The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-04

city 20 prevent him IRON being sufocasca ~ TIE
y essurc which the united force Of o3l tad llW'.
OTIS brought TO bear upon niu Win all this eealais
ieenG OF Joy the citizens lost none OF ther la
dltonal characteristcs Their love, their Joy, ~ -
true, was intense; the clamor and uproar o. tas
multitude, 1t Is true deaiening; SIN there ~ 40
something grand, Lofty, sublime Ia Tue lnuitt, ,
preferred to hasten on to the capisa NM oi ~
Was forced from sheer sympathy " nai' 49,, ".a
endeayor by his presence IN qaietl.lg .ne i se'si
of sou-confusing patriotism with winch tL3 seisi-
tive, generous and warin-nearted peopie was ani-
mated. From the station 10 the Hoei ue uhi es
a distance OF nearly two miles, the spenaiu .scoit
of veteran Dragons, marching with veteran
steadiness and compacine ness, nad 20 form nssi i.o
triangle to force pain through 'Ic sea nroach the
General. Close to his s'de was tne NEW iolsn
HERALD correspondent favored aoo.e an u .ne isM
person. on the march the rtG6S rose community
wish renewed energy, choruses OF Joyous reralns ana
lie sonnd or trumpets, uornbones and ophi-
cleIt,es rising in a stormy dapason ned the air
Upon nearing the hotel the "Marseaise" was chant
General to be sensibly affected. Ready hands
and willing hearts had procured bougns OF ever
greens ana carloads OF flowers and flung them be-
fore he steps OF the hotel and the whole vast build
ing was aDlaze with thousand candles lit In honor
OF the great berator. Verify 1t was scene to warm
anu heat the blood OF dying man to hook down from
the balcony upon the ocean Of brown. sunburnt
faces upturned to view him whom the populace
titled the saviour Of Spain, and to see the sensitive,
nervous thousands waiting with bated breath 10
hear the accents OF one they regarded as goldman.
The General addressed them and in few CHEEKY
OF affairs in Spain. He urged upon the people
moderation in all things az the whole CIV.
iized world was looking upon them; .nas IL .
they had tainted Greeks or the Irish because they
had failed to win their freedom at the first EFFORT.
the only thing, said he, that won our freedom and
dsenthralment from tyranny was the unapimity or
the people, Let us initiate That great replbilc which
MsoS though Css e
glaciers, has government which might truly serve
as model to the world.
was destined FOR the iroyalist side, win have given
you ample details Of Prm's reception at Madrid, OF
his speeches AID subsequent conduct. My duty lay
n visiting the still uneasy provinces OF Andalusa,
Arragon and Catalonia, and endeavoring to find out
what the provnoias thought Of this revolution and
TO h5te S5wAA what each town or acalde thought
about would hardly do, for whole library could be
filled In that way; but shall state the general BELIEF
FIguerras, the strongest place in Europe, is sit
uaed just on the frontiers at the southeast portion
OF the Pyrenees y was one Of the FIRST to raise tine
nag Of revolt, and at the present TINA there Is q
smothered name, easily dlshnguishable, now and
then breaking out into atful leaps, which should
ionai government at the capital Barely one OF the
sturdy nhabftantsf could tell You euccinctly and in
ss waa1 C Was e the r. q spain
among 1@a the people around ' Tsusrras, 'i and
the sedition nnds expression IN dueruious peepisn
q a Il. T Fas
Condition OF the government 0fncials, who have
been suddenly called INTO power without kpoYlng
definitely the precise purposes Of authority Or the
principles upon which to base the government. Tfe
good people OF Figuerras, and indeed of the whole
province Of Catalonia even including Barcelona,
democrats the most powerful OF three factions,
which embrace the whole population OF Spain. The
otner two factions or parties are the progresstas
and the liberal union. These two parties, It seems,
were not ready for wholesale sweep OF monarchical
usages and the regeneration OF spanish liberty, but
were resolved upon forcing Queen Isabella from
power and establishing her son, the Prince Of Astu
rias, upon the throne, but under regency, while In
his minority; then when quietness should be restored
70 eau for constitutional Cortes In order to ascer
tam the WIN or Inc people. In the province OF Cata
onla democracy Is rampant, even 10 extremes. That
fertile province, with valleys the most ovabe ulder
heaven has so long suffered from the degrading,
soul-abusiAg rule OF Isabella that any thing that as
pertains 70 her. as well AZ herself Is condemned.
