Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-20
Spanish Provisional Govern
ment,
DON JOAQUIN AGUIRRE, PRESIDENT OF
TIE PROVISIONAL. JUNTA.

DON JOAQUIN AGUIRRE, PRESIDENT Oh
/ TIE PROVISIONAL JUNTA.
/ Aguirre is an excellent citizen, a Hbe
raj conservative, IN the true menning O
the word. A iurisconsuit OF large ca,
/ pscity, he has been and can be perfec
! minister Of Justice; and In Parliament
! with his elOquence and prestige, 9 tower
/ OF strength for the reorganization Of the
country. The universities have pros.
psred and have been enriched many
times under his direction and with the
/ products of his literary and scientific Ia
! bOrs. His character Is of an enchanting
/ afAbility, and he is tolerant, being per.
| feet Liberal. He Is thoroughly &C.
! quRinted with the science OF sdministra-
ten, and the oar has been often the
scene where he has displayed eloqusnce
and wisdom. With Prim he went int
exile, ever since the srtillerymsu re.
vOlted in Madrid, now about twenty-s Il
months ago. Certainly it was then Gnn
SsTrauO who made more vAIOrous efforts
to quell that frighEful insurrectioR, o.
which his present colleagues were then
sceOmplices.
MARSHAL sFRRANo, DUKE DE La TORRE
HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE PRO.
yIsIONAL GOVERNMENT.
Serrs10 was 3 brave cavalry soldier In
the seven years war, at the conclusion
Of which he was already a briggs der
but batOFe the commencement of tbs
struggle, having somewhat contributed
TO the imprisonment and death OF Torri-
joe, leader of band OF Liberal troops,
who had appeared in the neiKhbOrhcod
of Malaga three years previoTs to the
death of Ferdinand VII, wheF. Serrano
commenced to figure In the progressive
party OF l845, being then 3 general, the
more ardent OK his partisS ms remembered
that episode OF his Ji.fe, and were In
splred with feeling OF imaginary wrong.
This easily explainS, the protests entered
by the provincial juntas against the SUI
premacy OF Serr &nO in the Provisional
GoVefnment, Nevertheless, at the above
period OF 1873, he was held in much
esteem IN F,Arcelons, when that city pro-
nounced .gsinst Espartero, so that the
Catalan even dubbed him universal
mlnisV5r, and under this title he entered
Madr al, formed government with Olo-
of War. -
The Queen was at that time thirteen
years cid, and under that Government
she was proclaimed of age. The chRrsc-
ter OF Serrano is one Of the most insinu-
Rting that can be imagined, and bis per-
sonal appearance in IS43, at the age of
thirty-twO years, was one OF the most
prepossessiBg Of the Court. Since then
many have been the positions he has
filed in the service Of the Queen, until
be became Captain General Of the army,
Noble of CASTLE, Grandee of Spain,
Knight Of the Noble Order OF the Golden
ElapPn fluuarrnr GanaraI ~ kF&e Tpla nd
OF Cuba and Senator Of the Kingdom.
NICHOLAS RIVERA, VICE PRESIDENT.
Rivera is q lawyer of the College Of
Seville, very talented and of rare learn
ing. he possesses aristocratic instincts,
but was the founder Of La Discussion,
whose Democratic doctrines, admirably
expressed, whilst he had charge Of that
periodical, we're the nutritive sap for his
political associates in Spain. He is very
courageous in debate, and has many
points Of affinity with Mirabeau- In
many adventures Of bis life be has s-iven
q good account Of himself, and it was
five or six years ago that he receiv ed a
dangerous wound at the hands Of q Gen.
eral, one Of those who have now CON-
tributed to make him Vice President of
the Government.
DON LAUREANO FIGUEROLA, sECRETAR Y
OF THE TREASURY.
This distinguished jurisconsult viii
make an excellent Secretary OF the
Treasury, IS he is, besides, aeon SUM mate
political economist Of the Liber al school.
de possesses abundant talent and scien-
Inc knowledge; and II, IN practical sp-
)llcaiiOn, he does not effect prodigleS in
he Spanish Treasury, by the principles
ne holds, it will be bscause that their
.heOry only is good. His presence in the |
Government is<he representation of the
progressive constitutional party not
hat Of traditional obstacles, which have
been declared incompatible with the
hrone of the Queen. FiguerolA is in
policy neither more nor less than Ma
ioz, and for this reason, he kept quietly
'pen his law Office in Madrid, whilst the |
'ther progressists were exiled from the |
,ountry.
DON TRAxEDEs MATBo sAGASrA.
Sagasta is civil engineer by profes. !
ion, but for many years politics have /
'bsorbed al his genius at the bar, in the |
)ress, and IN conspiracies. The Liberal |
Union closed and sealed the doors of his |
'ff1ce and the printing Office of bis peri |
dical, La I6ert0, and, being opened by !
he party which has Just fallen with the |
hrone in consequence Of the revolution, |
was not slight act OF generosity in |
'agasta tnSt he made great effort TO |
e. establish in the country those who |
lad imposed silence on his periodical. |
md to dispossess those who had broken |
lis band.
While be was in exile, he, with |
Aguirre, Wero the good counsellors of |
rim.
HIS appointment TO the Government |
5 just, judged by his antecedents.