The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-12


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1zrrafssprs al the Pcerle-Prin and serrane
1s..;iaz ESroErG-Tse Csrfisas and q Re
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.4na +hs Cnsses.
MADRID, Oct q, 1855.
lie pressure brought 20 bear upon The provisional
O. ~nment from al siaes has ST lasi become too
-c-.o1ls ana mighty 10 be longer neglected and the
Chances tAat shall have call Tor an election
- pulies To the Cnrtes in q few DAYS dozen or
aalre projects for obtaining free exercise OF the
ei' eoEa franchise have been discussed adopted
al tasn lad aside; and meanwhile the
people have Income impatient and demand
that the proTislonal government shall ct
!eas l1ae some sign Of carrying out their promises
gwen al Ca4iz. The country or al least thai portion
o. line people thai do what little thinking there is
done IL spain, Go not like 70 see the temporary
government. seconstituted Is cling SO tightly
10 iae power they have obtained. Tnsy want to see
thai appeal 10 the people OF which we have heard 30
mucA aDont- They want some proofs that the people
ale really 20 ENJOY share n the government ana
t4at tae popular OF national sovereignty aud
ine via o. tue people are not leather and pru-
heAa meaning nothing. The Spaniards are natu-
ralJ yerg suspicious and when once they yet AN
luea INFO their heads That somebody playing them
false It IL exceedingly difculi, II not impossible to
convince them otherwise. They have thus had q
sort or indistnct idea that the military gentlemen
al the head OF the provisional government had no
idea OF inviting the people TO aid In form
ing permanent government, but were merely
talking and shuflling about TO gain time to conso-
date their power and strengthen their positions For
tins reason Generals serrano and Prim have lost
ground decidedly and the people daily becoming
more suspicious and doubtful OF their Intentions.
Instead Of coming out with call for general cleo
ton OF Cortes which should have the authority to
say what sort OF government should be permanently
establisaed, Serrano and Prim nave been writing
letters, and the entire government has signed CIR
GUAR or manifesto 20 the people, urging the
sity OF adopting constitutional monarchy the
only safe and Legitimate form Of governments for
Spain. Then the little game Of declaring that the
basis on which the election should take place
was not agreeable to the people The idea
that . mere handful OF men should ex-
press the Will OF . nation was absurd and
ridiculous not 10 characterize tt more severely, and
the Madrid Junta did . capital day. work when ir
icna governments that the people not t. should de-
eide rs TO the proper form OF government under
but the prompt action Of the Madrid Junta which
was body or great respectability and wisdom. and
by ali he prominent Juntas throughout Spain, pre-
vented Oh act that would not have been at all salts
e a c OF isaa tho 10 tine govern
be settled by the Cortes which Ii TO be elected some
time in November. u u confidently expected that
the Cortes Will meet about the Goth OF December,
although we have nothing but talk, which here
amounts to very little something must be done
4 called your attention In my last to the fact that
the republican party waS nborlng most earnestly
aud vigorously In organizing for the approaching
campaign and that they were receiving support
from q source which was hardly anticipated. The
Csriiss are sdyoc ating republic, and now al the
or course neither the Carliss nor the neo Catolicas
have tie slightest love for republican institutions
s.tafA ea hAn han iuh fltA
entire democratic party, who have sounded the key
note Ia all the late popular movements.
means OF reviyng their lost cause. They argue that
republican form OF government Is not suited ~ the
Span,sn people 81 tne pfesen, asy anu tna. essso
fully disturb the public prosperity and tranquility
thai the people viii soon oyerturn II and send its
the absolutiss. and they VIII present TO the people
Don Carlos or some old Bourbon who win promise q
stable government and relief TO all the troubles and
trials under which the people may sufer.
The true friends Of republic VIII certainly gain
et assistance from these powerful parties and It
viii for tho leaders OF the democracy see that
amer they have been put In power by the aid Of
As TO tnwsrt their enemies in carrying out the second
part OF their deep laid scheme. The absolutists
arg On hs se 81 vr aer 70 oyen
that they were mistaken, and that republican form
OF government can exist and thrive In this unhappy
Q ndition than they now occupy. Out OF
Their evil designs much good may come to the
cepting aid from any quarter without promising
any returns In the future. IL the reactonists gain
anything by their project II will be owing either 10
the inherent badness Of republican form OF gov.
ment or to the weakness and imbeciity OF the per-
sons who may direct the progress OF affairs under H.
We know In America that this form OF government
rs the best under certain conditions, that nas yet
been devised; IL must be left TO Spain TO
prove how far bad managers may ruin
Il. The democracy have brave chiefs,
who are the abest men In spain, and
why 1t should not be able to carry on government
under republican form a. well as less talented men
under worse system Is question cannot deter
nine Some people think they cannot; but many
others equally sensible are confident they can, and
are ct all events determined to try the experiment
even n 1t should not please the powers that be and
oil the other lovers oil kingy pomp, power and spen-
DOR Thus far the work goes brayely on, and things
look brighter In that quarter, while they seem to
crow less brilliant In other directions Just now III
tie "a 20 be done but TO wait and watch.
The long looked for circular from the government
20 the people has at last appeared. merely recitcs
m rrsrdiIoquent terms the things that have been
done and the dogmas laid down by the revolution.
Il enumerates among the principles adopted by the
government those OF religious liberty, freedom Of
education liberty OF reunion ard peaceablc assoca-
tons the paragraph concerning relgous liberty i
rather hay. Many people are dissatisfied win u
inasmucn as II really dos not gran as much a. Is
desirable aud a. the needs OF lac TIA S demand
IN a