Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-23

appreciation Of the measure Gen. ODossEIL replied to
him, and with equal animation When the name Of
liberty is invoked by said he addressing NJ orense
they should remember that liberty consists not alone
the respect Of the laws by the governors but also in the
respect of liberty itself by the governed" In ne the
meeting broke up with pledge the part of the Ma
onai Guards ana the corporatonst TO support Govern
ment and maintain order at all hazards Before its
close 1ando was drawn up and signed by EspARTERo in
the Of the Council of Ministers over which he pre-
sided 1t addressed to the National Guard and to
the people TWAS Immediately printed and distributed
in hand bill form all over the city the following effect
|" The Government has considered the Punishment Of
necessity by the public securi
ty The conscience believes the
sures taken will be found to respond the judgment be
rendered by the Cores upon this subject National Guards
and People of Madrid with your hand upon the heart
consider In what manner the Government received this
question from the revolution of July The friend of lib
erty and above all things honest and sincere the Gov
eminent has faithfully kept the promise which il gave to
the Junto of Madrid, viz That The Queen Christina should
not edoe secretly neither By day Jy night BY this pro-
ceedng 1t has been the desire of Government upon its
own responsibility, to avoid transmitting the Cortes
legacy big with evil influence upon the destnes of the
country,
The bando closes with earnest appeal to the Spanish
people to dstrus those enemies of the country who are
striving to SOW dscord among the members of the great
Liberal party and equally vehement assurances of the
Ministers devotion to true liberty Its cause they say,
surely DO in danger from Government which has
at its head the Victor of Luchana and the valiant Gene
raj who unfurled at Vicavaro the standard of morality
dignity, and independence"
The 5ando did produce the effect upon the people
which the Government and orderly citizens hoped The
Democrats, feeling that the moment for
them to act probably to lose finally oil chance of pro-
fling by this revolution for the establishment Of the
public circulated freely among the people and sought to
exasperate and urge them to overt instruction. Es
partero is deceived tho cry; Down with the Go
vernment! And the work of rebuilding the barbados
resumed, in presence of the National Guard which
stood patiently by and them rising at their very feet
and every street. The Union Club declared itself
permanent and its hall became the of ndescriba
BILE confusion. Its members were hopeessy divided in
opinion the precise direction which behooved them
now to impress upon the revolution. ga bas lie Cow
ernement vive Espartero p cried party Down with
Espartero !" shouted another; " vve la Repubique '
cried Frenchman Of June, 1848 an itnerant pro-
lessor of barricades and democracy; Let proclaim
the Republic Who is that calling for the Republc1
replied whose brain not quite totally confused by
the din and anarchy of the scene and where your
republicans to make the republic possble?" In the
time the men outside, the Of the barricades
without leaders, without definite purpose themselves
waiting from the Club guidance and the
ment of some plan Of action None came from Union
Club the focus to which all eyes turned Its
bers spending the night in furious and impotent
rawlings About two o'clock in the mornng the National
Guard which had been all night at its post in all the
threatening quarters Of the city, but inactive waiting for
the attack from the of the Club seeing that
the barricades entirely finished and that their
builders quietly smoking their cigars reposng after
their labors waiting for the Marquis to tell them what it
they wanted and to begin to frethe National Guard
say at this stage Of the proceedings about two o'clock
in the morning, commenced some offensive action.
1t OF the crossings Of the street Montera that the
most formidable barbados had been erected At the
palace Of the Fountain where five streets meet, five
columns of the National Guard coming up each
street. Flight was impossible fight was useless be-
sides the poor fellows did not know who what to fight
for. The National Guard came up took every man of
them prisoners without blow being struck. Similar
operations performed at tho other barbados all
the city wherever they had been raised The bar
ricades instantly pulled to pieces and so ended
the night which had commenced so ominousy. By,nine
A. NJ the 29th all over and the National Guard
went home to get breakfast and open their shops By
ten A. NJ Don SAaAsTI the efficient civil Governor of
Madrid had regular paviors work replacing the stones
which had been unnecessarily disturbed by the bar
READERS. great many arrests made, among them
the redoubtabe citizen Orense, who if he had been able
ut the critical moment to master the unruy spirits of
his club and impose his singeness and distincness
of purpose might have conducted events to result at
which the friends of liberty and Spain would have less
reason to congratulate themselves.
On the 10Th two new 5andos were published by Gov
ernment signed by the Minister'S thanking the Ma
tiona Guard for their resoute conduct and moderation
in face of the crisis and the other signed by the civil
Governor SAGAsT orbddng all citizens not belonging to
the National Guard to appear armed in the streets upon
pain of arrest and judgment by the tribunals This is
sauary and bold measure, and shows that the scales
have turned and that the Government has become
ter of the situation; Government in word, worthy
OF the name. 1t is to be regretted however, that the
Generals EspARTERo and DoNNELL, thinking themselves
strong enough violate their pledge and send the Queen
Mother of Span had also felt strong enough to
do without egregiously violating law and constu
ton, without committing the despotc of suspendng
the Queens pension and placing oil her property
der sequestraton without obtaining the of Queen
ISABELLA, by act under their own sole signature
They profess to be constitutional and law abiding They
have established dangerous precedent which they need
not be surprised in these revolutionary times to dis
astrousy used against themselves just preceding the
departure of MARIA CHRISTINA and subsequently, other
DEGREES have been passed in relation to the press the
juntos and clubs, which afford additional ground of con-
6dence that Spain will not be called pass through any
dangerous revolutionary crisis till the constituent
Cortes shall meet and shake the country by its discus
sions.
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