Mexico.
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we have reqgived Vel ean papers to the 6ti-of October. Thc ournal ?alled ( of that Xate ZOn2=iLn 1tte pro- ceedings of the -94g0eas of. he 4uh pf* Qcobtr. On thfat daiy it was decreeha to present he COE U to-at th e 5uPr?mB F$xVdUdii Nw9rfor its sanadoinj. ;_ mar.;ssj acceadingly repa1red gQ the palace j xn..-v. what. received'vjjhr~' Fas t ffie,the in hour of Congress, aiitimered tleb cuitable address. 'The papefthen proeeda t I.sve an awo,mt of - theveresimdnial observeiI on the occasion,,-,a :od:p~.cides i importanit publicaticn bf thlatday, 'wit a Co cofi mani- fiact addrese- bythe'outgoin- 'lxecutiie tc the'nation. As the whale of these p oeeedings at-dvio"uments caniot fail to, inWrert a partioin of the English public, wte-ss 'presesnt them at length. SOVREIG WCONSTlTUiENT CONGRE3s.-peRES1- DENCY OF SENOR ZAYALA - - SSTTING OF OCTOBE314. TiteaMemIbly Froceeded to the reading of athe Cnsttloni l whea ht was conclud-l, the Secmtaries gave their assrantce, that the' cOAis 'of it ready for sigqature were exact traneeripus of thc *ogigiliforfsed from the act of Coagrez3. Senor Remos Aryioe propased the followinig resoltitio:_" Tn after the 3ignatore of the President and Vice-President, the mem- beros,ho,ld alga by states, expretsing thestate which.they repre- sn.teal; aud 12it of ail theicecretalies, expresingtheir_deputatio.,> It was likewise propased an; agreed to, t.tb hC fie.. ulgature of members, nothing but %)1 aairnes should r wxad,igb their ranks or titles. - Whben tF.e cofgttadon wesu 8bserihe by-^ th fe mbiefS,. ~Anua. tion appointed for the pus-se lte,liopriert ito the Exerm., tive. This Commission conCisertOf Senors gvrgu, -Gttrrn Perez,. Duslenguer, Argeelles, i3mbides, Vasacres; C&brealerrideg Vellz,' Ahamada, Gutierrez. Fernandez de, Cape, reLe, Are4 Vas quez, Osorez, ValleBsramemle, EscaIslte', MWrquez, iatbabesa,. and the secretaties Vigaand pe.- ! The following decree *as then passed "Art. 1.Wit1out los3 of time, the GoVernment shall proceed to, the solemn publicetimn of the Constitution in the inplrml, und com- municate it immediately to the Governora of the Stases andi the po~ litical authoritie" of the terrltory, that th an3e myr be done on every point of Blexic. " Art. 2. The Supretne Executive Powsr will regulate'lue cere- mbny of the publicatioo, of which tbe preceding arteilespeaks, taking care that it is al conducted with due solemnity." The Commission appeitea to carry the Constitutional Act to the Executive hiving retarnid, Senor Vargai spoke as follows-:"' The comrlission has fulfilled the duty imnosed Upon it. The Supreme' Power -received with respect the Constitution vwhich 'we presented to it, and manifesed with enthusasm tbe tingular pleasure which it felt at seeing your labours crowned with success, and the regener- tion of our country complete- it congratulated and thanked the nation for so glorious an even. It declared that it would sjpre ei-. ther labour nor diligence to cause this faundamsental law to h observ- ed, and wvas impatient to receive the order to come and swear to obh- serve it. Eternal Praise to the General Constituent Congrem ! Lrng' live the Constitution of the Mexican United States !" At the conclusion of this adlress, the crowded audience that filled the galleries broke ouit into acclamations to the Cosagess aud Con-' stitntion. The President then spoke as follovws:--" The Sovereign Congreen has just given existence and life to this nation, which three years ago had completed the work of its independence, and enjoyed the free exercise of its power, although it had not a constitution trttly . national. We can now say that we have fundamental laws froim the hands of the legitimate representatives of the people. The forg-es of our enemies had not ceased to put in motion all the springa of seduction and intrigue, to irfluence the deliberations of the nation, and to deprive usof the precious blessing whichdestroys all their bopes of domiineering over us. At last tne tich Anahuae receives it fromn