The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-12


should do not only with respect to Mooagases
bat aiso towards any one wDosoever he may be, sho IN
after times might eeek 10 initiate their example would
be well for The true and lawful representatives of hs
nation to make Al some utare and early day the solemn
de claI alton, that
The republic Of veuezuea will forever hold in abhor-
and destaon those who corrupt and disgrace the
government OF the country by pride, by avArce by
treason and by tyranny crimes which direct Opp0
stop both 10 pubic oroer we n as To common morality"
The experimenting hand Of a Divine ProvidenH may
alSays tie observed all the of human events,
and bc minetop Of them all No doubs exist but
that hitherto the purpose and attempts Of good cizens 10
shake of the yoke were premature: the time nad not
arrived. il necessary tGat the oip Of bitterness
should not be emped pour.d out until st o means
Of that very bitterness the sentiments OF the people ead
undergone purbcaoD and old party ideas and old party
demo pnatOns bad all been swept away lest otherwise,
if we bad iumphei at such time over the tyrass
shouid still have remained divided people, distracted
by factons parties But this is not TO be feared
The whole nation with one com non feeling, with
one same sentiment, all on one side forming one great
party and on the other side B no one bot General
Honagas and bis family.
To effect therefore, this mans deposition let the people
Of all the olher provinces take and Join the psOpe
OF Sarabobo, let give brothers embrace 70 all Vene
zueians snd let US poe desst Dom our commm under
taking until SHAH have built up again upon solid fouD
datons the Of public morality the rights OF equality
snd personal liberty together with the honor and pros
With these objects in view we make the present ronun
cameno desiring that national convention be forthwith
assembled which, being freely elected ana acting with
freedom, deliberate upon the condition Of the country
ana take measures to carry into execution the principles
we hereby proc aim For these purposes We invest Julian
saIy to put force and accomplish the will OF the people
"a ma Tested in tins decaraon aud We require him To
organize provisional government which shall exercise
all the necessary powers The country in all the
branches Of government until new institutions shall have
been preparea and established.
Lastly we declare that We will maintain tho liberty
which the law has given 70 those who formerly were
slaves they shall be continued in the full enjoyment
Of all their rights as free citizens and free men,
The rep bic 'orever
Down with tyranny
The national convention forever!
being part only of the sgners; the st continued in
another number Of the Bulletin Of Puerto Cabelo.
In pursuance Of the above proaumciansieto General
Castro issued the following decrees which published
in the Boletin de Puerto Cabello Of March a.
A GREAT NATIONAL CoNvKNrIoN-GKNKRAL CAS-
TROS CALL TO ARMS.
Julian Castro, General in Chief Of the beratng army
Of Venezuela charged with the provisional organization Of
| the government OF the republic &c, &c, &c
In the exercise Of the full powers which have Just been
conferred upon by the Assembly Of the People which
ct together this day in this city; inasmuch the
greatest expedition necessary order 70 accomplish the
will and bring successful issue the ryonuneiamen,o
sary the present circumstances 70 resort 10 mill
tary action in order 10 prevent the attempts which will
which heroic people have Just deprived it, therefore,
decree
sembled IN q state of revolution.
Art 2 In consequence thereof all citizens capable Of
bearing arms Of rendering any other service OF any
kind whatever, TO the of liberty are hereby re
quired present themselves within twenty four hours
from the publication Of this decree, at the military sta
ton that each person may make known the Kind
Of service he able to give and may require the neces
sary orders IN consequence.
Art 3. whosoever shall dsobey this order, oppose
any hndrance whatever to Ia perfect fulhment, shall be
declared enemy Of his country and sha be punished
with the severity due to his position.
Art. This decree shall have force and eact only 80
long may render absolutely necessary,
OF which at ths proper time the necessary declaration
| will be made public.
| Given in Valencia, March 9, 1858.
JULIAN CASTRO, General In Chef.
CHARIhs =. CAIyo, Jr., Secretary General
NextfoDows a decree, with the same formaics, ad.
dressed to ourneymen mechanics and workngmen, lbe-
rating all who shall join the patriotic forces from any pc
cuniary engagements owing ,unt OF labor, and
piedgng the Sae repay who may suffer any loss
IN consequence. Prom this II " TO be inferred that the
custom OF the country Venezuela Is or working men 70
be PAD advance wages Is the case in the United states
with sailors only.
