The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-05
r E r y /.
Ecclesiastical Opposition to Free
School Education.
A Grand Church Row Over an American Class
Book-Naval Org an cation for Evolutions
at Ssa--Relations Towards Bolivia
and the United States.
LIMA, June l3, 1874.

LIMA, June ID, 1874
1t Is always an unfortunate affair for the rulers
OF Peru, and for the interests of the country gen.
orally, when the religious chords OF popular opn-
lon are touched This has recently been the case.
Your correspondent purposely avoided the subject
10 his last dispatches, as the news TO hand was
Somewhat contradictory. Now the matter be-
comes important The facts are these The gov
Tnment, after having established a capital system
u common school education almost gratis
throughout the epublic naturally conceived the
pea mat TO properly instruct the children It was
Necessary TO first place the means for so doing In
Jhe hands OF the masters. AS Peru regards the
Gnited States az her model In almost every
hing, Mr.. Pardos attention was d.
ected to the methods employed by the
sGreat Republic" as South Americans
aehght to call US, towards a thorough educational
basis for the principals OF the schools 1t was dis
covered that useful periodical on common school
education was published in New York, and the
Minister of Peru at Washington was ordered to
Bubscribe Tor a certain number OF copies, to be
translated and printed In Spanish and to De sent
here lor subsequent distribution. This was done.
The teachers, male and female, OF the different
establishments expressed themselves highly de-
lighted with a Journal affOrding them so much
practical advice and information, and Tor time
oil went as merry as q marriage bell. But fran
Peru called Marcial, suddenly was pleased TO dis
cover that the periodical IN question was heretical
In It's tendencies Or In other words that IT mildly
limited to its readers their right to think ana
Judge for themselves. This gross outrage could
not be endured.
THE JEALOUS FATHER
called together his nock. From his pulpit he
mathematical the Objectionable paper, stigmatiz.
ing 1t as .'subversve OF Christianity and obnoxious
min oI
posed OF G vout Iemaies on the shady side OF l0ry
at arms with the world the flesh and the devil
been carefully overlooked by the nobier sex, deter
mined upon celebrating an auto ga Je, ana the
fuel Tor the fire was to be the new school book so
great was the excitement and 80 imminent
the danger, the devOtees and their adherents
denounclng the government as anti-Catholic
from the circumstance OF having placed the
paper in the hands OF the teachers, that the Pre-
feet OF Arequlpa found himself reduced to the CHS.
agreeable necessity OF destroying all the copies or
the journal 20 be found, and OF humiliating HIM
sell to such decree as 10 inform the reverend
promoter OF the disturbance OF his action. lie was
THE BELLIcOsE WOMEN
were on the point of proceeding to the main plaza,
followed by multitude OF raDbe, only too de.
sirous IOr any row from which they might derive
advantage in plumber and murder, W en- the Dadre
read to them the communication OF the pre- ect
and counseled an extra prayer on account 0. the
triumph.
When the news reached Lima the sensation was
extraordinary. ArequIpa, IRON whence proceeded
tnS nane o, tne reg.Sus, qnsDfean q ioG as
instantly made the object OF unmeasnred reproach.
Tine Minister OF Puoic WORSHIP addressed vlgor-
Gus remonstrance TO the Bishop OF The recacttrant
diocese. iDtlmatmg In tho most unmst akabe
terms that ii the reverend Marcla attempted the
execution OF any more OF his dangerous projects
he, the Bishop, would be held accountable, accord
ing to the strict spirit OF the law. But the re-
lgious organ OF Lima, La sociedad openly accuses
the administrator OF opposition to the third
article OF the constitution, which declares
tnat ''tne Catholic and Apostolic creed ls
be allowed" me a''' g,st Of this unwelcome
crisis is the great reluctance OF the Catholic or
clerical party In Peru TO allow any further lnnova-
tions as regards what they seem 10 consider their
divine rights. Intimately convinced OF their weak
ness as body, debility wnicn increases daily
they pull all possible wires IN tho most promising
places. Arequlpa 10 by no means friend OF Lima
between Philadelphia and New York. Any seem
Ing error OF the central government at Lima Is
The innocent cause OF ali this trouble. and Which
has not yet entirely disappeared, merely called to
the attention OF school teachers the recognized
fact that IN This age intellect and Inclination should
NAVAL EvoLUTIoNs.
Theffne squadron of Peru, consisting Of four nrst
class iron vessels, one rlgate one ram and two
monitors and several wooden ships, IS ABOUT to
proceed to sea for the purpose oil exercising the
plan adopted recently by Admit al FoXnan Parker
on Key West The Meet Is under the command OF
navigator. No doubt the excursion will be re.
garded with suspicious eyes by our neghbor Chill,
since every movement OF Peru IS HealOusly watched
by that Republic ron the time that Peru ST Ongly
manifested her sentiments with reference TO the
attitude OF her nelghbOr towards BOLIVIA. The
Peruvian navy, notable Tor the success achIeved in
bringing the celebrated monitors from the Mi sis
Gippl TO the R1mac, will probably gain resn laureis
THE MISSION TO ENGLAND.
General Prado. the hero OF the "a OF May, 1865,
has been appointed Peruvian Minister to Great
Britain.
NEWS FROM BOLIVIA.
From Bolivia we learn That the recent elections
for congressman resulted IN avor OF the actual
administration. President Frlas was at Sucre,
and mad named General Daza the pet of the army,
as Minister OF War, thereby assuring tue con-
tinued tranquility OF the Republic.
Colonel MarkDrat, formerly American Minister
in La PaZ, Is In Lima, and proceeds to London by
PROVINCIAL QUIET
The latest news June 81 received from the de-
partments OF CuZco, PunO and Arequtpa Is to the
effect that The recent attempts at rising in revolt
In those sections resulted in complete and ignO
mtnlous failure AS The HERALD was informed in
my last dispatches some Iears were entertained
by the general government, not aS 70 ,he IMPORT
the peaceabe inhabltants OF the troubled dis
tricts. But thanks to the prompt and de-
cisive steps taken by the local officers and
the unequlvocal refusal OF the people to listen to
the arguments or pr0mses OF the rebel chieltalns
the undertaking speedily came to grief, and its
members are nearly all In DURANGO vile 1t is q
this affair tnat although the departments IN ques-
ton are FAR away from the influence OF the Execu-
tive at Lima, their devotion to the government en-
turbers o. the puonc peace are unbounded. IL Is
but another proof OF the TACT That no revolt can
be success III now In Peru.
TREATIES WITH TIE UNITED STATES
The treaties OF friendship, commerce and extra
dition negotiated with this government by General
Hovey, the Minister of the United States here IN
1870, have been finally ratified and are now IN full
force. These documents are couched III the GUS
tomary terms and present no notable points Ol
interest 1t Is possible That the mention oil torpe.
does as contraDand OF war was at the period oil
signing the treaties, 1870 the first to be noted In
diplomatic instruments OF o similar character.
MrsERLY NEPHEW OF DANIEL WEBSTER,