New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-12

close ties 10 the Generals Of NicalNaro l. II true
,bst no was informed Of all their undertakings since
a. cloeino az the Senate after the vote Of the 100
Is Il true that he was disposed to Join them in the
complishmeut Of their projects Is 1t true that, al
though prevented from dong so by motives which
Tesnect he nevertheless sort later Of his aides
de.camp 10 congratulate us upon our triumph p
"N,RyArz-After the words the Count of Lucena
has addressed to me, | must declare that in all he
MANNED and aficrN ard executed in the form n which
he njapned ard executed it, / did not participate at
all whatever may have been our former relations"
"ODoSSELL-The President Of the Cabinet has
answered Ia the manner he thought the most oppor-
tune. ! should have liked not To BE- obliged 10 give
further eIplicatons, but am driven to l., shall
give them. Everybody know that, IN the yeaI 1872.
there regnod in politics the most profound calm In
fortunately for the Government and the country, then
for the frst time, began 10 be whispered he words
Unconstitutional Reform. The gentlemen of the SEN
ate will iecollect the agitation Produced by the appre
hension of c0Hp dNai. 1hty will not have forgot
ten the numerous Reunions then taking place between
political men, and in which address to the Queen
was resolved upon. To that address appended
NAM signatures, but was not presenied The COrtes
were cOLyobcd. and some days afterward, the Gu
-ef'C published the projects which produced such
Ell Ct in his very Chamber that the Government su
fcrcd serious defeat in the election Of the President.
The COites then dissolved The most important
men of the moderate party united then order pro-
test against that measures the Duke of Valencia being
nominated as the President of the Reunion. For fear
lest the Government should Obstruct the reunions,
committee was appointed over which the Duke
of Valencia was again elected to preside, and o.
which Messrs. Mon, Pdal, and other important per-
sonages, were the most active members. Beside the
protest the legality of the new elections was mOOted
IN this committee. Two three days alter the Duke
of Vaeucia's departure for BayOnne, the Bravo Mu-
rlo Cabinet retired. The Count dAlcOy succeeded
Bravo MurilO. The opposition remained the same,
and when the COites assembled manifest, drawn up
by the Duke of Valencia was handed to the Senate.
The Senate dropped IT, but II became then evident
that the opposition was assuming formidable proper
tions. The Cabinet Of Count dAlcOy was succeeded
10y that of Gen. Lersundi; then the Ministry Of the
Count of San Luis was installed. regret be-
ing obliged 10 enter into certain details, but the mo-
ment has arrived of speaking of my own politi
cal relations with those who joined in
the camp Of the Guards. l received, and
all of received, before the Duke of Valencias
return 10 Spain, one of his cOnhdants, with whom
he had had long conversation, and TO whom, while
deploring the amentable situation in which the
Try placed and utteriDg approximations as 10 The
dangers inenacDg the throne and the Constitution the
Duke said that there remained one escape only-the
appeal to force ISensatlon The Sartoi1as Ministry
authorized the to Spain OF the Duke OF Valencia
He went first TO Madrid, and then retired 10 AIdJueZ
There we had conference With him. lie commune
Gated TO us bis patriotic feelings which am ready to
admire, although am unable 10 support the Cabinet
he actually prcsdes lie declared TO us that the
situate made an appe al to fOIce inevitable; that from
particular motives he could not pronounce frst but
that the Sc cODd sword to Leave the sheath should be
his adding that in the present state OF things, the
rising of two regiments OF cavalry would suffice 10
decide the revolution. This declaration was made to
Us in the manner the most categorical lie Cortes
wei ODeUed.
would be tried ia vain the Duke OF Valencia, instead
of entering the Senate and taking the lead OF the OPP
position, WITHDREW to LOLA. Everybody knows what
then occurred in the COres all remember the famous
vote of the lO5 The Government, nevertheless,
thought not fit to resgn The COrtes were dismissed,
and then regime of unheGTdOf prosecutions was
Initiated. The Generals who had voted against the
Cabinet the most eminent political men, the journal
ists of the Opposition were sent into exile; organic
changes in every direction were announced the forced
loan was proclaimed in one word, the Govern
ment ouawcd itself Now, l ask y0u, dare
Won affirm that in this country, where all
parties when in opposition, did always conSplre,
There has ever been revolution more Legitimate than
that of 1857 AS to myself, lett the modest ABODE
where had hidden myself during six months lett
Il on horseback, followed by some generals ana some
reciments with a view to Overturnlng Government
that so shaInefuly tramphng down constitution
/ had to defend ar general ana senator W
arrived at Vicavaro, where, to my great regret the
combat engaged. There were neither Victor' nor
y8nquished. On both sides the troops iouSht gar
antly The garrison had to return to Madrid, WINE
we remained at VicalvarO On the following DAY,
according to what was agreed upon with me Duke o
Valencia we marched through AranJuez 10 the direc'
ton of Andalusia. In the province OF Jaen there
soiouned Gen. Serano, who had promised us his sup
port We arrived at Manzanares, wber; he met Us,
saving that those who had promised to follow MN nau
disbaEded aud that he alone to share our lot
IL was then that | published manifest anu rs an
not used to deny my own acts, shan ten what was a.
that moment preparing. By elSsngs mS' n az,
of the moderate party were involved Ill the move
ment Only it happened-what Is sure TO happen
that ON the planning thing you may rely ON the con-
course of great number OF men, the most jealous VI
whom disappear when the hour of action sounds. l
was fold that we were not likely TO be seconded Oy
the people whom the Ministry endeaVored 10 per,
suade that the movement arose out oil merely personal
souabbcs and lacked any fixed pohtlcai pnhclpie.
This was the motive of the publication OF the manifest
of Manzanares which contained two important points;
Constitutional Retora, such as in my quality of
President of the Cabinet later ON, proposed u heT
Majesty; aud the
INIT ma intended making it, true element OF order.
~. left MauZanaTes, and wrote to the Duke OF "a
lenca a letter, signed b. myself and four other gen
erals declaring that II he presented himself we shou'u
,unout him our commando r-in-chlef The Duke sent
1s an aide-de. camp with the message That he ha1
fallen sick and was narrowly watched. II ms ocen
.aid that we were resolved upon hylDS 10 IUi'uSa'
This is false We had on the contrary resolved 10 Wh-
draw to hc Sierra MOrena to estaOlsn our cavalry IL
Raos Ia sion all the wagons loaded with provisions,
and 10 improve the first occasion Ior presenting our
selves before Madrid, when suddenly the news o' Tue
fan Of the Saitorius Cabinet and the appea haue ny
the Queen 10 the Duke of Nlttorla was hpated y u.s.
From that moment my mission was pun an emu
TO- Gen. San Miguel, tue Munster per- W''FW,'
sent me wOId 10 return to Madrid. oOeyeu'
with the firm resolution OF rOt entering 'Ie N"o'
NET The Crown had removed the DGke ot
Vitforia all relations with whom | had dropped
since 1870 The same men VINO aiterward accused
me of having Joined his Cabinet, came, on The very
night Of my arrival at Madrid supphcatlng me 10 ac
cent the W al Ministry, as the only means OF saving
order and society. All these men belonged I" the
moderate party saw the Duke OF littoria, anu a.
this point If my relation, should feel much enOar-
raised il his own manifest did not warran me IN Clear
ing myself from malignant imputations. Espartero
embraced cordially, and said that the time had ar
rived of dropping all OssenSons between Spana'usi
that il had become impossible to govern Win one
single party, and that il his nIIn resolution 20
appeal TO sill men of influence and morality. oo;
served the situation at Madrid. The barricddes stood