The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-02
H u H O P H.
LATER NEWS BY STEAMER.
Byan arrival yesterday at New York we have
European dates TO Oct 90
SPAIN

By an arrival yesterday at New York we have
European dates TO Oct. 20.
SPAIN.
Important Declaration by the Jumta.
The Junta adopted on the l7th the following
declaration, which WAS promulgated on the
lSth:-
The questions of the greatest importance TO the
GOOD organization of the State, which Is all the
more solid and respected the more com pletely
IL is the expression Of the national will;
whereas, the decision as 10 the form OF govern
ment should be amply discussed ana pie
would not be the expression OF the reasoning
will OF The natlon whereas. the vote of
plebiscitum, before the judgment OF the electors
has been enlightened by numerous discussions
in public and by the journals, would not be the
conscientious expression of the national Sove
reignIy; whereas, considering the clrcum-
stances which preceded the revolution, the
people have not had the opportunity of enlight-
ening their conscience as to the most appropriate
form Of government, or judging exactly wnRJ
person should be proposed to NIL the highest
post in the STATE; and whereas, important as it
IS to hasten the meeting of O constituent assem-.
bly, in order TO escape from provisional state
prejudicial TO the other interests of the country
1t is equally desirable that the suffrages OF tue
lree thing impossible II the electors are called
upon at a brief notice to decide the form OF gov.
eminent and designate the future head of the
State In asmuch as they would give way to un-
rejecting sympathtes or obey pressure from
aPIoan insdeao Oh iIrnbng mn correct Iuigment
nent TO declare that, in conformity with the
programme agreed TO a. CadiZ, and proclaimed
throughout the provinces, 1t belongs solely to
the constituent assembly to decide the funda.
mental question of the future form of govern
ment, not that at the same time there is any
intention of ignoring the right of every
Spaniard, even including the public func.
tonary, TO express his opinion or manifest his
PERSONAL sympathies.
The situation.
There is nothing changed in the situation OF
Spanish affairs. The Manifesto to which 1
alluded in one OF my recent letters, by whicn
the Provisional Government expected
destinies of the country, is not quite ready
YET Matters proceed at a leisureIy pace In
spain. WHAT would elsewhere be denounced as
"provGkiDg slowness" is here diguihed iuto
this unaccountabe delay, the real Intentions
of the Provisional Government are as well
known as II the Official organ had spoken out.
General Prlm mas freely declared, through the
medium of a French journal de voted 10 his
Interests, that no other government than u
constitutional monarchy could suit the Spa
nish people" He has been twitGed by a cole.
brated writer in another French neWsp Aper on
faith on his part prejudges question which,
IL had been agreed, was to be left for
solution TO the Spanish nation Itself.
represented In constituent assembly
universal suffrage" moreover that "it Is idle
for Spanish sta atesmen TO talk about consLitu-
tional monarchy, for monarchy must needs
imply monarch, and IL would be vain for the
crown of Spain to go a-begging for wearer
either among the reigning or among the dis
posse Ssed dyuastles, 1nasmuch as insarmouut-
able dttfiultieS arise against every candidate
that may be named;' that, consequently, There
public, and that the attitude of the various revo-
luliOnary Juntas established throughout the Pc.
ninsula clearly points TO the formation of q
Federal Commonwealth"