Mexico.
The Times, 1824-03-01T00:00:00

[From an Amneri can paper.1 There has been published in ;lexico the report of the committee in the constituxtion, with a project of " adopted Constitution of the Ilexican nation." WVe extract the general priticiples on %hich it is ounded. They are- 1. The establishrnent of national boundaries, which are to com- prehend New Spain, Yucatan, and the internal provinces. 2. Declaration of liberty and independence. 3. Ditto of the Roman Apostolic religion, and prohibition of all ntilers. 4. That the sovere; ryty resides in the nation. 5. The nation adopts a Republican representative popular fede- rative form of govcrnr-ent. 6i. The integral parts are independent states in what relates to their interior. 7. The states, 15 in number, are stated. 3. The Congress has the right to modify the last article by aug- mcnting or dininishing their number. 9i. Divisiorn of power into legislative, executive, artd judicial, wieh shall never be united in one person. 10. Legislative Power is placed in a chamber of deputies and a senate; the deputies named by the citizens in the manner prescribed by the consEitution. 12. The b3sis of distributing the representatives in tile chami ber of deputies shall be the population; each state shall nominiate two senators. 13. General powers of Congress-to sustain the national inde- pendence and security, and to provide for whatever regards foreign relationls; to preserve internal tranquillity and promote the general prosperity ; ts maintain the i-.'dependenceof thestates among them. selves: to preserve the Federal Union, regulate their limits, and set- tle differenices between two or more s.ntes; to suppott the equal dis- tribation ofduties and taxes among thicrstates; to adn'it new states; to regu!ate ann,ially the general expenses of the nation; to establishi the contributions to the iencral expenses, their proportions and revenues; the accounts of thens trom the execut've power: to regulate ex- ternal and internal comniercc; contract debts; to acknowledge the public debt, anid lix the mrans for consolidating it ; declare war; appoint tirc armictl torce by lanmi and sea, fix the quota of the respec- tive states anI organization thereof; organize the national militia, reservirig to the states tire nomination of the officers, approve trea- ties; concede to the executive extraordinary powers ; make laws ne- cessary to carry intoa ctl'ct thic constitution. 14. TIrc constitution will fix the otirer attributes and preroga- tives of the Cunrgress. I.i. The present Congress wvill cornvoke a senate coomposed of two senrators named by ealch stare, to revise and sanction the consti- tution. 11%. The gencral co:stitution will place for a limited time the executive power in a President. 17. Thiev will also appoint a Vice-President. 18. Ilis attributes are-To purt in execution the general lans; to name and displace secretaries of the Cabinet; guard the public funds; name officers of the governnment anti interior; to declare war when authorized by a decree of tre general Congress ; this not be. iug in session, in suci uianner as thc constitution shall designate; dispose of the lend and sea forces, antd thlc acting militia; dispose of rite local militia withinr the territory ; appoint officers of the ar- my. navn, and active rnilitia ; give discharges and furloughs to thie military, regulating their pensions according to the laws; name, with the approbation of the senate, diplomatic agents and consuls; riirect fbreign negotiations, and exectite treaties previonisly approved of by Congress; wvtch over the administration of justice. see cxc- clited the laws and constitution, with the right of objecting to the laws witiriu ten days, suspend.ing their execution until the decision of Cortgress; to issue 2ecrecs f,or the better fulfilling of the consti- tution and laws, with the righit of suspending officcrs and depriving them of hali' of their pay for three mwuntis ; with the advice of :ir secretaries, to pardon delinquents or commute their punishments. 19. Orders and decrees must bc sealed by the secretary of the tc. partur-nt to whomn tile subject belongs. 1O. Those cliarzed with tle executive power mav be impeac'red for nisal-adininistrazion during tire tern of office and one year after. 21. The same of the Secretarics of the Cabirnet. e2. tre h ccisations can only bc tirade by the Chamber of De- puties anid before tric Scnate. 2:,. Judicial powers reside in a suprrenle cotirt and in triburnals established in eacrl state. 2-4. Thicy arc prohibited to iudge bv er jposific-to la's, or special cOmmilssions : buit the tribunails cstabihshed by tie former congress for the trial of rnalefactors and robst rssali not be considered spe- cial corniisirorrs. I'Asrr-rCrtl.AR (;OVrItNMs:\T OF' TItE STATES. 2:5. Thie e.rinc divi0ons (rf powers as in the gencral g9vCTrnuent. 2''. Tire lLetrIreC *:owers shafl reside itn a congres for each state. elected by the p o'ni-p elected and removed as the constitu- tions of each sta:c s' slI provide. 7. AW wihtch ti : ru'St at once enactshall designate the nran- ner of tocrrring tirese icg.sdatures where they are rOt alrcadsy esta- blih-drei. 23. The executivc powers insit be confided for alimited time. 29. 'he juticial power shall be exercised by suchi tribunals as the rcesective cortstriutions shalir oescribe. 'AO. Trhe state constitutions caisot oppoce thegeneral constitution. 31. T'ires may orgntize provisionaliv their internal governmert. ;i2.NU state crirrinanl shiili receive ari asylum ir anv otler scate, :13. ":- t'2'5 itilplse taxts 0:1 inrmports or exports unless wvbere neccsary to carry into ciirce t cir inspectiors iaivs. :li. Neither shall thev establi,ii any duty onl tonnage, nor keep troorts orships of war in ti1re of ie.rce, o; treat with ans othirr state or tonrcign porver, nrr crgage in any wacr unless in ease of actrial in- vasiton or irnl)inent danger. 3.1. T'hc nation wvill protect civil lib^rty, pr3perty, and e.uality, accsrtint to las:. 31. The Federal Government aLknosieldges the debts of tire nation .dready' contracted. Tire Consrtrution Gecraeril griarantees to each state a republican forrii of governnment. Each stare shall be obliged to Slrpport thce Federal Union. 317. .Ma'tncr of amending the corstitution. 38. Tiie execrr:ton of this instmment is referred to the supreme cxe,:utire po-wer. MEXICO.