Show federation OF NATIONS there are some dates called to attention by recent events which are destined to be memorable in different parts parte of the western hemisphere in 1776 the united st tes of amer ca were formed in 1824 the united states of mexico came into official being in 1861 the country anich had bad been called new granada took the name of the united states of columbia in 1864 venezuela became the united states of venezuela in 1889 just one hundred hun tired years after the people of paris had overthrown the bastile Ba atile the republicans of brasil abolished the empire de thrones their emperor dom pedro with very little violence vio fenre of any kind and established a republic called the united states of brazil the year 1889 may also he be memorable for the federation of the republics of central america and their union into a republic which will be called abe united states of central america Auie rica A congress or diet of the central american republics republic sitting rt at the city of ofSan san salvador has formally signed a pact of union an instrument corresponding with the articles of confederation on red aeration under udder the united states of america were first farst organized and has submitted this compact to the governments of the five C central american irel bi ab liea guatemala salvador kw vador honduras nicaragua and costo rica bica this I 1 has we believe been ratified by three of the states named guatemala salvador and honduras and costa rica is is supposed to be ready to enter the union it nicaragua also will do so the congress Con giess will assembly in august 1890 at the capital of honduras to choose by lot a president for one year from among the presidents ot of the new republic according to this compact the of the central american republic will pass by rotation from state to state year by year during ten years but at attlio the end of that period a constituent conven convention tiou will assemble to for form masour as our convention did in 1787 a more perfect union an american journal referring to the tendency to federation and consolidation which is one of the features or of modern political life predicts that some day there will be in the western hemisphere but two countries the united states of north america and the united stal ea of south america this may indeed be the case some time in the future but it is likely to be a somewhat distant future and yet it is quite possible that it maybe may be realized long before tire the realization of the event which has been a favorite dream of european republicans the united states of europe |