Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-01
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Special Correspondence PUBLIC LRDGEf.I :.
MARsBILLEs, November 10.
Revolutions must have their own cy-
cles That of Spain can be no exception
to the rule Indeed, Spain is the country
where revelation is the rule-where it
sits, as it were, en- permanence For the
last forty years there has been no govern
ment on the Peninsula, but only q
scramble for power, in which persons
invariably triumphed at the expense OF
principles. One main cause had hitherto
been assigned for the evil-the incorri-
gible dynasty. The Queen afforded the
best arguments for and against her gov
ernment-the best apology for her Min
listers, but the best grounds OF attack for
the opposition. The court can do no
good with such advisers" was a cry usu-
ally answered by the other cry, No good
can be done with such a court" 1t is
not likely that day will ever come in
which the fallen sovereign or her court
and dynasty will be regretted. Still, 1t is
most unfortunate that five weeks should
pass without there being king over
Spain. Had it been in Prim's or in Ser
ramos power, at their landing, to pro-
claim "the Queen is dead, long live the
Kingi" they might have brought change
with them without q revolution; they
might have brought the close of all revo-
luton. 1t did not matter at that moment
who or what the king might be, Montpen-
sier or King Ferdinando, Edinburg or
Aasta, any person or anything might
have done. The relief of being rid of the
Bourbons was unspeakable. Had the
liberators brought with them mere
jack-in-a-box, only to be shown off on
coronation day, the Spaniards were then
in the humor to take the virtues Of their
future sovereign on credit, upon the mere
consideration that no change could pos
sibly be for the worse.
Unfortunately, the men of Csdiz were
unanimously only 10 the work of demo
lition. They tilted over the throne, and
trusted to its chances of righting itself,
some how or other, at the nations bid.
ding. Theyburdened the people with their
own sovereignty, aud bade them dispose
of it, in behalf OF any impossible csndi-
date Of any unknown Prince that might
fall to them from the clouds. The con-
sequences Of this blunder were foreseeu
from tnc OtRiuutuk. w" ~ efctJ NtCot
not only that there is no eligible candi-
date, but that no candidate can be brought
in without a more or less serious amount
Of strife aud violence. Before the ques-
ton Of the succession is tsttled, Spain
must 90 through a second revolutionary
crisis.
The Democratic party is eyerywhere
gaining ths upperhand. Il might have
been overlooked 90 utterly insignificant
a month ago; il will have 20 be put down
by main force within less than month,
q week or = day. The result Of the per
peiual changes through which Spain has
bad to 20. has been the utter dissolution
Of al parties. 0'Donnsll broke up the
Progressists; Havaez dispersed aud
crushed the Unionists. Hesce, neither
Prm nor Serrano could taks the Geld
alone They sought their strength 10 a
coalition. They came into power loose
bundle Of sticks Aware Of their weak
nsss even IN their ill-conirived unios,
they deemed Il good policy 10 coax and
humor the Democrats. There vas jubi-
lee of al the so-called Liberal parties
With q settled and intelliEible pro-
usmns, the scheme might have been