The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-07

not b efActed without obstinate contests. The
Juntss Of Malaga and Eesida doggedly refuse to re
noes OF the Spanish g1andees pride. they insist on
msintainir the privileges The state OF Cataioai
is cause Of great anxiety and perplexity TO the
government. The disturbances which distress that
country take the cha acter If feBzsd mob go eace,
and tie horrible massacre Of the public Secretary AZ
Tortosa, proves that the people repare Ito com
NIT the aavsge work which terribly characterize !
| the frst French revolution.
from the London Standard, August 10
/ After SIX weeks Of bloodshed. the Spanish insur.
recti, has produced merely tue same effect as the
rejection OF Mr. Disraklis budget. Though we still
hear Of riots and murjers the violence Of the re.
hope for more than temporary calm in country
con aiming gu elements Of discOfd. We Will
give our reasons for this c0nvi' tion. Ia Q slight
sketch Of the existing and preceding state Of
Spanish affairs.
The present political state OF Spain resembles, in
one particular, the political condition Of England
at the beginning Of the eighteenth century. This
particular Is the position occupied by the Queen
were in s ain but two pa,ties-whigs and tories.
The whige, the dripping Of the French revolution
amounted to 100000, comprised the bulk of the
army, held most Of the fortresses, and occupied the
senbling rather the veDdesns Of France than the
Cavaliers Of England In absolute submission to
their clergy, were scattered, to the number Of
IL 600 900, over the country towns and provinces.
VII formed great portion Of the whig party. They
took part in political affairs, and no one. dreamed
that they had any political predictions, till they
made their appearance sworo in hand. When Ma 10
south Of Spain, the southern ard by far tie most
cemoc attic provinces formed constitution for the
whole country.
This constitution Ferdinand swoye TO respect in
o. AZ L. A,snIIx tn
reverse in the course Of six years; and this coast
tuition he was, In 1920 forced hy military insured
ton to re establish. For three years the Cortts
ruled the country, and the whig party ruled the
staed some exclusive privileges, which the wings
tried to abolish. Don Carlos opposed the atsem pt.
The Biscayaus rose In revolt. The whole OF the
peasaDtry, instgated by their priests, rose in de-
King. At the point Of the sword they insisted on
being reduced to slavery, and France decided the
contest in their favor.
Thus it was that the war between Christina on
the part Of her daughter on one side, and Don
Carlos on the other, was in some respects whig
and tory war. The wings were more willing to en-
throne woman and q girl than clever, bold, and
and ambitious man; and the Queen mother came to
ton. Christina, like Queen Anne. was far more
wiling to govern in the principles Of the party she
had defeated than In those Of the party through
whom che had accomplished the defeat. Then the
the two parties, between whom the present battle
Is 'agiDg. From that time to this the original
tories have never materially interfered in poll
tics. All contests have been between the pro-
are in many cases at least disinteres.ed, and the
Moderados, who, headed by the Queen Mother, hav.
ing made the cause of liberty their turn, are
quite content to let it rest. The whole state of So
ciey in Spain Is diaorganized Seven or eight years
ago the editor Of slang newspaper. resembling the
Satirst, was elected Prime Mister There are strong
laws to check the license of the PRESS but they are
never put in force. We do not know of single in
publish libes, which libes are sometimes written by
penons OF the highest rank Within the last
ten years (and we have no reason to believe that
sng' have altered many Of the
traband goods into Spain, and would, of
course, oppose any reduction in the duty on
those articles. But though the expenditure 1t one
third greater than the revenue, and the national
debt thrice more oppressive than our own it Is not
from such causes as these that we anticipate q
troubled future for SPAIN 1t is from the enormous
distance between the stage of society which the
proeresistas have reached, and that at which the
absolutists remain. There are In Spain no such
means Of communication as exist in other coun-
tries. The cspital il in state Of morbid &C
tivity, and the provinces in condition still Of
morbid torpor. Ono has improved on the lessons
OF the French revolution, and Is feeble represen
tation of Paris under the reign Of the clubs; the
other have forgotten the little that the French Ia
weston taught them, and resemble Turkey before
the Russian iLveson more than anything else
While the rabbe Of Madrid were pursuing the
speculations of Mabeau and Votare, the peasa airy
Of Navarro were proclaiming the Virgin Eenera ssi.
mo Of the Carlists. To them the name OF politics Al
liberty is odious; in that name they lost the Ne.
therlands and South American colonies, and in that
name they were ovcrrun by the French army. The
present change of ministry is compromise with
v bch the more ardent Of the progress.as ore dis
satisfied. A Carlist pretcnder is lurking outside
Spain. General Espartero is no man to rule under
crisis. His enemies have accused him of criminal
ambition, and his friends reply that what seemed
ambition was but irresolution. There are plenty Of
ambitious men in Spain. What may be the destiny
Of the country it is impossible to say but it will moi
for many years be peace or prosperity.
THE SPANISH POLICY OF FRANCE AMI
ENGLAND.
from the London News, Aug I9.l
Ugly rumors are in circulation relative to the
intentions Of the English and French governments
as regards Spain. AS yet they are sufficiently vagu,
and varying in form. Sometimes it Is said that thu
French and English Ambassadors at Madrid hav'
received instructions to protest energeticay against
violence to any members of the family Of Queer
/ Isabella; which, being interpreted, means to com
mand the representatives Of the Spanish people moi
to adopt judicial measures for making the Dowags
Queen Christina disgorge portion OF the wealth Q
which she has robbed the nation. Sometimes IL i
said that the Ambassadors have been instructed t,
hint delicately, that though France and Englant
will not interfere In the internal affairs Of Spain, 81
long as the principle of monarchy is not endangered
by the changes now in progress, they will no
remain Indifferent TO any attack upon that princi
pie. This would be merely expressing, In the argo
of diplomacy, the same intention attributed to tn
two governments in the ruR1or previously noticed
intimatpg their determination to interfere in tn
strictly dneetic affairs OF Spain, for the purpose o.
insuring impunity to woman Of the most danger
GUS and degraded character. It is to be hoped that
both reports are equally destitute Of foundation
but should the governments Of France and England
have entertained the monstrous idea Of debating Il
the Spanish people that they shall not bring to jua
tice notorious public offender or should they hav
entertained the equally monstrous idea Of debating
to the Spanish people the form Of government the,
are to adopt, not moment ought to be lost by th
friends Of liberty and national indepeneence be
fore they register their solemn protest against an in
tention SO inconsistent in the champions Of the M
tional Independence of Turkey.
| Let us consider the intention attributed to tn