New-York tribune., 1868-10-22
FRANCE.
SPANISH AFFAIRs--PoLTICAL AID LITERARY
GOSSIP-PERSONAL.

stIict neutrality il respect of Spanish affairs as
nobody can suppose that NauOle0n is Indifferent 10
| them everybody il curious 10 know how he stands
affected toward them at present. and what moves he
may be panniugin view of their future develop
meut As he will not tell coujccturing is one of the
popular anusements Of the day, which includes re-
view of the or less hopeless candidates for tho
now vacant throne. These are numerous To begin
with the Spanish lnfnntry There are Don Carlos,
| grandson Of the old Bourbon Don Carlos, and son OF
! Don Juan. who has aJdicatd in his favor through
| the newspapers: Don Henri, Dukc Of Seyille the
Prince OF the Asturias, Of Isabella the Duke OF
Montpcnser's wife sister Of Isabella the Duke OK
Montpenser the Kng of Portugal, his brother. and
| his father, tho COburG ex-hing. or rather Queens
| husband his cousin Albert was Queens husband
| in England the Prince Alfred of England; Napo-
| leon of France; Amedee of Italy Girgonu 0i
Naples, and Leopold. King of the Belgans. This last
is offered by Emile do Girardin. who proposes to
transfer the Bclgians to France the Saxons to Prus
| sia mud the King of Saxony to new ne'Itralized
Rhenan kingdom. which shall be inserted as buffer
| between France aud Germany. ] don't happen 70
think Of any others for the moment but, doubtless.
| the evening papers will announce new recruits.
If the conjrcturipg ~ 10 which one of these H. or
Is like 10 be. NapOcons favOrite canlidate, he IDLE
the curiosity which II plays ~ satisfying u not THIS
| curiosity Is taking serious turn and the drama
| going on he other side Df the Pypnecs. which ut
rst His Majesty is said Ia have regarded with GER
tain conlplacency. ~ furnishing bappy diversion to
s subjects from their own AFFAIRS Is getting 10 tnr-
u,h food for reflection TO thrn--no TO say matter of
ncctiOn-aud tough cnd for hs private itnlihatio.
III the rapidity with which the first aot OF the Span
ish drama tev eOped itself closing with the Queens
exit, was surprise TO French spectators. the con
timed harmony among the remaining n tors il equal
| ly due aud n more agreeable aud diSag ccble than
the hst 10 our Liberals and holdbachs respectively
| These emotions are strengthened by Observing the
good degree of nnanmity Of the prouuncianentos Of
all parties in their points; the junction OF Mod
eIudos with Pugrcsssts and their combined advance
toward the position of the Democrats the universal
acclamatOn with which the Midtilenes received anl
! re'chocd Prim's cry OF D0rn Uih ihe S0ulbOns IL
the Spaiartls PERSIST ~ that their pick OF kings
| Is very limited The English Italian and French
princes named above ARE mere fancy candidates The
national spirit is notOrl0nsly lvrr.' To foreign rule
| Between n United IbcIian monarchy and some sort
| Of Spanish Republic. cOnfcdcrnte or minatIye.
the chance of the latter rises. And this Opening OF
the prospect is changing the curiosity OF tbs Liberal
French spectators Of the tgans PyTenean revolution
To hopeful sympathy aud the curiosity OF tnrdigrade
! French spectators To grave anxiety In any case
there is be- ntcrregnun of pretty free political
discussion. followed II not hya repnbc or long cvii
war by at least temporarily Liberal Constitutional
monarchy--any diversion" that NapoleoiPs pater-
nally ruled subjects may find IN the contemplation
of which Is likely 10 strike IN. Already they
| minding each other Of thg doctrine he taught on
OCCASION of his Mexican practice the doctrine of the
| unity and solidarity OF Size Latin TnceS
Collectors of COlucdeHccs note, " IN this connec-
tion - that the Gen. Casttlneau whom he deputrd to
ollrr the Queen the hospitality Of Pan lonce the resi-
dencc Of Abdel-kndrrl. Is tine same whom he sent to
Mexico with complimentary orders 10 MaXimlllan to
| quit that country. and that the Austrian Charge
d Affairs In Madrid - Nr. Won LagO the same Aus
trian Minister 10 Mexico who assisted at the exc
I'm iack of any official revelations on the subject
many persons hnyo drawn from the " nature Of
thu. i.g,-which t Is evident ~ them can't long con-
uue as thry aro aud for six months have bcen-thc
inference that tao Emperor Is mcdltating some
striking SCENE cnlner ~ them. New " concessions
Ia liberty 10 be- announced by autograph letter,
proclamation. plrbIscItc OF otherwise. Considering
| that the spanish revolution - good deal ot an
addit ioua thing and OF quite provocative nature.
