The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-04-25
LATEST FROM PERIL.

Fl FROM 0OgOCa papers TO Marcn Id, IL APP
pears that General Santa Cruz published a
decree on the Goth January, convoking a
constitutional Congress for the LIST of
May, to form constitution adapted to the
country, and to elect President and Vice
President.
| This measure proves the force and the
triumph of the Constitutional party. Boil
var, whatever his motive may have been,
has lately appeared friendly to anti-repub-
liean principles. Whether he is or not, it
is clear that Peru, as well as large pro-
portion Of Colombia, will not tolerate them.
| The proclamation Of Santa Cruz virtually
oVerthroWs the Bolivian constitution adopted
in December, in Peru, and, in our opinion,
seals its fate forever. Its resolute oppos-
ers in Colombia, Gen Santander and MS
friends, were well pleased with the news,
which was brought to Bogota by two CO.
| lombian officers; and every expression OF
/ Joy was exhibited at that capital.
/ This bloodless revolution was common
ced at Lima on the Goth of January by the
| Colombian officers, who elected Gen. Bust
amente for the commander in chief, anc ar-
rested their chief officers, to send them
home. They then passed kind OF protest
against the revolution Of Paez, ana the
| proposition for Dictator in Colombia. a
meeting Of citizens was also held in Lima,
which represented that the constitution of
Bolivar had been adopted under constraint.
This induced Santa Cruz's proclamation.
The result of this highly important meas
ur~ will he, in oil husasA.a probability to dis
courage any design against the strict re-
publican system in South America.
Remarking on the revolution in Peru,
the New York Daily Advertiser says
We consider it likely to prove one of the
most important events in the history of
South America; an event which will, prob
| ably, place the weight in the right scale
of that balance which has so long seemed
| to hold in doubt the fate of that portion of
the world Although future disclosures
may, perhaps, give new appearance to
the subject, Bolivar has given some room
to be suspected of harboring ambitious de-
| signs, inconsistent with the republican sys-
| tenn, and, of course, with the good of the
country. Whether such suspicious be or
| be not well founded, the rejection by Peru
of the Bolivian constitution will be of the
utmost importance. 1t shows that that
country will not submit to an arbitrary
po,cer: if Bolivar wished it, he will learn
that he cannot compass it alone if he is
still the true patriot, as we sincerely hope,
Peru is heart and hand on his side.
Bogota, the capital of Colombia, was, I'M
til this event, the centre of constitutional
rinciples-Santande and his friends there
stood out manfully and almost desperately
for the right, while other cities seemed no
better than doubtful. The intelligence
from Peru, received there on the 9th of
March, spread universal Joy as the seal of
their triumph. Joy frightened every coun-
tenance, says the COnductor-the people
collected in the streets, which resounded
with music-the peals of bells and vivas to
the constitution, the Vice President, and
the Colombian officers in Peru, who appear
to have given an impulse to the measure in
Lima, by protesting against the revolution
of Paez.
These troops had been for some time ex-
pressly forbidden to read or to speak on
political subjects, or to hold any correspon-
dence with Colombia They obtained
however, few newspapers, through which
they learnt that Gen. Sucre had protested
| against Paez's movements ard then dis
placed Lara, and put Gen. Bustemente at
their head.
CHINA. The Ministers Scu-Tsung- Yih,
and Yuch Seen, recently dared to declare
to the Emperor, Tavce Kwang, that adj
ministration in the excessive expences of
the Seraglio of his Majesty, would amount
in one year, to more than the sale of the
income of the states in 10 years-the min
listers added, that by wise economy, tai
ents and virtue would be encouraged, and
concluded in these words =" The Minis
tiers of his Majesty, were they to be con-
demned to lose their heads, or to be cast
into a kettle Of boiling oil, wouldnot shrink
from doing their duty" His Majesty, PEN
etrated with the devotion of his Minister'S
deigned to declare, that they were very
faithful, full Of love for their country, and
worthy by their virtues, to bring to mind,
the memory of the great Ministers of an
cient times, Yum Chwang Tou and Hung
Leang Kuh.-FTench Journal
The Ex-King of Sweden is now so much
reduced in circumstances, as to have been
lately obliged to travel on the top of dill
igence, where he had his two hands frost
bitten from the intensity of the cold.