your hancls. I give you thanks in the name of the people, in thF: name of our country. for having concluded the work which itrecom.. mniended to your care, and liaitened toitsvows. You have fulfilled the r. and you will not retire to your hemes with the remorse of having- opposed public opinion, or lent a deaf ea to the v6ice of your consd- tituents. The laboart of the Congress have been modeUed on prin_- ciples recognized by the civilized world, as the elements of every gaod soCal organization. It has divided the powers, fixed the attributes, and marked out the limits of governnemt-.it has left to, I the separate states the full and entire enjoymeat of the interior ad. ministration. It divides propoitionally this great whole of the Con- federation, and in making this division the salutary hand of Con- gress freed our country from all the dangers of dissolution or civi! war. We now shall see the diff'erent states proceeding like the pla- neta in their respective orbits. The Congress and the Supreme Power are the centre of this regular and orderly movement, and the whole Is aubjected to its invariable laws. You have done nothing that is not conformable to our advances In civilization. The Mexican l.people knlew that the object of every society ought to be the happiness and well-being of the soci body, and you have established individual guarantees, and secured its rights. The Mlexican people knewr, that without religion and morality there neither is nor can be order, tranquillity, peace, in- dependence, or liberty; and you have consecrated various articles of thisn valuable code to the conservation and stability of thlee irnpor- tant objects. You seccurc the liberty of thought and of the prcsq; and by this measure you have raised the Mexican nation to tte sphere of those two great people who now fill the earth with t1h* renown. Ftnally, yea have opened a gate to all prosperity, by fRiseg the lot of this great people, wbich had been vacillating tor see years. M1exicans, behold here thecodeof yourrights. Do youa- sire liberty and independence, observe religiotaly this code." i the aeclamatiens of the galleries were repeated, and the sitting -, :, minated. DESCRtIPTION OF THE CEREMONIA;L OBlSERVED IN ?fw_. SE1JTING THE CONSTITUTIOS. At two o'clock in the afterr.oon the Commission left the Palaej.'of the Sovereign Congress with a zuard of honour, amid salvoes of ardi. lery, the ringing of bells, and the joyful acclamations of the people. The streets and balconies were crowded in the parts ,of the citv through wihich they passed to the Palace of the Suprenme Executire Power. The deputation having arrived in the magnificent s&6on where the Executive Power was waiting them, Senor Vargas, the President of tke deputation, pronounced the following discourse:- "'Alost Serene Sir.-The Constituent Congress of the United States of Mexico has appointed a Commission, at the head of which I have the honour to stand, to place in the hands of your lost Se. rene Highness thii fundamental code, which it has just signed ntd sanctioned, after ten months of uninterrupttd labours. In fact, Sir, therepresentatives of the nation have complied 'ith the principal --- the most importatit part of their mission by forning this law,which. lby uniting in a stable and durable manner the independence and lib;rty of our country, v,ill for ever secure its happiness. Let despotdsm fly far from hence at the sight of this code, on which are eprolled the sacred rights of men; and which is about to became the terror of tyrant6. Europe has her cye fixed upon us, believing or afflcting to believe, that we want the elements wbicl go to the formation of free men, but these few pages -mill undeceive them, and convince them that we have virtue to establish with clear ness and perspicuity, the institutions most favourable to libert.y. This constitution will oveswhelm our enemies with confusiocn, and will secure to us the good opinion of enlightened nations, }n ;, them to recognize our izidependence. But your Screne Hi:-%;s austit be proud to-day of the