The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-09

were the counuy more thickly populated, and the
| people could he induced TO work, Venezuela might
become formidable iival 10 your Southern States
~ the growing Of this Article As il is, however,
they do not export it al all Some few years since,
| all experiment Was made here, on quite a large
| scale, by All English capi, alst. The cotton was
much aHIoved of in England, and sold at high
overcome in anything like industrial enterprises in
this county, discour sged the capitalist. and after
realizing his outlay in The speculation, he Withdrew
his money, 10 be put 10 more easy employment
Such Is Venezuels, and 80 many the difficulties
foreigner encounters in es abshing any new
blaDch Of enterprise.
q, foi the Ango-Saxon spirit in these countries !
They might then become the most wealthy and i'm
portant places in South America.
" hat Conducts much to the difficulty of any
thing like enterprise here, is the uncertain form OF
COVE nnelt. One feels no security in invest
ing capital because the continual changes and
chances Of the political warfare continually being
carried on exposes ones property, if not directly,
u, least Indirectly TO depreciation. To be sure,
foreigner living here is not molested--or, if he is,
he has his government TO appeal to- hut then, when
everything around isprostratedby political con-
vulions Of course his business, be it what it may,
must suffer with the rest As often used to tell
you, IL New York, the great moving cause of all
their difficulties is, the characterization of the mi
Lolity 10 the majority, and, moreover, the dxity of
education among the lower orders, and their i'm
plo,dent and reckless habits. To be sure, in
this climate, where mere animal living is
20 easily attained, it can scarcely be expected
thst the ignorant and debased lower classes
viii work more than sufices for the moment
nothing but education and the stern Ango-Saxon
spirit, will learn them to look beyond the morrow,
and work. II not Tor their own necessities, at least
for the good of the country. The government, too,
Is hopeessly in debit they are pushed by their To-
reign creditors. England, Holland, France, are
laundering on their coast, and instead of arranging
their liabilities in some definite and statesmanlike
manner, they merely patch them up for the mo-
meni and the result L. that all Is confusion worse
th.tr t..l linda
regiet say it, the efforts Of the government
but the reflection of the habits of the people-that
Is, system CT staving off their difficulties for the
moment, instead of calmly and firmly unravelling
the tangled thread, and setting their commercial
and agricultural resources on sound footing, and
gradually, but surely, disentangng themselves, by
developing the immense natural resources of their
country. | need only refer TO the LEY de Espe-
ra'' as AN example of their short sghtedness in
financial matters; and talking OF the Ley de Espc-
Ia, bngs me TO the political news OF the day,
though you will probably have received all the
news ] can give you, direct from La Guara long
eie tins reaches you; still, give it in case you
have not.
BY an arrival from La Guiara, yesterday, we
Learn that the Congress had, on the 25th utmo,
passed a decree expelling General Pdez from We
nezuela, and that he was forthwith 10 be liberated
nom the fortress of Cumana, in which he has been
confint d, and conducted beyond the limits of the
republic;
The English and Dutch fleets had retired from
the coast, though neither OF the claims urged by
their respective governments, had been settled
After the stIong letter written by Earl Dundonald,
the English Admiral, should think it impossible
that the English will abandon their position with
blow. They have probably gone up TO the
island Of Trinidad, their naval rendezvous. and we
shall hereafter hear more from John Ball on the
subject As for the Dutch fleet, their rendezvous
being at Curacao, 20 near La Guura, they are, no
doubt, on hand for further operations. Congress
continued ITS sesslons, and the Ley dc Lspera mad
rio Monsgas the brother of the present President,
is the candidate for the next term. The election
will take place mex, August or September. The
struggle now lays between the "ciyIles" and
"mtares - that is, between the civilian and mill
tary Parties They are both what are termed % Ii
berales," in opposition TO the . ogarcas," who
formed the Paez party. These last are completely
olleraied now; but IL remains TO be seen what the
result of the coming struggle will be. Party spirit
runs high between them; the military, however,
have the advantage OF being in power now, and
will probably keep in
During the month Of December last, there was
small u. s. steamer stationed here. II was sent
81 the request Of several mercantile houses in the
United States, who considered that their Interests
here required protection. The commander Was
well adapted for his mission, in some respects; IN
oih,rs not quite well. In the United States, II IS
usual to Try any case on its own merits, and not
pronounce n verdict after hearing one side only
Such was the way, however, in which he adjudi-
Gated and his visit here has rather tended to preJu-
dice than benefit American commerce TO this poit.
do not make these remarks IN feeling OF perso-
nslity toward the worthy commander, as never
had the pleasure Of seeing him, but from absolute
Il cts, Of which | am cognzant. The protection
which he afforded American citizens here, was
som, What of the same which the wolf affords 10
the lamb. You must wake up the cabinet to the
necessity Of having the American flag and its citi-
7ens protected all over the world. Were il not that
comparisons are odous, might draw some be-
tween the results Of applications for redress of
grievances made by American citizens TO their go
veinment, and Of subjects Of other countries TO
theirs; but enough has been said to give some idea
l n. IN. ~
of Venezuela, at least, may well cry, "God de-
fcnd us from our friends"
Farewell! will write again when anything OF
interest offers. VMroR'