The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-29
The Revolution in Spain.

The Revolution in SPAN.
The present revolution in Spain appears
to have become serious. Spain has beer
kept since the Carlist war Of 1882 in cease
less agitation by the different parties winch
sought the > control of the doverhmsn.'
FERDINAND ". abolished the sa!lque law, rs'' ;.
and thus made his infant daughter ,sA-
BELLA heir to the throne. HIS or0'hei,
Don CARLOS, protested against this act 81
.ho K;no and after his death raised the
standard of rebellion against the Govern
ment then under the Regency of CHRISTINA,
consort of the late King. CARLOS was de-
feated and exiled.. s-,saago rasr -,lt, i
The most distinguished officer then in
command Of the Government troops was
EspARTERo, who is now in league with the
rebels. He is one of the most remarkable
men in Spain. Has been alike distinguished
as warrior and statesman, and is now IN
his seventy sixth year. 49, ~.f has 4.
Soon after the defeat Of DoN CARLOS, the
corruptions and vices of the Government
and Court under CHRISTINA became 30 in
tolerable that revolution to deprive her
of the Office of Regent was set on foot favor
ed by EsPARTERo., This ended in the reslg-
nation of CHRISTINA and the appointment
of EspARTERo Regent during the infancy Of
ISABELLA. EsPAKrERo's policy giving Of
fence to the progressives, another reVoiu-
ton was projected, Of which NARvAEz and
o,DosNELL we're the principal men. EsPAR-
TERo's cause being on the wane, he " re-
fupeed" to England; and the Queen was
soon afterwards, in 1841, declared OF age.
Her reign has been FESTIVE and unpropl-
+ions .-N,RvAEz, EsPARTERo, and O'DoN-
| NELL, have by turns headed the m1nls'ry'
and tho constant conflict between the "pro-
oressives" and "cons ervatives' - has al
lowed but little peace to poor old Spain.
It has been torn by rival parties, and any
thing like, regular improvement has been
prevented by the ceaseless changes in the
ruling power. The court in the mean time
has been vicious, and the constant subject
of the grossest scandal. ~
The Carlist party is still strong, and ever
ready to foment any excitement that may
arise, trusting to chances for advantage
from it., while the progressives" are
agitating against the /" Bourbons" IA cry IN
Europe that is pushed to an extreme) and IN
favor of republicanism Notwithstanding
disbursement from this continent). Gene
raj PRIM associates himself with EsPARTERo
in favoring the revolution. PRIM 10 very
distinguished Spanish general. The CHIEF
command of the Government forces Is en-
trusted to General CoNCHA, now aged sixty
eight. He has been known here as Governor
General of Cuba, and is good officer and
very stern man, as we may remember from
his summary executions Of the Cuban fill
busters, among whom were so many of our
own citizens.
The intelligence of the progress of the
revolution is very unreliable. The confu-
sion that prevails, and the cutting of the
telegraph wires, are unfavorable to any
thing like accuracy. The seat of govern
ment being on the coast, most of the news
comes from thence, and is partial.
The Spaniards are loyal people, and
boast that no sove reign Of theirs has ever
been violently dethroned or executed. 1t
remains to be seen how far this national
trait has been affected by modern progress
siveness and radicalism. The parties in
the State are numerous. To those already
mentioned we suspect may be added that OF
the Duke of Montpensier, son of the late
King of France, who married MARIA
LOUISA FERDINANDA DE BOURBON, sister
of Queen ISABELLA, who recently banished
the Duke and his wife from Spain, The
Duke is spoken Of by some as King in place
of Isabella. But the main motive OF the
insurgents is toget rid of Queens and Kings
and to try that sort of government which
they will find SHOULD they get 1T Is IN
mockery called government with the con-
sent of the governed"