The true Democrat., 1854-09-06
Espartero.

A, oI the Baltimore Sun, gives the tOl- lowing sketch of Expartero's character and ex- ploits:
 The last arrival from Europe brings us the news that Espartero, Duke de la Vittoria, ex- Regent of Spain, is once more at the head of the Spanish government Instead of idle spe- culatlons, will briefly give you a few facts from the life of the man, to enable you to judge whether this event is likely to retard or facili- tate the acquisition of Cuba
 Don Baldamero Espartero is of low extrac- tion; was born in La Mancha in 1792, and from his weak constitution was first destined for the church. He left the convent where he was educated in 1908, and entered the army then organizing against the French In 1911 he be- came lieutenant of engineers; but not being able to pass his examination, was transferred to the infantry at Valladolid, where he resigned his commission.
 In 1915 he joined, as captain, the expedition of Gen. Morillo against the revolted colonies of South America, and fought with success and courage in Peru, where he advanced to the rank of colonel After the equalization of Ay- acucho, in 1924, he returned to Spain. where he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier Ge- neral.
 In 1882 he declared for the succession of the daughter of Ferdinand VII, the present Queen of Spain, and in the civil war which subse- quently ensued, joined the army of the Chris tinos in Biscay. In 1886 he saved the capital from the insurgents, for which achievement he was made commander-in- chief of the army of the North, Viceroy of Navarro, and Captain Ge neral of the Bask Provinces In 1887 he again saved the capital from the army of Don Car los, whom he threw back across the Ebro. oc- cupied the hills of Luchana, and relieved Bill boa which had been beseiged by the Ca,Gsts For this feat he was made Count of Luchano In 1928 he annihiated the expedition of the Carlist general Negr
 His fortunate campaign of 1889 won him the titles of Grandee of the first class. Duke of Vitoria, and Grand Cross of the French Legion of Honor. His negotiations with Moroto at last caused Don Carlos to quit the soil of Spain.
 In 1850, he defeated the Carlist expedition under Cabrera. after having previously caused the res gnation of Narvaez as a member of Donna Christmas Cabinet In that year. the Queen Regent having large majority in the Cortez, ventured to circumscribe the municipa- lities (Ayuntementos) of Spain Espartero ad- vised her in Barcelona not to sign the law, and when an instruction followed the promuga- ton, returned to Madrid, where he was elected President of the Ministerial council On the 10th of October 184O, the Queen Regent ab- dicated and went to France. The Cortez on the 9th of May, 1851, declared Espartero Sole Regent of Spain.
 As Regent, Espartero opposed both the pre- tensions of the Pope and of the Republicans, crushed the rising of O'Donnel who had de- clared for the Queen Regent, and prevented the elopement from Madrid of the present Queen. Of the two generals involved in the plot, Leon and Concha, (the latter subsequently, Captain General of Cuba) he ordered the first to be shot.
 As Regent, Espartero became the decided friend and ally of England, in the same man. her that the Queen Regent had been that of France. He remained true to the constitution of 1857, but at the same time put down Re- publcanlsm wherever 1t showed itself The instruction of Barcelona, in l842, was put down by bombarding the city. After this act, Progressistas, Moderados and Republicans uni ted against him. He was forced to declare a general amnesty, but when asked to dismiss Generals Zurbano and Linage, both known to be in the British interests, he dismissed instead both his ministers and the Cortez.
 Catalonia, Andalucia, Aragon and Jalicia soon arose, and on the 1st of July, 1943, the revo- lutionary Junta of Barcelona declared the Queen of age, and Espartero traitor to the country. At the head of the instruction stood Narvaez who entered Madrid on the 22d July On the 3Oth of July, Espartero embarked at Cadiz, and landed at Falmouth, England, on the 18th of August following. Thoug gh by the Spanish decree of August 18th, deprived of all his titles and honors, he was received in Great Britain with all the distinction due his rank as Regent; and it is but reasonable, therefore, to suppose that he has preserved some gratitude for his hospitable entertainers.
 The constitution of 1937-the same which Espartero maintained as Regent with so much vgor against both the Catholic hierarchy and the Republicans the one now proclaimed in Madrid, and received with exclamation by the people. It yet remains for me to state that Espartero enjoys the reputation of being free trader, and that the rumor of his having made a treaty with England, derogatory to the manu- featuring interest of Catalonia, was the chief cause of the rising of Barcelo in 1913. If as some assert, the revolution in Spain is the work of Russian intrigue, the return of Espartero was certainly not ill the pro yramme.
 CHEAPER ?ApER.-The Long Island Vindi- cator, of last week, says: Samuel Nolan, late of the city of Dublin, Ireland, now resident in New York, with the assistance of his brother