[XXVI-43] Oct. 18th, he empowered B. Correoso, comandante gen., to use his best endeavors to restore order in the departments of Coclé, Los Santos, Veragua, and Chiriquí. His government was recognized at once by the foreign consuls. Gaceta de Pan., Oct. 16, 23, 1875.
[XXVI-44] The executive is vested in a president, to be elected by popular vote for two years. The legislative assembly elects the justices of the superior court and their suplentes, the five substitutes of the president, the attorney-general, and his suplente; also the administrator-gen. of the treasury, and the contador by absolute majority. No change was made in the council of state. Gaceta de Pan., Jan. 1, 1876; Pan., Constit. Polít. del Est. Sobo., 1-20.
[XXVI-45] His government was soon after recognized by the national executive. On the 13th of Dec., 1876, the legislative assembly chose Dámaso Cervera, Francisco Ardila, José R. Casorla, Quintin Miranda, and M. Losada Plisé, designados for the presidency, in the order named. Gaceta de Pan., Jan. 8, Feb. 20, Dec. 17, 1876.
[XXVI-46] Pan. Leyes, 1876-7, 11.
[XXVI-47] Pan., Mem. Sec. Est., 1876, 1-6. On Sept. 25, 1876, the president assumed personal command of the state troops. Gaceta de Pan., Oct. 15, 1876.
[XXVI-48] The president attempted both recourses; till on the 10th of March the citizens tendered a loan of $30,000. Id., March 1, 8, 22, 1877; Salv., Gaceta Ofic., Feb. 18, 1877.
[XXVI-49] Dec. 30, 1878. Correoso's Statem., MS., 9; Pan., Mem. Sec. Hacienda, 1878, i.-xl.; Gaceta de Pan., March 10, May 30, July 21, 28, Sept. 26, Oct. 13, Nov. 17, Dec. 8, 19, 1878; Pinart, Pan. Col. Docs., MS., no. 101; Colombia, Diario Ofic., Jan. 31, 1879; Pan., Mem. Sec. Gob., 1878.
[XXVI-50] The object was to upset the state government; but it was defeated by the state troops, after a fight that lasted till the 18th, and caused great havoc. Among the killed were the commander of the battalion, Col Carvajal, and his son, Lieut Carvajal, who were trying to check the infuriated soldiery. Pan., Mem. Sec. Gob., 1879, 5-6.
[XXVI-51] The government sent troops against the revolutionists, and some fighting ensued without decisive results. At last the contending parties came to an arrangement by which Aizpuru agreed to surrender the person of Casorla, and to recognize the 2d designado as the provisional president. He also agreed to lay down his arms. The government consented to pay Aizpuru's war expenses, and to issue a general amnesty. Pan., Mem. Sec. Gob., 1879, 7-12; S. F. Chronicle, June 19, 25, 1879.
[XXVI-52] Mateo Iturralde was made secretary of government, and Juan José Miró of the treasury. Several changes took place afterward, and the final secretaries were: of government, Benjamin Ruiz, and of the treasury, Juan B. Amador. José Vives Leon was government secretary in Sept. 1881.