The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-08
The Spanish Rev0lutiOn-RcpubIi
NapOleOnic Idcns.

Tho Spanish Revolution-Rcpublican VI.
NapoleOnic Idens.
One of the cable kilograms from Madrid
which we published yesterday declared-s'Itis
daily becoming more and more evident that
the great majority Of the people are in favor Of
republican form Of government In Spain"
This telegram was dated October 5. A later
telegram, dated at London, October 6, an
nounced that the reorganized constitution of
the provisional government, embracing among
its members Generals Prim and Serrano, with
SehOr Olozaga, Is IAN accomplished fact" A
telegram of October reports that tho Provi-
sional Junta will free the children of the blacks,
in anticipation of the total abolition of slavery
in the colonies by the Cortes.
The rapidity with which the Spanish revolu-
ton has been effected has surprised all Europe.
But 1t is still more surprising that SO despotio
o government AZ that Of the ex Queen Isabella
has so long been able to Withstand the pressure
Of liberal ideas. Its recent arbitrary acts, the
exile of generals and the execution Of journal
lists, the forced departure Of the Duke Of Mont
pensier and the daily seventies against the
press precipitated the very revolution which
these measures were intended to avert. The
fate Of the Spanish government has emphatically
illustrated the axiom Of La LbertS, NJ. dc
Girardin's journd-''Whoso ruleth by force
shall be overthrown by force" M. de Girar-
din himself, experienced prognosticator as he
is, hesitated to venture upon the wide field OF
hypothesis, projects, plans and programmes
opened by the Cadiz pronunciamiento. The
elevation Of the Duke of Montpensier to the
vacant throne, abdication in favor Of the
Prince Of Asturias or to the profit Of the Count
Of Montemolin, the dictadura of General Prlm,
the annexation Of Spain to Portugal-all these
form but small part Of the combinations sug-
gested. "Of all the claimants who are about
to dispute, who are already disputing, the
spois of Isabella III. there Is one," says d.
Girardin, whom none will scarcely think O
admitting to defnitive share, although, in.
deed, her name is inscribed on the banners Of
every party; this claimant who shrinks with
horror from the sword and who never demands
her triumphs from military conspiracies, is
Liberty But 1t Is not impossible that the
appeal made by every party to the name
Of Liberty may awaken spirit which
however feebly it may be burning in tn,
kindle q flame that shall not only de
stroy the plans of the instigators of tn
revolution in Spain, but also set all tn
European monarchies on fire. The Gaulois
well informed French journal, has already
uttered warning voice. ''Take care!"
cries. "When revolution falls upon any on,
point Of Europe II is like drop Of oil on The
map, which keeps spreading and spreading.
The French journalists are awakening to tn,
dangers threatened to the Napoleon dynast,
and to Napoleonic ideas by the recent event.
in Spain. They begin 10 suspect, and no
without reason, the sinister influence of III,
King Of Prussia and his astute Minister, Bis
marck, Of having been promoters of the Span
ish revolution as powerful agency in under
mining the French government.
Twill require oil the subtlety and all the
power OF Napoleon to counterfeit the influence
OF his Prussian adversaries 80 as to direct
himself the whirlwind Of the Spanish revolr-
ton. We shall see whether, through the
agency Of General Prim or through other
agencies, the Emperor Of the French will be
successful in controlling at Madrid those fiery
republican elements Of the revolution that Bis
marck and the King Of Prussia, even at the
risk Of a general European conaagration, may
try to fan into flame in order to compass his
destruction.
AT Paris Napoleon has done ell that ingo-