[XVIII-36] His ministers who countersigned that decree were B. Carazo, Pedro García, Lorenzo Montúfar, and in the absence of J. Lizano, sec. of the treasury, Salvador Gonzalez as under-secretary. García and Carazo were made brigadiers. García resigned Oct. 28th, and was succeeded by José Antonio Pinto. Costa R., Col. Ley., xix. 124-6, 150.
[XVIII-37] Vicente Herrera, Aniceto Esquivel, Jesus Salazar, Cárlos Sancho, and Rafael Barroeta. Id., 127-31.
[XVIII-38] For supposed revolutionary schemes. It was even alleged that there was a plot to murder Guardia. Costa R., Gac. Ofic., May 12, 1871; Nic., Gac., May 27, June 3, 1871.
[XVIII-39] Excluding the president, his ministers, and the bishop from being electors. Costa R., Col. Ley., xx. 118-22.
[XVIII-40] The legislative consisted of a chamber of deputies chosen for four years. During recess it was to be represented near the executive by a comision permanente of five deputies. All citizens able to read and write, and possessing property to the value of $500, or an occupation yielding $200 a year, could be chosen deputies, excepting the president, his ministers, members of the supreme court, and governors. Deputies could accept no offices except ministerial or diplomatic, and then they must resign the elections. The executive was vested in a president for four years, who must be a native, thirty years and upwards, and could not be reëlected for the next immediate term. He was allowed a council of state, composed of his ministers, the members of the comision permanente, and others that he might invite to join the deliberations. The judicial authority was vested in a supreme court, whose members must be natives of the country, and such other courts as might be established by law. Id., xx. 171-206; El Porvenir de Nic., Jan. 14, 1872; Nic., Gaceta, Jan. 13, 1872.
[XVIII-41] Guardia went to Europe, where he was treated with marked consideration. Costa R., Col. Ley., xxi. 48-51; xxii. 6. During his absence there was no harmony between the acting president and the chief of the forces, Victor Guardia, nor between the latter and the commandant of artillery. Nic., Semanal Nic., Oct. 17, 1872.
[XVIII-42] Guardia was accused of affording aid to the supporters of retrogression against the liberal governments existing in those states; and of openly permitting an expedition to sail on the Sherman to commit hostilities against the other Cent. Am. states. El Porvenir de Nic., Aug. 10, 1873; Aguirre, Recortes de un Periód., 5-6. Circular of Nic. Foreign Min., Sept. 5, 1876, in Salv., Gaceta Ofic., Oct. 26, 1876.
[XVIII-43] As an open infringement of previous conventions, international law, and Costa Rica's rights. U. S. Gov. Doc., H. Ex. Doc., Cong. 43, Sess. 2, i. 113, 116.
[XVIII-44] A. H. Rivas, foreign minister of Nic., Nov. 11th, in doing so, added that they were guarding their interests against Costa Rica's insidious projects, in gathering large quantities of war material to favor disgruntled Nicaraguans, which his govt well knew, though not officially. Nic., Gaceta, Nov. 15, 1873; Id., Informe Min. Delgadillo, 1-14; Nic., Mem. Gobern., 1875, 6-7.
[XVIII-45] Nic., Gaceta, App., Dec. 3, 1873; Nic., Semanal Nic., Nov. 29, 1873.