The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-04
WHO is GENERAL lopez

This question has frequently been asked.
The subjoincd sketch of his career, we find in
the Philadelphia Bulletin, condensed from a
long account in New Orleans paper
"Narciso Lopez was horn of wealthy pa
rents, in l79S or 9, in Venezuela, and is now
a little over fifty years of age. He was the
only son that grew to manhood, though he had
numerous sisters. He was trained to the sad
father being obliged by civil disturbances to re-
move to Carraccas, where he entered upon Il
commercial life; his son Narciso supcrintended
branch of the House at Valencia, in the in,
terror. Here, during the troubles of Bolvars
time in 1914, young Lopez took Il prominent
part on the popular side, and narrowly escaped
from massacre. At length, when reduced al
most to desperation, he enlisted i'll the army, rs
his only chance for life At the end of the war
between Spain and the insurgents, Lopez found
himself a Colonel, at the age of 23 lie had
also received the cross of San Fernando, as IL
further reward for various gallant deeds during
the war. On the evacuation of the country by
the Spanish army, Colonel Lopez returned to
Cuba
"Since that time, (lS23.) Lopez has been a
Cuban, having married and established himself
in the island. lie WAS known to he possessed
of liberal principles, which prevented him from
obtaining office in the island, and thus re-
maincd in retirement During the first of the
Carlist troubles i'll Spain, Lopez happened to
be i'll Madrid with his wife, urging u private
claim on the government side, WAS made first
aid.dc. camp to the COMMANDMENTS Chief, Gen.
Valdez, and received several military decora-
tiOns lie became the warm personal friend of
Valdez, who was afterwards the most popular
Captain General of Cuba. lie was fora time
Spain, and subsequently Commander-in- Chief
of several provinces, During all this period OF
favor with the royalist party, it is said that he
remained faithful to his democratic principles;
and though caresscd by the Queen and Mother
Christina, he dcspiscd and distrusted her.
On the insurrtction which ended in the expul.
sion Of Christina from the regency, Lopez was
made Governor Of Madrid, post which he
held until Espartero became regent, when he
positively refused to hold it, in spite of the So
lic;tations of Espartero. As Senator of the
Kingdom, from the Liberal city of Seville, hc
studied the politics and institutions of Spain,
and then first learned the condition of the Span
ish colonies, and especially the expressions un-
der which Cuba, the country of his adoption,
laborcd. The expulsion Of the Cuban deputies
from the Cortes further disgusted him, and, re.
signing his offices, he departed for Hayana, not
without some trouble in obtaining permission.
At this time, (lS39,) General Valdez was
Captain Geueral Of Cuba. During the various
political troubles of Spain, Lopez held different
posts Of honor and emolument in the island, hut,
at length he resigned all except his rank as Gen.
eral, and then undertook the working of an
abandoned copper mine, as pretext for return
ing to the Central Department. Here he be-
gan to ninge with the people and concert a
plan for the liberation Of Cuba, The enter
prize Of last year, which mscarred SO COM
pletely, was the result Of his first efforts,
A Ladies Physiological Institute in Boston,
has been created by the Legislature.