The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-25

make her dissorge some Of her III gotten wealth.
Four 10, Lions Of dollars has sic ntrved to /
steal rom the public Golfers since 1884; and !
ho'd it is sail that larse portion Of this |
Money has been recently lost by her husband |
the Duke O Rianzares in unlucky speculations,
her estates at Tarancon and elsewere, her rail- |
road and mining stocks, and property OF various |
other kinds, are still worth selling Hitherto,
the att m is made by Espartero to effect re-
Cancellation between the Queen Mother and the
populace have been iruitless. Even the life of
the latter has been threatened; and should the
popular excitement continue, tits by no peans
certain that the loss Of her riches will be her
only sacrifice Other cOurtiers before MunoE
have risen to the highest pinnacle Of wealth and
power in Spain only to fall to the lowest depths
of abaement the examples Of Orsini, Ensenada
and Godoy have not been forgotten by the peo-
pie. Isabella still reigns, it is true; and seems
to be on safe terms with the cabinet; but
the popular enthusiasm with which the
alliance of Espartero and ODonnen was
at first hailed is fast dying out, and the
council of ministers is distracted by in
testinequarrels. What the people want no one
seems to know. The hest informed students Of
Spain seem to think that republic would be
distasteful to the bulk of the people; and the
principal leaders of the movement Of July are
obviously interested in the preservation Of the
monaychy. But on the other hand an impeach-
ment Of Christina viii tell as severely upon
her daughter as herself; and there can be no
doubt whatever that the detestation with which
the one is regarded is felt also concerning the
other. Perhaps the weightiest reason in favor
of Spanish republic is that not one member
of the royal family possesses sufficient pepu-
larity to rally any substantial number Of SOL
diers or citizens around the old or new mo
narchy SO as to ensure it q stable foundation.
In truth, we can foresee nothing and predicate
nothing Of the result Of an imbroglio so hope
lessly confused. In the whirlpool Of revolu-
tions, the party which rises to the surface and
swims while it's rivals siak is seldom the one
which the people desire or the world expects;
but few hours Of supremacy suffice, on such
occasions to rally round any government the
whole conservative element of the country. If
Montemolin availed himself of moment Of tu-
multi to seize the supreme power at Madrid,
and retained it for three days, his chances of
being duly installed on the throne would be
good. The same may be said Of Montpensier;
a similar movement on the part Of the
democrats would be very likely to end in the
establishment Of a Spanish republic But at
present such contingencies can only be regarded
in a speculative light. All that we know is
that Isabella is still Queen; and that she pos
sesses the semblance of power and authority.
Our concern in this class Of consequences of
the revolution is small; it matters little to us
by whom Spain is governed. The events of
July have developed other changes in which
our interests are far more deeply involved.
To appreciate their Importance, we must care
fully bear in mind that. according to the best
information Mr.. Soule has procured, the notion
of purchasing Cuba during the present genera
ton must be at once and unequivocally aban-
doned. The tenderness OF Spanish feeling on
the subject is sI,eh that M statesman Of an,
party could venture to entertain the notion of
selling it. 1t would be death to any admins
tration to propose it; and hopeless to expect
that the Cortes would ratify any proposal Of the
kind. Firmly convinced Of this, the govern
ment at Washington has turned it's attention to
those points in our relations in Spain in which
no such insuperable obstacle presented itself.
Such were the improvement of our commercial
relations with Cuba and Porto Rico; the suppress
sion Of the Cuban slave trade the cessation Of
outrages upon our ships and our flag; and such
ameliorations in the internal government of
Cuba as the condition Of the inhabitants requires
We have reason to believe that symptoms Of
willingness to meet our views on these points
were shown by the revolutionary leaders some
time back; the dispatches taken out by Mr..
Sickles authorize our ambassador to press the
Espartero cabinet for speedy understanding
on the whole This policy has double mo-
tive. For many years, the interference of
France and England in Spanish affairs has been
most obnoxious to the governments of Spain.
From the invasion Of the due d'Augouleme
down to the dismissal of Bulwer, and even to
the present day, every successive administra-
ton has been harrassed by the imperious tone
and insidious intrigues of the British and
French ambassadors. 1t was dangerous, even
for so bold man as Narvaez, to put an end to
this system of interference by direct means,
SO long rs Cuba was threatened by the United
States and its surest protection lay in the Bri
fish and French fleets. Having to choose be-
tween two evils, Spain has generally preferred
to submit to the interference Of her neighbors
rather than risk the loss Of her colony. 1t is
now proposed to extricate her from this diem
ma by renouncing our views on the island, in
consideration Of her agreement to the demands
we have mentioned above, and which obviously |
look to the benefit Of Spain as well as our own.