The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-01-20
From The Boston Patriot.


SOUTH AMERICA. We have for consid-
erable period been apprehensive that the
bright visions of prosperity, liberty and
good government, which have been INDUCED
by so many of the well wishers to Indepen-
dent Spanish America, were destined to
disappointment. Recent events have con-
6rmed these apprehensions. The conduct
of Bolivar, more than a succession of civil
connections and misrule, has given to us
most convincing evidence that the people of
South America are blind to their own true
interests, and as yet, untitled for selfgov-
eminent.
The following extract is from letter
dated Lima, Peru, October, 1929, ard is
from gentleman, whose sources of correct
information are inferior to none.
"This topic leads me to say single
word on the state of Spanish South Ameri-
ca, and lament to say, that the perspective
is any thing but consoling. | much fear
that their attempt to initiate our institutions
seem almost impracticable. From Cape
Horn to the Gulf of Mexico, the same
scenes of violence, faction and anarchy pre-
vail, and even those most advanced in the
career, offer no more stable hope than those
more recently emancipated. individuals
may be found, who are surpassed by no
others in liberal, pure and enlightened
views, but the number OF them is only sufi-
cient for victims. An aspiring, ignorant,
grasping soldier, decorated with pair of
epaulettes, has more weight and influence,
than the finest intellect, and most virtuous
mind, in civil garb
AS to people In the sense we understand
the term, they do not exist. Their indie
pendence of Spain is secure all parties
will unite against her; and they have two
allies, distance and climate, which neither
S. Fernando nor S. Jago, nor all their COL
leagues and adherents can su5due. NY
views are so sobered down, that would be
glad to compound for any form of govern
ment that would secure for them ndepen-
dence and tranquility, freedom ofed,cation,
and representation. But how even this
can be achieved, it seems impossible to say"
PIrTsBURG, penn Dec. 80.
MELANCHOLY EVENT occurred on
Christmas morning. Miss Rachel Johnson
was shot, and expired in short time. 1t
Is the general belief, that she has been
made the victim of that fool hardy or mock
courage disposition, which we often find
exhibited by men protesting sense, judg-
ment and discretion. We mean that tam
talizing disposition, the prevailing folly of
which, Is to alarm and intimidate females.
The person who discharged the gun, is John
Harrison, and tits said he is now suffering
all that mental agony, that mind of sensi-
bllity, and the author of such an occurrence
must be supposed to feel. He was intimate
ly acquainted with the deceased-an in a
bantering, or rather in staggering bragg
CART manner, raised his gun and said that
he would shoot her-while it was leYelled,
it fired and its contents lodged in her head.
From all that we can hear it was entirely
accidental. Harrison evinced the utmost
distress at the event.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE. Thursday
morning, the 9TH inst, the oil, corn and
plaster mill with the carding machine of
Mr.. Enoch Green, situate in Bloomsbury,
IN. j.. with their contents were entirely
consumed by fire. A young man named
II. Alexander, who assisted his brother in
attending upon the oil mill, was burned to
death in endeavorng to make his escape
from his bedroom, awakened by the roar of
the flames. His skull, back and thigh
bones we're discovered among the embers
on the subsequent day.
The loss ofproperty is estimated at about
$13,000-about $4,000 of which was in
sured.