law
and another convokng aconstitnent assembly 20 meet
the first Of October % consist OF thirty members nVe
from each Department This assembly Is TO elect Pre-
yolutiOnary noeomcnt. There IS yet no candidate
mentioned FOR the Presidency and II Is imp0sslble 70
speculate who It will be. Perhaps il will be one oi tho
many newly created generals We have now, between
the regular forces aud the militia, upward or 4OO mon
under arms OF these at least 800 could be dispensed WIN
The question will very soon arise, winch OF the Two
bodies shall be dsbandcd Gen Ponce desires the Bd-
iou Sauidrcir remain IN service, but Corieos0 IN
siss upon their discharge, and tho militia placed in their
stead Gen. Meza the hero Of TOuena, seems TO be on
the fence but Will 30 with the strongest party dill
Guilty may yet arise and that very sos II CoreOsO dOe
not yield the state Is too Impoverished to iced
800 lazy negro soldiers for doing nothing.
The is all bankrupt the ordinary expenses
can hardly be aud this extra burden cannot long DO
endured. The merchants have nearly all paid their
taxes six months in advance and there ~ no hope 10 nh
the empty eXchcquer, except by resort 10 forced uh
II Is by 10 means Improbable that the Provisional GOV
ernent will apply this method, no plan has yet been
devised by which Government can be carried on with
money. The Conservative party ~ very lnucn ds-
heartoned They see hope before them OF an early
change m their favor Their only recourse Is 20 plot for
the overthrow OF their enemies and 10 secure by strata
gcni and intrigue that which could have been easily OD
tanned by a manly and determined opposition. large
number OF tue better class of the native population ah
perhaps the foreigners n body are anxious mat an ehu
be speedily put these periodical revolutions, lhey
would haItho day when some foreign power would guar
antce them = stable ana respectable government.
Butuess is very dull Merchants ana traders bitterly
complain VI the stagualIVn pI0duted y! lhe '''e Io'