The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-11-12
THE REVOLUTIONARY AOTEMENT IN
ECUADOR.
TRANSLATED for the Freem ans Journal

On assuming authority, after the Revo
luttoDery movement at Guayaquil, Senior
Veintimilia, who already styles himself
Supreme Head of the Ecnadorian Republic
and Commander in Chief of its Armies,
issued proclamation. We deem it unne-
cesssry to reproduce it in detail, because it
merely promises, in pompous language, the
realization of tie " Liberal idea" which,
it appears, Senior BorIero troubled him
self very little about, once he was at
the bead "f the government. 1t is GER
tain that Sennr Borrero, after promising
the Liberal party. which had brought bim
up, to reform the Coustitut ion, the work Of
Don Garcia Moreno, Recognized that any
mutlation, or alteration of that work
would result in misfortune TO the Republic
He did not break loose entirely with the Re
volutiousry party, ss he was seen only
two months ago at the-feast annually cele-
brated "a tho anniversary OF Ecuadnrian
indepeL dence, mingling with the v LIST ora
tors among the demagoguee; still he was OBJ
liged, by certain acts, TO give satisfaction to
the Conservatives, aud, indeed, these are
daily gaining ground.
A letter from Quito gives some very sig
nifcant facts. Whatever efforts the Revo-
lutionists may have made to insult the
memory of Garcia Moreno, the public de-
monstration in his honor took place
throughout the country on the anniversary
of the assassination, and everywhere these
were eplouuluS huu oSpeC
tally 80 in Quito. Congress having issued a
Proclamation to the nation, lamenting the
death of Garcia Moreno, and Father Garez,
in tue presence of a vast concOurse of peo-
pie in the Cathedral, delivered q magnif
cent funeral Grafton. Moreover, it was an
nounced that the capital at last de
lived from Juan Montalos, that detested
Peruvian whose attitude during the last
conspiracy was go open to suspicion. Is it
too much to believe that this progress of
the Conservative cause fastened the de-
signs of the RevoIutionists, who finding in
Veintimilia the ambitious tool they wanted
| for their purpose, provoked the movement
| at GuayaQuiif
Whatever the case may be, aud confident
that the RevOlutionists' candidate will de-
| ceive the hopes of his party, we cannot be
too much resssured by the paragraph they
devote TO Religion in their manifesto
lyon will show" he says to his folio "
citizens, d" that the Liberal idea, far
from being opposed to the religious senti-
ments 40 deeply rooted in our people, fully
harmonises with them, since they are the
best safeguard of order and morality, with
out which there is not, nor caa there be,
| any real progress"
| Among these vague words there exist, no
doubt, intentions which we do not wish to
| ignore, but we must also see the comment
| made upon it by the instigatOrs of the
movement in the act by which they declare
their rejection of the power of Borrero to
substitute in its place that of Veintimilia.
They, in effect, declare that it it necessary
to realize political transformation which
gives new institutions to the nation, and
whilst awaiting for the copvocatiOn of the
Asse mb!y, upon which this tack will de-
voive, they decree that the Constitution of
August ii, 1859. that is, the Constitution
due to the genius of Morena, shall hereafter
be null and void, the Government being,
on the contrary, in duty bound to tsEe tor
its rule the charter of April 10, 1861.
On the whole, we have everything to fear
for the future of Ecuador from the present
movement, and we can now see clearer
than ever how deep q wound was inflicted
by Free Masonry upon the country, when
it murdered the only man that stood in it's
way, and that could secure liberty, peace
and prosperity to his country.