per which vou have acted 'F execution of this great work-sometimie wielding the saord'ihe field to protect the foundations of khe tocial edifice, and et other times grasping the staffof civil ptfice, to protect ordel . end to allow this edifice to be brought to pertcction. The circupsstanccs u which yopu Most Serene H, nrnss took into vour hands 4h reins ot Government tere the most diffienlt. A tliousand difecrt diverging parties made us tremble at an approaching anarcby.:e eneuies ofo our ountry eager to impede the formation of its con-ti tation, endeavoured underhand with all their power to disturb' ,s- tranquillity; but you, with admimable s'kill and prudence. established peace and quietntess, andl removed aUl the obstades vP iX lay In the way of the fobrmatien of aeconstitutioral code. For t.i thankful posterity will psonounce your n nair itii a piiusimg er-si. tiaa, and w7ith a feeling of the most lively zrntimude."_ : Gleneral liundalupe Vistor,ia, Prcsiderito i'ie Supremec E;xectiAt Power, replied itt the followng terms " Citixei Represcutatives, The Supreime Executive Pover s-c. ccives, with the highest plea3ure. and the most proFound resp,st, from your hands, the sacred book of the destinies of' our couttri- and- congratulates itself along with the Sovereign Gencrel n,z ~on seeing the classic w orkl of its visdoto completed. The indivi5 Xe of the Siupremne Gfovernmient who now subscribe with their handa te o;Qnstisution- se ik;ewijes-eady to 1support it with their lives1 ear t seal it wpith their blood-i "T'he Suprcinm Executive Power especially congratulates the emin. mission on bing the snesscusier to annun-ce ths conip.L oao f their couatry7s happines. "The code of our liberties and o tbe'ridhtog the great AMexicmn people shll bh publi6hed and cirkiated, withtTZ rapidity of ligbt,'ovir tie viist extent of the Republic, toserve &S a guide, -id a4 the iis' ot p6ece and hiope to all children Gad izihaj tant or' this great anti powerful nation." After this, the deputation baving withdrawn with the sause ee. monial as it came, and having arrived at the palace of the so. vercign Congress, where the C ongras awaited its revr. &ienerz Vargas declaredl the ptlasure whidi the Supreme Executive Powre hadl rceived from the preceding messagc. 0h, that occsion the P'resident of th Congress pronouncd the speech which ve iievc given above. 'The immlense c,rowds of people whbich huled the ceale. ries hutat focrth Into eacaations and applause3on the zonclusiona e' the President's addres. M5ANIFESTO OF TIE sUrnESsE EXECUTIVEl POWEIR TUt EIATIOS. "The Republic is about to be governed by one Preaident, and be. fore this memorable event takes pIlac, we arc unsious to addrz,, Z= ymto O=cun e rnen foz the lcet time, and to give them nit _cz._ ofmar, am. rn -,fb0, pnPti, ndfl% ~irii Ot cye on the po7iintawhenc weetr? 0 0 oereo 41Mt. o l~~~tinhssniblyv sizProvef-. WVesbal nOt- ta t4 in6oneiddte tso tonaceribe to our- 2Zje~ thdm ovm~~tjend av.ih~. We havAebeenactuated by rod-ititc. w cv- lerely and zealot0sy teired the litpiiic of tlsf ftuntet, t'i' have done our utmost to attain it ; Uut the flvosfA~TbIt2.ptoito .6hih ;We are placed inuoit be ascribed Qrle~pl~t (~goo~~ an1411tld it .u Set dmeter o h ain theO tatt~ i&'hdWitddrn`s oib e Contgress, anid W11in ore to un. 'o=ez,.e citcuis tnds imIees3-cruntmne and eventsi which ahos, in~ a~msik na-nner..that. h e who gcovemrna tions has da]*I~rai f~V04i4d the.piople of A nehusac. WM eo,'Ye sato cur ra:zs a republic recotoly sprung up, but ini Z* nlctae trtiy~ pl;table...with aii exhausted -treaaury_mith a paper -money at (~disc int of 75. per ceqt., wvith a -taint -of'rcP1t which, ha-d reachied- It's height--.with resourcen either re7m4te or dltl4cult- 4tlor-tt.coDnomny or aystemn iii thg administrations of the public fin~acea..wlthb annary un providied, Unarmed, and undisciplined ,whour little navy, in w7ant of every thing, Incomplete in actioni, and even nothing lbr the; barbour, before the. value of equiiips it wa3-lpaid. On the other hand, without considern. tioninivL