New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

inc IN hwy and the provisions of the decree, on
two distinct occasions to present thenseiSe91
for enlistment and they openly disfe9tno.u
/ the snrmons | could not permit the la" 10
! he TINS get at defiance, and prudence ana heccs
sitv required me to cause the law to berespcctch
| Accordingly | caused third summons 10 DC PI h
ljshed for the 9Th January 1870, at y clocN ~ VIZ
n,orninr The appointed hour passed ana thefe
r,os y I.crv thin attendance | then ordered pa
trolls to go into the streets and to bring 10 tne
r,lace of meeting all the men they met ! sent at
The same time time one of my aids to inform the
Intendant of the measure, and the latter request
ed me to call back the patrols, promising that he
would sec that the citizens attended. com
piled with his request and the patrols came back
to the barracks, without having offended or IN
convenienced any of the persons they met fur-
Their than having notified and caused them to
come to the place of meeting.
The 18th article Of the decree provided that
those citizens comprehcnded within its provs-
ions, who should not be enlisted IN the militia,
through their fault should be made to serve IN the
regular army, and the civil and military author,
ties were required TO see this provision carried
into effect, under the seuereSt responsibility"
! Thus it will be observed that in this matter
acted decsively, but temporarily and humanely
under the difficult circumstances in which was
placed. All this was afterward fully established
by most conclusive and abundant testimony OF
witnesses whose dispositions were taken MOI
| withstandng, the lntendant, who was my enemy
|
written by Messrs. Baralt Il Das, published IN
| Paris in the year l94l, wrote communication TO
the Executive complaining OF my conduct ana mis-
| representing it throughout.
The Municipal Council OF Caracas addressed
| also memorial to the House OF Representatives.,
| dated January IS, 1896; but it is to be remarked
that the Council does not attribute to me any IN
tention to attack the rights of the citizens, oue
! complains of the nature OF the decree, Whlcn the
Council considered contrary to those rights they
did not ask any proceeding to be Instituted against
| me but that new law on the subject should be
nassed. Upon this memorial of the Council, how
ever motion was made by one OF the members
of the House, calling upon the VICE Presloent 10
furnish whatever information he might have rela-
tive to the occurrences at caracas ana suose
quently the Executive was required 10 iufiisn tie
| nformation together with the communication SEM
! To him by the Intendant, and other documents ret
alive to the matter. The Vice President complied
with the request, and in long message sent TO the
House with the documents required, gave IL as
his opinion that the complaint made against me by
the Iutendant was not substantiated, and was IN
formal and questioned the propriety and legality
of anv proceedings being instituted against Com
rnandant General in any other tribunal than q
court martial. -,
t The Vice-Prcsident further added that IN the
then critical condition OF affairs, and under the
threatened renewal of hostilities by the enemy,
he considered it highly imprudent that proceed
= ines should be instituted against me- The house
u however presented an accusation against nae, De-
- fore the Senate, for the measures taken by me on
the 9Th January 1926, to carry into effect the en-
? listment of the militia | was, by resolution
a summoned to appear and answer before the Be
" nate, and suspended from the Office OF Command
% ant General Of the Department. The VICE Pres
e dent then appointed as Commandant General, 40
r. INTERIM the same Intendant Escaopa whose
s charges against me he considered untoundcd anC
j. basty On receiving, however, Official information
:; ofthese proceedings, resolved at once to submit
o and obey the constituted authorities whatever
10 might be the legality of the proceedings AS soon
z therefore, rs received in the city OF Valencia
the order Of the Executive, caused the Intendant
+ Escalona to be recognized and installed IN legal
0 form as my successor ad Interim and made prePa-
S rations to proceed to Bogota, the capital. me
!, people however no sooner saw me suspended
3 from the command than they became alarmed ana
much excited The Municipal Council OF Vaiencla
K passed resolutions approving OF my conduct ana
+ expressive of their borrow at my INTENDED nc.
Q parture and copy OF the resolutions was Sent
|, to me. The people mutnIed, the army pee;liiJ
y dissatisfied and on the Both April the Municipal
Council met again. a great crowd OF people
n rushed to my house and carried me before the
Council, and l reinstated as Commandahe
10 General by the exclamation OF the people ana the
&c votes of all the members OF the Council. sub.
mitted to the necessity of the case and to AVOID
Ia greater evils. The example OF Valencia and It's
Council was followed by Caracas and Its Council
IT. and by many provinces and towns OF Venezuela
ne rs appears from the puoHc ueciardtlons Vi "ee4'
H. inserted in the Collection OF documents relative
=. to the public Life of the Liberator Simon Bolivar,
published in Caracas. 1t popular move
7 ment based upon the great dislike experienced
!. throughout Venezuela against the administration
| of Vice President Santander, and upon'the alarm
, and general dissatisfaction created by my re-
7 lnoval | was appointed by the Municipal Coun-
ellis, Civil and Military Chief, and by them invest
i ed with ample powers.
= On the oath May, 1926, wrote an official com.
" 1otto +ot
ator Simon Bolivar informing him of all that had
4 occurred in Venezuela in the end OF April and the
a beginning of May Of the same year In that COM
a muncation, requested and urged Bolivar to come
, to Venezuela to secure order, and explained to
:, him the difficulty of my position sent him two
, special Commissioners, Colonel Diego lbarra and
the Lcentiate Diego b. Urbaneja to impress him
J., with the importance OF his return On the 26th OF
the same wear | addressed communication to
the Vice President of the Republic, giving him an
, account of all that had transplred
u All the documents mentioned by me above are
found inserted as length in the Collection OF docu'
4 ments relative to the public lie OF the Lberator,
Simon Bolivar, work OF twenty-five volumes
| published at Caracas.
. Bolivar left Peru as soon as he found it posi-
, BILE and on his way to Venezuela wrote to me q
y communication dated Mt Bogota, November 18th
1926, fully approving of my conduct during the
> trying period which have described. The fol
r lowing is literal extract from Bolivars commu-
= ncation: "You have done for me more than could
have been expected in such tremendous cireun-
stances You could with one or two words have
. gained an immense party, and you have not done
it, in order to wait TOR my resolution This SER
vice and this goodness on your part deserve an
eternal gratitude from me and from all. To you
!, we are indebted for having escaped multitude
! of evils mean to say we owe to you multitude
! of negative benefits-the preservation from civil
war. You have not broken either the social com
, pact of Colombia nor the fraternity Jfaternidadj
! which kept it together; and you have only re-
PEELED an UBIQUITOUS and base act, (un acto inicuo
= y to,pe This is all" This original communica-
. ton of the Liberator Simon Bolivar is now in my