Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-11
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CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY TRoDDEN DOWN BY
THE oCEEN-NoN-INTERvENTIo OF ENGLAND
From The L,aao, Ty,,.. III.

'9 uned up, but Ne seem already to have gathered
enough To ebsbe understand the tru. hearings ,nd
su- o the crisis that has Just passed us.y iis,orv
weary of recording the various and sudden rryoIution.
A' o' 'he lat hve and forty years have sgt.ted the
spa sh race On both drs Of the Atlantic and deylon
NATIONAL characcriscs which suppressed by three een,o
- oil narchiea aud saeeriotal de-potisn have burst
oth WIN nerraed fury lce the French invasion in Eu
rope sni the revolt OF the spanish colonies in Am.c,
ov-rthre~ ancen1 institutions suver ted the tradition
ie-lecti"r tyiatnical crown and b gnted clergy
From the death OF Ferdinand VII to the pr-ent oa,,
'be government OF Spain b.. Len rocking 70 and fro liz
tower Ia an earthquake. without heirg able for mo
nett to establish itself any f.m foundations Tn.
bloody civil which finally beat do%n the claims Of
pOn CHiio tue establishments of liberal government un.
der Esparteo, hIs expulsion make room for the sap
5unsy tyranny OF SarvAex the ministry that dsyrae.d
the earlier yeas OF Queen Isabella the literal reyouton
oi July, 1884 and the bloody com efaf of Or,,nu 49,
July 1896 have all passed before "a in acces.on witbo
glving to Spain single statesman or single warrior
"ho-e maine will live Tor generation after his death Her
pubhc uien To BE- divided into txo cl,ss.s Wb,
there has been good intention there las been no yigou w
decision where there have been visour and decision ther
hasbeen total absence OF good faith fairness and honor
Espateio - the perfect picture o a man devoted IA MI
hc intererts-honest in his end and single minded IN
Ms means brave, generous, citu aud chiyarous but
inert, Csuspicious unready, and undecided destined Ia
rise perpetually u the summit o Affairs by the confidence
inspired IA his excellent qualities and a. cousanv 10 fan
rom II oy want of energy, crcumsp-ction aud tore
hOGght The revolutions of Spain have ouly mpre cou
petely verified the profound remark th. ancient Cr
historian Thzt in conflicts inferior men for the most
part succeed Tor the superior men, despsng their antse
1
nouy, do not attempt gain by action that which .v
believe to be thsirs already by superiority fcouns- while
tpe ihefoF CONSCIOUS OF their defects proceed bold
W acon at once, and their antagonists being uh their
guard are the more readily DESTROYED Even 20 has il
Jared with the revolutionary government of 1854 Con-
sous oi his own recttude harbong indirect or unfair
drsgs against any one, contdirg implicitly in the soyer
elsn whose hrUne he had saved ami the colleagues TO
Nhom he had forgiven every species Of injury and whom
ne bad loaded WITH imaginable favor Epaftero trea
eu win contempt tile warning which he continually re-
ceved o the falsehood OF the Queen and her Minister
'hd remained IN needless security TIL the hunters had
wound their tolls around their prey Not till everything
was prepared u the last mau and the last gun CON
ceitrated around the devoted city OF Madrid did tb
'reachoous daughter of Ferdinand and her willy and san
su'nary associates throw of the mask and getting up
frivolous quarrel, mud an excuse To bring ministerial
crss dsus E-parero and place the office of First Min
tsr III Tire hands of the r--olute and nsrciless Donne
hen came the Catastrophe National Guard and people OF
Madrid hew toarms Troops and artillery were poured into
city and there ensued for many fierce be-
tween the troops OF the line and the National uar This
state oil things could not last The Naoua Guard deserted
e! say oy their leaders, and overpOwered by the su-
peiior discipline and of their assaAns gave up the
contest and submitted dsarmed few of the more
determined under the guidance Of Puchcta, the bull
hghte fought TO extremity and persisted either BY can
non shot the bayonets of the soldiers Little mercy
seems TO have been sought given on either side and
tne Killed are estimated at not less than u thousand Fee
ole lnsurrecons OF a similar character in different parts
OF the country have been easily suppressed the Queen
a1d Donnel may now be said have tramped out the
asst spark OF constitutional liberty in Spain That this is
destined TO last do believe That il must LAT far
some time We do not m the least pretend doubt The
eohutuuonss have been surprised and overpowered bv
sudden and deeply laid treason, aud the peifdous
laughter OF Ferdinand VII. has employed against them
those arts which her father well knew how 70 enlov
W order TO conciate those whom he destfoy
Espartero himself be in the power of the con-
qurrJs and there in his absence no man Of sufficient
"eight TO raise his behalf effective counter move
meHt
80 ends then, the turbulent drama of 1854 not with
Out great reprosch TO the capacity aud activity of the
liberal party. Two have been wasted in consttu-
ton making aud have utterly failed to bring forth tho.
reforms To which friend TO constitutional
" that he had right TO expect The constitutional g.