rope, T,Athout official contact or relation wiith any onie ofrthe nations which compoac it, without alliances with. the people -on thia-aldt of -the AtlAntic-ta addition to this, with powerful amid exeaperatedl parties in the interior, with conspirzcies succeeding leach other every moment, with authorities of the first consequence datlknaitelv uivlor hoitile ianner,with the firat Congressopponed by publid'opinion on -iccouni of the c(nivocatoria, wiithi a part Of the' WWWOWJne anticipating a movemnent which was to be ldgal,uniforrn, anda!imultancaus, with muarked symptoms of a dangerous -issolution' 19n come ]points...lm fine with order,scandalously subverted in the w1ry-medt oftheSupreme&pow0r.with a capital in, the hands of a fac-. -tioi,- aiid.the Government seekirg an- asylum In the bosom of the Congrez3. Such, fellow-clitiens, is the heap of frighitful ruins and dann T us precipice thmongKL wh'ich we. haesed in a few Months, torete the-'point ixttwhich we have now ` "$Iif ibdtIbe &onfifenfak'that-this pictturcia neither flattering nor very vai~ha ;utr glory,of the:AMexican nation, for the cor;- * fu,Ainnefsne.tyrairts who deliglht.ingur disorders, and o the instruc.. 'fiani ofn1ations,'fto,wfth6ut prejudice orpairtiality, observe ourpro- g,race; , whait country in the world has d$goader visitedl on a less cruel, Tatal, or-di=sat3t5an fall? In v/hat nation of the earth have the ap- pezartnec and changes which havc been . realized in our country -wIthinso short a-period, not-produced the same fatal results? Even in the niemnorable days of the 24th, 25th, an 26th of January of the prcs= -ye,. whiich our enemnies in Europe so much endenvoured to emblaon for our diseredit, did any blood flow P Was not the Pro. perty of our fellov7-cidlzena repeeted ? Is it not certtln that even the con~iajon diaorders of populous cities disappeared lontehosenights? Leer 'tNereaie, the-injuistice and the'slander ceadse of those, who on the otberside of the Atlantic calumniate, beucau they canuot dIe- voar Us. "But tbiat which ought to discourage -the malignity, and to snake them iote- the bope of enslaving us a 'sedond timne, is the conisideration of our progresis, and the view of the contrast vl4eh exists between 4our Situation 18 months 'ago,, and our aituation at present. Our credit hasi perceptibly reovered, our paper money Is itt par,, and almost- all redeem6d..thce civil debt is satisfied-pars of the loan w7hich hiad been authorized by the Government has been contracted for, and the remainder has been lately stipulated for on much more favourable.termso. Asfor our defence, means have been taken so create an armamient of great amount, while in the mean time our-veterana are clothed and armed, discipline established, and the excess of officers considerably. reduced. At the same time, our artlley i suficentforallourwats, and the active militia is orgaizin wit zel. I thi maner,withiin a short time, the army of he epulic aie?~' espctale orthe number and excellence of us roos, il beputin sateofgvig us the enjoyment of com- plee acury, nd reeng s fom ny eatas to-attaekni or insults "An to our rising navy the expensesol' cens~tructing small veasels which previously existd t ave been paid; and of those which have bee n ewly.built, pyart are in continual actlvity,' and-according to the arrangenments lattely adopted by the Govemreniet, it isi to be hoped that in a short timne the MAexican flag will wave and make itself respected along the coast of the Atlantic. On the other hand, the tettitory and power of the Republic haVe been increased by the ad. ditioi1 of the province of Chiapa, which, having freely and joyfully pronoiunced itselftin favour of our federation, -now composes one of o3ur states ; and thisl event, auspicious and imemorable in civil order, i' snore so in a moral point of view, fromn the justice, the disinter. caiedness, and the dignity with which the negotiation was conducted. "AR to ouir foreign relations with other Powers, treaties of the greatest importancer have been foarmed with the warlike Republic of