New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-24
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"a in uhich he delighted himself. l wrote you
nou,h since that be bad become conscious Of his
inability to sit do xn on his bayonets, and had pre-
nar.d for himself stool, viz: the Constitution Of
1915 with an appendix, by means Of which he
toned that all THU gs would come to state of rest,
and he would govern Spain cOnstltutOnaly although
be was DICTATOR. But ODonne was altogether
too stroLg in his own cOncet, and wished TO be
altoQe her too masnanimous and mighty for the
size of his email clothes.
He permitted Gen. Narvaez to return from exile
Narraez bad made the Constitution OF l3i5 him
self; it was bis work. and it had bOrne him and his
party nine years In power.
The King and his friends were very busy and
very much disposed TO resent the cavalier treat
ment which O'DOnrell had seen fit to adopt toward
them. The King filled the ears Of his loving spouse
with dangerous and sweet words about her regal
prerOga'ive and the sword Of an ambitious gen
erals weighing more than the scepter of hundred
ilustrOus Kings and Queens. Her Catholic
Majesty likes 10 have her Owl way, as all young
women do. She is uDgrateful, as all princes are
and above ALL she is a Bourbon, and the daughter
Of Der father, who happened to be King Ferdi
Dand VII. Of Spain Of happy me nory. So she
got up little ball in the palace only few days,
very few days, after the return of Naryaez who, 1t
is said, had been up the back stairs to inspect the
arrangements and ha ing found all thing disposed
ODonnell both went to the ball, but her little fe-
male Catholic Majesty turned her shoulder TO
ODsnnell and smiled on Narvaez. The game was
lost. There was great futter i'll the ball room,
and heavy. heeled generals strobe to and fro, aud
looked fierce, and looked dlsmayed. But IN the
morning Naryaez snatched the stool out IRON under
O'Donnell and he fell-fell in the dirt. Naryaez
kicked over the appendix and sat himself quietly
down on the Constitution OF lSi5, and Charley had
his own again.
In political view, this Ministry counts upon
more elem ents of stability than did that Of ODon
mel, but sooner or later its fate is certain.
This change means simply that tie 'oM Of the
queen is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OvershadOwed every
other power or authority in the Spanish state.
In July lost, by means Of ODOnnell and the
army she raised herself above the power of the
people; now she has raised herself above the power
of the army, or at least the best part of it, who
were adherents of ODOnnell.
Naryaez is the representative of the old MOderado
party, that is to say of the aristocracy-she newer
aIistocracy and privileged classes-the party most
retrograde of all which have held power in Spain
since the death of Ferdinand VII. There is only
one step more, and the queen will be very apt to
take it. The absOlutists pure and simple VERY
few of whom still survive) will some fine
morning probably replace Narvaez. There are
indications already Of such a movement. The
Queen has climbed very high within few months,
and final catastrophe which will sink her and her
dynasty forever. Her character and her disposition
are fit. The circumstances OF her palace are ia
vorable The few abs0lutists | have mentioned
have the entree by the back stairs to her chamber
She hears no good counsel, and her own talent is
not sufficient to show her the peril. She has lost
feaIfuy for few years past. The generous Gu
tbusiasm OF fighting for young Queen and liberal
Government against Don Carlos and absolutlsm,
which was what placed her the throne, has
passed away. Her own absOutism and her ngrat-
tude have been felt Her filsity and her unwilling
ness TO be bound by any compact with her people
are now manifest She has lost the affection and
the support of the people. By this last move she
has lost the affection and support of the army also
or at least the best part of consider that this
alone is sufficient to ruin her, and overthrow her
throne in the process Of time and events.
But she will in all PROBABILITY 60 still further and
will lose in the same manner the little and made.
quate support she now derives from the arsto-
cratic classes represented by Narvaez; aud her
fall will then be immediate, and beyond the power
of delay. mean TO say that even now, Judging from
the temper of Spain and the elements at work on
both sides, consider that the fall of Queen Isabel
ii. is reduced already to a mere question of time
and opportunities. But she will be likely to
precipitate il rather than delay il, aud it
may come within Il year. She is beut
upon being the last of her dynasty aud seems to be
iii a hurry to conclude 1t.
The resentment of the people against her is ter
rible l have had an opportunity to know some
thing OF this, and my information comes from many
provinces and from the people themselves Moth
ing like ii has been known i'll Spain not even IN the
time of Ferdinand.
The treachery of the Queen, for who they had
shed their blood in long and desolating civil war,
and whose ingratitude they had once more gener-
ously pardOned in 1854 when they had her in their
power, forgetting her errors and accepting her
promises 10 be faithful 10 them IN future; her
treachery now again, and the cruel aud wanton
display of it, will never be forgiven; and she and
her whole family will surely give account for it to
confdng and too loyal people.
The Queen if she should become conscious OF
her position may 60 back again TO O'DOnell and
put the power again in his hands quietly.
But this would work delay only, not pardon.
O'Donnell and the army are themselves full of bit
ter resentment, and what is more, the Queen will
never be able again to make them put confidence III
herself.
notice very handsome mention in the Madrid
newspapers of our Secretary of Legation, BuckIng-
ham Smith, esq, who appears to enjoy the fagora-
be opinion of all parties for the same things are
said of him with slight variation in the Espald
high Moderado organ; the Discussion, Democratic
organ; and the NOcedGdes, popular and independent
Liberal paper. translate for your benefit:
1--WE Understand that tie distOl ulshed and lndefati
gable historian, M. Buckingham Smith who worth
lily discharges the office OF Secretary OF the Anglo
American Legation at this Court, is engaged in tie
performance Of genuine service to letters aud TO his
tory, making collection of precious GAIA, obtsuei
from our net archives, relative 70 the history % the
Spanish domination Ill the t;uitory OF the United
States.
This important work will be printed in Spanish.
precisely preserving every Circumstance of the final
documents, ard giving the fac saes of the sig
natures"
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