The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-01


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In spain . Russian Movement.
1t would appear by the last vice from Ma
drid that the insure tiona movement In
Spain, so far from bel quel j. grs iusily
gaining strength. The gari isoa nd population
Of Barcelona ave pr u ced In avor Of the
insurgents, and it is p oh BILE the whole Of
the province Of Catalonia will filow its exam
pie. Here ext ting vernment have most
danger to apprehend, as, owing to it's CONT
guilty to the Fren, frontier, on which large
bodies Of Carist exiles have long been concen-
trating themselves in expectation Of an out
break, it may be considered the focus Of the
revolutionary element. Notwithstanding the
efforts Of the authorities to suppress the truth
by severe measures of repression against the
opposition journals, we shall in all probability
receive by the next steamer further accounts Of
the progress Of the instruction towards the
south-the direction which, owing to the fAcili-
ties Of communication with the coast, all such
movements usually take.
From the declarations of the insurgent lead
ers, who profess that the object Of the revolt is
merely to free the Queen from the ascendancy
Of despicable camarilia, 1t may be thought
by those who are unacquainted with the
present condition of Spain, and the state Of
hopeless disorder into which its political
and inaocial affairs have fallen, that the
movement is an independent one original
ing with the progresistas, and having no
reference to external influences. Such, how
ever, is for from being the fact. The coloring
ofloyalty given to it has only been assumed for
present purposes, the real object in view being
the compulsory abdication or dethronement of
Queen Isabella and the substitution Of the
Conoe de Montemolin. But even this project
is subsidiary to the designs which have given
vitality and strength to the insurrection, and
which would not even hesitate to ignore the
claims Of the latter, If those Of the Duo de
Mon,pensier and his wife should prove more
acceptable to the nation. From private infor-
nation that has reached US we have the strong
est grounds for believing that in its origin,
progress and Interior Objects the movement is
essentially Russian one, having from its earli-
est stages up to the prese mt time been projected
stimulated and encouraged by Muscovite agents
and MuscOvite gold, as sort Of counter-check
to the action Of France In other quartera 1t is
now about six months since the activity of
Russian emissaries in the Peninsula began to
excite the remarks Of the watchfhl correspond
ents Of the English and American press; but,
strange to say, the Spanish government
paid no attention to the repeated
warnings that it received, but Numbered
Oh in all the confidence Of blind security It
will now discover, to it's cost, that its openly
manifested partialities in favor of the coalition,
for the purpose Of obtaining its aid in the pro
lection Of its colonial possessions, will only
nave had the effect Of lighting the flames of
,ivil discord at home, and, in all probsbilit.. )
of endangering the very object for which it
has incurred 30 much risk.
IT il SO obviously the policy Of the Car to
endeavor to distract and divide the attention
Of his adversaries from the steady prosecution
Of The plans by which his political influence
is menaced, that it is surprising that the dangers
arising from the intrignes Of his agents In the
Peninsula should go long have escaped the
attention, not only of the Spanish government,
but Of that astute ruler whose watohful eye
secms to be directed to every doubtful symptom
in Me political horizon. One Of his greatest
perils will, in oil probability, arise in this
quarter. The great bug-bcar Of legitimacy
that disturbed the brief intervals Of repose
which the active mind of his uncle allowed
itaelf. win be again put in action 10 cndan:er
the tranquil possession, and, if poss be- the
stability of Louis Napoleon's hardly earned
power. simultaneously with her efforts to
break up the coalition, by crushing the
power Of Austria on her own coil, all
the action of Russia will be directed
to the contamination Of her long meditated
scheme of replacing Bourbon prince on the
throne Of Spain. In no way could he more ef-
fectually emoarrass and annoy the French EN-
peror, or secure to himself valuable ally in
case the fortune Of war should enable him TO
push his armies across the Rhine
In this state Of things 1t is evident that ne
need not put ourselves to any immediate trou-
bic or Inconvenience with regard to the pur-
chase or iorcible seizure Of Cuba. In the event
OF this Russo-Spanish movement succeeding it
will fall easily and naturally into our hands.
A Carlist government can no longer count upon
the sy mpathy or aid Of the Western Powers,
and the Gear is too anxious to secure the heu-
trality, If not the good feeling Of THE country.
not to render him DESTROYS Of conciliating US by
counselling the cession to us of this trouble
some dependency of Spain. We must not,
therefore, be in hurry to throw away our
money for purchase which may so soon come
begging to our doors. Let us profit by the
mo,al Of the Gadsden treaty, and await pa
tiently the course of events.
A BIT or THNBLE-RIGGNG SToPPFp.--Mr,
Stuart, Of Michigan, In his amendment, offered
last week in the Senate, to the River aud