The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-17
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QUIZ CARACAS CORRESPONDENCE

CARACAS, Dec. 10, 1854
Social and Poli.ical Condition Of the Counry-sum-
mary Executions Of acknowledgements to Re-
ceice the Nep President, Tadeo Aonagds-His Impcr.
rial Progromms-7he Cuyrency-Ameioan Affairs
Cholera Devastation.
We have no news Of importance TO communicate. The
country Is comparatively quiet. Assassinatons have
been carried to alarming extent authorized by
the government The laws do not mako it capital Of
fence to be engaged in revolutions but the principals
secretly shot the road after being taken prison
The numbers cannot be sscertained; but many
who known to have been taken prisoners have not
since been heard from. Amaor Of the army, who took
sides against the Monagas dynasty wounded taken
prisoner and brought to the jail Of Caraccas and locked
up in a CELL Soon after high parsonage went to the
Jail at night the jail opene dto him. he entered the
cell Of the major and him through with his sword
This coldblooded murder known the folio wing day
throughout the city, but investigation took place
one dare accuse; and il they had, no jadge would
have entertained the complaint.
Great preparations to be made 70 receive the
President Jose Tadeo Monagas with imperial dignity
The last Congress made him General in Chief His
private dwelling is feng fitted up In prncely STYLE
l. situated Plaza San Pabo-tbe Provincial deputa-
tion has changed the name TO Plaza Monsgas large
body Of DO assembled Ia Caracas to receive
him when he makes his public entry He will not come
to the city until Congress and sends dsputa.
ton 10 Barcelona to to him that he has been
elected President. He will then embark on board q
steamer fer Laguayra, attended by the deputation,
with his lords IN waiting another depntation will 60 to
him at his lancing thence he will be escorted oy
body OF cavalry to the capitol where the Imperial
Guards will be drawn to receive his hghness After
being sworn into Office, he will deliver his inaugural
address.
The Ministers of government are principally engaged
through agents. in buying The deprecated paper OF
the government ut teen cents the dollar and turn
ing into the treasury Tor its face tor which they OBJ
tam sJecieand thus accommodating every OF
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tor into power the Goth OF January leaving all
the clerks and odcials without Their salaries, OF
which are now seven months in arrears, pretending
there is ney ia TIE treasury to pay them.
Thus the Ministers, with salary of So 600 year. Tor
two years, will retire from Office with 5000 600 each.
Who blame the people for making revolutions under
| such state OF misrueY Foreign claimants de-
prives Of their just rights for spoaons and tue slave
have been robbed of their property in order to
support the imperial dignity Of the Monagss dynasty
with troops and the tax created for their payment all
| goes Into the imperial Golfers.
IL will require The most ample instructions from the
United states government to their resident Minister to
protect the rights OF American citizens and 10 enforce
their just claims, however they may have originated,
whether by violence during political commotion,, spoha
TONS civil contract whtre the government have act
ed n bad faith to deraud them OF their just rights.
Without such instructions and resolute determination
the part of the Minister to act with decision and
promptitude, he might well remain in Washington.
There Is Geld Of labor before the Minister ani bis
rnown energy Of character gives hope to the American
citiZe that will not be fonnd wanting when he
returns Ia his pos-but he should have penary powers
to act unoer every emergency without decay
The cholera Is devasta the eastern section OF the
| country. About one tenth of the inhabitants have
fallen victims to this than Sebastopol plague Ia
the cry VI Cumana where toe inhabitants wee reduced
900 after the great earthquake 500 have fallen vic
TINS 10 the terrible in the short space o. twenty
days The lO Viry,us image Is being carrie thr0ug
the streets taracca in solemn procession to divert
| the disease to sume other quarter.