New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-24
SPAIN.
From OsE Own Corresponds nj.

ate by the grave, profound ana temperate 'PO'NN "
Sr Luzuriaga Minister of State at the time OF the
retirement If Pierre Soule from Madrid and one
of the men of most fTmness, virtue and wisdom
which Spain contains; in the House of Deputies
by ST. Rios Rosas, Minister of the Interior under
THE late Government Of 'D0nnell, fierce and fiery
orator. but the reverse Of Sr. Luzuraga in the
character Of the high qualities which he displays.
The contest in the Senate between Nar'aez and
ODonnell in person was the contest OF an old dog
with Wolf the two came of badly bitten ana
streaming with blood, but it was quite visible thdt
the eye.teeh Of Naryaez had lost something III tue
restaurants of Paris. The Marquis OF Pldh came
in 10 cap the climax of the scandal in the Senate
with speech made up of insults, and oil form so
rude ard unpublished that il produced universal DIS
content ard provoked from LuZuriaga the terrible and
dicnifed reply which mentioned at the beginning
of ny letter. ODounen proved upon Narvaez that
he had been guilty OF completely IN the military re-,
bellIsn of Ncavaro, appealing TO the testimony oil
Lis declarations in private assemblies OF the consplra.
tors and Naryaez not being able 20 deny it, contented
himself with responding that o DOnnell committed
An abuse Of confidence IN revealing private CONVEX
satons But the dart went straight MS you VIII see,
to the heart of this reaconlst and most loyal Caol'
net and remains sticking in the wound, from when
IL cannot easily DE NltbbIhNn' Nc'tithVOS'i Wis
has not produced the ministerial crisis which might
have been expected. The different fractions Of the
old NOGerqdO party. each one Of which Is to-day
strong enough to rUut the Government completely,
have drawn back in view OF that event, and far from
insisting On the force OF their opposition seem DIS
posed To leave some strength 10 the Government Tor
a little time longer at least Bravo MFl1o, who
counts considerable number Of followers, am IN
fl rmed is resolved TO start upon Journey to France
u iihout making use Of the arms with which II Is
said he also might give a death wound To the Minis
try O'Donnell and the Nicalvarst Generals alter
having shown that they possess the means oil over
turning the actual situation of things seem to be
akng display of genere sity and drawing of from
further attack. This only be explained by
secret which | am going TO reveal TO you. ibis Sc
cret is the fear which is beginning TO be felt by all
alike Of the Democratic party IN SPAN. The Mod
erado party knows that if Naryaez should tau from
power in the divided state of that party none OF It's
fractions could hope to sustain itself more than Tor
tie moment: the revolution becomes imminent, aud
II at revolution would be the end OF the actual dy-
nasty. In spite of their mutual hate and recflmna'
,Ons, the leaders Of the great conservative party
feel the instinct of seltpreseryaton, and y D0nnel
saws. Rather than Ryero, Narvaez," and Bravo
Murilo says, Rather than O'Donn.ll or Rlvero,
Narvaez" and even the routed ProgreSistGs say,
Rather than the Republic Narvaez Thus the
Government lives and will live yet, by virtue OF the
fears of their opponents that none of them would be
abe 10 check the movement II change IN the actual
Government should once begin. The Cabinet may
count upon majority of the actual COrtes on every
question which comes to a final vote, though 1t Is
evident that the immediate partisans OF the Minis
ters are really small minority notwithstanding the
scandalous manner in which they tempered with the
elections in order to the return OF their own
creatures as Deputies.
The greatest immediate danger which threatens
the little liberty already enjoyed in Spain is the
project Of Sr. Nocedal Minister of the Interior,
concerning the law Of printing. II the Cortes
should approve it without modification, SPAN re-
cees century in the march of civilization aud Is
reduced to the sad condition of Russia or Turkey.
All the public writers and the press without e1cep-
tor-eyen those newspapers belonging to the Mod
erGdo party-haye raised their voices in Indignation
against this project Beside the measures OF direct
police interference with the press made legal by
This BILL it also provides that man shall publish
newspaper without first depositiDg the sum OF
SIS, coo in the hands OF the Government as a secu-
rty for the payment Of the fines which may be lm-
posed upon that journal for its articles and that no
perssn can be an editor OF newspaper who Is not
IN the ENJOYMENT of an income of 50 900 per annum
from his own property. Thus, talent and learning,
put into the commercial measure OF dollars ana
cents, may be- supposed TO be limited in Spain to
that class whose income is more than SO, 900 per
amum and who can afford 10 put the trhe OF
Sl5 600 into the hands of the Government every
few days for the privilege OF expressing their
thoughts in print.
There il much lacking yet before can say TO YOU
that the question between Spain and Mexico IS set
tied, Notwithstanding the frequent conferences OF
Sr. Lafragua with the Spanish Minister OF State.
The vanity of the French Emperor-which, by
phenomenon of nature, is, like ill other vantes, IN
inverse proportion TO the true qualities OF the man
is that Of appearing benevolent and a pacihcator.
Thus be takes pains to thrust himself into ali ques-
tons which he III favorable state III order TO
reap the glory Of having resolved them. But that
of Mexico with Spain is not yet resolved. La those
interviews of the Mexican Envoy with the Spanish
Minister there may be seen, as am informed the
courteous influence of the Tuileries rather than any
formal desire on the part Of the Spanish Government
to arrange the question. ANY incident may yet
arise which would cause the little which has as yet
been done in the way of settlement to be lost.
The influence OF the Jesuits and the clergy makes
itself felt in all the provinces OF Spain III way
quite ostensible. The spirit Of fanaticism, hardly
extiHguished among the Spaniards, is struggling 10
get posse again of that people, and pretended
saints are again making their appearance but the
manifestations are or less Fictitious under the
stimulating hand Of the present Government, and
may be- expected TO disappear at the first brush of
the revolution.
In addition to what / wrote you some time ago
Of tie contents of the first part OF the volume OF
early Spanish documents bearing upon the HISTORIC Of
cur country, can speak Of those papers to the
close Of the volume, from further pages received
here and the proofs Of those which remain as yet
unpublished There is series Of papers respecting
the attempts of the Spanish Government TO thwart
French settlements in North America early in the
sixteenth century the preparations of the Council OF
the iDdias the purpose of jacques Carter
with an Armada; the information OF the Spanish
Minister at Paris with regard 10 the views oil tne
French Government; the report Of spy upon tue