The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-20
TIE Circulation OF the London Times Pro-
hibitsd AN Spain.

From th6 LOndon Tines SEPT,
A Geographic despatch was received yesterday in
Paris, ouncipg that the Gazette Of Madrid of the
10th ult contains royal decree prohibiting the in
PRODUCTION and circulation OF the T. mes in the whole
extent Of the Spanish territories. We knowledge
that We do not receive with indifference this homage
on the pant of the Queen of SPANS government to
the truth and the severity of the remarks we have
had occasion to make on some of the recent acts of
the Spanish authorities and as it is not in the
power of the Camarla of Madrid to affect in any per
ceptible degree the influence the independence of
this Journal the formal prescription which the Royal
Gactts Of Spain has de'gned to confer upon US is
precisely the most flauering distinction it could
have bestowed. /. has not yet reached for which
Of our attempts to expose those base, bigoted and
dishonest actions, which are always so painful to
the feelings ola highmiD ded and enlightened gov
eminent, this honor has been especially reserved,
But several cases have recently occurred which may
have been thought to deserve it. One day ne had
occasion to comment On report OF the British
statement the sums received by Spain and the
promises she has broken in her jealous and success
tul pursuit OF the slave trade and we showed that
the largest share Of the profit and the guilt arising
from these infamous transactions may be distinctly
traced to some Of the highest persons in the king
dom, who teed their Unsuitable avarice With the
blood money Of kidnapped negroes Another day We
met the same persons, or their Instruments aud as
sociates, in another capacity. They arrived, cap in
hand, to practise on the inexhausbIe credulity Of
our coultrymen, who persist in believing mankind,
ane even S anisb ministers, to be honest and are
willing, with . little encouragement, TO swell the
account Of Spanish bonds with few additional
millions for Spanish railroads That imposture,
| too, We endeayored to unmask, and we should not
wonder If this turns out to be our gravest offence
for the Spanish government is much more sensitive
to our Interference with its speoulations than to
Our criticisms on its humanity or its honor.
! Next came Mr. soule's mission, and Che cor
respondehce which has taken place with re-
| ference to the threatened annexation OF Cuba
by the United States for we are alter
nately amazed at the degradation Of the Count Of
Madrid in conserving to receive minister who hes
teen selected only &c menace and 1su it, and # the
Inconsistency With which Spain still invokes the as
| sistance Of England and France TO perpetuate her
possession OF gu island which is now the last refuge
| Of the slave trade. Lastly VIC learn by LORD How
! 6ebs correspondence With the present Spanish mi.
nisers, that when Englisbmen have been tenn pied to
Spain 70 defelo her independence by their valor,
to enrich her by their industry it is her settled poll
cy az determination to deny them Christian burial
and to infic last insult their graves. Practices
OF Dtoerant erstton have beeu disclosed by this
correspondence which no other Roman Catholic
country would now avoW, and which even the pro-
yincial towns OF Spain appear in many instances to
| have overcome At Rome, uuder the direct author-
| y Of the Pope, suitable place for burial has long
since been set apart for Frotestants, and the obse
| quies of the dead may be decently performed. In
Spain alone those Offices are vigorously denied, aud,
though the government of Isabella IT, Degau by plum.
deinG the Church Of its property, it sanctions the
jul exercise OF the rights Of Dgotry over the remains
| OF fellow Christians.
II can matter but little to the Spanish government
in what PHYSIOLOGY their conduct has been described
by this journal and matters not at all to whetb-
er our opinions are circulated in the Spanish te ro
ries. But we will undertake to assert that the terms
we have applied to these revolving cases ere but q
weak expression of what is thought Of them by the
great moss Of the English public at least by such
pat OF the English public IS have thought ct ell en-
the subject The generous enthusiasm the confding
decisions the terrible struggle, the prolonged sacri
hess OF oig past years the eyivng hopes OF another
perlo0, and the triumph of the constitutional cause in
T,nta uttrelu ~ -
| they are SO, apparently, by those who were SUP.
posedt be most interested 10 the events to which we
refer Bot II Is infinitely more grievous that
SPAN should have betrayed her own cause,
and failed in the work q her % own ~" regensrs,
/ ton, than that che should have added the
fault OF ingratitade to the long catalogue Of her
errors ana her crimes. She has often had violent,
| aTbiifsTy, and bad governments but even their
offences were in some degree dgnlfed hy the spidt
she displayed under adverse fortunes and the pride
which still concealed as far os possible the ruin Of
that old ana stately house. The balance Of parties
the rise or fol Of statesman or general aud the
romantic incidents Of the revolution still kept alive
for some years the interest once so deeply felt But
gradually every light has gone out, every liberty has
| been eAungulsbtd every man who had served the
crown with honor has beer dismissed, and the coun-
| Try remains passive in the hands of profligate
| cou1t ard paneloss government. An national en-
ergy as applied 10 tue political condition Of the
country, nas for cor siderable time seemed to be
suspended, ard the obscure persons who affect to
carry on the business Of the State are neither re-
spected IN their own country nor heard OF 10 a2y
other The existence q SUI h an administration dc
pend on the total absence Of discussion, for If pub
Tic opinion were either enlightened con suited az
TO its merits, tho humiliation would be toe great to
be endured.
by one Of the abrupt changes which are not I'M
common In Spanish history, and which suit the
genius OF the people better than tenacious perse-
yerance in tho arduous duties OF free government,
this state Of things will day be followed By the
cbastlscmenf &c deserves and t Is no mart ~ our
to n aufil i4Iu in IL.
well rs in other countries the revolution haa stl 70
run out its long improbable course, which has as
yet founded nothing stable digniGed in the seat
OF government, and conferred little freedom or real
advance meDt on The people. At somc future day
the elder branch of the royal family NAV be found
10 have gsiDed some experience by its misortunes
or Le exhausted race of Bourbon kings will be
driven rom tbe coll but AZ long as Spain Rename