Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-23
FOREIGN.
COLOMBIA.

COLOMBIA.
we redeem the pledge given yesterday, 10 pub
lish translation OF an Interesting letter :, ;;.
number, respecting the recent revolt in Venezuela
Although do not agree entirel, in opinion with
tse Tier, we nevertheless consider his ideas I'M
on such subjects worthy of perusal, as they come
from source Of much intelligence, and are the
result OF personal observation
Bait Fed Gazette.
TRANSLATION.
g Caracas May 20.
" From The beginning of the month OF NAV. the
inhabitants ofthis country, who have more or less
property, have been put under some dread by q
commotion which night have also been iniurious
To foreign traders in La Guira, Puerto Cab.llo.
and Caracas, ii the genius of Paez had no, arrest,
ed the FIRE OF rebellion even from the commence
ment a merchant, or rather one of those Creole
traders who, having acquired a little more money
than great many Others, became legislator in
the Congress OF Bogoa, with some ul his nar,i
sans, mpeached General Paez of being too arbi,ra-
IL IN the crushing OF rebellion which took pIace
last year in the neighbourhood of Caracas. He
was also accused OF having aiken the clerks of the
stores tor the Militia service when he should have
only taken iabourers and artizans OF mechanical &C.
equations
When, last year, the rebellion of the slaves.
excited by the whites and clerGyruen in Peare
and Marches, two towns in the vicinity of Car.c-
cas-, appeared, Paez was absent but was immedi-
a'eiy called by the magistrates que the mu,i v
In the districts where existed, and his presence
accomplished, in moment, what Caracas aud
Its authorities could not effect He perceived that
1t The civil authorities began to Investigate the
| cause and The authors of the rebellion, some dozen
lam lies, together with their propertY nigh, be In
voived, and that parry spirit could no, but nave
obtained the death and connscation of many He
therefore Caused two negroes TO be shot and MANY
Others were SEM TO he galleys and other places
| Al that Time, the pesons who now accuse PEE
| then praised him Tor having queled the rebellion
oniy by the death OF two men, ~ no had commi,,e oil
| more ravSges and assassinations than any other
IN truth, have seen, that from the day in which
Paez accomplished the military justice, agriculture
and foreign trade revived, every kind of fear
was dissipated. .Eichelena is the name oftbeIe-
gislative merchant who promoted the accusation NJ
the impeachment oil Paez, now pending in the Sc
nate Inc Cab!!do oil Caracas is against the Gem
eral. Santander, the Vice President ordered with
great promptiiude, that Paez should be derived Of
his military command Pace conformej m The
oruer ana transferred the command over To Escalo-
ma, who, previously, was Intendan, of Venezuela
When this became public, The inhabitants perceiy-
ed that there was great dscon ent among The poDu
lace, but this discomfort sprang more from the de-
sire winch men, without property, have. TO draw
some advantage from public disorder than tr.m
patriotic motives In The late Spa i,h Colonies
nine-tenhs OF the popuace were destitute of every
visible means OF subsIslen and wholly ,vihon,
knowledge OF government matters. According 10
my own observations, this class OF people now
amounts to three uIibs- the lower orders are
much less ferocious here than in Eurone I'm, "
Europe, the number in proportion Is much smaller.
and the government Is continual check upon
them. Whereas, here, the lowes; orders are in
little or in nothing distinguished from the citizens
whose title they bear, indsc-ininately, according
TO The policy OF The government. The govern
ment does not modest them; the contrar, the
american Spanish spirit is SO much rooted in the
european Spanish genius, thar the greatest part
OF the actions and DEGREES OF the magistrates are
nothing but errors and political nconsistencies. =
Inc populace, however, is of so tranquil and
peacesbe disposition that there IS nothing 10 fear
from The actual circumstances In Venezuela Tn.
day, the ZO'h OF May, General Paez makes his en-
Try into Caracas as Military and Civil Chief of the
country The people say that he is al Emneror
nat lie Is more than King-that he is a Supreme
Diclator, &c &c. Many foreigners are under an
pfehensions that after the Fl st OF the month ano
ther revolution will break out-the foreigners think
that the people OF Venezuela are like he civilized
people OF the United States and thai thew are able
70 take part In the public affairs, bu' they have
MOI the necessary information to make 0bserya-
'ops upon the political events oil this country as
every one sees through his own national glass
Inc only class OF people winch as to Re fea, ed.
was the two bstallions of infantay and Iancer.-
" men u was known thar the government of Bogo-
"a had deprived Paez OF hiS command, and trans
rned 1t to Escalona, the troops at Valencia mutt
MED and ransacked the Tobacco monopol, ware
mousse "a lew murders were committed, aud in
o'heT places the slgDs OF sedions of armed people
appeared For fear that things would pro,
worse, the Cabildo OF Valencia assembled and re-
quested Paez o reassume the military command
nc CaCildo of Caracas, more AFRAID tbi the
other, they being the accusers o Paez. sent a de
puiaiion also requesting him 10 resume ,br coo,
hiahu' rom the moment IN which he took The
command tranquility was restored and Things went
on as usual. Ii you have heard that p. ca has
Ue'orne Dictator or King, or wishes to separate
venezuela from the general government and things
IKE these, do not believe them. Paez Is a man ot
great natural genius, and he could not commit The
great faults which the timorous and ignorant oltbis
country would represent