The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-20


which is four year: the popular election is biennial
for renovation of both CHAMBERS and quatrennisl for
President and Vice President although each Of these
functonaries is elected in different periods The bases
principles of this political edi6ce popular repre-
sentative alternative and responsible II elaborated
by foresghted patriots who demarcated each Of the
three great powers Judiciary Legislative and executve)
dent OF this new republic was Gen Paez who shortly
after fearing to be overturned by some of the high
Colombia tha, had locked to their native land Wsn a.
zuea after the death of Bolivar (Which occurred in that
same year Of 1891 and Of higher rank and cspac
ties than Psez,. he dsbanded the Venezuelan army,
leaving limited number Of his adhersnts
his body guard and for mountng the most important
military posts of the Republic. The Venezuelisns
generally forbesrng. frugal and industrious, which
plains the conformity of the disbanded who imme
diately betook to agrc utural pursuits with
out for their lost pensions and ad
vancement Paez thus well secured the presidential
republican simplicity and reliance the orderly dispo
ston Of the whole community betook hmselfto expand
ing the limits Of the Executive with especial DEGREES
acted from the legislature, which increased his power at
the expense Of the other two powers until by degrees
y active n eecng and creating AFFECT supporters of his
WILL and in fact laying silently the foundation of his f
ture autocracy By 1884, (the time Of the next Pres
the Importance Of their direct and Intervention in
electoral matters thought the time had arrived in which
they could their right Of suffrage with liberty
and consequently supported Tor their Presidential cand
ported by the Civilian especially the commercial class
while his opponent the candidate of Paez Gen. 8.
s
carried the day. and Vargas was legally elected Pres
dent.
Paez took umbrage at the failure of his plan, for he
had chosen this Gen Marine to succeed him candid
and doce brother in arms whom he intended to lead in
furheranee Of his auocratc plan Marine in fact
a brave but candid and manageable man, and much
So that unconscious of what he about at the sug
gesion of and with the aid of Paez formed conspiracy
overthrow the government change its political
into military FORM and thence in July 1885,
the revolution called the reforms. Paez set Marine at
ke ed
he always is, by gang OF the most ferocious and
thew are ouiawsd or Convicted criminals provdsd thew
abect and ferocious Then he awaited the result Of
the absurd proceeding Of Marino. which through cap
ain accomplish OF his, named Carajo, successfully
carried into effect by taking, with about two hundred
men, by surprise, the ungarroned city of Caracas and
PEELED to St Thomas When the people overcame their
first surprise simultaneously and like magic they all
and in glance chased beat, and pieces the con-
spra.os at the sight Of which Paez seeing the turn
Offered his services to the provisionary gov
eminent, )at the head of which Gen. Carrno and
states had followed the revolutionary movement, dis
gusng in his merciless devotion his criminal compiled
ty This faconal and unpopular revolt cost Venezuela
many hves-some criminal Ones and the loss of
great portion Of her Liberties and morality.
Paez aided by the whole nation in putting down the
enemies Of the fundamental laws escaped at the timo
the suspicious of his completely, by the aacry of his
prosecutions; especially towards his main victim Marno
(whose popularity and the great services h. had render
ed of Indepe would hardly have saved
him, without the protection Of Congress) who. after
and many other Individuals was INDEFINITELY bsnished
Though the expelled President, Vargas recalled by
Congress, he would not the executive, fearing
doubtless, the coaked enmIty Of Paez, whose hypocr
cal devotion to Government was justly suspected by the
knowing ones The then Vice President, Lawyer Mar
under the control of Paez who had exscted dscretiona
powers from Congress as commander in chief of the
political machine. Thus Venezuela, by this criminal
De main OF Paez performed through the credulous
share of its former morality and became the prey Of the
sly autocrat Paez Since then be has been the acotum
Of the republic and formed tratorous olgarchy that
aided him in expressing the people, in abricating cti
tious and truhless fame for himself and his exploits
the expense of historical facts and the merits Of many
brethren in arms, far superior to himself.
sWhen the Presidentia! term of Vargas expired in 1884,
had himself elected President for the second time
without opposition, for he controlled every thing and
his late paci cation rather general persecution of the
reormes and maconents had spread terror and desoa
Presidential saddle, Paen continued consolidating his
autocracy Kidding himself of the few heroic patriots that
did not applaud his nsurpaton filling their vacancies
ting Offices in and the person against the law,
and variance With of tho fundamental principles
fact had been observed the formation of the
republic. Among the number of heroic patriots whom
A. l. Guzman, the peed private Secretary of Boil
the faithful friend of this true hero OF the South
justified and praised by this eloquent and faithful young
at the peril of his life and interest during Bolivars
life, and since his death with an unexampled devo
ton. This same Guzman had previously served in We
oezuea with universal applause the ministry of the in
terror, and generally acknowledged to be highly
talented and disinterested man.
In lsio GuzmaD, with the relics of his patrimony,
which consisted only in deteriorated but large
cocoa plantation inherited from his wealthy father, "a
Spanard holding high military Offices from the King of
Spain before ana during the Of independence and
which ne sold iGT % small sum- and pousht
paper called the Yenerodno, solely edited by himself
arrsignng the most legal classical and dgnifed oppo
al lint pdadO Of
country.
Paez the rights and constitutional guarantees of the
people, evident, that every in Venezuela
perceived the usurpaon and the same oigarchs that
aided Paez in this usurpation had courage feet
hold to contradict the charge, to vindcate them
selves instead Of which, they applied to the omnipo
tent auocrat to curta and the liberties OF
the people the shape of special laws for the press
especial laws to prosecute particular individuals and
and exceptional Through all this oppression truth
heard by ALL and every knew himself to be either
victim criminal no one could any longer deceive
In spite the that the ferocious and omnipotent
Paez inspired, the encurbed victims made in ls42
opposition at the polls in the then electoral
contest the next President but the unlimited power
of Psez carried the day. and his chosen candidate
was Gem ssuSiette expressly chosen by Paez as the
most AFFECT and in fact the nt tnid and servile mill
sry character Of the country whom he could ,, hurl
perdion soublette timidy mounted the presidential
saddle and became the mock president of Venezuela or
rather the formaary of the intruder autocrat
Paez, from his private house, his plantation on
his sick bed dictated all AMI OF his sham
administration. The opposition party though fairly van
pushed retired high spirits at the sight Of the enhu
ssp and certainty OF the future triumph that promised
the broad basis Of thcir programme that framed on
the strict observance of their fundamental laws which
insured them the alternative and consequently the
throw of the oga-chy with its autocrat at the head Of
it. BY the time ofthe next Vice Presidential election
in sa4, the opposition party denominated liberal"
was so extensive we'll organized (under the
direction Of Guzman) and popular for its
constitutional doctrines, that the oligarchy had to
strain every nerve, and employ every treachery
practicable land even blameable that money and long
standing power would afford, to scrape illegal and
shameful triumph through fraud, bribery and violence,
not w thstanding their auhcncal minority at the pri
mary votatons The forbearing liberals, with their
Southern O'Conne Guzman) at their head Jumped the
trick and patiently awaited the next Presidential cleo
ton that was to come of two years after, II actually
came in 1896 In the meanwhile, soublette's admins
raton though hesatingy, newly began to curtail the