These iuicTcttial prr-'us d.uw harier than ever:
Some of them vary this logical exercise with pull
at the lonl Low. The iulernces are certainly worth
noting Though not cnlrCing upOn. as signs OF the
times ON TIA. u Tor auotltr account that they are
readily clu ght mp and unused into ru0rs and post
tiNo reror-s They prove that the people ready
flr "a change. whether the other party ~ ar
not liere y ono of the random shots reported u
may De uli; the PAINS that ihr utterly irttsponsi-
Bile oiciuus Juufuaha nro at 10 declare the report
pure invention. has drawn much attention. and en-
cOurlgri she notion that thcrr may be something
IN IT, The report iS was thai the Emperor WAS
purvosug 80 HOminally associate the little Prince
win himself somewhat ~ the Roman ImpeTators
associated the tn~ars ~ Empire. HIS fancy for the
Roman forms IS .ust now being Illustrated" rs the
pictorial u"wspapcfs have IT, by The setting mp on
the faciGr II tho new Louvre gallery that looks
tuwan! the seine. bronze image OF Emaeii in hHt
reirl in antique costume. ou horseback. The WOIk
s ny the sculptor Bniye. ahs docs credit TO hph
It Louls NapolrOn7 ioast ia 1871 that he had
closed the door of revolution" II has been his
study since to make away with the keys and firmly
liii, his dynaStic throne uu the outer threshold
AuI still tie throne ~ uunn aud the door is aar
alan. gave some proofs IA recent lcter, oi fhe
notable revival oi p"pniar Interest IN the history OF
have stIll fresh IN mind the election to the Corps
IL .1slat1 by an immense majority Of VI. Greux an !
eminent Republican member ot the Consiit ituent As
seu.bly IN nn impending election, CrtmruN mem |
l.I ot tho Provisional Government OF 1913. offers |
him,,lf ~ candidate Of the Opposition. Duiaure,
once Minister Ol the Prince iIcsldruts cabinet was
defeated IN she Var the other week not more by tho
excessive Efforts Of the Administration than by the
uusise but eXplicablc opposition of some obstinate
,if d moderate
liltyal. A French garrison - stili at Rome. The |
Edb,. OF Liberty still wants its crown. Napoleon
has solved few of the great political questions that
agit.ted the French mind when he came 10 power
Aud the social questions lees noisily agtated now
than then, stirring tho thoughts OF the ouyrier
mas flr more deeply and generally now than then.
Tho discussion Of some of these questousthe great
one, of the relations of capital 10 labor Of wages to
work. of wulnens night 10 get what they carn-in
the recent sessions OF the International WOrkmen's
Congress Brussels OF the Peace Congress at Beme,
In the public meetings held here in Paris NJ Wau1-
bali and the Sale dc Ia Redoutc at the rate Of
week ever since the new law permitted such meet
mRs ut ALL and with growing frequency IN the news,
papers Is really the most noteworthy OF all signs OF
the times Reasonable conservatives who are Will
ing to pay respectful heed TO the socialist movement
seem many of them To be taken by surprise at the
recent revelations Of the extent OF it and Few OF
them appear to be aware that il has been going on
for years with steady growth, accompanied Win
great deal of thoughtful study among tho working
classes; and thouRhtfully studied perhaps 10y some
watchiul politicians whom new revolution may
make notorious 10 is one Of the many evils
OF the dOOr-shntting system that Its progress |
behind the door has been much Kept ont OF sight
of reasonable and unreasonable conservatives, which
may prove q great misfortune one of these days II
the door suddenly opens gets burst oil the hinges
For though the fayorte remedy with the majority of
the modern French socialists 49, IN theory, some form
of cooperation and association the difficulties laid in
the way Of practical experiment arc 10 great III the
way even Of freely exchanging. and 50 correcting
their views as to tho theories, have Till lately been
80 great that the first sudden free trial may he
rather formidable To he nerves of great body OF
Conservatives tardigraes and retrogrades who have
been in sort of sumberous state for dreaming