The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-09
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The Paris correspondent Of the London 7im<s
gives the following acco"os Vi 'no se~se Oh Au9irs
90 From all 1 can learn the state of parties in
snain believe tina. the question there 10 assuming
very serious aspect; il 10 one, in fact, between the
absol0tism of Ferdinand VII in bis worst da y anu
constitutional government, and in 1t the ia''e' -
exposed to imminent peril stated IN W., me, I hsen
mencenent OF the struggle which has not ye' oecn
brought to close, that the Roncan oove' nihen nv
would not await a hostile majority Tor Pretext 70
suspend or dissolve The Cortes out wooio 90 30 The
moment the Opposition offered II serious inconve-
nience though it's number mi yht still be inferior
those of the supporters of government. Such has
been the case. 1t ia stated by some Of the Paris
journals, and par ticularly by the Ds6ofs that the
affair OF NarvaeZ was the GAUGE of the defiance
flung at the Constitutional party by the very sitiy
Roncah. The Debats is mistaken the real reason
the Cortes dissolved was that the Govern
ment, or rather the Quecn-Mother and her hus
band, the Duke of Ranzares, the pest Of Spain,
were unwilling to hear the disclosures which both
the Generals Concha were determined to make in
full Parhament-the one concerning the railroad
affair, the other the slave trade ~
"Ihere never has been period since the death
of Ferdinand that the Queer Mother has bee a moro
thoroughly deteased than at this moment, by every
class OF Spaniards, and never was her presence
more hateful to Spain. Until the hole clan of the
Munoz be shipped of to the Canaries or the Philip
Pines-the more distant the better Spain will
kho" no peace or rest When that lady content
ed herself with mere harmless amusements, peoole
tolerated her, but there is something hateful in
grasping cupidity and bigo.ry. Maria Christina
must nave put the patience of her most faithful
parusans to more than cruel test when we
ind such men as the Concbas and the O'Donnells
abandon her and hers in dag ust She is hated on
all sides, and If any thing extraordinary should
turn up IN SPAN she had better put her house in
oroer' lie monarchcal predictions of the Span
lsn people must be strong indeed to make them
tolerate the specimens of royalty they possess md
Al revolution break out-of which confess there
is some chance--I see nothing whatever to fall
o. he
bons now in that country.
maria Christina is loathed; the Queen has lon 9
rleo the patience Of her people; that poor cres
ture the King Consort is simply despised; and a.
for Don Francisco de Paula, he and his family are
SO utterly talien into discredit that no one ever
dreams OF them. If it be in the destiny of the
Spanlsn people, alter SO many years struggle for
hoerty again to return to absolute rule, really
see nothing for it but restore the Count of Mon
temoEn at once. 1 suppose he is not much letter
than the rest of his family; but at all events he has
mad no oppos tunlty OF outraging public decency;
and, however bigosed, his bigotry Is not a com-
pound OF hypocrisy and liceniiousness. There il
unfortunately another cause which did not before
exist, and which, | fear will hasten the crisis.
Until lately the young Queen cared little about
state affairs; councils of ministers gave her a
heartache, and the debates of Cabinet she was
forced to preside over, headache.
give her her fragrant gardens, her shady bow
srs, and the cool waterfalls of San Hdeionso-her
retreat from the scorching sun of July-her moon
hight ramoles, her daily rides, her dances, her
reves her fun, in fact, all the pleasures low ed
so much, and ministers might act "a they please
This, however, has changed; she does not love
pleasure less, but she likes TO interfere more in
public affairs; and, what ia unfortun tte this in
reference is not for good but for evil She 81 bb
Its more than tendency to absoIutism; her incl.
nation is to despotism, and word is more hate
to her ears than liberty, or the constitution
Some body has been long instiIling into her mind
that she ought reignl like her father, ell Rev nsto
and not as a sovereign hampered by constitutional
ties forced upon her by rebelious subjects. Such,
am assured, IL the tendency manifested recently
by Queen Isabella. She is in vain recommended
caution by her mother She does not listen 10
advice, and that influence, once SO powerful, is
now excrted in vain"