PROGRESS OF THE KKvoLUrIoS IN THE COUNTRY.
The Bctt,n Of March 2 contAinr, in letter writ
ten by the Governor o the province d Caraoobo and d
dressed TO the Political Chief Of Valencia, the inform alton
that the bead OF the Of Mracay and the
pie Of thai canton had pronounced against Monass with
great enihus s, and thai all the people ready
| take up arms as alnst the tyrauis.
Hfurtber appears from the same Befin that the for
tGed town Of victoria bad surrendered TO Colonel Bri,o
commanding The vanguard OF tho hberating army, and
that the garrison and people had i)ned the cause against
Monseas Sctus,ed by the greatest enthusiasm
| CAPruRE oF A WAR vEssEI.-CHASGE OF HER NAME.
The schooner Aonagas captured on the sth OF
as Il was cruising OF Porto Csbelo, AMI H. name
forthwith changed from that Of Monagas the tyrant
| TO that Of Castro" the liborsior.
Another desra,ch from the Governor of Carsbobo TO the
authorities Of Valencia, announces thai tho downfall OF
| the tyrant consummated,
vince under hy command had pronounced for the cause
mare and numerous body Of cavalry bad put itself
under the orders Of General Silva
GRAND NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Translated the NEW YoEE HERALD from tho Bolen Of
| Porto Clbeilo OF March 10
The fate Of honsgas Is that whlsh Is common 70 All
fgw In tha fNf nryf nf
pide arrogance, oovsousness, blind and fury but
10 tho latter part Of the they bctsy fear suspicion,
raD Of confidence all around thern terror, Alarm and
the consciousness that thoy are hated and dcspscd
Hence 10, that rt the conclusion OF their domination
take their lives would Be doing them TOO great kindness
fer their would be yelled in the cloak 6 compas
which their death would create in heir behalf Mooa
gss and his oovcous who havo made the widows and
orphans q departed heroes shed many tears, who
have caused their ofcer and employs TO suffer
much want and desttutor, who have made their own
soldiers and most faithful servants 10 susr 90 much
nAkedncss and hunila.cn--bese men, say ought 10
receive the punishment their crimes which
cicd upon the thief tho ocuntsrfet and the robbcr ON
small scale. For crime s not the noble whom II IL
much the greaer Theee men, therefore, ought 70 be
raoe 10 exchange their splendid palace garments for the
| vile rags Of the convict
Nonaess has not been great, In all his ambition;
for ambition ennobes roan when be seeks 10 obtain
Tor the purpose OF doing good 10 his fellow crca
turcs-not when he clutches 10 make himself rich by
bsy pos,css and BY cciecsrs money wherever he can
~ sSssuge the nsaabe thirst OF gold which devours this
cove,ous Monssss family There IS not aw nor good
principle when these have not ramped und or foot
10 sasy their raging greedncss ster riches Tocy have
despeea ali the laws of God and In the view OF sNtis
flying the lust for money which In their hearts Tho
summit Of their has Been that they might be Ike
Midas and that all they laid their hands upon might turn
| 10 gold.
Their crimes All originated from this vie passion To
satisfy base passion they made proscriptous ~
sy this base pass,on they sacrificed what nous OF men
most csteomviz, the Independence and honor OF the
/ country.
In all history there has been an epoch nor 60
| vernment in which the peope have been sroetcd 70
more barbarous 10 a cruel domination Than the
people OF vepezuela have bern 10 the Monagases Tho
Bedouns punder because that the regular system by
which they lve-one tribe Of Wild Indians pluaders
ther tribe bu, before has there been In
the world, until nov the head OF natlo1 turoed iato
highway robber ana thief stripping his own subjects,
dong this al the time not 70 spend the frue ~
his plunder in the country pundered (hus giving back
to circulation Part Of what he and pundcred from the
ns,op) but doing Il In order send his spoil cut OF the
corntry 70 distant foreign lands that he s securs Tor
himself fortune 70 spend among foreign people against