The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-06
The Spanish Revolution ana It's
Effects in South America and Cuba,

GnecfS IN South America and Cuba,
The effect of revolutions nova
days may be compared to that OF an
earthquake. Indeed q revolution
shocks only such people as are like to
those from whose midst the trem bling
starts. South Americaand Cuba bear
striking likeness to their mother
country. Spain; so do the United
States to Great Britain. There is.
however, this difference, that after
having cut loose from our mother
country, we forced her and all man
kind to treat us rs full-grown nation
quite willing to respect others rights
and able to make them respect our
own. Neither South America nor
Central America has ever been able
to do this; and it is question
whether Cuba ever will be able to
claim u mans estate in the family of
nations. Certainly none of the South
American Republics has yet been
able to maintain such estate, though
all have claimed it moro loudly than
this, the only full-grown republic of
the world. One of the strongest
proofs of this truth may be found in
the still unsettled war between Spain
and the West coast republics of South
America. The stubbornness with
which Spain refused to acknowledge
the independence of her colonies,
showed clearly that the first chance
would be seized by her to regain con-
troll over them. This she has been
trying with the above mentioned
republics, and she has failed, as was
just that she should. But now the
shock of revolution which parted her
and her finest colonies, is felt at
home. Whence comes it? How far
will it reach? No one can tell for
sure. All that we can say is that the
power of Spain had better be gather
ed for use ut home than be wasted in
an idle trial to make neonle abroad
wear yoke which subjects at home
are struggling successfully to break.
Such must be the end of this rcvolu-
ton. The war against Peru, Chilli,
and their allies, Bolivia and Ecuador.
must be ended Mt once, and the Gu
ban as we'll as Porto Rican fondness
for the political mode life followed
in this neighboring Republic must
be gratitied. If not done, those two
gems of the Antilles will slip into the
quiet hands of q people able and will.
ing to set them where they belong
in the diadem that crowns the brow
of this liberty-loving Republic.
We need rot ply into the causes
that have given the final shape to
this Spanish revolution. If we trust
the best sources of knowledge, the
whole affair is an earnest and hearty
move to overthrow the French mo-
neyed aristocracy which, under the
Government Of Isabella H., has been
for some time sucking the life.blood
of Spain. This same aristociacy
wheedled the Queens Government
into the outrageous seizure of the
Chincha Islands and the Pacific
Ocean campaigns. They did the same
in the Mexican intervention case,
under the lead of Gen. Prim. The
very men who are now at the head of
this Spanish revolution, tried to save
their country from falling into these
errors. They failed; but now they
seem determined to succeed. They
mean to drive from power those men
who would let Spain be the tool of
France, both at home and abroad.
Hence, the success of the revolution
will insure peace to the South Anne
rican Republics, relaxation of the
reins so tightly held over Cuba and
Porto Rico, and q complete change
in the American policy of Spain.
Ne,o York Herald.