The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-25


The Presidents Visit.
This will be emphatically one of the greates'
days that our old city has ever seen. !o-uay
the chief magistrate of twenty millions Oh -A.i'e
rican frepmen. will visit us for the hrst TINE
s,nc. his inauquration and for the first time, we
h.,;ave m h,s life. The arrangements that nave
beep entered into for his reception, II properly
carried ont. as we have no doubt they VIII be,
will reflect honor and dignity on our city and
State.
Albouoh the measures of Mr.. Folks admins
,ra,;on NAV not be agreeable TO all classes OF
our citizens, yet we are confident that they will
All mite in doing him honor as President of the
United States, as the chief magistrate of this
great and growing republic. 1t is many years
since any of our Presidents has visited this me-
tropolis, ins his official capacity, and we hope
that Mr.. Folks example will be followed by his
successors; that he, and, In fact, all our great
men, will make it practice to visit every city
and State OF the Union, Tor the veal or woe Of
which they exert such great influence.
We shall take especial pains, as far as we can,
to report and publish all the sayings and doings
that will take place on this occasion. BY refer
ence to the programme published in another
column, our readers will perceive that every ex-
crtion has been made by the Common Council,
and the military authorities, to make the recep-
ton of the President one of the grandest matters
that has ever taken place in this city. AS far as
the military are concerned, we believe that there
will be,a larger display to-day than any that has
ever been made here. We trust, however, that
our citizens will not be behind them in doing
honor TO the President. In fact we know that
they will not.
The President may be expected here about
one o'clock He will be received at Castle Gar
den by His Honor the Mayor, who, in company
with the Committee of Arrangements, &C., &C.,
will form his escort.
News FROM VENEzUELA.-We are in receipt
of files of Ell Liberal, published at Caracas, up to
the 9th instant The news contained in them is
interesting and important. The final decision of
the Supreme Court, in the matter of Antonio l..
Guzman, had been made. 1t was sentence OF
death, recommending him, however, to the
mercy of the Executive.
1t will be remembered that this Guzman was
convicted of sediton and conspiracy against
his government, in the month of September,
ls46-stirrng up the people of the city of Cura
and other parts, take up arms, issuing seditious
proclamations, and also writing seditious art
cles in his newspaper, the Tenesoiano-for al
these acts he was arraigned, and the resul
shows, condemned to death, with a recommends
tion to mercy from the Executive. The Presi
dent, Jose Tadeo Monegas has listened to this re
commentator and committed his sentence tc
one of perpetual Punishment from Venezuela, or
pain of death in case he returns to it, The rea-
son the President assigns for this act of cemen-
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his career Of errer, without precipitatihg him
self into the horrid excuses which society this
day laments over committed by others.
Ell Liberal states that this communication ha
not been well received by many in Venezuela
who think that an example ought to have beer
made Of Guzman but it thinks that these com
. plants are unfounded, as by such a sentence
though physical life has been left to Guzman
still his political and civil existence is complete
at an end.
The rebel Indian, Jose Garcia, who formerl
belonged to the faction of the Wales of Barlo
vento, and who then escaped by hiding in tn
thick woods so abundant there, re-appeare
on the 18th May at Encantada de Guarive and i
Onoto, which point he spvaded and took com
pletely by surprise. His force, according to tn
last accounts consisted of 2iO men, the msjo
part of them Indians like himself. This band o
men, however, was mere crowd, without order
discipline, or flag, or head as Garcia himself i.
mere barbarian, totally ignorant of every thing
The Executive has taken prompt and energetic
steps to put down this faction. One company OF
the battalion No 2 marched on them from Ca
racas on the 2sth of May, and further troops
were going down under the command of Com
mandant Miguel Sagarzazu. General Jose Gre.
gorio Monagas and Captain Mauricio Zamors
were also to take part in putting it down, and i
was confidently anticipated that the whole mol
would be dispersed, as the arrangements were
such as TO completely hem them in. The Libera
lmputes the temperance of this Garcia and hi
mob to the influence Of the seditious press.