New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-11
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1867

both in fbe Queens Journey last Summer to the
Northern provinces of the Kingdom and more re,
Gently when she pad royal ys r 10 tS IN fbo p
sands on tho side of the railway and devo9tly khet
to pay her homage as she passed laugnI " INC
clergy to believe in the divine right OF the queer,
thew in their singeness of thooght associated their
reverence for her authority with thelT worship 70
God and the Virgin. Now 1t must De KEPT III l t
that m is principally from among these hardy STUD
horn tempered agricuturists that the spanish army
is drawn by CONSUMPTION and that though hylng N
towns has adulterated the Loyalty OF some au oooeS
that of many more, yet, with carefully weeded
body of officers and taking care TO- Keep the
troops in encampment and in tho villages ana
smah towns within easy [ thaTn military reYou
fion is not very probable and rising OF the people
of the great cities without the cQncorse of part OF
the army would most likely 90 quelled in blood, as
the people have ;1w become unaccustomed 70 the
use of arms and have no means of acquiring II even
if tb6re were many Forthcoming to buy weapons oI
war, which there is not In the mean te ce o. %
ence in the cities well as in the agricultural as
tricts Aware of the influence OF education oyer tue
minds OF the rising generations Tey are i2 apo tbe p
hands. Among The persons exiled by tue Govern
ment there are many of the principal professors Oh
the universities. All these have been replaced py
men who have nothing to recommend them but thelf
parfuous zeal for the Queens prer0gatlve ana their
Tabd hatred of public freedom. Pedro Gomez de Ia
Tena one of the most ilustrious OF Spanish loren
sic writer's having resigned his post has mucn 10 tle
ANNOYANCE of law students been succeeded by sal-
low fanatic Emilio Costelar the professor of history,
whose works are read wherever the spanish IAN
ouage is Spoken and whose lecture-rOom was always
filled With listening admirers, having been oDgeu 10
escape the Kingdom has been succeeded by an lnei-
Gent fqnctonary who lectures every gay 10 aCIy
empty benches. The whole plan OF the admirably
well organized programme of public EDUCATION mas
been so much deteroratsd by the new Director "a
creature of the NunciO that many families nave de-
femned upon sending their sons to France, England,
and Germany, rather than suffer their minds to De
warped aud their understandings misdnected by the
the ccahtiiS OF the minister Who has charge OF public
instruction. In the new plan lately promulgated ny
royal ORDER ell useful knowledge IL postponed 10
thorough learning Of the dead languages ana stu,
dents of the exact sciences are required to attend
long and tresOme daily lectures on theologeai qnes
tons and the doctrines of the Catholic Church.
The consequence is deep-T00ted discomfort among
the University students, which IL only Kept from
being tumutuousy demOnstrattve by the fear OF the
mtary~beiDg let loose alhOng them as on the san
culinary 18th of April of last year so jealousy 90
the authorities watch every manifestation OF pubic
OpinOn that the members of the great literary assO
citation, called the Atheneum OF Madrid were NOT
allowed 10 hold their annual general meeting Tor the
election of president and secretaries lest the cn0re
should fall upon men of independent Opinions Inc
Liberal Union Club, winch was mleh Ireq9en.Su hy
The iddling classes has been closed by order OF the
Captain General and the Others are only permitted 70
remain open on condition that politics are To DO
G%fG 6s of Toedo In the
ascendent no kind of religious tolerance ~ per
mtted and foreigners who wish 10 exercise the tes
of the Protestant religion assemble on OuIuay at
The PT,ssian. English and Swedish Embassy chapels,
T TRsGS the Cn@paS Els a fsHa, lI 0
Much une0siness Is manifested by commercial men
at the news that the Peruvian and CHILEAN fleet have
put TO sea- and fears are entertained for the safety of
Spanish trading vessels The Government organs,
however affect 10 treat the business with much UNI
concern averrng that the Spanish naval forces arc
judciOusly distributed and fully equal to any emer-
gency and that though the Government Is deslrous
of peace vet if war cannot be- avoided, they have
~ ne
the ill-oTganiZed Republics of South America. In
usually well-infdrmed circles, the rlmors OF peace
are rife. 1t is said that the good offices of Great
Britain and France were rejected by the ChlIian
Governments at the tnstgatiOn OF the United States,
who are bent upon excluding the great European
powers from all participation IN the affairs OF the
new continent but that the United States intended
to take charge of the existing difficulties IN way
that may be honorable TO all parties. IL is certain
effected under the auspices OF the United States
Government would be extremely popular III Spain,
whereas any paCficatiOn made by means OF France
and Great Britain would be looked upon with mis-
trust for Spain IS morbidly distTustlu OF the latter
two countries, who have III turn made her the insfl-
ment Of their ambition, and who have so often en-
Iiched themselves at her expense whereas Spanish
belief in the good faith aud disnterestBess of the
United States is cheeriuly and frankly ayowed Per,
haps ii is belief IN the good intentions OF the United
States Government that this is one of the causes
of the personal popularity Of present United States
Minister IN M2d1 some q WHOSE ,oee5, GonS hS os
sterling wit Is duly appreciated, especially when tbat
wit eiihnates from one whose courteous demeanOr
Spanards suppose TO be the reflection Of kindly feel
ings toward their country from the mighty nation on
the other side of the Atlantic The Spaiilards are
not however negecting thesr preparations for naval
warfare. Much care is being taken in teaching the
science of naval gunneIy. Ihiee nundIca Young
men among whom 30 10 belonging 10 the first fam
lilies in tho Kingdom, are now on board the Espe-
rama, O large frgate which has been destined as
practical gunneTy school, like tho Excellent IN the
British service and daily firing at targets is perse
veringly gone with under the eyes of able in
sion aud which are still on the Spanish coast, are
being carefully drilled and instructed in their duties,
and important experiments have been made these
last few days at the artillery school grounds at "a
rabanchel.
POLITICAL.