New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-15

n condemned, would hardly letlGOse s1eh 0looay
destruction upon the heads OF his children his
political and personal adherents, and his enemies
altogether The supposition is too absurd for any
mind rot heated and distorted by party spirit.
One thing more in this connections Gen.
Paez states that AIonagas, in circular dated Jan
%. speaks OF the event of the day previous as =
scaudalous and lamentable crime" We have
before us the Gaceta de Venezuela containing that
circular; the words in it are IN suceso Ianlentabe
u escandol0so, scandalous and Iamentabe erent.
And this refers to the attack caused by the firing
of the guards This remarkable fault in transla-
ton does not speak well for the integrity of the
Defense in general
Another decisive evidence that there was a
conspiracy against the Government and Constitu-
ton, is found In the declaration of Senior j. V.
Gonzales, Editor of La Preaso, a representative
and one of the chief potters. He was taken into
the presence Of the President by the friends OF
the latter, who had saved him from the fury OF
the people. He confessed that the conspiracy
mad been planned for many months, in the first
place for the purpose of intimidatng Monagas
and inducing him to resign the Presidency ana
aherward with the object OF carrying out the
threats they had made. He also said that they
all counted on the cooperation of Paez, who had
engaged to be their chief--But it is time to look
little at the personal movements OF that gentle
man.
Some months previous to Jan. "a he had been
offered by the Government an important mission
to Europe and had declined it. AS the epoch ap.
preached for the conspiracy to come to a head he
asked and obtained leave Of absence on the pre-
tense of going to New Granada. The elements
Of the plot all being duly organized and the sup
port of Congress being, as the Ollgarchists sup
posed, ensured he set OUT III the direction OF New
Granada, but evidently with no design OF going
there. The following facts are conclusive on this
uoint. He left Maracay on the Sd Of January,
1s4s, and went to the Plains in order, as ne gave
out. TO visit cattle farm OF his called San Pablo,
which required his personal inspection. There ne
already had assembled his horses, his guards and
a number of his partisans. Travelling slowly as
is usual in that country, he had time to confer
with the most prominent persons IN Cala6ozo, the
Capital Of the Plains With them we have ample
reason to believe he negotiated for aid in the rising
why should he take to New. Granada route lead
ing through dense forests, and an unnhablted
country where difficulty and privatons OF every
sort must be met on the way when he might have
reached Maracaibo by sea in an easy voyage OF
three or four days, and thence have gone, without
any Inconvenience to san Jose de Cucuta F! 1t
would seem as if there were only one reason,
namely, the conspiracy. Apparently his purpose
was to remain in the plains where he already had
some preparations made, where he could ma
among the inhabitants the most seryiceable sol
diers in Venezuela, and whence he could best
strike an unexpected blow in any direction
For some time Paez remained at San Pablo,
with considerable number of followers, waiting
the news that Monagas had fallen so that he might
return in triumph to Caracas. But instead OF
this he learned that the plot had signally tailed
Now but one resource remained he had con-
spired to overthrow the Government through the
Congress now he could only hope to overthrow it
by open rebellion. Intrigue and hidden treason had
lost their potency. He at once untured the stan
dard Of revolt. His headquarters were at place
named FL Rastro He succeeded in inducing the
population of Calabozo, Ortuco and other por-
tons of the neghborhoood, where he had parti-
sans, to revolt also.
At the same time some of the consprators who
after the gath January had left Caracas for Mara
caibo, deceived the inhabitants of that city by
false accounts of the events which had taken
place, and as, unfortunately, Senior Saas, the re-
preventative OF that province had fallen on that
day they managed to excite the minds of the in
habtants against the government, to which they
attributed all the evils which had occurred. Ma
racaibo having declared itself, they induced the
provinces of Merida and Truxillo to initiate its
example.
They also contriyed to cause the rising of some
districts in the province of Cumana. Paez had
presented himself to the Republic as the restorer
ofthe constitution and the laws, which, he said,
had been destroyedby the President. He employ
ed every means within his own reach or that ofhis
partisans, to induce the people to follow him, but it
was in vain. He succeeded in deaeiving only
those portions OF the country above indicated,
while all the remainder rose in one mass to sus-
tain the government and defend the institutions
OF the country. And they rose SO spontaneously
ana with such enthusiasm that had the Executive
desired it, it could have placed $4,000 men under
arms
Poez seeing the inutility of his efforts to unite
sufficient forces in Calaboza, and those OF the
government having advanced toward that city,
withdrew into the province of Apure, with the
idea of seducing Gen. Corneo Munoz from his
allegiance; but that loyal veteran of the War Of
Independence instead OF listening to his perhdi
Gus insinpations, marched upon him, although
with an inferior force, and meeting him in the
sayannahs Of the Araguatos attacked and COM
pletcly routed him, Paez flying until he reached
the territory Of New. Granada
1t will be remembered by those who have paid
attention to these details that the Paez party for
long time held the Castle of San Carlos, in the
Lake Of Maracaibo, and that they besieged the
town OF that name which was defended by Gen.