The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-24

tizans every accommodation afTorded-indecd,
too much for the good Of the bank, as u has long
since found QUIT has long been numbered with
the things that were. II had decidedly most per-
nicious influence.
Trade and commerce, also the agriculture Of the
@ansS %fes s2 or 1--WE are not sure
which), Bovars bones were brought from santa
Marta with much pomp, and deposited IN Caracas
Time works wonders. In 1880, venezuela, orrather
her rulers, insisting on the expatraion OF Bolivar
and, in 1872, those same rulers bringing his bones
with such pomp to Caracas.
Guzman continued procaiming his liberal doe
trines through his PAPER, which had now acquired
considerable influence, and had aroused the atten-
tion of many In lS44 the elections for Vice Pre-
sident took place, and Urbaneja, Paez mantle
same one who was Vice President with Pace in
1890 32-was elected over Amanda, the liberal cam
didate. There slight outbreak ut this election
in the village of Oritueo, in the province of Caracas
and the voting there, which showed in favor of
Amanda, was quashed by the government, on the
ground of illegality.
In this year Guzman, in his character of spokes-
man of the liberal party through the sheets OF the
Ventso lano, came into collision with the govern
ment. It appears that pasquinade against
prominent citizen of Caracas appeared In
paper printed at the job office Of the peneaolaao
The citizen, seriously offended at the pasquinade,
demanded the name Of the author from the printer.
The name was Immediately furnished him, and
proved to be that OF an obscure citizen The case
presented before the tribunals and the i6elled
| given author, could not be 20, as 1t was well
known that he had not the capacity sufficient to
produce such piquant libel. 1t must be observed
that the plaintiff was intimately connected with the
bank The case finally went for adjudication by the
| jury, it having been ruled by the court that Guz-
man, as proprietor OF the printing office where the
paper printed, was responsible for the libel. On
the ninth of February, 1914, sentence of guilty was
about to be pronounced, when the partizans of Guz
man in Caracas assembled niasSe, proceeded to
the court room, and defed them to sentence him:
The court, overawed, acquitted him. and thus ended
| the libel case against Guzman.
There is no doubt that this was an attempt she
part Of the government to muzzle the press, and
they did not succeed in carrying out their wish, it
merely gave fresh courage to the liberals, and
showed them their real strength as party. From
that day the prestige Of the Paez party began to
decline, and the liberals anticipated gaining the
day at the next Presidential election, and onstng
! Paez from the power he had so continually held,
directly or indirectly, since 1880.
! The remainder Of 1874 and lS45 passed off quietly
enough, inasmuch no direct outbreak took place,
though the excitement Of parties was rapidly gain.
ing Roadway, and everything seemed to betoken
stormy time during the approaching Presidential
election in August, 1885, when the liberals were de-
termned to try their strength with the Paezistas,
and destroy the oligarchy which had been formed
during SO many years of Office. The result of Guz.
mans trial for libel was an ominous affair for the
| government party, and showed them in unmis-
takeabe terms that there existed very strong OPP
position; they felt that all their strength would be
needed to stem the torrent of liberalism that was
| rushing the land. Still possession has been
said to be nine points of the law, and the Paez-
ista party determined to avail themselves OF
all the advantages which their position gave them.
In country like Venezuela, where the population
is go sparse-where system Of Capitalization Of po-
litica power in the capital is the natural result Of
the office dispensing patronage that the executive
power possesses-it requires much, indeed, to dis
was powerful engine in the government hands-to
this add the power Of Church and State patronage.
and the prestige Of their successful management of
the country and the Paez party, though aware they
| would have severe probation to pass were yet
| quite assured within themselves that they would
| continue in power
Guzman, triumphantly supported by the people,
! continued his daily attacks them in his pene>o-
tano; and during 1856, many other papers devoted
| to the liberal cause sprung up and aided him. The
| old military party did not, however, so the full
length ofthe liberals, though their sympathes were
always against the Paez party. They still cherished
1885, with its attendant disagreeables of fines.
exes, Sc, ranked in their hearts. Thus passed
/ on the time until 1916.
The nominations we're finally made ana, as was
expected, Guzman was at once named as the
candidate OF the liberty party, and Jose Feliz
Banco by the military liberals. The Paezistas now
found themselves in tight place for candidate.
| The great cry against them-indeed the strong
gument OF he ilberals-was, that they had formed
o,igarchy and that for sixteen years the govern
mont had vbrated between PACE and Souble:te.
with the exception of the short period in which had
been enacted the episode of Vargas that, in fact,
PACE, end no one else but him, had been the true
ruler Of Venezuela since $780, Soubette had been
nothing more than passive instrument in his
hands. . Rotation in office" was the cry Of the
| liberals : Give us a chance, and 40 not monop)-
lise everything" Of course, in the face ofa these
arguments, which, moreover, had the merit of being
true, it became incumbent on the Paezisas to look
up new candidate, though some of them boldly
proposed to run Paez again. This however, was
rejected, as they sensible that such nomina-
tion would too clearly confirm the opposition argu-
ments: Gradually they became aware that their
salvation depended on their making a compromise,
| and this they resolved to do.
| Mention has been made several times during this
narrative of General Jose Tadeo Monagas, chief
OF the old Bolivar school. 1t will be remembered,
that 1t was he who in 1880. raised the standard for
the integrity of Columbia, but put down by
Paez, on the 9th June, of that year. In 1885,
Monagas again figured in the reformista troubles,
and On that occasion Paez had again to come to
| terms with him. Monagas is an immensely wealthy
individual probabably the largest landed proprietor
in Venezuela, and his influence IN all the eastern
provinces, where he was raised and resides, is i'm
mense. He was one of the leaders in the war of
actions during that time. In fact, the prestige Of
his name, family, wealth, actions in the war of
Independence, and the firmness with which he
always sustained his Bolivar sentiments is very
great. Betwixt him and Paez certain degree of
jealousy always existed, and their rencontrs in the
field had not done anything to mitigate that feeling.
He had never identified himself with the Guzman
liberal party, though old Bolivar man, he was
firm adherent to the military party.
In their extremity Monagas was pitched upon by
the Paez party as advisable candidate. They
reasoned thus- Monagas wiclds immense interest
in the eastern provinces, and has proved himself to
be formidable opponent in the field BY adopting
him as candidate, we disarm the liberals in that
quarter, for unless Menagas heads any movement
there, no one else do it, To the westward, we
need fear no armed opposition, and with our office
dispensing patronage, we can secure them all. We
shall thus get in as President, conciliat-
ing the .grumbers against the oligarchy; we shall
defeat Master Guzman, and as Monagas will find
himself placed in power by us, it is very natural
he will lend himself very readily to our views.
Such was the policy that led to the nomination Of
jose Tadeo Monagas candidate of the Paez party
for the Presidential chair, from 10th January 1sl7,
until 10th January, 1851. Meantime the months
passed on, and August, 1916, arrived, when the
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