The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-03


that he has been guilty Of an intentional politi-
cal fraud, in order to retain power and 6ll the
treasury with money Indeed the indications
are, that every hope which had been founded
upon his Premiership, Is doomed to be disap-
pointed, and that darker and more desolate
prospect is opening upon the country than any
that has preceded it.
RevoIutionary Parallels at Home and
Abroad-The Two ConfeAeracies.
We live in an age Of revolution. Not only
on our own continent, but in Italy, in Mexico,
and we might even say in China, in Turkey and
elsewhere, we find the work Of dynastic change
going rapidly forward. The governments OF
Europe which arose from the old feudal system
have been either remodelled or swept away, or
soon will be, before the Irresistible tide Of pro-
gress, liberty and enlightenment. By the sur
render Of Francis II. at Gae,s, there is left Of
the despotic family of the Bourbons but onerep-
rssontative entitled to wear crown, and that il
the Queen of Spain-a country that for genera
lions has Witnessed nothing bat misrule, anar-
chy despotisn, poverty, declining business and
bad faith towards her allies and creditors.
1t occasions us no surprise, therefore, to hear
that Queen Isabella has 80 alienated the affec-
tons of her subjects Of all classes by her
conduct, both public and psivate, that many
thousands have recently signed an ad-
dress congratulatory to Prince Don Juan
dc Bourbon, who il resident in Eng
land, and claims the crown of Spain by
right of his father, his eldest brother having
resigned his claims. He has issued no procla-
nations, but awaits time and opportunity.
The late difficulties in Italy and the at
tempted insurrection in Spain have called
from him two letters, wherein he says that
monarch's greatest strength lies in the rational
and religious liberty he gives his people, and
that none can rule in harmony and consult
their prosperity without it. The Spaniards
have applauded these sentiments, SO opposed
to those of their present sovereign, and there
is no installing, by the terms of their address,
that they desire him to become her successor az
soon as possible.
II is the tendency Of the time throughout the
world for the people to exercise their own power
in the choice of government France has
long ago acknowledged the principle of self
government by overthrowing the dynasty of
the Bourbons and substituting one more conso-
nant with popular ideas. The Italnas have
done the same thing, and would have done it
earlier but for the want of unity among them
selves and the absence of powerful leader
like Garibaldi. Although the people of the
uot;t ,r&so Ia.
less and apathetic than earnest and energetic,
they have, nevertheless, adopted some very
significant steps towards overthrowing the dy-
nasty of the Sultan, who may be considered q
incurably "sick man." They have elected
their own local government in certain districts
by popular suffrage, and snapped their fingers
at his sublime majesty, whose deplorable po-
verify and weakness threaten speedy insolven-
cy and death, for which Russia and France are
watching with an anxiety which shows their
designs upon his territorial estate. The ambi-
ton Of Russia is directed to European Turkey,
and neither intends to abandon its game.
In Hungary and Poland the people are deter
mined to secure the right to govern themselves
in their own way, and they will succeed In
China there ia strong revolutionary party
organized, which will sooner or later either
overthrow the present Mantchoo Tartar dynas-
ty or lead to division of the empire into two
great parts; and in Mexico there are two lead
ing factions that will always be at war till
they are both sunk in a change Of
parties by division of the coun-
try into two separate republics, or, what
is more probable, by annexation to The Southern
confederacy, resulting from the sundering Of
this Union. This latter event, 1t will be seen,
is only in keeping with the spirit of the age.
The government is no longer adapted to the
South, and as consequence the South will no
longer tolerate it, and throws off The yoke ac-
cordingly. Northern opinion varies from
Southern opinion, and Northern habits and
institutions from Southern habits and institu-
lions, as the religious beliefs of a Presbyterian
differ from those Of Roman Catholic. Hence
IL is only in defence of thor personal and ma.
tional rights that, in default of proper amend
ments to the constitution being adopted,
the people of the South have solemnly
resolved to sever the connection which
entails upon them SO many checks and dis
advantages. They cannot be blamed for doing
this 1t is but another Development of that
feeling and love Of independence that flung
aside the letters imposed by British rule aud
founded the republic Of the United States.
The movement Of 1776 will sooner or later
repeat itself in Canada, and II may be in other
provinces Of British North America; but instead
Of the British settlements constituting them
selves into On independent and isolated govern
ment of their own, they will, in the event of
permanent separation Of the free from the
slave States. zee the advantages to be de-
rived from joining our Northern confederacy,
which will assume at once gigantic proper
tons. The Southern confederacy-should no
compromise be adopted by Congress or
Tho Convention which NAV be called to