The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-31

Il il stated again 10 the European jour
nails that Napoleon is about to Interfere ia
The affairs of Spain The Midcia jonsaal,
the EspanG, has accused the French Emperor
OF designing 10 mix himself up with Spaa-
ish politics, with a view, apparently, To re-
goin the Influence possessed by the Bolrooas
from Louis XIV. TO Louis XVI, aud by tie
elder Nepoleon after the treaty OF Bayonne.
II bes given facts - an account Of an interview
between walewski aod Oiozsga-a glance at
the dispatches which followed sketch Of tne
measures taken by the Spanish cabinet, aaa 40
on. All this the Londoa Tines correspondent.
ION the beet authority" empnatically deoies
Its possible that the English writer may
have been misled, aud that there is more tratn
in The assertions of the E7aa"a than the former
is willing to aekuo @ledge 10 the present con-
dition Of tue Spanish monarchy-wh,oh Is Bat
one remove above the Porte in visaity-ls IL
mach mere reasonable to suppose that France
on the q,4i rice to take advantage of events
ID Spain, than that the Emperor ia allowing il
to escape HE attention II all humAa prooa
bilty this generation will not pass a9ay-csr-
tainly this century viii not come to . close
without some radical change 10 the Spanish
peninsula- One hnodred aad fifty years ago
the great Louis declared that France waa the
natural protector of SpAiu, aud never iost his
temper SO ou,rageous.y as wuen his grand
son, the Spanish Kiag, presumed to think for
himself French prspOaderauce at Madrid was
a cardinal point in the poli,y of ali French
statesmen during the eighteenth century; the
sums it cost France to help Spain to try to
Drive out the English from Gibraltar have
ne yer been counted. Napoleon vas faithful to
the traditional policy; though his excessive
ambition and over~eeniDg vanity caused him
to orerleap his aim. Again, in 1928, the re-
stored Bourbons furnished a fresh proof of
their belief in the doctrine OF French protss
tiop, by sending az army to the support Of
Ferdinand. Louis Philippe, too wary to co.
gage in the Carliss stragyle, actually lost
himself BY HE eagerDess to make Spala fef
of bis Kingdom. Is Loais Napoleon goiag t.
De the first exception to the rule OF French
sovereigns?
There are many reasons why French inter
ference might be more successful 10 Spain no "
than it has ever been The great obstacle to
the establishment of French influence in Ma
drid mas always been British rivalry; from the
peace of Utrecht to the marriage of toe Dake
of Nontpensier the French have had to eight
the English, step by step, at every foot OF their
Spanish career. Louis Napoleon might find
the English willing to give him tree scope on
condition Of his securing payment of the
Spanish bonds Again, Spain is in a far worse
condition today than during last century.
Official corruption has reached its climax.
What heroism and energy there used to be in
the old Spanish character, appear to have died
out. There remains nothing to speak of in Spain
but bandits and bugs, priests and poverty, in
science and intrigue. Here is foe chance
for skilful tactician like the French En- pc
ror to play the Turkish game over again. Per-
sonal considerations may doubtless possess
| little weight. At the same time, it does not
appear very likely that the French moaarch
would, after steady adherence to the policy
of Intervention in Spain during period Of a
century and half, choose the period when
his Spanish wife presents him with half
Spanish heir, to turn his back upon the PENN
sula-