The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-04

Cromwell complain Of the Parllamsnk, and, having
Uncovered that ''ths Lord had done With thsn."
shat up the House and sent the members about thsr
pazte DISCOVER that the Council Of Five Hundred
we-s conspiring, and he dispersed the Assembly
and thus finally, did Louis spoeon. 'the uephe Of
his uncis," And ont that the French Chambers we're
oonspring against his country. and he oonsummated
his cosp defdf and kindly consented to become the
guardian OF that oountry's Institutions And ~
these much wrooged and patriotic individuals after
wards had their senates, their parlismsnts, ooun-
oils, or their chambers. so have the first and tho
second Monagas had their Congresses too. But even
admitting, for the sake of argument, that the Con
gress Of Venezuela we're plotting against President
MOnagss, and that they intended to remsye him un-
Justly, such state of things would not justify him
dering Its members. The Congress OF Venezuela
were acting within the powers granted to them by
the constitution, in receiving the information pre-
sented to them by the Provincial Deputation OF Ca
rsocas against and the duty oftho latter
to subm;t A contrary doctrine would destroy all
constitutional government
II is not my Intention to point out the many
errors and misrepresentation contained in the
very long article written by the 50 called i'm.
partial observer, but the following instances will
show what reliance is to be placed in the mar
ratye for historical accuracy. In the first part,
published in the HERALD of the 9th June last, the
named President of Colombia afeer his return from
his campaign in Peru, when every person Ut all con-
veIsant with the history of Colombia knows that
Bolivar had been elected President before he left for
Bolivar died on the 18th of September, 1890; but
here again he is mistaken, for Bolivar died in De-
cember Of that year. He asserts that General
Pae1 made tour to the plains Of Apure, in IS47,
ar.eng the Inhabitants" and, 81 that this was part
of The plan Of the Paezstas fer securing to them
selves an easy victory over Monagas in the
coming Congress The assertion is utterly false;
Dc ~ ~ Avv,~ r.
he says that three hundred prisoners taken by
General Guerrero were drowned in crossing rivers
this is untrue, General Guerrero. on tho occasion
alluded TO, had not over one hundred prisoners, and
tedious to go over the many errors and mac
cuIac contained In the narrative to say nothing Of
the false coloripg, and the ascribing Of improper
motives to many actions and occurrences harmless
Ia themselves and which, if we had not now the
light afforded BY the sstute writer of the MARIA
tive, would have been passed over by m unobserv-
ing world rs not particularly indicative of evil. In
deed, as We shall presently show the civilized world
ed writer of the narrative as to the acts and mo-
tiyes Of General Paez, though the author of the
ar icle may, perhaps, contend that General Paezor
his all powerful party, have bribet and CORFU Sted
foreign writers, foreign nations, statesmen aud
petentates; or that these, when they have admired
and praised tho actions and political conduct Of Gen
ersl Paez up to the time Of his retiring from office,
did not know what they were about. Tho intelli-
lucid and copious narrative, cannot help noticing
the remarkable fact, that from part Of the said
narrative does 1t appear that either General Paez,
or his 50 called party did ever at any time during
the period embraced in that essay endeavor to sub
vert the government, or commit any overt act
against the constitution or institutions Of their
country, nor take up arms until after Congress was
attacked by An armed force, and the members muir
dered though the writer himself admits that at the
Presidential election, in which DR. Vargas q no.
party man was elected, the candidate of Gen. Paez
set aside; while the other hand, the narrative
expains how on two distinct occasions one them du
ring the party ADMINISTRATION Of DR. Vargas General
Jose 4. Monsgas took up arms against the Legitimate
government, and openly proclaimed and waged 40
tual war against the constitution Of his country.
No other charge ID made in the narrative either
against General PaeS OF his party, except what is
contained in the allegation that they were ambi-
tious of power. and that they intrigued to retain
ofhoe-this IL ''the whole head and front of their
Offending" Now, the unsophisticated reader would
suppose that this could not justify war against the
government the constitution, nor the assassina-
ton in Congress Of its member; but perhaps the
contrary doctrine ia . new discovery likewise.
What would have been the condition of things in
the United States, II, rs often as a party had on
deavored to retain power and Office by intriguing,
another party, other parties, had taken up arms
and waged war against the government! Would
not the WAYS of the wings and the democrats have
been rs famous ~ the wars Of the Roses!
No better, no more splendid or convincing proof,
could be produced Of the patriotic conduct Of
General Paez than the confession, wrung from his
very adverssries-no more CALLING or whitening con-
litical character drawn by his own friends and
panegyrists. The following are literal extracts
from the narrative
ITO those who have read our memoir thus
the commencement, the political disturbances
have arisen from the struggle for ascendsncy
between the military and the civil parties,
and. since 1910, the liberal Pasz was the type
he rvflp 80 tha mil torx1 aud
Guzmsn, Of the liberal = The difference between
the military and civil party dates as far back o.
the time Of Bolivar, whose policy was always to
seep the military men uppernost in order to aid
memoir a condensed translation OF the constitution
the same now in force a. the present time LISA
very excellent constitution. The great defect, how
ever, in Venezuela, is the standing army and until
that power 10 thrown DO the republic will ~ ways
be exposed to danger"
Now, then, Monsgas, by open war, attacked end
en- deayored to destroy 'thst very excellent const
tuition two distinct occasions and in 1873 stab
he'd ii 70 the heart The great defect in Venezuela
is the standing srmy-Monsga. is the type Of the
military party Paez of the civil. Is not tie whole
story told in these few linssi
With the above quotations, Mr. Editor, loavo
the narrative for the present, and will pr 5ceed
TO give you few extracts from English, French,
ana Am srcan writer's relative 70 their esrmate OF
the military services. and the political conduct and
character of the Luxurious exile General Paez;
= 60 bOno ploOIs vi tHe Oplul0up eubtIsHutC 81
him in the most enlightened nations, and by
most distinguished Statesmen Of the appre.
citation of bis military services and patriotism
By nis COM auion in arms, the illus.nous Simon
Bolivar, and By his own country and country
men, when they not under the influence of''the
type Of the military party" And do this, Mr..
Editor, 70 show you, free and enlightened citizens
Of these United States Of America. that when you
have honored the illustrious PsA with public re-
ception, and continue TO ha,bor and respect the
raodeer exile, that 'type OF the civil party, you
have not acted hastily nor bonored "a man to fame
unknown" Some Of the extracts will serve to show
the position, influence and celebrity Of Conceal aez
before the world "a military man, and then re
member that he saeridc ID tina. position, helped to
create and support ''that very excellent constitn-
tion," and deliberately became "the type Of the
civil party in Venezuela.
In the work, in two volumes, entitled "Rsooleo-
tons Of Service in Venezuela and Colonoia,'
Published In London, 1923, written By British
officer who served for three years during the rsvolu
tioDsry war IN those republics, the following pas
ssges are found on pages l73, III, I76. III, l78,