[XII-5] One of his first acts was to make Francisco Castellon his ministro general.
[XII-6] The new official journal, Eco de la Ley, in its first number declared that an Octavian peace reigned. And indeed, had Nicaragua been away from obnoxious influences, peace might have been maintained under republican institutions. But she was, unhappily, surrounded by states where for a time brutal force held sway.
[XII-7] The claimants were Bridge, Glenton, and Manning. Full details on the claims of the last two are in Nic., Registro Ofic., 109-10, 121-3, 132-5; Dunlop's Cent. Am., 55-6.
[XII-8] They embarked at San Juan del Norte on the 11th of March, 1844. Both have since figured prominently in political circles.
[XII-9] Selva had held the office by virtue of his position as senior senator to that date, when his senatorial term expired.
[XII-10] 223 votes were cast for him, the next highest receiving only 190. The other candidates were Juan José Ruiz, José Guerrero, Pablo Buitrago, Laureano Pineda, José Rosa Perez, G. Carcache, Patricio Rivas, and Rafael Machado. Nic., Registro Ofic., 47-8; Sandoval, Revistas Polít., 19; Dunlop's Cent. Am., 250.
[XII-11] To raise two loans of $10,000 and $30,000, respectively, and to regulate the financial system. Trial by jury was suspended. An amnesty was issued with many exceptions against the defenders of Leon. Nic., Registro Ofic., 69-70. Two portfolios were created; namely, that of war, intrusted to Lino César, and that of treasury, placed in charge of Jesus de la Rocha. José Montenegro was ministro general and of foreign relations. The administrative course of Fruto Chamorro, as supremo delegado of the late confederacy, was approved the 9th of May, long after Chamorro had vacated his office.
[XII-12] Under the decree of June 23d, the prisoners were confined respectively in Granada, Matagalpa, Acoyapa, San Fernando, and Nandayme, and subjected to prosecution by the courts. Many persons, specially the partisans of Cabañas, were given by Corral the advice—which was tantamount to an order—to quit Managua and not return. Nic., Registro Ofic., 90, 96-8, 101, 104.
[XII-13] The cause was the indignation at the sympathy of the government's agents for Malespin and Guardiola.
[XII-14] The treaty with Salvador bore date of May 6, 1845, and was ratified by the Salvadoran chambers June 3d.