'eFtivnt also made de,~ult cases in which better
things might have been expected The creditors OF Spain
re"n unser constitutional as under absolute monarchy
dsgraceuly deiranded, and prohibiive tariff the rum
OF her revenue and the grave OF her industry remain.
untouchedin its original barbarism If the
government has fallen foreign nations have little reason
TO regret the change In England regret that the
last constitutional government the continent with the
exception OF Sardinia has been overhroWn. but our r
ges ouget not TO urge Us 10 interfere in any respect
with te private aiaifs OF nation in which nothing an
pears to be perpetual except change aud ycisstude We
have outyed the DAYS when this country in absurd i
taion of the French republic and without the excuse
OF revolutionary impulse, undertook the task of com
batting political opinion. That time il past we trust
never 10 return, and long the new government OF
spain carefully perform its duties to an ally We
shall be that il should the forms OF impe
nal France instead Of constitutional England without
teshng ourselves IN any way called upon intervene in
matters Of purely domestic organization We hope-in
deed We behevc,-that the Emperor Of the French will
follow line Of conduct similar to our own II the new
revolution Of Madrid be famed in imitation of his conde
ne has the more reason TO acquiesce quietly his pnc
pies Let the new Government last its time but when the
occasion arrives Tor destroying n that France
show a. little inclination ourselves check the course
of liberal reaction IL quite evident that Spaiu has NOT
yet settled down her ultimate form of government IL
duty and that OF all her welushers 10 await the
result and not TO force upon her those institutions that We
may believe TO be the most sAutary in our Case.
THE VERY LATEST.
PARIS, Friday July 25-9 A. M.-Advices from Ba
yOne OF the 24th inst that according TO letter m
Saragossa, dated the 10th inst Gen. Falcon had held
\ battalion OF royalsts which had efs Tudea rpyolted
on arriving near the town and joined the Insurgents The
| Custom House officials did the same.
Fifteen thousand militamei or peasants coming from
Guinea were advancing TO join the Arrsgonese.
| The frontier OF Navarro Is tranquil
| Mr. D1SRAELI On AMERICAN EXPANSION
| In the House OF Commons July 25th, NJ. Disracl
to make his promised review Of the session the
technical motion OF for the number snd titles Ut
the bills that had been dropped during thr session. He
observed tosaris the Close OF h. addres .-rbeu look
to relations with the United States There Is poll
cy with regard 70 tile United State which would look
with the utmost ieaOusy-with jealous and htigous
spirt-upou the progress Of the United Siates-which
thinks that any advance Of th,ir power expansion o
their territorial limits u opposed 70 the commercial inter-
and feelings Of the political influence OF England
Well. am not OF that opinion; AN of contrary opin-
ION do not mean to say that you can deal With this
question ol the United States H. the same divisions iu
which you did the other questions. think although no
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the inhabitants Of the United States 20 take the possession
Of civilized powersto attempt TO appropriate for
pie the Ctr-ms or Cuba-although these Violations Of
uatio- law would meet ia the Of the United States
not doubt the rctribsiion the just pun
shmcnt violations Of public law by other country
vet cannot forget that the United states, though indie
pendent still colonies and influenced by colonial
cclngs snd that when they 10 contsc with large
portions Of territories scarcely populated, Inhabited by
sparse population Of ind0lcnt aud scarcely intelligent
men, 10 y impossible for them resist the desire Of that
expansion which Il FAR from being Injurious to the in
tcrcsts u England that contributes 10 the wealth OF En-
gland, HnI though must ouly whisper il, dismnishes
the wealth OF the United States am, therefore oppo-
scd to the policy which vess with Jealousy the advance
Of these communities. apprchend. these three sub.
ec Of foreign policy n which this country may be called
upon to set there distinct opinions and that IL Is idle
pretend hat parties have ceased because on all sub
/ ccts oi the same opinion.
Lord Pamcrston did reply 70 this portion Of the ad-
| drcss " the honorable member
THE NONOFFIC1AL REPRESENTATION or ENG.
LAND AT WASHINGTON.
From ne Nanctcsfcr ExamiHer. ypig %
Her Msjcsty's governments entertain singular idea Of
the which BELTS their dignity iu recrtncc the
United They have submitted q Mr Crampfou's