The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-30
The Instruction In Spain.

The hsurrection I'm Spain.
1t appears that new rebellion broke out in
Madrid, and some of the provinces Of Spain, on
the 18th instant. Our accounts are yet very
meagre: we only know that on the resignation of
the Espartero cabinet new ministry was form
| ed with O'Donnell at its head: that the people
| apparently dissatisfied with this new government
instead of recognizing it, took up arms, the Ma
tional Guard being the first to raise barricades ;
and that thirty hours fighting had taken place in
the capital, besides some collisions at Saragossa
| when the mail left. We are further informed
that the rebellion was entirely crushed, and the
O'Donnell ministry firmly settled This portion
| of the news must be received with caution. 1t
may be true but governments are so prone to
believe that instructions are suppressed long be-
fore the belief is justified by the facts. and are
moreover so VIGOROUSLY in the habitof controlling
| the telegraph, so as to prevent the dissemination
| of news unfavorable to themselves that it will
be well to wait another mail or two before
we arrive at any settled conviction on this
point.
We are left in the dark as to the cause Of the
outbreak. But whatever its immediate occasion
was, it requires no divination to discover that it
| flowed naturally from the attempt that il being
| made in Spain-as in Prussia and other European
| countries-to reconcile a democratic and repub-
lican people to form of government whose demo
cratic element is overslaughed by aristocracy mo-
narchy and tradition. For fort years the people
Of Spain have been on the eve of revolution. More
than once actual outbreaks have taken place. From
| the fall of Napoleon to the year 1920, Ferdinand
was retained upon his throne solely by the
menaces of Intervention from the Northern
Powers. In 1928, nothing but actual interview
ton from France, and the military occupation Of
| part Of Spain by French army, saved him. At
his death, the civil war between the Carlsts and
| Christmas alone averted democratic uphcaval.
| No sooner was the Carlist war over than revolu-
| tionary juntas began to be formed and attempts
at instruction made. We do not think we exag-
gerate If we say that the people of Madrid have
i risen half dozen times in arms during the last
twelve or fourteen years. Besides the stimulus
to disaffection which they derived from the incon
sstency between the system Of government and
| popular opinion, they have been spurred on by
loathing for the person of the Queen. Ii is, we
believe, generally known even here that the
female who occupies the throne of Spain is re-
maTkable for her dssoluteness, and that she has,
on many occasions, outrageously shocked the
feelings Of her people and scandalzed the
civilized world.
50 long az these causes operate, IL matters not
what outbreaks are suppressed, the revolutionary
| spirit is sure to make Roadway. II will BE-
found truly hydra-hcaded; each revolt that
is crushed will facilitate succeeding ones
| We regard II, therefore, az a matter Of very
little ultimate consequence whether the affair OF
18th July was failure or not. If il failed, we
are so much nearer Il revolution that is to
succeed.
Wewere, we confess, better prepared to expect
| revolution in Italy than In Spain. But the an
ticpation was founded rather on the peculiar at
tention that happens to have been lately directed
| 10 the Italian peninsula than 10 any radical DIFF
ference in the condition or political prospects Of
the two countries. Both ruled by surviving and
decreph branches of the Bourbon family. both
sunk in ignorance and brutalised by tyranny.
political as well as religious, both lately thrown
of their level by violent French domination,
the Two sicilies and Spain occupy, in fact. sub
stantially tbs same ground. Stable government.
heightened enjoyment of tranquility or peace
able progress, is impossible in either In both,
chronic revolution is paramount necessity. and
its advent is a mere question of time
As might be expected, the first news of the out
break has pointed attention to France A cor
respondent of London paper is already assured
that Napoleon has directed the formation of an
army Of observation on the Spanish frontier. To
all who have studied the man and the times IL
will appear very unlikely that the French En-
peror contemplates repeating the bundcr made
by Louis XVIII. Whether he designs to repeat
his uncle's experiment is not 50 clear II has been
noticed more than once that Queen Christina.
who occupies country house in the nciphbor-
hood Of Paris has received much attention of
late from members Of the Bonaparte family, and
has seemed to be very intimate with the Murats
| and the members of the Jerome branch. Hence
belief in the salons Of Paris, many months
since. that Napoleon contemplated treading in
the steps Of his uncle with regard to Spain II
il. perhaps, more likely that he will leave events
TO bring forth their natural fruit-let the rotten
Bourbon governments break down of their own
weight. and only advance his own interests
I when It can be made TO appear that he Il merely
yielding to the popular will and the sentiment Of
Europe. This appears to be the course he Is
following with regard to Italy. If il be ad-
| hered to, fresh revolutions and a fresh 1sis
may be quite confidently expected at no distant
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