They turn from the very thought OF Il with ineabe
disgust and become instantly rude and Quarresome
when one more ioryiving than the rest argues for
Christian spirit mo" they say, mo- by the saints in
in SPAIN" Liberty-Ioving Americans win under !
staae ks storm OF feeling The pentup passions Of
thirty. yeas fnd vent In one short week TAX
and tyranny, admiration and wonder take. possss-
sion q us when We sec this nigh-soued people con-
ScieB that Europe and America will scrutnze their
actions and Judge accordingly Of their WORTH refrain
from performing high-handed justice when fun
psver y IN its hands As an illustration Of Those
peoples senSknveBess the following story is evil
deneo:-A correspondents Of London journal COM
Go N snsans sna arops y .ns r
assas. Ne events Of the last few days with al me
The RsgiIshIaan argued that the spaniards could
never govern themselves like tho Americans or the
ism lakes centuries before it can spring into fun
bloem. spanllrds love 6me-honored Institutions |
toe well 70 give them up 50 easily: THO deposing Of
The result u An Infamous reign bus when you talk |
about Spanish republic you might ~ weA talk |
Your correspondent argued, 40 an American ought
10, that taB was fast age, that republicanisn Is
soSd s0wn in the heart OF men which in iss proper
sssson suddenly In hour assumes the Dimensions
q Joshsas gourd, under whose shade nations Git;
tna1 Inc principles OF selfgovernment were being
sown N a hearts, that great self governing nation
existed whieA from the fact OF Nc existence, en-
soara2es people still suffering from the vexatons OF
monarchies 70 throw or the yoke and 90 likewise.
Neither OF Us was aware tnas we had any listeners
who uuderstood the English language. There was |
one, hswsver-uan Lartlnez, the indefat gable spy |
or agent Of Prm and Serrano while these ilustrious
persons were still IN exile. While we Mgued he IN
terprated N an undertone. unknown to us, to the
hundreds Who were IN the casiao, each argument as
IL was advanced, and when your correspondent
fnisaed clappinz OF hands and perfect chorus OF
braves announced that we had larger audience
Nlaa We had anticipated. Thor excited looks test-
lied 70 the interest tdas our conversation had excited
the Rngiishinan yaniosed Ia disgust. while your
correspondent renamed to enjoy his triumph.
The above only serves 70 show that the spanish
people acs IN this crisis OF Affairs ~ becomes men
having ta fear OF civilized nations opinions before
their eyes While under the apprehension that peo
pc Will condemn them II they commit excuses, there
rs NO lostf Dlk % BlrAigntened as 10
meet tile exgencies OF the nation unless the part-
SANS Of democracy find that they have but exchanged
tae hynS pan Tor She lre and chosen oug of two
evils tue greatest with oil the coacoIaitants attend
ant upon anarchy and civil war.
WnLe all pcace-iovlng men would wish TO see the
crasls over, with peaceful termination there Is
nat IN Gaia onia in the cities Of Fguerras Corona
and Baceora toe keys TO the south of spain, which
win yet develop itself ~ The dominant principle IN
the hearts OF all Spanards-that H. peace and undo
filed democracy. Prm and Serrano are OF the pro- |
Tesstas Topete Is or the people, Kosas IL or the lib
eral union, bus Rivero and Espartero are demo
cr9t- Tne democrats are strong In Arragou aud |
Catalonia, especially the latter. The progrcsistas
nld liberal Ion men have the province OF Anda-
lusa, Leon aad Asurlas, While the Carlists Ia
vorers of Don Carlos " Beubcn, are supreme In Ma
varrc. and the royasts nd lavor Ia Murcia ana VAL
ladeid. If Prlm and Serrano only seek tho good OF
the country, no danger can be anticipated; but IL
trey out seek their own aggrandiZenens or the az
prandRement OF their party, the worst not
The grand struggle Tor power must come between
the democrats on the one hand and the progresstas
aud the liberal union parties on the other, and each
party but aDides sne CsuiIDg or the Curtas TO hear