The Nevada journal., 1853-11-18
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The Madrid correspondent of the kolnisch.
Zsatung writes thus of the prohibition o
the London Times in Spain:
The manner in which our Government
has come forward against The Times has
somewhat exasperated even its adherents
The DAYS are gone past when the bombas
tic accusations against the foreigner were
well received by the nation and consider
ed the pure truth. The justice of the ac-
cusations of The Times against eur Gov
ernmenti is evident-they are only too much
felt by the taxpayers. What relates to
the railway swindle have myself frequent
ly written to you about, and warned your
readers from purchasing shares. zhs Times
which has here alone about 100 subscribers,
and circuates in the peninsula to the
amount of nearly 600 copies, has been pro-
hibited throughout all the Spanish terrific
ries, and the strictest directions have been
given to all the Custom House officers on
the frontiers to burn instantly every copy,
even should it be used only as covering
and in the packing of other things Tho
Times, however, will now be more read In
Spain than ever, and will be considered a
flrst-rate article for the smuggler. In a
country where no one who is invested with
an Office in the State has the certainty that
he will continue to eat his bread IN it for a
permanency, the Custom House officers
have capacious conscience.
In the prohibition alluded to, the Minis
ter appeals to the feelings of honor and of
national pride of the Spaniards. This is
considered ridiculous in the extreme. In
the Cafe Suizo, where the grandees and
other persons of high rank generally as
semble, since the time that the Puerta del
Sol lost its character as the place OF meet
ing, a petition to the Queen is in contem-
plation to allow The Times to circulate
freely, as before, on account OF that paper
having always defended the nation against
all hostile attacks, and only carrying on
overwhelmingly too much justifed-l
against the Government. Mems minds
are also exasperated for the moment that
the meeting of the Cortes is again put Oft, |
after having bsen fixed by Ministers for the
middle Of October at latest. The Queens
accouchement takes place IN November,
and, consequently, the meeting of the Cor
tes this year is, placed out of the question.
All is arranged, people say; only to gain
time, and to line some folks purses well
for Lersundi and his colleagues know per-
fectly that their sentence of death will be
signed contemporaneously with the calling
Of tho Cnrtos Whom Lnrsnndi placed him.
self at the head of the Government, and
told the nation, ia pompous language, how
determined he was to guide the rudder OF
the State Alright, and to clear away the
errors and supply the deficiencies of his
predecessors-how he would hasten to as I
sign to the press its proper rank, and grant
it's independence he was hailed by all par,
ties with good wishes and the Liberal
press was even ready to lend him Its aid.
OF all that he promised, however, he has
hitherto performed nothing on the con-
trary, in many respects he has acted more
rudely than the Justly -de:ested Roncah-
We're the Queen as firm in character as
she is good-natured, the evil might be
easily overcome but, unfortunately ior
Spain, the daughter of Ferdinand Is not
endowed with mind sufficient to see
through the intrigues that are arising
around her throne. She thinks all to be
slander, and defends her Minister, as she
always hitherto has done, against all at
tacks, provided only that he takes care to
supply her with amusement. 10 add to
the country's misfortune, the Queen
Mother is returning to Spain. Her route
this time is through Barcelona and Valen-
cia, the town councils of both cities having
invited her, and assured her of a splendid
reception. On the part of the people
nothing, certainly, will be done.