Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-08

The political campaign in Spain,
preparatory to the elections OF men,
bers of the Cortes to take place on
the 18th inst, is being vigorously
conducted. Both the Monarchists
and the Republicans are fully alive
to the importance of the pending cleo
ton as affecting the future success OF
their respective parties, and the cable
dispatches give daily reports of dem.
orstrations that are made upon the
one side and the other. The Gov
eminent is reported to have declared
that the popular feeling is antagonis-
teal to republic and that the Cor
ties will surely proclaim a monarchy,
1t may prove so, but it is to decide
just this point, whether the popular
feeling is favorable to a republic or
opposed to it, that the elections are
to be held. aud if Gen. Prim and Mar
shall Serrano have made the state
ments which are attributed to them,
they must be regarded as having de-
cided to throw all the influence of
their official position against the he
publicans, Such a position will be a
very unwise one for them to take, for
it is especially important that the
people have the fullest liberty in de-
Gliding upon their future Government.
Unless the elections shall be above
the suspicion of having been interttred
with, their results will not be easily
accepted by the people as final.
The composition of the rival parties
is somewhat singular, considering the
former division of parties in Spain.
Many of those who are now advOcat-
ing a monarchy are among those who
worked the hardest TO secure the dep
osition of Isabella, and they take this
position because they think monarchy
necessary to consolidate the results
of the revolution, and to avoid divis-
ions which will 0e fatal to the inter
ests of both law and order. But the
monarchy which they advocate must
be born, not of Divine right, but of the
right of the people, must be consecrat
ed by universal suffrage, and must
bestow upon the citizens all essentia
liberties. In advocacy of such &
monarchy as chimerical, and urge the
people to vote for a republic to bt
modelled after the United States
The ultra,church party has in par
joined the Republicans. not, however
from any conversion To Republican
ideas, but with the hope that littl
, experience OF Republicanism will dis
gust the people and prepare them TO
the reception of an absolute monarchy
such as that from which the Spaniard
have just escaped. The present as
pect of the republican and monarcf
! list parties is peculiar, therefore, a
p the latter party has the support o
, many who have most persiStently IL
,. bored with the republicans until sine
o the revolution, while the former is I,
- intOrced by some of It's hitherto mos
=. violent enemies. As We have sal
. above, the republican movement
o strong and popular with the peopl
!. particularly in certain localities, q
Sarragossa and Valladolid, but I'll
. party has been weakened by the d.
=, lection of some OF It's former leader
: and is likely to suffer materially fro
y tho bad leadership OF violent men,
o The cable hua already Informed US {
=, the political sturbaucCS, III each c
J. which the republicans are reported
% have been the aggreSsOrs. Such DEF
II Onstrations as these will weaken the
10 cause and damage their prospects, f
y mob law is no part OF the doctrin
Of genuine republicanism, and Il
+. Spanish republicans cannot hope
# found d successful republic upon deet
~ of political violence. Whatever for
a of government may be immediate
- decided upon for Spain, it will rema
a as fact that there has been We
M great progress toward liberty the
:, in the past three months, and the da
a Of such political oppression and tyl
49, ny as characterized Isabella's rel
~ are gone forever.-Boston Journal.
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