The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-31
Luckless Peru.

According to later advices from Lima the
street fighting which took place there on
Wednesday has not been renewed, but
CACEREs is known to have escaped, and. as he
10 said to have a strong force in the neigh
borhood, he may at any moment make o
fresh attack upon the citH This man is
gaining aybad eminence among those pseudo
patriots who have cursed Peru. and justify
Ing the worst fears Of those who have pre-
dicted that the departure Of the Chilians
would consign the country to anarchy and
bloodshed.
There was absolutely no excuse for We'd
nesday's sanguinary outbreak, In which so
many citizens Of Lima lost their lives. From
the outset OF his attempt to free Peru from
her invaders the action Of President IGLEsIAs
has been in the highest degree disinterested
and maRnanimous. It was indispensable
that some respected and distinguished citizen
should assume the odism Of submitting to the
harsh conditions Of the conqueror, and for the
sole purpose Of discharging this unwelcome
duty he assumed executive power with the
cordial approval Of the capital and large
part Of the country. He was confirmed in
the functions Of Chief Magistrate by the sal ne
NbISl''cs WHICH II Is klpWi-
edged on all hands WIS competcn. to ra,ify
the treaty Of peace with Chill. Under these
circumstances he would have been complete
ly warranted in maintaining his title to office
with the sword, and in stamping out resist
ance to his legitimate authority.
IGLEsIAs preferred. however, to prove in
m impressive and conclusive way, that he
had no personal ambition. and aimed at
nothing but TO give regeneration and tran
quillity to his distracted country. Observing
that the partsans OF CACEREs in the interior
provinces continued their depredations. on
the pretext that they had been unreprescnt-
ID In the recent Congress, he directed the
sarly election OF a new Convention, which
should be empowered to choose permanent
President. and, in order that the voters
might be everywhere untramme!led,
be covsnanted not to disturb CACEREs
In the interim within the districts
over which that officer exercised control.
No such equitable overture was ever before
made, In the history Of Peruvian revolutions.
by . lawful Chief Magistrate intrenched in
the capital to a political competitor. But
the rapacity and insolence Of his rival were
whetted, rather than allayed, by concessions
whose motive he could not understand
I0LEsIAs had given notice that he would
continue to discharge Professionally execu.
tive functions in Lima and the coas.
departments pending tho election OF
. President by the new Congress-
duty he could not shirk withou,
gross breach Of trust and q cowardly aban.
do vent Of his sdherents. Yet CACEREs had
tho .-ssurance to exact not merely that the
dberator Of Peru should retire forthwith &c
private life. but that he should turn over the
capital to the Montoneros whose adven,
has everywhere been marked by rapine, CON
aagration, and massacre. 1t was to enforce
by violence this prepost"rous demand tina,
CAcRREs on Wednesday last made the furi
Gus raid. which, after prolonged and murder
GUS fighting in the streets Of Lima, was al
least temporarily repulsed.
II 10 not a pleasant conclusion that seemi
forced upon US by the deplorable situation IL
Hers. II there 70 not enough good sense anf