The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-04

tsrv AIstsry Of nssions-ens hundred 'o1 i.S !. n
the undaun.ed General Psex, have d. ~.
attacked in front tho whole Spanish army. Ala
Morilo-artillery. infantry, cavalry, nothing ~.
the enemy to defend them from the hundred o.
atty companions Of the most intrepid PAes The
columns Of their cavalry have disappeared under the
strokes OF our lances, their infantry sought shelter
In the woods, the of their cannon silenced
before the breasts of our horses, and only the dark
Of night preserved the army Of the tyrant from
complete and absolute destruction.
SOldiers-Ihe deed you have performed Is but
the prelude OF what you cas- accomplish. Prepare
then for the combat, and reckon on victory, which
you carry on the points of your lances and your
bayonets. Bolivar.
Head quarters at pOsrsrisos Msrorenos, April 8,
Bolivar, as is well known, entertained the high
ost opinion of the scrvices and patriotism of Con-
eral Paex, rs appears from the following official
munication, written immediately after the occur
renoes of 1926. /. is found In vol of tho work
last quoted
'sHead Quarters ct PUERTO CABELLo,l
January 8, 1927.
To His Excellenoy the Generals in, Chief Jose A.
Paez, Supreme Chief of Venezuela, Sc.
SIE-The Hberstor has just received, with indie
scribabe Joy, the submission of your Exoellency
to the government Of the republic. By this dis
tipguished testimony. of devotion to Colombia,
and respect to the laws, your Exoellenoy has
filled the measure q yoqr own glory ana o. the ma.
{" Yesterday, General Paez has saved the republic
and given to it now life. By gathering together
the remnants If the forces of Colombia, Gen, Paez
preserved the vessel of State which had been
wrecked through the disasters Of the war, the cou.
vulsions Of nature and intestine divisions; and he
has bravey risked his life in a hundred battles to
berate the people, who, regainiDg their
have established their fund amental laws. These
are the offended laws; this is tho people who owe to
him gratitude and admiration. To day he has given
us domesto poace let us, like Scipio, 60 and return
thanks to heaven for having destroyed the enemies
OF the republic, instead Of hearing complaints and
lamentations. On this day sounds Of joy and senti
ments of generosity should alone be hoard. General
Paez, far from being guilty, is the saviour Of the
country
His Excellency, therefore, directs me to say to
your Exce.lency rnat, agreeable to the decree Of
the day before Yesterday there are no guilty per-
sons in Venezuela, by reason of the reforms, and
that all trials relative to the past are violation Of
the sacred law, which guarantees the safety Of ALL
With perfect respect, am your Excellency's very
obedient servant The Secretary of State and &c.
cretary-Goneral Of the Liberator, :,
The Liberator Simon Bolivar, arrived in Caracas
on The 10th January. 1927, and presented the sword
which he had worn during the campaigns in Venc-
zuela, New Granada, and Peru. to General Paez,
and regard in beautiful speech, reported in page
n, vol s. of the Public life Of the Liberator.
The Congress Of Venezuela, in 1896, having de-
creed that . golden sword should be presented to
u
sented to him in Caracas, in the presence Of tho
members Of Congress, the officers Of government,
and the Representatives Of foreign nations, By the
acting President, General Soublctte, who on that
occasion addressed General Paez thus:-"Heroio
actions, which have exercised an incalcuable in
fuence the destinies Of Venezuela have rendered
your public life illustrious From tho condition Of
plain soldier up TO the rank Of general IN chief o.
vate citizen up to that of rst magistrate Of the ma
ton, you have passed through q long and splendid
career, in which your military valer and the princi-
PIES which have guided you. have asso siated your
name with the most important epochs OF our coun.
try. Your fellow citizens have not forgotten, and
history will hand down to posterity, TIE many bat
ties in which you distinguished yourself, and the
many critical situations in which you proved your
foresight and prudence. An extraordinary action,
due solely to your name and yslor, has lately revi-
we'd the admiration that you had won by the import
ant services rendered by you in 1895, and which, in
particular, the Executive feels bound to recall to
mind on presenting to you, in accordance with .
special law this golden sword, token Of honor and
national gratitude Upon 1t are inscribed these
words:-'The Congress Of 1885 to the illustrious
citizen, defending the constitution and the laws Of
bis country ! csnnot convey in more appropriate
terms the motive and objects of this noble and ines
Unable present; and can only add that feel the
most lively satisfaction that IL has fallen to my lot
sword of Venezuela, which will transmit to our pos
terity the most positive and honorable proof Of tho
confidence with which your services and submission
to the laws have inspired the people. Display it,
then, on this day when Venezuela celebrates the
anniversary Of her political regeneration, to increase
the joy Of our fellow citizens"
In 1887, William w., of England, sent to Gen.
pses sword on which ii we're Inscribed
the Fourth to General Paez, ~ . mark Of esteem
for bis character, and for the dsnterested patriot
ism which has distinguished his gallant and vcto-
the British Minister in Venezuela, Sir Robert K.
Porter, accompanied by an official note expressive
of the high opinion enter aimed BY his sovereign
for the character and services Of General Paez.
Philippe, named General Psez aGrea. Ofioer Of
the Legion of Honor" aad sent him tie cross and
the Gordon, the insignia appertaining to that high
rank in the legion. The Great Officers Of the Le-
France, all the honors due to Generals of the French
army. On that occasion appeared the following
notice in the De,mocyacie Pae5que:-
Translated from the Demoeraeie Pacihquc published in
Paris in ls43.l
GENERAL PAEz.
"We zee with pleasure the distinguished proof Of
esteem which hx Majesty Louis Philippe aas Just
ofvsnezuels, by transmitting to him The Grand Cor
don of the Legion Of Honor. Every thing combines
in General Paez to secure to him public sympathy
aad esteem his political and administrative lifo
the brilliant actions in which he took part In the
war of independence bis noble, firm, and disinter-
ested conduct in the peculiarly difficult and deli
cate epoch Of the reeetsblisnment Of peace aud re
speot Tor tire laws, In a country where The inerdi-
nate prstensioDs of victorious generals impelled
them sgsinst the other, fer the sake Of obtain
ing power al the point of the sword, or by tho force
OF arms.
''Paes, issuing from among the masses, was ono of
the first to proclaim the Independence Of bis coun-
try, and from the beginning served as plain sol
der At later day, when the triumph of the
great cause was almost despaired Of, after the de-
fests which Bolivar sustained In the western prov
inces, and Marino In the eastern, he orgauized in
the immense sayaD1as of the Apufc, several corpI
Of cavalry, with which he necessarily attacked aad
destroyed the Spanish forces His tactics were emf
nently skilful. When the Spanish battalons sp-
peared at any point, he vent cut to meet them;
but as he aware that tie inferior discipline Of
his soldiers would not allow hsn to Fight to adyan
tnge in largo bodies, he immediately retreated. His
,oldiers dispersed, and the Spanards pursued them
The collective aud compact strength ofthe Spauiards
being thus broken, the followers Of PSez turneiupoa
thsm and the personal superiority Of tho inhabltsot
OF the plains made him mater Of his enemies. II
was thus that paes destroyed by Queseras