The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-09-13
GENERAL LOPEZ.

The following sketch of Gen. Lopez,
we copy from the philadelphia Ledg.
en-" 1t is furnished by one, who seems
to speak with authority.
The father of Narciso Lopez was a
native of Valencia, Venezuela. In the
war of Independence there, he was a
"Patriota," or adherent of the party
seeking to free the country. am not
aware, however, that he ever took up
arms, until his native city was beseiged
by the Spaniards in 1914. Valencia,
however, soon fell into the hands of
the sanguinary Doves. Death was
now the recompense of all who had ia
ken any active part in the patriot cause.
No city in Venezuela ever suffered so
much as Valencia, from the cruelties OF
the royal troops. Gen. Lopez's father
was advised to leave for Puerto Cabelo,
which h. did as soon as he was able to
escape from Valencia. On his way to
that city he was murdered-and of
course no pains were taken to find out
by whom he was put to death. The
present hero ofthe Filibusters, was then
quite young man, and either joined
the Spaniards, or was pressed into the
service. The mode of his entering,
however, makes but little difference.
II he did not enter voluntarily, he re-
mained there voluntarily-and volunta.
rlly sought favor and preferment from
the scourge of his own country.
One day, Gen. Morales, even more
blood-thirsty and sanguinary than Doves
wanted some one to act as Secretary.
Lopez was pointed out and chosen, and
thence so ingratiated himself with his
Commander, that the latter did all he
could to advance him. When the Span
iards We're finally driven out of the
country, Lopez left his native soil, with
the rank otColonel,i in the army that had
done its best to keepa tyranny far worse
than that of Cuba.
! Lopez then went to Spain, distin-
guished himself, | believe, in the Carlist
war, and finally had the honor Of MAR
iscal de Campo" conferred upon him.
tie afterwards went to Cuba, and report
states, that disappointment at not get.
ting the Captain-Generalship of the |.
land, first induced him to commence the
intrlgues which resulted in his being
obliged to leave there.
1t only remains for me to say that my
information in relation to the first part
OF his career was obtained in the city of
Valencia, my informant was Senior Els.
corlhuela, for long time Senator from
that city, and who was, like the father
of Lopez, obliged to seek safety in flight.
Being on visit to that city in July,
was at some pains to find out something
about the early course of Lopez; and
letter of introduction to Senator Escort.
huela, happily enabled me to do so.
No one who knows ANYTHING of the
cruelties of the Spaniards in South
America, will be disposed to think that
all of what is stated by Lopez about
Spanish tyranny, is false. Scarcely any
one can so we'll testify as he can. Many
years protege of the most sanguinarv
of his country's oppressors, it is to be
expected that he would be able to de.
claim eloquently on a system of tyranny
which has long since been softened into
lenlty and mildness, compared to what
1t was when he fought for it, against the
playmates of his childhood.
But enough of this. will finish it,
however, by giving the Cuba revolu.
tionists the definition of the title "Fii.
busters" which they seem to glory in.
1t may startle some to hear that it is an
English name, and means species of
pirate; (See the large Spanish dictona-
ny of the Academy, augmented by SAL
va where the definition is given as fol-
ows:-"Filibuster-Nombre lngles que
tuvieron en- otro tempo los piratas de
las Antillas en- al America" An En-.
glish name formerly born by the pi-
rates in the Antilles of America.
Yours truly, +.
DRILLING IN WHEAT. The Editor of
the Germantown Telegraph believes "it
is the concurrent opinion of all farmers
who have given it fair trial, that the
system of drilling in wheat, instead of
sowing it as has heretofore been done,
is saving of seed and labor, and pro-
duces at least five bushels per acre more.
We should like to have the opinions of
such of our farmers who have adopted
the drill system, if any of them hold
adverse opinions oft in order that both
sides may be heard
NOMINATION. The Hon. John NJ. Bolts has
been re-nominatep for Congress by the WhigsL
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