The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-19
English Opinion.

IRON Tue LOnuOn POSl, Oct. o.
/" Serlano has been regarded as a Union
!st-that Is, member OF the LDerLl Unlol, founded
~ Donne; Priin Is PROGRESSES, bat moderate
OF The party which has been SO long In opposition TO
the government Marshal Serrano has been opposed
to Prm, and was called upon not very long ago to
suppress insurrecton In which the restless C0ta
Ian hero bore 0 leading part. Both Scrrano and
lrim have hitherto been opposed to Olozaga
fore this year has been to reconcile the
queen with her people by change OF Min
listers and Is only the ,l proyo sna Sa,o ana ~
men like Narvaez and Bravo, who have sriyen ruth
lessly to root up ana extirpate their party aud all
mined them ut last to 81 the death warrant oil the
dynasty. This important point settled, oil Spain
lonse captive ana tho Count de Qheste fugitive,
there is no longer any occasion Of difference be-
tween the leaders OF the movement, which, II 1t
conspiracy" but now that 1t has succeeded, Is
characterized "a glorious uprising of the spanish
~ Us on pae N an e k %
Far BIO 1t from u.s. however, tie wish to Sneor "a
revolution which, II It goes on as regularly and
vantage OF the Spanish people. NO excuses Of Sc
rous Kind have been committed BY either side in this
short civil war. Now that all parties are agreed,
now that the dcfea.ed party Ii In 80 tremendous o
minority, we shall have none Of those tusllades or
political executions which haYe lsgraced every for
mer lev olution IN Span. uaIaIites rrs ;1s.
safety IL 70 b. found In the fact OF the displacement
visiona Junta o. Madrid and the instaiment in
power OF the men who by the logic OF events should
be Tor tho moment masters OF this country OF SPAN
and who have character to maintain In the eyes OF
the civilized word.
flrom the London Times Oct 81
The Spanish lnsurrecticn has ended and the Span.
Is now clear, had been read Alright by Queen Isabella
and her Ministers. From the first there was but
tae op e sd st as ecsy
In Its very circumstances II was not an AFFAIR OF
surprise, ike the French Revolution of 1s4s II
not mere tumultu0us rush, like 0aribaldis inva-
ston OF Naples. The movement was comparatively
gradual, and the impulse for moment or two
was actually suspended. we cordially
wish the constituent legislators good speed In
their work, but the hardest part or that work
l. ,Ss stu osoTs s Il w DC
There are reasons why the expcdicnt Of regency,
otherwise SO obvious, should be rejected at once,
the last generation, we well understand why the
lnsurgent generals should have pronounced compre-
II An assembly is elected by universal Suffrage under
such circumstances ~ the present and in country
Ike SPAN, it win be body on whose decisions II
will be impossible to calcu ate. The hope OF the
nation now rests on the wsest and waricst OF those
leaders by whom this revolution has been accom-
proposed and patrioticaly supported the Insured
ton may open new era Of greatness for Spain; IN
country may be even worse than tine first.
From the London Standard government organ,
In this difficulty It Is not Improbable that
the spaniards VIII go abroad TO look FOR successor
to their throne, thus Initiating the example OF
Sweden, Of Belgium, and OF Greece In modern times.
This is perhaps, the least hazardous step they could
take In their present emergency. 10 Is premature,
however TO speculate on what the Constituent AS
sembly may do after 1t has assumed its functions.
We can only trust that VIII reflect the same spirit
OF order and Of moderation which now actuates the
spanish revolution, and tnat II tcfu 0tre excuse
Jor dnJ Potcer u interfere with what u purely q
matter OF domestic concern, In which the spanish
people only have o right to have a voice.