The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-16
Affairs In Venezuela.
OUR LAGUAYRA CORRESPONDENTS

LAGuAYARA, March 10, 1854.
G0rer~wea not Responsible for Acts Committed oy zoos
on Forogwrs-E Emancipation Of the Sldccs-Hepon q
the Commissioners on this Sutjecs-Indemmiy 70 Slave
holders-Hoo sciI the Cash Be Raised f-Aorat EDcd
the kounoas Dvnastv-7he kondgas Fdmily-Its Designs
and Ay.bition-7ne President and General Paes-Po-
l;tical and Moral Condition Of the Coxn.ry-Gam-
bling dc.
of this country which may not prove uninteesng to the
readers Of the HERALD The first act of the Congress
in session to pass resolution that the government
shall not be held accountable oT loss damage sustained
by foreigners consequence of the any faction
Of political nature unauthorized by the legitimate
This resolution is intended to prevent any
international claims consequent upon revoution and
revolutionary party may enter into the house store Of
foreigner and rob it with IMMUNITY, with force of arms,
and the government will not admit any claims to ndsm
nifty. This is in violation Of solemn treaty spulatons,
guarantyng security and protection to the persons and
property Of foreigners
What will Great Britain say to such an attempt creep
out of responsibility when her subjects robbed Of
their property by disaected citizens Of Venezuela?
What will President Pierce say to this edct of despo
ism in the face of his declaration to the sovereign people
of the United States on the 4th Of March, 1858 which,
according to the HERALD report, in these words =
"The rights which belong to nation not alone
to be regarded but those which pertain to every citizen
in his individual capacity at home and abroad must be
sentative in form Of diplomatic agent to enter his
test.
The question Of the emancipation of the slaves in ve
neZuea has assumed high tone. On the 4th of March
instant the Commission appointed to report project for
the final extinction Of slavery in the republic made its
report that slavery should Immediately and forever
to exist in Venezuea that the children of slave mothers
born free since the 2lst July, 1921 but held labor
until they arrive at twenty years be also liberated
that stain of slavery remain in Venezuela; and that
the Of the slaves be Unidentified to their value
from certain means designated for the purpose by tho
m N
Venezuela slaves Of most degraded kind to despotc
masters Even the representatives in Congress were
fired upon by order Of Jose Tadeo Monagas while in
Tenn delberaton in the halls Of Congress, the oath
January, 1s4s, and seven members shot dead.
The President of the Commission, the Hon. Senior Tro-
coEis has made able speech the subject He is in
favor of emancipation, but justly observes: The right
Of property is sacred liberty l will not copy
from it, you will doubt insert it entire. The Hon.
Senior Fedevico g. Silva answers him, but not with the
same force, and with less justice, in my opinion.
The government is head in debt and the
sets stipulated to indemnify the master for his slaves
not convertible into cash The notes Of the government
based the of the Salinas public lands could
not be sold for ten cents the dollar 1t said there
twenty five thousand slaves which, valued at three
hundred dollars EACH would make an item of seven and
half millions ofdoars The knowing say there
deficit the last fiscal year of three millions which is
buttered by the report Of the Secretary of the Tea
sury, mystifed, TO blind the eyes of the nation
Since the Monagas dynasty acquired power the country
has been sinking deeper and deeper in debt and disr
pute The ministers of government become independ-
emily rich-on fixed salaries of SO, 900 year.
Gen. Jose Tadeo Monagas is candidate to succeed his
proher tor the PRESIDENCY IN January next Two other
brothers-FranciscoJ Monagas and Geraldo Monagas-
have been promoted to the rank of generals although out
of service Thus four brothers hold the rank Of generals
and receiving pay and ready to succeed to the Pres
dency after the other The President is much afraid
of Gen Paez He stated in his Message that if lose An
tonic Paez puts his feet these shores he will meet
with gnominous death. He has applied to Congress
for leave to call into service ten thousand in Of
necessity and liberty to borrow two millions of dollars
and has appointed his brother exPredent Jose Tadeo
commander n-chief of the army.
The country 10 in state of great disorder and there
is every symptom of another revolution Assassnations
have become frequent, and robberes of daily
renee but all the denquents get clear. Justice is dis
pensed as merchandise to the best customer the laws
trsmpled under foot with impunity and gambling il
the principal employment of nnetenths of the inhabt
ants 1t is however, prohibited by law, except Sun
days and other religious feast days. and working
from five in the afternoon until ten at night it not being
allowed in working hours But respect is paid to
these laws BERMUDAS