The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-05-29

Cardenas
THE WAY THEY HOLD ELECTIONS IN Pc
RU. We extract the following from the correspon-
dence of the Hartford Courant:
LIMA, March II, 1850
We are in the midst of revolution This
(although Sunday is the day Of election, and the
parties of the rival candidates for the Presidency are
in a terrible ferment; and as merely depositiag
vote quietly in country, does not satisfy these
turbulent spirits, they parade the Streets shouting
Viga technique = Plea Vicanc0p Uhe names
of the rivals )and, whenever the two parties meet,
ready for fight, armed with stones, knives,
clubs, &c. A mob of this sort have Just attacked
and nearly demolished bakery in the block oppo-
site the theatre, the military not arriving until the
destroyers were stated with their work of ruin. I'm
like mobs, they fear the military, and on its
approach take to flight. guard of soldiers has
been left to protect the premises, and the Mayor,
with his troop of horse and foot has gone to anoth
er street where the like are enacting. Sew
eral have been already killed.
: 1t is now IL P. NJ. and the excitementis
increasing. The Plaza is filled with troops, and the
candidate who can command the strongest force will
probably install himself in the Palace President;
this is the usual method Of procedure in Lima Ex-
citing times these ! How unlike our peaceful Sab
bath at home The great gates, opening into the
Porte-C ochere of the houses are to-day fast Shut
people look from their balconies with pale and anx-
ious faces, fearing renewal of the bloody scenes so
often enacted in the streets of this beautiful city.
1t is now evening, and the streets are qui-
ct the rioters having been dispersed by the strong
military force who are now patroing in every quar-
ter. The law is that no election shall proceed while
military force is in the city-they must be at least
two leagues distant-and when the voting commence
cd this morning the troops were in Callao, thus af-
fording fine opportunity for the vagabonds of both
parties and the lawess of no party to do each other
to death, without fear of hndrance by the auhori-
ties, for they recognize civil power In the rem
contres of this morning twenty-elgh were killed and
about forty wounded, including among the latter
General who was shot IN the arm with pistol. The
killed and wounded generally the lowest orders
of the people, ruians in the fullest sense of the word
The strongest party, that of Echinque, say they
shall go with the election, in defiance of the law
respecting the presence of the military and as the
voting will continue through the week, we shall
probably something worth recording. | am not
sure but that high handed, absolute monarchy
would be better for such republicans. The Empe-
ror of Russia, with his strong power, would have
speedily settled this day business, TO my satsfac
ton at least, had he been autocrat here
Monday Evening, 18th. | have lust come
in from walk to the Plaza. The military have
possession Of the streets, and on the slightest ind-
cation of gathering of the popuace, ride through
them, dispensing them instanter. Despite their eff
forts, however, the people gather and hold together
long enough to shout their '0iUas and fire off rock
cts, which we hear in every quarter from time to
time. The Palace occupies one side of the Plaza,
and in common with all private residences is occu-
pied by stores on the first oor these stores and all
others surrounding the Plaza and in the streets lead
ing TO it are fast closed and barricaded; people
with anxious faces stand talking in groups, and one
would suppose the city in state ofsiege or that
some terrible calamity lowering over it. No
one dares to speak his mind aloud, lest he should be
assassnated by some partizan of the opposing cand-
| idate.