The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-22

Europe.
The story of the disturbance in Spain comes
over the cable in items as meagre as they seem
grudgingly given; but the items afford reason
to believe that the revolutionary fire smothered
so many times by Isabella's government
has broken out at last with such power that it
may likely defy her Majesty's efforts. Isa-
bella on the French frontier in conference
with the Emperor Napoleon, the head of her
navy pronouncing against her in the South,
all the banished generals returning as by pre-
concerted signal, the government in ''parley"
with army rebels, and Prim on the scene as
the head of a general movement against the
throne, the nucleus of which movement is of
course the disaffected soldiery-such is the
picture the news presents. With her army
and navy against her, with the people either
Indifferent or hostile and herself taking coun-
sci with the hereditary enemy of her race, the
case of this unmistakable Bourbon would seem
desperate indeed. Will the advice she re-
ceived at San Sebastian help her out of the
difficulty? 1t is doubtful if any advice can
save her dynasty If all the news be true, and
1t is very likely to be even worse than we hear
it. Her policy has been necessarily destruc-
tive. and finds now not embarrassments
to be set aside, but only its own
limit. Such was the attitude Of the
government in Spain that opposition was
not possible within the limits of the coun-
try. Opposition in every shape was met with
a decree of exile. This simple plan was car
ried 80 far and used 80 freely against the
whole leading mind of the country, which is in
the army, that the balance of intelligence,
courage and purpose was fairly against the
government and the accumulated opposition
in exile had but little more to do than fix upon
the day when they would come home and be
supreme. Moreover, the use of this decree OF
exile had demoralized all men who had wit
messed its operation, for each felt that he might
be the next victim. Thus the men who feared
for their future were the allies of those who
were out and no doubt this fact has finally
put the navy side by side with the army in its
hostility to the Queen. In Spain the army
and the navy are the nation, and the natior
now bars the Queens return to Madrid.
Out of this Spanish trouble arise important
considerations for Europe at large. Was there
an alliance of any form made in the meeting al
San Sebastian the other day, and do the con
ditions of that alliance now take effect? Viii
this uprising be dilemma for Napoleon OF
only his opportunity? 1t is hard to believ,
that the head of the Bonaparte family
and this last Of the rcigning Bourbonl
met to confer on trivial topics, ant
perhaps equally unlikely that there
should be another such conference as tha
with Victor Emanuel, which was the prelude t.
one war, or that with Bismarck, which was III,
prelude to another Napoleon would be char!
in concerning definite policy with Isabella, TO
Spain might easily prove another Rome o
another Mexico. Even the first Empero
found Spain an embarrassment only less seri
GUS than Moscow. But there might be cas-
in which he would not dare TO leave Spai
alone. All the Spanish revolutonists ar
republicans. Successful revolution, therefore
would not mean change of sovereign
dynasty even, but change in the form
government, perhaps In the social fabric; an
in this age such movement gaining headwa
among people cannot be stayed by the bound
aries of States and is not limited by language
Napoleon, doubtless, might better fight revo
! luton south of the Pyrenees than in Paris
,, but what would become of his prestige as tn
head of the French people on the day when
, sustained the throne Of the final Bourbon wit
the soldiers of FranceY Moreover, should
: be found with his hands full in Spain we sha
!. soon see the las. sentences written in the char
/. ter of the somewhat despotic classification ,
e. Germany But here the case would, perhaps
become his opportunity. He must long sine
!, !. have given up the German game. He was M
Il 80 much beaten as cheated in IT, lie may M
q hope to prevent that ABSORPTION of ell u