The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-14
Intelligence fiom Venezuela.
OUR CARACAS CORRESPONDENCE.

CARACAS, June IL, 1884.
a Revolutionary Aiarm-CaH to Arms-A March
and the Captives-Slare Liberation and Deprecia-
tion of Estates-TAe Spoiis Cabinet of Monagas
-Trade Report.
On the 18th this city was thrown in commotion
by the beating Of drums, mastering of troops, and
calling out of the militia. The government had re.
ceived intelligence that successful revolutionary
movements had taken place simultaneously at Va
lcncia and La Victoria, and that large force b .
advanced to Las Lajas, distant about thirty miles
from this city. A force was immediately despatch.
ed to hold them in check, and after an absence Of
foryeight hours they returned with eight prsonenl
who proved to be some unfortunate Yeones they had
picked up En- route, whose only fault was having
been found at the place where the revolutionary
army was said to Be stationed. The eight men Gin
buckram" were daily parsded through the principal
Streets for the purpose Of proving that revolution
had taken place and that the government troops
had been victorious. The sequel Of this bloody
drama will in an probability be Q revolutionary
movement against the purses Of the Oligareas, in
the shape Of forced loan of hundred or two thou
sand dollars, to pay the expenses Of the campaign
II. Z. to be divided among the authors Of the revo
hutton, that Is to say, Monagas and his ministers
who for the last month have done very little busi-
ness, owing to the exhausted condition Of the
treasury.
We are now realizing all the advantages resulting
from the liberation of the slaves. Coffee sugar, and
cocoa estates, that could not have been purchased
for 500 900 before the passage Of the law could not
be entirely abandoned. The negroes will not work
one day ont of the week; drinking aguardtente and
gambling is now their only occupation. Incredible
as 1t may seem, there are hundreds Of families with
out single servant, and will be compelled to send
to Europe for them; the ladies' Of many OF our
wealthest citizens have absolutely been obliged to
prepare the food for their families. 1t would be q
good lesson for some Of your wellmeanng but i'll
informed abolitionists to look on this picture; II
would be difficult to convince them that the short
space Of sixty days would suffice to change the Clean
well fed well clothed and respectful domestic into
stny ns0 lent ysgsoHSS The worst feature
Monagas and Simon Panas, did not obtain its
enactment tor the purpose Of lettering the condi-
tion OF the negroes The principal objects in view
lation, comprising about twothirds Of the whole
population of the republic; secondly, to ruin hiA
political opponents, Chat Is to say, every rsspecta
bic white man in the country; thirdly, a. the
slaves were freed without indemnifying their own.
ers tax is to be levied for that purpose which win
be rich harvest for the orginators Of the law who
viii pay themselves for thousands OF slaves who
existed and leave unpaid those that in reali
" were liberated. II would be difficult, il not i'm
possible, to find set OF men more suitable for the
purposes Of Monagas than those that comprise the
Cabinet AMI gil other responsible Offices The pre-
sent Vice President Ia said to have been guilty OF
many acts that have made him worthy of more
elevated position than the one he now holds.
The Minister OF the Interior, who Is 80 notorious
that the English Minister refuses to have any COM
munication with him, the present governor Of the
city, was imprisoned some years ago for appropria
ting lot Of jewclry without the consent OF its
owner. These are notorious facts-not stories In
vented by party spirit-as every foreign resident in
the country can attest their truth II is needless TO
say that all these men have made large fortunes.
Nothing has been too sacred for them to turn into
money. Some beautiful brass guns on the fortfca-
tions Of La Guayra were sold for song the other
day by a son OF Monagas.
Business Is excessively dull, and money very
scarce. The crop Of coffee will be most abundant,
but much will be lost for the want Of people 70 col
lect IL. KY.