Colomibia. The GovernmRent of the UInited States of the Nortb, whifch litd already acktnmwledged our independence, has lately ap- pointed a Minister to reside withs us; while in the mean time its Con. etmlm are in our capital and hi our ports in the full exercise of the functions anad powers which belorng to them. The sam-e has been. realizetd with the agents of that class from the King ofGreat Britain, and from the frank, kind, and friendily condiuct of that nation towards the Alexican, wvermay hope that within ashiort time theindcenedence of the nation otf Analiuac will be reco nilzed by the Mistress of the tSeass. On our part, we have sent a 1finister withi full powers to the Goveriiment of his Britannic Alajsty, of whiose arrival in London we have jusit beeni inform-edi ; and firomn the course of things and the order withi which eventg are coming to oneas, it may be hiopel that the object of his mission will be comiplete y fulflilled, Our embassy to thie United States of Amnerica has already set out for lits destination ; a Mlinister lias; likew/isebeen appointed to represent us and thec Repub- lie of Colombia. An agent has also bean nomiinated to proceedl to Rorne to conduct ecclesiasticat negotiations; ard another has been appointed to thie Unitedt States oF Central America, whose ind(epen. dencz has been reconMized within these few dapys. And htere we would desire for our own good, andl for that Spain ofheraeltf, to be able.to an- nounce that we had entered into negotiations wvith that nation, We had- indreed lio Cs of - that kind during the existence of the formner &iovernmene ; but thie restot-tioni of Ferdinand VII. to the exercise of abtohute power, his decrees relative to us, and liia contests with the Power which hias endeavonred to mediate on this subject, paralyze for the inomerit all means of conciliation, and only allow reason to expect on his4 part a system of lhostilities anid bad treatment, whicht we neither have provoked nor deserved. "-But, returning to our interior: In the midst cif4he dangers which surrundled the Exeutive Power, i,s prinicipal objet was the instal. lation of the p-resent Congress, which happily could meet without danger; thie constituent act was formned-the Republic peacefully and gradcually acquired the federative formu-the tem~pestuous clouds which appeare-to wards the west and the south were (lissipated--conspira. dtes were timelv discovered and put down-the tire of civil war was extinguished on the 19th of Julr-.thte co,nstitution destined to di- rect the federal union has been' finally concluded, and solemnly sanctionetld In short, every thing has assumned a favourable aspect, and the Republic is now in a condition to receive the impulse des. tined to push it onwards to aggrandizement and elevation. pi' Suchis our actual position. Whattmore couildbe as,ked for apeo- pe in its inifancy,and in asatate oltanprenticeship, and Inexperience ? Rave those nations done mnore whichb accuses us to be unfit for con. stitutienal liberty? There may arise- in our viciss,itudes modification and changes, from whichi even robust and consoridated Powers are not alwvays free. But does not this basis of benevolence and caution- thisl fund of kindness; and good underatanding-thia force of privi- leged instinct with which the nation is advancing to save and form itself, afflord a guarantee that patriotism willalways dwell asnoug us; and that, finally, the work of our eatablishiment and consolidation wtll he consuimmated. " Fellow-countrynien !