The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-29
Ths New Revolution IN Venexuela.

The news of the reported revolution in vene-
zueia which we published on Saturday and
which is confirmed by the letter of our cor
respondent ri Puerto Cabello. published in
20 days paper. may prove very important
event in tie history OF that republic For
ne bcueft &C those among our readers who
have not borne in mind the career of the
Colombian republics, we may state briefly
that Venezuela formed part Of the republic OF
Colombia whose Independence was declared by
Bolivar in November. 1918; that in 1881 vene-
,.le;a cut loose from New Granada and Ecuador,
.sni became separate republic; thatthe first Pre-
side At Geaerai Paex was SUGGEST vely re elected
80 Lie Office till 1916, when Tadeo Monagss was,
iaainiy through the influence Of Paez, chosen
President Between Paez and the Monagss a
strife had begun ia the very infancy of the re-
public General Paez had thrice during the
Presidency been forced to use the national
forces to suppress Instructions headed by
Monagas; when Paez magnauimously refused to
ne again elected President and with view of
securing the peace Of the country, nominated
lis rival for the Office. the feud grew Gercer than
Monngus, Paez rose in rebellion, was defeated,
and exiled; returned again a few years after
ward, headed another rebellion, was put down,
imprisoned, and barely allowed after long
confinement to fly to the United States He ar
rived here in 1850, and has lived here ever
SINCE he is in the city, it is believed, at the pre-
sent time. The two brother Monagas hayer ruled
Venezuela as despots ever since 1916. The
elder, Tsdeo, who succeeded Paez, was last
elected President for four years, in 1856. His
term of office would have terminated next year.
We now hear that the Vene zuclaus have risen
against him and recalled Paea.
1t may be worth remarhing in this connection
that. few days since. MI. Thomas Francis
Ycagher, the Irish exile, left this in company
with the son of General Paez. Mr. Meagher
gave out that ii was his intention to travel
through Central and part Of South America,
and to write book which Mr. Paez was to
Illustrate; but before he left, some hint was
drown out that the book which they proposed
to get up was not such book as Livingstone,
Anderson, Stephens, and other great travellers
have given to the world Mr. Meagher on this
wrote to his paper Indignantly denying that he
was engaged on flibustering enterprise, and
giving as proof thereof the fact that he had got
letter ofintroduction from some Central Ameri-
con Ministers at Washington to their friends
al home. Neither the denial nor the evidence
were calculated to oyerwhelm The mind; but as,
at the time, ii did not matter much what Mr..
Meagher might have in hand, they passed with
out notice.
The late news from Venezuela imparts some
significance to the journey of the two friends
Paez and Meagher. 1t is understood that their
first visit was to be made to San Jose in Costa
Rica; from thence TO Caracas would take seve-
raj days. Are they really going there Or
shall we next hear or them ut the head of the
anti-Monagas party in Venezuela. We confess
that the latter seems the more probable event.