Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-11-05
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Spanish Politics.
The last news from Madrid represents the ODonnell
ministry in extremely critical position, and the
prospects of the liberal party frightening 1t is in
teresng to see the progress of domestic ideas in the old
world and especially interesting to them making
Roadway, if it be SO, in old Spain.
The last files brought the manifesto of the liberal par
IT, adopted at the late public meeting in Madrid of the
Progresisas and written by their recognized leader Or
ozaga It is able and eloquent but rather too general
to allow idea to be formed of the precise objects OF
the party by an outsider Thus it procaims that the
principles of their party have not varied nor can they
ever vary They are those which were proclaimed at
Cadiz by the legislators of 1912, which were in
scrbed in the constitution of 1887, and which pre-
vailed in the constituent cOrtes OF 1884. The deren
ces in those constitutions announced to be owing to
the difference of time and the necessities of the moment
but of the origin that of national sovereignty,
and have the same obect-givng to the Spanish people
all possible liberty with the constitutional monarchy
AS the constitution of 1874 does not recognize that orr
gin it neither us this object and it has not been, and
it never can be, the standard of their party.
The manifesto, somewhat lengthy, advocates reform
in the representative system free elections OF represen
tatves andfuges the party to vote in concert for the
candidates who most worthy OF confidence; to take
care that the proceedings be legal to denounce every
abuse and to make the necessary appeal to the govern
ment and the tribunals It refers to the reform party
in England and urges the liberals in Spain to initiate
that great people in the prudence with which it sets
bout the reform of its political and social organization,
in the perseverance with which it acts until it succeeds
and than ALL in the tenacty with which it holds
to its reforms.
In opposition to this example, the Madrid press holds
up England in enviable light. Thus journal fiat
y denies that it be looked to for models OF dsln
erested and democratic government so long as 1t main
ains such monstrous institutions prmogenture and
the press gang!' Think OF the following In Madrid
newspaper
"The English constitution, such as it now is is no
thing than remnant of the old lumber of the We
netian republic covered with monarchical mantle
It is good only for the arstocracy, and rampes to the
ground the true interests of the laboring classes.
The struggle of the present ministry to retain power
will be severe it has to make head against all parties
-progresisa and moderado democrats and absoutists
MONSTER STEAM HAMMER.-There is at present being
constructed at Newcastle-on-Tyne, says the London
Times of the 4th instant, by Messrs. Morrison & Co.
engineers of that place, monster steam hammer order
ed by the Russian Government It is the largest ever
constructed the Tyne, and is of most gigantic pro
portions 1t is constructed the principle of Messrs
Morrison's patent. The hammer-bar and piston are
forged in solid The diameter of the bar is
inches and that of the piston thryone inches and the
total weight of this portion of the hammer exceeds five
tons. 1t was forged by two ton hammer of similar
construction The cylinder stands two frames of
feet in width and there is clear working space of Ia
feet between them The frames arch overhead and CLASP
the cylinder the whole being securely fitted and botet
together, and forming solid The total height
from the ground to the undersde of the frame is fee
inches, and the total height of the hammer itself,
eighteen feet the hammer having clear fall of six feet
The ngress and egress of the steam regulated by
doube-balanced piston valve which is worked by hand
by means of long lever reaching from the valve to
stag ing, which the engine man stands. The numbe
and force of the blows be regulated by means of thi
valve to the most astonishing nicely great being tn
command which the workmen have over this immens
mass that it be arrested in moment, while in tn
act Of falling One of the great features of this hamme
the entire absence Of all complication in its construc
ton so great indeed that it hardly looks complete
stands and it seems impossible that lever could max
various changes of movement and varieties of blows
necessary to forge work. but this is the case It is YER
we'll suited for the rough work it has to undergo and
peculiarly adapted to be used in countries whereas
Russia-skiled labor is scarce as it is almost imposs
BILE for any portion of to get out of repair The break
ing of piston rods and cylinders so common in othe
hammers cannot occur here the hammer bar pisto
rod is of such enormous dimensions and is forged soil
in the piston the two combined forming the weight
thy hummer This novel machine is completed, an
will be shipped in few days for St. Petersburg