-You miay judge of whbat thseMexican peo. ple arc capable fromi- what they have alre-ady achieved. It is true, that somne zealous anid tvell.intenLioned mien desire to see us on a par with adult nations, and that they even are dej~ected because we have. not arrived at that point ; hut this desire is uinreasonable- the accomplishmient of it is impossible; for the elevatiqn of nations cana only be the work of timne, along with good institutions. "1Let uis not, theret'fore,exaggrteeils, which, if they exist, are inevitable in our situation. Le s be penetrated with the feeling of our own sufficiency, and be convinced that we shall finally accom. puh our enterprise, as we have already surmounted the mnost dif- E!iculle end painful portion of it. The steps which wve have to take are few; timeeeacrifices wvhich remnaini to be mnade are smnall. - Let us, therefore, not lose the good which we must all have in our hands, nor, on the-eve of attainiing the sumimit ot our wishesr, let uis renider ourselves utiworthy of triumph and happiness. "1As for us, who, belting elevated to the highest posts of the Repuib- lic, have administ0red to the state in rude and difficult times--who bave never treated with the nenemies of our cooanirf-who, in obe- dience to the voice of that country, have suTrendereX our command, and who htave never abused the plenitude of our power, or ttime ex- traordinary resources vith which the Congress hiad intrusted us-do not so many titles give us the rightot'claimring at these last moments the indulgence of the Atexican people, to f tix hir attention on their mnoat dear andt valutible initerests ? 11Fellow-countrymen -I-et Us never forget that a Government cannot exist without subordinahion-.that economiy anid virtue are the sotul of the Fcderal Union and that without union we mnust in- fallibly lose our. own) independenice. If we are united, whbatever be the reforms and modtficatiosss which cirecunstances may introduce- amongsit US, We shall still he able to be free, independenit, and happy. creased tnalfgnlty. Let, therefore, thisiag nerdiaer fronm our minds. let us ehliut up all the avenues of dis_ cord, and prevent a state of' things so -insupportable to hqm4nity. Let us not deceive ourselves. There Is nso state in the Federation iiblch can exist independent ot itself. Whoever attempts thlt dis- porder is the most perfidious enemy of his country, and the result vwould be general disorganization ; and that momnent we should have i^mPotence and prostration, and the end would be ruin and slavery. Let uh never forget this conservative principle of the Republic and It3 well.being-that unjted Mlexico Can do every thing, but divided we are nothing, afid have no power: liberty is destroyed, and our coun7try disappears. - "Althougk wve ave not the glory of leaving the nation so flourish. lag- end iso consolidated as wc would desire, yet we have the sati.fac- tioh to thinkr that it is maintained in a state of energv- and strength, i,tnd that it has rcachcd this state bv Itself' rdqnlritg nothinig on our,part but goo4 intentions. But niow, while po*er and authority are centered in one, a new career openis for 3trgood, and it niust ra. -pridlytlcii toswards iirosperity auid aplcndbfir. I) decending at maat from the high post to which the will of the naston dTaped t u, fie -re occupiesl by no other idea we are' ditatedzbj nb' alherd is. lintLtnt, than that of the public fellcitg. -Te higb snd inertit6We hinsra5'a v! 4bch vwe have beea distinguished; irilposea upon - 0t-' sviee ob igtiorm of being the fereinott arid the iost -u?ldut' patriots. We ihiall doblr -utnqtatto ful61bis dtw lecl employ ourselves in the kervice-o ' ou'cuntryX wtehot iv~olding sacrificcs; and if we are -Idlowe'd to enjoy srivqte life, we tahall endeavour to make our -retiretneat usful bydtie examples -'hlch we islsl afford of respect-and attachment to authority-~of o~b}ditnce and submission to the lgw.- " .-tI,ct us, therefore, prepare thc happineas of future generations. ' Mjay our country inprove and attain elevation and aggran- dizement in all senses. Aay our felkiw-citizeas be happy, and may this miCn5 fertile, andI delicious land, in which we first say the light, be grmest amnog the nations; celeb-ated by some and feared by sthers, aei the land of liberty, the echool of moralsd the refuge of the goat, the roch of amnbition, and the grave of tyrants. (Signied) GUADAIUMPE VICTORIA, President. - " NICHOLAS BRAVO. "e O.. GUEL DOMINGUEZ. 66 DSersceo, Oct. 5, Ib2." - ME-Co. COMf'LETION AND POiLiCAWION ODE T B CON.. STTUT-ON...ADDRESS UF'TRESUpirf,lnjzPOWrER KgTHE MEXICAN NAPtnv