The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-14

We take the following from the New
York Evening POST
There was an almost unbroken series
OF civil wars and revolutions in Nene-
zucla from 1876 TO 1870. In 1870 II be-
came peaceful for while under Don
Guzman Bianco. There were seVerai
small rebellions between 1870 and 1873. In
this year, Crespo, the present President
was engaged in tho fighting But the
most furious and largest revolution came
off in 1891, over al amendment to the
Constitution. ii began April 6th anu
continued. with many pitched battles, ana
lasted till October, with the usual ac-
commandments Of wholesale imprlson-
ments. massacres, and executions ani
conhscations Crcspo then got into pow
or. and is there now, but the ncws or
Saturday seems TO indicate that another
uprising against him has begun NOW,
this has z good deal OF bearing, DOUBT
less. on Lord Salisbury's unwillingness 10
arbitrate about the settled portion OF the
disputed territory. Ii has on Il 5000
British subjects, and the settlers ENJOY
under British rule permanent peace, Sc
curity FOR life and property, ana good
courts and British criminal law, and
appeals N civil cases 10 the judiciary
Committee OF the Priyy Council. What
discussing the right or wrong OF the
matter-ia that all these people should
become venezuclans, and fight for their
lives, and be oyerrun by revolutionary
armies about once IN three years. they
naturally would bitterly protest II there
were any probability Of such a thing. and
in all likelihood. abandon their posses
sions and move over the line. They nave
settled where they are I'm fuli confidence
that they were on British soil. II LORD
Salisbury were 20 hand them over TO
Venezuela. he would do what wc believe
no civilized state has ever done-transfer
n portion of its population against their
will to the rule of a scmi-barbarous and
unsettled government No men can un-
derstand the feelings % these people bet
ter than the jingoes themselves. There
Il not one OF them who would not treat
proposal that lac should become
"Daeo' as an insult We vent 20 war
with Mexico and took Texas from her
for the avowed purpose of saving the
American portion OF the population from
Daeoism. II Lord Salisbury followed our
example. he would fight Tor the settled por-
ton Of the disputed territory. and say the
venezuelans forced II on him. OF course
all these considerations will seem child
ishness TO the jngoes, # not insulting 10
this our nation
What nonsense TO say that this coun-
try should go 10 war with Great Britain
TO help such semi-civilizod lot Of half
breeds as these Venezueans 10 establish
any claim whatever In any controversy
they might have with any civilized power
the chances are at least ninetynine I'm
every hundred that they would be wrong
and the other power right. But In the
particular case which the country now
has under consideration. the people Of
the United States happily know all the
facts, and they know that Great
Britain is right. and that Venezuela
is wrong They know that Nene-
zuela is demanding of Great Britain that
she relinquish her claim to territory
that has been occupied by her. and
those she holds under for more than
three hundred years, and that TO re-
linquish her claims would be TO turn
10 600 British subjects over TO these semi
barbarians. and TO deprive them Of the
just and wel-rogulated British dominion
that they love. 1t is shocking that our
Government should be asked to take part
in such a shameful transaction, and
every American, who values the honor
and justice OF his country, should rise
up and protest against the outrage.