The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-24
THE REVOLUTIONS I'M SPAIN

| Tney Have Eaected-The Accession of Fer.
dfnand the Scventl-Thc Insurrecrions of
1884 Partial Failure-The Democratic
ldoa-Abrosntion OF the Sale Law-Chris-
l. tina Isabella, Don Carlos-Civn War-Na.
ture's Commissions.
few mornings since the Country was electrified
by Geographic despatch from Madrid via Paris and
| London, announcing that in the absence Of the
spanish Queen, who was on French territory, seek
ing an Interview with the great enemy OF her race
the Emperor Napoleon-and possibly an alliance Of
such character that her throne might be secured to
her against every possible chance OF local conspiracy
or political fortune, and, dreaming the near
OF the spectres that enshrouded In the drapery
OF revolution, tracked her footsteps to ST. Sebastian
the sword OF tate fell between her and the immediate
| future.
Inc announcement was to Isabella as the death
| knel to her race and the hope of every Bourbon
CUT Oh from her capital; possibly unadvised as to
'he extent OF the Vaccinations and the influence Of
her enemies-subiects, but no longer leal-informed
perhaps OF the detection OF the best squadron In her
navy, which, lying Off Cadlz, had turned its guns
overwhelmingly on its Notifications; Of the cold esteem
| III "hicA she was held by even the "loyal" Of her
| iahd forces OF which that inveterate conspirator
GENERAL Prim, is unquestonaby the iavorite and
hnany, OF the fever Of revolt which, like vast and
rapidy-spreadng connagration, was overrunning
| the peninsula OF the ancient lberian race.
we are informed that the 10th inst, while vet
at ST. Sebastian, despatch placed in Isabella's
hands advising her OF the uprising-of the advantage
which was taken by the unquet, progressive spirits
OF the Kingdom; and at once deferrlng her intended
journey for Biarritz, where she was to reside en-
1unule with the Empress Eugene, her former sub
Ject she turned her face toward her capital trusting
that once safely within her palace her presence
would reassure the wavering, the irresolute, give
trn Vol HaarH hapC oh tvtao
! and by active, bloody extreme measures check
the revolution against her person and throne
by extrpating by the hands Of the heads
man or by precipitate exile its authors. But, as has
been remarked, the confagrati0n ragged with fierce
ness which even the political incendares Of the
Kingdom could not have hoped for, and the progress
| OF Isabella was impeded, checked. Despondingly
she again returned to ST. Sebastian where 1t is re-
ported, she rests awaiting the tide the ebb and
| flow Of events at Madrid, where desperate men on
both sides are like gadiators in the arena, laboring
| with that nerceness which political hatred engen-
| ders for the mastery.
Is the government Of Spain at this moment In
actual dangerf In asking this question we do not
take into consideration the status OF Isabella or the
accession OF the Duke de Montpensier, now IN exile
in Portugal, and who is the only Orleanst Bourbon
that would be Of the monarchy, through his wife the
1nfanta daughter OF Isabella the Queens being
ut this time OF small account In the calculations Of
the political chess players in and out OF Spain. We
would hold IN the event OF the Of either of
Isabelia's children, as king cOnsort the Duke de
Montpenser, the of Louis Philippe, late King
OF the French, and therefore an Ofeanist
success which Louis Napoleon would be slow to
countenance there would be no radical change ex.
cept in that of men, in the government or its ad.
minisraton. To content Spain in the last half Of the
nineteenth century something beside the unsadding
Of one set of monarchcal cormorants and the plac.
ing In their seats persons Of the faith in politics
but hungry for want OF ONCE and patronage Is posi-
lively necessary. General Prm, II he hopes to remain
master OF the situation WILL therefore, being radi
caly liberal, turn not only governmental icono-
clast, but builder up Of structure that will
place the grand old Spain OF Ferdinand and Isabella,
Of Charles the Fifth and his astute son, Philip the
Second, in the front rank OF the OF Europe;
no longer second third, but first class Power.
To effect purpose statesmanke is the dream OF
the soldier Prim and his coadjutors in Lhis grand
work, not less than political revolution. Therefore
It s that we hear, and In no uncertain voice at the
very moment the banner OF reform. Of resurrection,
an the S s
| snot Is nred, sword unsneathed-thIs when the
aeve service In the field by the adherenis in power
But viii this revolution fail to the ground-will It
be suppressed as was the struggle Of the people Of
the peninsula nearly four decades ago, when holy
alanceS ana foreign troops were called In to crush
tne aspirations the hopes OF the struggling people
IT cannot. Should the Powers which surround
spain should France, Austria, Prussia and Russia,
intervene" all Europe would presently be convulsed
ana the peoples, long since lndoctrinated with the
principles OF repuDilcanism, would rise man
nom the thraldom which political traditions have
thrown around, seeking to fasten them to the earth
the gp Of oblivion every dynasy rsninenal and
II cannot be denied that the thought of Europe is
gravitating toward revolution-toward political
equality. We who are not within the concentric
mencing by taking Oil Europe in its outer crcum-
ference and then by Others gradually encrcng King
aaS aea To the
extremes OF those areas OF civilization the prayers
or elevation and for progress as IN the human body
the oxygenated blood leaps near and remote through
Already are heard the mutterings OF the storm
has disappointed them. They do not meet with that
progress, political and social Or which they have
we may hear that nat he Italian ike the Spanish pe
nlnsua, Is lighted up with the fires Of revolution, out
q the ashes q which may arise In beauty
the soul OF that liberty which while It implies In.
dustrla progress In her devotees makes them equals
before the law and in each others political future
It's origin Is really due to events which transpired
upward Of half century ago. The inroads Of the
French and the final subsection OF the Kingdom to
Napoleon l., who placed member Of his family on
the lberian thrones the loss OF the Spanish colonies
in sa Sa9 s OF e
dnand VII, who on the 10Th OF March, 1914, was by
the treaty OF valencay, permitted TO re-enter the
kingdom Of his fathers and ascend Its throne, almost
at the very hour when the Allies, victorious over the
last hopes OF Napoleon, were, unopposed entering,
with banners Tying and buges braying, his imperial
city Of Paris
At that hour the revolutions which broke out in
1919 and agtated the peninsula until the Holy ALI
ance ended It, and with the strong hand crushed the
liberal aspirations Of the people, the revolution
which now agitates the Spain OF to-day was born.
Age has not weakened IL. From o dwarf child 1t has
grown to the stature Of giant, and as the years
gather around 1t 1t will only grow the migher until
| Il finally and forever overwbems the peninsula.
Ferdinand In the day OF his restoration, promised
the Spanish people many reforms and finally, In his
decree of Valencia, announced that he "deested,
| abhorred despotsm,v ssthat the kings or
| spain were ever LIBERAL" and finally pro-
missed that the Cortes should be assembled
and that according to Its resolutions should he
Ferdinand, govern the possessions OF the throne In
both hemispheres. In these promises do we find the