The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-12-10

Gen. Faet--Nho and what ke Is.

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Gen. Paet"-Nh ho and what he Is.
Our readers for few months past have
been trcsted occasionally with intelligence
deemed Of sufficient Importance 70 tele
graph, that the Nenezueleans were ex
trcmely anxious 90 have General Paez ro-
turn 20 his country--that commission
was sent TO New York to invite him back
tina: he consented to go--that the Now
Workers gave him grand entertainment
when they learned no was abou. to leave
then--that the general proceeded to Wash
inston and took leave of the President with
great formality, &c, &c. In reference TO
General Paes, the Patriot President of
Venezuela we find the following interest.
ing article from the pen of DR.. Mckenzie
in the Philadelphia Press
He Is, indeed, no ordinary map, but one
of the most celebrated heroes ofthe Soath
American War of Independence. Unas.
suming though he be, he is one Of the
very few great men Of the time. He stands
as high as Statesman as he does as a G en-
eral, nor is there any where more pure
or virtuous character
Jose Antouio Paez is older than he looks
for he is in his Goth year. He is Ven
ezuelan by birth and his family wete C,e
oles, enjoying certain degree of wealth
acquired by cattle-breeding, the oocupa-
tion there of many land owners. 10 1910,
when the Revolution broke out. hs wac
| twenty years old, and Immediately entered
the army a. a private, rapidly rising o.
the rank Of sergeant Of cavalry The Pat
riots failed in their first campsign, s-a
Paez retired into private life. In 1915,
when Bolivar was leading g revolt, the
Spanish officials offered Paez an officers
commission. Refusing it, he devoted him
self to the cause of National Independence
In Venezuela there is an Immense prairie
the area of which is about $50, 900 square
miles. This district is called the Llanos
Cor plains) cf Venezuela, and hundreds of
thousands of cattle and horses are fed up
on the more fertile portions which are %
casionally irrigated by inundatons from
the rivers and heavy rains from The skies
The bold aud sinewy race of men who fye
quent these plains, employed by the oat
tie proprietors, may be almost said to l:Yg
on horseback-we do not say ";n the sa2
dle," because saddles and stirrups az lux,
uries with which they generally disp case
Paez, who had lived among these men, sId
knew their metal and availability, orSeu~
lied some Of them into cavalry troop.
under his own command GOOD service
these bold Llaneros rendered during .Lc:.
country's battles for freedom The cac..
getc character, dashing cour,ge, and hcy.
culean strength Of Paez suited thgso IueD
He had about two hundred Of them, yh0
speedily became the terror OF all 'he Sp2a.
iards.
Don Raphael Lopez, whom he er :opn
tered with a far inferior force, was defeat
cd by Paez, in a ght attack, having ,ou.
hundred Spaniards killed and as many tax
en- prisoners, while $500 horses, aud e..
the artillery, arms and stotcs, lo-
came the spoil Of the bold Llan
eros This was the first great success o. Ia
patriots Other victories did Paez scdiey
at various times. In 1877, whea Simon
Bolivar came upon the scene, Paez i:Ome-
diately consented 70 serve under hin an
they fought the battle for freedom i'll COR
cert until New Granada as well as Vvuc.
ue.a being liberated from the Spanish yozs,
the Republic of Columbia, which inclrdca
both provinces, and contained 49,
square leagues, was CO stituted at the cl0s.
of 1919.
The strife was not yet ended, howeYs-
The Spaniards continued to struggle FOR
continuance of sway. and still held IL FOX
tress of Csrthagena and the Isthmus uf
Panama. The Spanish troops, headed by
Nigel d. la Tore, were defeated by Patz
in the battle Of Carabobo. The Spaniarls
were in such good position that Bolivar
suggested to his council Of war the Pre-
priety of making an armistice. He was
ovefrulcd BY Paez and majority Of sah-
altcrns, and the battle was won by Paez,
who headed the attack, drove La Tore 70
seek safety in Puerta Cabello, and thus
virtually ended the war For this gcod
service no was made Commander.in.Ch!es
by the Congress. Iu 1923. driving tie
Spaniards out Of Puerto Cabello, which for
tress he carried by storm, Psez placed the
keystone in the arch of Venezuela freedom.
When he thus crowned his military carces
with glory, as conquercr, PACE was cniy
SO years old.
His course, as soldier, was checkeret
with the usual vicissitldes and dangers
Twice he va prisoner e tAc Spaniards