The New York herald., 1875-08-26

"Dlvslon OF the Purlssma-" Such a pious
army was never seen since that OF Cromwell
That Garcia Moreno believed in the sacred parapher-
MALTA with which he surrounded himself no one be-
heves. Distinguished foreigners who have gained his
confidence and conversed with him familiarity testify
10 the lberality Of his convictions and disbelief
humbug: but IL served hs purpose far kept the
Republic quiet for period Of years quite phenomenal
in Central or South America Theatrical amusements
were allowed the people, and details about tho
latter, Church feasts and the weather TO
form the staple articles of the newspapers of
the Republic. Some young men recently editing a
paper IN Guayaquil undertook, in discussing the ques
tion OF President Garcas reelection TO point out tho
necessity OF changing thc at the helm THIS iree
dom OF opinion cost them their liberty and exile TO the
headwaters Of the Amazon, on the other side OF the
Andes and Chmborazo, where, believe they still re-
main There doubt Garcia Moreno would again
be reelected; there could be- in fact no opposition
An army OF riars Jesuits nuns and of Charity
stood continually round the throne OF President Garcia
Moreno and when they have their way of dealing
with such matters the result is certain But the
'IpEs MARCH"
were Fastening on The perpetual dictatorship OF Gar
cia Moreno cut short forever by that vulgar weapon
Of the Spanish American peasant the machete ON the
9th day OF August 1875 after reign Of fifteen years
be denied that during all this time his religious
friends both male and female, stuck to him, and no
wonder-the best and most lucrative posts OF the
Republic assigned 10 them The friar In his cell
had when the people could only deal IN
paper. The merchant in trouble never thought OF
applying TO bank to lend him money
good security and high interest he went to the cell
of padre In fact the friars and priests many
leeches allowed to iasten to the body polite Not only
did the padres become rich from such sources, hut all
industries were at their disposal
With many exiled citizens abroad, when they
could freely express their opinions of the Tyrant Of
Ecuador il was not likely that critics would be wanting
keep before the world the dongs OF His Excelency
Garcia Moreno and his host Of cericals One of those
Ecuador Before the Americas in which
CHARACTER GARCIA
and his clerical friends was handled without gloves The
for the fame and security of Garcia Moreno,
sary TO the church. if not to the people, of Ecuador
The Archbishop of Lola, Don Jose Maria Riofrio and
Vadevieso issued pastoral torbiddng his docesans TO
read the work above alluded being contrary
ligion and good morals, or even to have 1t in their
possession, under pain OF accommodation
So much for the virtues Of Garcia Moreno If
virtues he had in the eyes of the friends of popular lib
erty and progress As the political crimes
he may have committed, the principal that his
enemies throw in his face and against his memory
as folIows-First-That he tried TO sell Ecuador to
either France or Spain, although he did not dance
quadries with the mother OF Queen Isabella Of SPAIN
as Flores did who willing that Spanish prince
should come and reign the Ecuadoreans. Garcia,
Is said offered the Republic TO the last Emperor
OF the French And then, when the Spanish fleet came
and prowed about the coasts of Chile and Peru, the
pretence that they were ON botanzing excursion is
said that
GARCIA MORENO WAS VERY FRIENDLY
with Purzon and Mazarredo, and saw no objection to
Spain repossessing herself of Peru the Chincha
Islands. The municipality OF Guayaqui growed at the
want OF republican patriotism shown by their Pres
dent Spain did not reannex Ecuador; has the
reign of Garcia Morena and his apostolic cler
cal advisers been altogether one OF peace He
carried into Colombia and got beaten
at Cuaspud, where many bones OF Ecuadoreans
lie whitening in the sun and rain He again failed to
be victor when ptted against Julio Arboleda and being
taken prisoner frightened for his life With the
cruchx in his hands, he said to his fellow prisoners
Boys expect
THEY WILL SHOOT US TOMORROW"
and turning the beads in his rosary he continued
''li there is any republic in America wherein
luton is right and duty is Ecuador, said Adrian
Paez in Paris The other republics as long as they
enjoy paternal governments TO have that right.
Garcia Moreno would have taken away from Ecundo |
all right and all desire for revolutions If he had
promoted liberty and intelligence among them, If he
had cherished public and private virtuesin which
TO consplre against his government would have !
been unlawful and ungrateful He chose diff /
ferently and the dagger Of the assassin has
replaced the revolution. How the people OF
Ecuador to be enlightened and kept up with the
age when he institutes Indez Expurgdt0riusy No /
books allowed to be introduced into the Republic
without first passing through the hands OF appointed
clerical censors There was in fact, in Ecuador the
soldier the civilian the rar the soldier, the
tyrant over the executoner and
DRMosIo
In this unhappy Republic the President was SOW
eregn pontifca, judge and father of all families No
contract enterprise or anything else could be effected
without his consent. Garcia Moreno reigned over
the nation, ruled in the temple, decided
in the tribune, penetrated within the do
everything and nscazed everything. He has given
the country few good roads and be commenced many
public works at a great waste of money which were
basties for dscontents and the other for himself
and family Whosoever condemned to enter the |
first left hope behind and not all the precautions in the
latter prevented the entry of the assassns who put
end to the life OF chief magistrate who was
becoming intoerable II is said that the first vic
tim that his rage condemned TO the baste |
poor fragile On being led within the gloomy
shades OF that huge penentiay she threw herself in
despair from window and killed and that Garcia
Moreno cheated OF his revenge caused her brains
10 be cooked and served up His Excellencys table |
Quito. The morality OF the laws OF Ecuador took
a similar aspect OF ierocity. No mercy was shown TO
the errng women, that Saviour iorgave in Judea
The Magdalens had a bad time Of II under Garcia
Moreno. At the OF the streets, in Guayaquil,
it nothing OF the way announced |
Fifty dollars will be paid 10 any who points out
the whereabouts of such and such prostitute"
MELANCHOLY
were led to the frontiers and told to be gone But
reality there end TO the evil deeds
tributed 10 Senior Garcia Moreno and in which neither
the Pope in Rome archbishops or bishops in Ecuador
anything wrong, long they perpetrated
for the benefit OF the Church
Garcia Moreno described by friends as well as ene-
mics TO have been man tall and well formed, with all
the physical signs OF long life. His skeleton
was strongly pronounced and solid, and his head and
feet those of giant