The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-22 00:00:00

serfs—they will not recognise Southern ascen-
dancy. The time has arrived when they should
demand a " repeal of the Federal Union." They
can not only retain but advance their political
rind national status. The North is the great
power of the States. Left to themselves the
Southerns would speedily sink into well-merited
contempt. The coloured population would indeed
he a despicable class, if, with a majority of ten to
one, they would still endure the hardships and
oppression which have hitherto immersed them in
the "slough of despond." It is merely Northern
strength that has caused them to despair. Let
them only be well assured that they have nothing
to fear from that quarter, and before another
year has passed away the slaveowners will have
bitter cause to deplore their temporary triumph
in Kansas. The election of FREMONT to the
Presidency may save the Union. Without it there
must be a dissolution, and a crash that will serve
to point many morals, and adorn tales through-.
out all future ages.

Spain has got another constitution. The na-
ture of it might be inferred from a knowledge of
the parties to whose recommendation the Spanish
people are said to owe its adoption. There are,
however, more ample and reliable sources of
information respecting it, including history. The
last constitution is neither new nor untried. It
is the constitution of 1845, approved by CHRIS-
TINA and. LOUIS PHILIPPE, and not without
reason by the latter. Shrewd and ambitious,
but in this instance besotted, the hoary intriguer
recognised in it a means to a dynastic end, and
a powerful means it proved, though not precisely
to the end he proposed. If Mr. SMITH, who
,eft the Tuileries rather in a hurry in 1848, were
living he could tell with more precision than we
can pretend to what either end was. One thing
may here be said of it—it was calculated to clear
the way for French intrigue, and to a certain
extent it answered the purpose. A sufficient
motive to win for it the approval of the Em-
peror NAPOLEON, whose ambition, though more
o wed ng, is perhaps not less dynastic
Louis PHILIPPE'S, and who, to all
appearance, trusts to his star and m tnagement of
" the ribbons" to escape the fate of Mr. SMITH.
A constitution acceptable at once to him and his
dowager ally, the royal wife of MuNoz and right
royal plunderer of Spain, cannot in the very
nature of things be good for Spain, or savour so
much of anything as of despotism. Awhile back
ve said the tendencies of the revolution by
O'DONNELL were in this direction. The event so
far verifies the prediction.
" Call ye this backing of your friends ?" de-
inands FALSTAFF of his merry runaway com-
panions. " Call ye this a constitution ?" may as
reasonably be demanded of Marshal O'DONNELL,
the reluctant but inevitable tool of the fat dowa-
her. A constitution which practically will deprive
~he people of all representation, by paving the
vay for the election merely of Court tools and
sycophants to the Chamber of Deputies, while the
Senate is appointed by the Crown, and the Cortes
is denied the right of self-convocation. This,
however, is not all. According to this precious
charter—this instrument whereby the Court de-
crees itself absolute and the people mere taxpayers
—the National Guard is abolished, citizens bearing
arms for the protection of the State being declared
incompatible with all good government. Quite
in harmony with this, but going deeper, is the
abolition of the ancient municipalities of
Spain, and their replacement by Royal Commis-
sions. There is nothing like going as near to the
fountain-head as possible, and. O'DONNELL, and
NAPOLEON, and the fat Dow ager—an ever noto,
rious trio—may be said, in this instance, to have
been wise in their generation. A precious Con-
stitution this ! Certain supplementary statutes
have, however, been deemed necessary to fit its
working to the present time. Among these is a
declaration of the liability of the Cortes to disso-
lution or adjournment according to the royal plea-
sure. The Senate is limited, at present, to one
hundred and forty members, leaving abundant
scope for the work of corruption among the mem-
bers of the Liberal party. In all towns of more
than 40,000 inhabitants the mayoralties are to be
nominated by Government exclusively, and in
communes of less population " the influence of
the Crown" is somehow or other to be secured.

The Press, of course, does not escape notice,
while good hope is held out for the clergy.
Offences committed by public writers, &c., are to be
brought " under the cognisance of a jury," save in
grave political cases, when an O'DONNELL j ury would
either be too slow or not to be relied on. The
clergy have no such gracious dealing to be g.rate-
ful for. Unlike the Press, which is ostensibly
promised fair play up to a cerrain extent, they are
promised nothing ; but, judging by the effect
the Charter of 1845, and renent indications of
some significance, are likely to get a toler-
ably fair instalment of what they chiefly
want—viz., the restoration of the Ch urc:i
property confiscated for the service of the
Quietness may, therefore, be expected
from both, if from different and antagonistic:
motives. Spain is enthralled ; ISABELLA. a des
pot ; and the game is apparently in the hands
of NAPOLEON and CHRISTINA, O'DONNELL won't
last as he is. Already he is hard pressed, and
unless he play a soaring game will before long
pass from the scene to make way for Queen
CHRISTINA. French influence, and worse than
French morals, will then be in the ascendancy,
and will continue so, in all probability, till LOUIS
SMITH and Senora MUNOZ some fine morning turn
their eyes towards Dover in search of the packet,
or some more primitive mode of aquatic convey-
ance. NEMESIS is inexorable—to a NAPOLEON as
to a LOUIS PHILIPPE, tO a CHRISTINA and ISA-
BELLA. as to an O'DONNELL. Tile consolation a
belief of this-affords may not be great—still it is
cheering.