The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-24
Our Venezuelan Correspondence


Authorization Giren to TIE President to Recall from
Punishment some Of the Eeiies-Wish for Pcace-Nec
Ccahaa Entered into sc!h Firm Of Philadelphia for
lighting The city Of Caracas aoth Gas-Juaiciat
Stdtistics-Funds 10 be applied to the Indemai Gca.iot
Of Stare OaUners, dc.
The popular excitement caused by the rumors OF new
revolution, insidously spread by the enemies of the
government having subsidized the Senate has again taon
into consideration bill authorizing the executive
recall Punishment such political exiles
WINGED of the futty Of their attempts to disturb the
government, and wish to return to their country The
universal desire of the government, tie Congress and
the PEOPLE Of Venezuela is for peace. The people wish
to dedicate themselves TRANQUILITY 10 their labor and the
government desires anxousy besow its whole aten-
ton public improvements and fostering the
tional credit, placing it firm and aourshng basis
II exGenera Paez and his companions in exile would
give up their foolish and useless professions to again
rule Cypress Venezuela and would honestly promise
to abstain from all future attempts at hostes either
against the people government and would in sincere
spirit avail themselves of the weested cemency Of the
by petitioning for permission to return to
their country they ID doubt obtant since vene
prompt to receive the hand extended to her in
peace she is TO resist violence.
One of the projects for internal improvements Of the
present administration, which will be carried into
effect is the lighting of the city OF Caracas by in
the same as New York. privilege for this pur-
has been granted TO hrm IN pGlladelphla IniS
will be Of the greatest benefit to Caracas and
will yield large and just profits to the contractors.
The judicial register Of Venezuela for 1s47 gives atty
three of assassination, by hfyon men and two
women FIFTY one sentenced to DEATH eight
tuay executed the sentences of forty three
muted to imprisonment Since 1913 the list has not
black arocious crimes have been from that
time until now, only three men have been executed
for capital crimes, and none for political offences
greatly improved during the recent debates in Congress
the abolition of slavery Ten per cont of the munich
pal revenues (which quite distinct from the funds des
tined to the payment OF the foreign debt have been
propriated to this purpose also tax levied upon
gar estates and the sums owed by native 70
the government We will demonstrate the effect Of these
| measures.
The number Of slaves in Venezuela NJ the end of 1852
amounted TO IL 340nearly all Of these aged. At
the present date there remain about COO whose worth
may be calculated 600 at $500 each; 1000
at 500; 1900 at $780, 900 at $780, 1000 s25 and
600 at nothing according law) being above sixty
years of age. This gives total of 81, 600. The
sources provided for liquidang this follows
In the first year. S420 26l G3 still owed to government
native rropretors, many Of them being slave holders
100000 proceed FROM the ten per cent upon all mum
cpa revenues and about 600 from the tax upor
estates This will pay oil in the first year more
thnn G0o0c0 rendering it highly probable that in the
third year the whole sum will be paid on especially a.
per cent S42 OPT H. in 1858 they yielded sol OF
o. and It is hoped they viii continue to increase in III,
same proportion. The same increase may be expected
from the taxes sugar estates for far back thu
year 1887, when these were not impor
tant os at present, similar lax produced the sum 8
s5l 1898 60
Everything tends to prove that Venezuela advances
greatly both in prosperity and morals under the liberia
government she has enjoyed since lS4S but this pro
gress has been retarded by the constant revolutions thai
have withdrawn the attention of the government from
public improvements, exhausted the treasury of thu
country and taken up the time OF the citizens But fo
the future we may enjoy well grounded hopes that Vene
zuea will have the blessings Of peace that the country
win flourish and the government he able to bestow III
whole care on the improvement OF the national treasury
and punctuol payment Of the domestic debt without i'm
posing any fresh lakes We copy interesting para
grnrh from the report that the Secretary of the Treasury
has recently passed 10 Congress-
The state OF the finances not unsatisfactory
suplosed on the contrary Venezuela needs only som
of peace in order to equazc her expenses and he
revenues Thus, do not think it necessary TO mpos
any new taxes.