The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-20

mr. parsaes y the French oommodcee. and the aid
q France v relied o. 70 defend tho isaud again
tie Upitee 6'atea gI~st State ball was TO BE-
held. and ar the Freooh sad E"giish Officers wese
isvited.nA The French Emperor indeed. he's de-
clsd hi RESOLUTION 70 ttsnd by Spain. and 70 olbr
the saue assistance 70 snjnst aggression In The New
it Is lard 10 sec how he Gan do otherwise.
II he. tie chsmpion Of Turkey against Rus
sis, refuse to assAse his own neighbor and ally,
SPAN N ~ ,s s,% mateS p asass. ase ,s;r
will undoubtedly secedo from the Western allisucs;
and. however inslgni6cant may be The vxiue o.
Spain as fighting ally agsinst Russia. she woult
prove most percus thorn In toe side q France
were she to give heed ~ the evercrsfty oveItuIes
Of Cgsr. Imperial France. then. mus join Spaan
and 70 70 war with the United States, IN the event
OF the latter attempting TO seise UPON Cuba; and
ts next and viy T. .sss VII
since, In union With France, she proposed TO Amer
lea trpaytite treaty for securing Cuba TO Spai0-
will she be able now, WHEN dcubly unked TO her
neighbor powers. TO conifne her intesvenst simply
to phrase and negotiations. and paper pellets III
the brain Z" When our poe effal and indispensable
any, Napoleon ILL.,, declares that he 6nds II neces
cary for the interests Of Francc and Of his throne
70 aide with the court q Madrid asA calls upon us
between the two countries TO take simillr course,
what reply will the British government maker
This is grave dilemma for tho Western Powers
II ID GOrdian knot, which requires delicate han1-
ling IL is serious matter to 60 70 war with tho
United States, when we have already . most for
midsb3e foe upon our hands. We are a. yet only at
the outset Of this war in Europe. which We fear Ii
destined to assume stih more formidable proper
Ii ,ns. And il Britain and France are TO maintain
the faith of trestes In the New World. as they are
0oing in the Old, they Will need to get ready new
fleets, new armies, aud Q new transport serv.ce--
things which msst certainly may b accomplished;
make us pause and scan carefully all contingencies.
To break with the United States would be to break
with the only genuinely free empire In the world
save our own and one upon which, we believe, we
shall ultimately have to rely for support in our
struggle with continental absoutism. Yet would u
be less serious thing for u.s. in the outset to break
up the alliance With the Western Powers, and see
France and Spain withdraw from the struggle with
the Northern Colossus
Before looking further into this dilemma II IL ne
cessary to glance at the state Of Affairs in Spain It.
selffor 1t to us that changes are approaching
in that country which, If they do happen, cannot
The revolts which have been occurring in the Pc
ninsula since autumn last, though unsuccessful.
suffice to chow the chronic state of discomfort which
prevails. In Spain, particularly things have been
government may attempt to arrest the decline Of
its influence by conps-d6fa such violent and unna-
tural remedies will only bring matters to more de-
cisive crisis at last. In many respects there Is
striking parallelism between the present state OF
Spain and that which, in 1907 induced Napoleon to
invade that country and drive the BOurb0ns from
the throne. The same lcentiousness reigned in the
palace then as nowonly at present II exists still
there was but one favorite, Godoy-but there Is
succession Of them; and the very rabble Of Madrid
point the finger Of sc0rn as the Queen and her sister
along the streets The spirit ofloyaty deep
Gn~Y~n< s~ -
nsrd yet unbrdled and undisguised is the licen-
tiousLess at court, that though amidst the royal
proieacy Of 1907 the people, loyalty was hardly at
all impaired, at resent it is all but extinct There
King around whom the loyalty Of the country
might rally; but there is only an imbecile Kingcoa
sort now; and the fortunes of the throne hang
peflous'y upon the character of female sovereign
Moreover, there waa then grown up heir to the
throne Tire Prince Of Aeturias; whereas now there
ia only female child of three years DID, whose le
gitimacy and right TO the throne would not fail to
be questioned the Carist party again to unfurl
the standard of rebellion. And besides all this, the
old but now prescribed Salic law Of succession Is
still regarded with favor by large portion OF the
community Who 80 ias g the dignity Of the Gro xn
ing up OF the Succession to the female line.
By their coup detat and dissolution Of the Cham
bers last spring. the Spanish government succeeded
par1ny against them in the legislature; but the un-
popularity Of the Cabinet ID at present greater than
ever. Financial embarrassments are the most fer.
tile Of all causes Of revolution by at once discon-
mebts power Of REFRESHING disorders. In Spain
this most fundamental Of all species of embarrass
ments is at presen pretty near q crisis; and the
recent "run" on the bank was not more measure
OF opposition to the ministry, than natural conse-
qoence Of the embarrassed and very unsettled state
of the country. The Heraido. the organ of the
Prime Minister, M. Sartorns, declares that the
government will "burn its last cartridge" before
snll 90 No.
fol they may assume; but the unpopularity Of the
Cabinet is universal; and letter from good au-
thority at Madrid ssys-"t Is impossible to exag-
gerate the universal hatred in which the ministry
will be possible residence for the members Of the
present cabinet when It shall be dissolved, and
whether they will not be compelled Ono matter who
succeeds them) to quit their country and their pla-
ces at one and the same time. They have contrived
to disgust and offend everybody, even many OF their
own paiSeans.
But SPANS dangers are not all internal. The dis.
content within is fomented from without. The more
We study Russian diplomacy-and we have studied
It and watched 1t closelythe more it appears at the
present crisis to be ubiquitous. We and it repre-
seLted by dozens of agents in the United States,
spying out the land. fitting out prvateers and whis
peing into the ear OF the young republic at once OF
fresh profits and Of new power. We find lido not
start, good reader, for this is pretending to
fraternise with the red republicans OF Italy, In
orderto raise them against Austria, should the
bold-hearted young Emperor dare to cast Oh
tie dictatoiial influence Of the Car. With.
in the last three months these ubiquitous
emissares Of this most Machiavelian despotism that
ever cursed the world have made their appearance
both in Spain and Portugal, In such numbers as to
be generally alluded to, though apparently bnt
little thought OF, by the press. It Is not Diff
cult to divine the object Of their mission. Our
readers cannot have forgotten the swarm Of
Russian mobiles and officers, including several
members Of the Cars own family, who in June last
IN tab al avtn OF fha
German courts, at Paris and 10 England. HEALTH
The batbs change of air, was the excuse generally
made for these unusual visits, and they were almost
universally regarded at the time a. Omens of peace;
but the whole movement is now seen to have been
s,se, and for purposes of intrigue and diplomacy.
We need have no hesitation in ascribing the pres
ence of these Russian visitors in the Peninsula to
still more decidedly sinister motives The Gear, we
dare say, does not expect TO gain Spain in such q
way TO obtain direct military assistance from her
in the struggle, is she capable Of giving such;