The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-28
AFFAIRS IN SPAIN.
Raf Ofe0n's idea or lntcrventfOn-French
Newspaper In Mndri0.


Newspaper In NInuri0.
Correspondence of the London Tilres.l
PARTS, May, II, 1856.
A French paper some time since established in
Madrid, under the title Of Journal de Madrid has
lately published an article which has excited sur
prise and no small amount of irritation. The arti
Gle appeared, ~ strange coincidence the I'd of
May, the day that the az ny, the population ard the
government were celebrating the anniversary of the
rising of the Spanish people against their invaders
and oppressors The dictatorial tone of that effu
sion was still more irritating, and the sensations
produced by it were painful from the fact Of the
writer selecting such day, whilst thousands were
gathered round the monument of Daoz and Vilardc,
whs gave the signal of that glorious insu-e
was even contingency. It appears that the editor
OF the paper is NJ. Hugdmann, who took refuge
in Spain after the cosp etat Of the I'd of December
When he arrived at Madrid he set up the journal
was aMnestied, and came to Paris 1t is rumored in
Madrid that during his stay here he had interviews
with certain nfue persons, after which he re-
turned to Madrid furnished with sufficient funds to
put his journal on a Large SCALE with correspon-
dents, &C. and as letter from that city expresses
it, "as an Imperial organ" The leading article
now refer to, and which, Il published in the Span
ishlanguaEe, would have produced still more ser1
GUS impression, is, it appears the first fruit of this
new arrangement; and certainly M. Hudgmann does
not appear 10 mnce matters. The letter which men,
tons these facts contains the following observa-
TONS
AT Paris the Fre oh government do all they can to re-
pudate The idea Of intervention At Madrid their orgars
and the French Ambassador among the number speak Of
II as possibility in certain specified cases. and they
the idea thuhscrew which lghtsnsd or oosened
accoeing to the ex'gencies Of the moment. England
towards Spain stereotyped in the French Foreign office
and IL never has and will vary from the
frankly hough perhaps imprudedtiy) declared by de
Chateau6iard when he said, in 1928 L'Espdone est
pour la regidy1ts de ses Inducements ct des n6tres
/ rive A feW Of the more OhipctinOahn oyfracta
from the article in question: they are intended as
comment on some of the papeos that endeavoped
to excite popular Indignation by the rumors Of an
armed intervention.
the Of FIarc where the legons of his uncle have
left their spirit He Knows that in Spain all Of
love tie imperial instiutons he knows that they
s oisposstd TO place the institutions OF the Peninsula
rea itn with those OF France, and to facilitate this har
nopy be apIres no Efforts
The Emperor Napoleon by establishing with the Span
sh govepnf mt the most friendly relations by protecting
the provinces Of the north Of Inc Peninsula against the
psrtans II ahsolusm, by seeking to facilitate the
lablishment Of diplomatic atoms between Madrid aud
st. Petersburg BY allowing the riches West to flow in
on Spanish matkets-Me Emperor Napoleon, repeat
responsible before Europe for the future conduct Of the Span
iards Whom he protects by his Influence cuhoM demanding
the slightest fce of the liberties ay enjoy al this mo-
rn.at even that Of overwhelming him with ridiculous
threats and gross insults provided that those liberties
co not degenerate into centous extravaganza and that
the Peninsula aoroitly led by the spirit which seeks
1T this moment to again disturb the reposs Of the un
verse; be not cause OF disquet for the world, and
Unfortunately tor the Penirs ua the few exrevagant
politicians to whom have iust alluded not the
n s while 70 the tn
can only put In peril the intsrests OF Spain. We
thought We could recognize another band tuan theirs
in the events Of Valencia. We justly astonished
1t The presence Of Bsrbes at Barcelona and of that
Of an envoy from London on the eastern coast Of
Of the English press tending to excite dangerous hopes
in the minds Of IT, enemies OF European ORDER and with
the conduct Of the personal enemies Of ths Emperor
Wh In al o. Ia mi
attention but that Of oil those who like us. are To-.
teresed in seeing Spain regenerated uneer the constit
bella H. As affairs stand at present, nothing alarming
is probable Reason trumphs folly generous pas
ssps bad passions general interest private
But ST By any chance things turned ont other
wise, (Which Gtd fortieD II the Spanish monarchy
| again menAced; II matness triumphed over Issson,
ssifshress over patriotism. and evil generosity
there s no doubt tina. the West and the majority Of Spa
riards themselves would oppose such state OF things
snd as me OF our contemporaries has justly said,
thing could arrest the march Of 100 000 sent g7v.
1aie to tAe yesoxtton, for ey nonl1 certainly BE- hur
Sfaniards than these 'eham eh ,oouh encounter in their
| path.
What may be the standing Of the editor of the
| Journal de Madrid among those who know him
| am unaware. To have been so lately an unltra-
democrat, and now to figure as an ultraimperalist,
/ is no great Recommendation. There are two fac
| tions in particular who remain the implacable
! enemies Of the Spanish g0yernment-the revolu,
tonists and the reactionists The former, with an
| their madness, hardly think would deliberately
i
their system; the latter would be too proud to don
| the livery of any one who gave THEM chance of
recovering their lost position. Both are aware
that nothing makes the blood Of a true Spalliard
so boil in his veins as the idea of foreign in
/ tervention, or of ON attempt to subject him to
French rule in any shape or FORM whether by
means Of violence under Bonaparte, or by hypo.
crisy under an Orleans Whether the Jorndf de
Madrid be the instrument Of the reactonary party
| or not, they must know that If the Emperor Naps
leon sent an army into Spain it wQpld not be with
! the mission to support Bourbon e ita throne.
is curious that while the Frsnsh governments com
plains Of the hostility Of portion of the Belgian
press, it should not disavow any connection with
| paper published in their language In Madrid, con
tanning articles offensive TO the independence of the
Spanish people, anc contemplating in the capita
I which witnessed the struggle of the I'd May, thu
contingency of a French invasion. l am assured
that the Spanish government continue to express
themselves perfectly satisfied with that Of France
and particularly with the Emperor.
NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA.