, 1875-08-21
PRESIDENT MORENO, or ECUADOR,

Garcia Moreno. plosiaeut at Ecuador, whoso
career has Just been torsuuated by assassination,
was certainly ono Of tho uoak remarkable men
South AmoEira ever produced He nas cotn-
pound OF the most excellent qualities aud tho
most odlous dsfectR-A fanatic OF tue Torquo-
mada school--viocnt. cruel, and bloodttirAty.
Nevertheless, as Isssaurok SAWS la bis book on
South America, " Garcia Moreno was not with
out rcdeemiug qualities. He wss entirely dian-
teres.ed iu money matters. and expanded al Ills
halaty for pubic purposes" 1tseems. however.
that this noble employment Of 1t ceased when l,e
had children born to hun from 1is aecond tnar-
riago. Ealr. IlassauEok adds that Garcia Motouo
was prooably the brayest man III South America.
Ills vsor aeemed to belong to tho heroic Agos.
When the Eeuadorlan man.of-"ar 1uazas re-
VOTED. ia July. 1865, supported by two other
steamers, the Deruurdiuo aud the Washington.
Gracia Moreno soizol BY force tbs Royal Mail
Packet Talca embarked Of, It With thistv-four
laucars surpliscd tue unsuspectiug voasel At
anchor At tho mouth OF tho Gaaya9a! River,
boarded her with hss men and killed tvory man
W poard. lie ehen took possession Of the two
o.neF yosse1s. and BY this bold stroke suppressed
.Lo revolution which 40 senously thfeasensd nts
power. :.
Gabriel Garcia moreno WAS born in Gusyaqull.
tho pltEcip.l pert iu Ecundor. III Maroh, l90l.
aud was, therefore. about 56 at tue limo Of hls
death. liz Ind boen Ia power aloven years, aud
Iuat been re-e1ectsd for third earm Of Six yehrs
comuspolng Aug. 10, 1910. From hia esrly
youth to gave evdenco OF distipgtlsAeu tatetlts,
And osen osiofe hls Introduction 10 tbe world OF
cott,cs 10 had b. ooms conspicuous by tho HAT.
terlus a!luEous ut Humboldt Ia his ~ 'Cos,nos." i"
iu tetsleuce to the darlng explorations made bv
bin {GsrclA MoFono} on tbs l5th OF January.
1915. 10 The erator Of the volcano plohlncha. in
| company with the Frollch nugIueor bebaalien
| N,sse. Tue Same year ha entered The political
Arana, for the u,st time. with the mont t!Uloht
| oppoaition 10 tho GoseJumsut Of 0en. Flores.
whom thsy ca!lod fofofguer, from hs hAyiag
| been b+.n III Veuez,le'A and who had been rs-
| elected for tElrd turn. Aftaf the resignation
| OF Psesident Flores, Garcia Moreno tnadA ths
| aame opposition 10 hla succesaots, aud WAS TWICE
s.lIed. At this period he opene !, gratis, course
Of Icssous tn chemistry, 1t tho UnIyersity Of
Quito with = abofatosy Of his own. aud was
subsequently, elected Provost OF the university.
| In May, 1862 during his atsence f,om tie
| GaFcia Moreno "sB elocked Supreme CHEF Of
tue Aepuhto in connection NTH two other geu-
| llene.. Uardou and Chsrbozs.
uarcIs Moreno assumed tho outire power,
took conmau4 OF the revolutionary forces, Was
defoated Rt TAmbueo, He'd 10 Peru. and came
back throaEh tho mountains Of CAsbacoas.
third party then arose 1t 0uayaqQil, 1t MAS sus-
t, Teru By ths Treaty Of Mspasiusus t~e.ti,irds
| of the EcuaduriAu tatrtory. Garcia Moreno saw
ut oucs that. in tins state oI tnngs. there was
hut Que nisn cabahse VI saving tha lepuellc. Ara
that WAs Gen. Fiuses, .t!! an e1lIe. u0 recalled
tim, tntrlststl him with tho command OF tue
forces. sud Ftosea was victorious II Dabshoyo
aud toox lnsynluil bs storm. National Con.
! YuutIou. pEauided over by the same Flores, Was
convoked in 1861, and t}aEclk Moreno was elected
Tor 3 ts1n Of I"ur years lila daring exploit at
lanbul! hsd taken place the mouth previous, III
iatI Garcia Moreno was sent ~ Minister OF
| Ecuador to th!li. aud very narrowly cscaptd bs-
Iug assaAsInated At Lima. In 1859 paclic
IroAuncia'Hte,.to put Garcia Moreno aRAln at lho
| head OF }he Government. He WAS elected tor y
| term of six yea5s with Tho faculty Of beng Ie.
elected. Moreno had pleiged bis honor In \
proclamation That hu would not accent tbs Pres
iueucy, kase1the!ess 10 did accept It uthar tho
Inetense thst 10 oath MAS hin1us nhich conld
do injury to st,s coausry. This breach uffa1tl,'
rho tIogStpx Ut q 1nullsttu General {Aysrza),
Tho up:onstitu.ional ahontiug VI tlen, Maiden.
sAo b. VIC 4, aud soveAlksou ntAer lpdlrtdutis.
together with hls conduct ia tbs war ntth spsiu
ia ms.Aks he subsequently, fep.lsedl. his viola
ton Of the Agreement made with lilo forsign
/ hollsrs Ut Ecuador bunla, Aal tho consequent