Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-10-28

We extract the following from long and
interesting letter from the Spanish cores
pondent Of the New York Times =
As to the Spanish Republicans, there is
ambiguity or reserve In their utterances.
They roundly declare monarchy impossible.
They say there can be-shall be no King.
They declare that the Cvrtes have no power
to elect King; that the thirty-third article
of the Constitution, establishing the mon
aichical form, is an invasion of the popular
sovereignty, and is of right null and void.
No King shall be elected and crowned, they
say, without direct vote of the people of
Spain and they seem wonderfully conf
dent of the result of that vote, in case the
suffrage is extended to embrace men 81 to
% years of age. The republican idea is
certainly very strong with the young men of
Spain. The positive Republicans in the
C0rtes number now some eighty members.
They have not as yet decided definitely up
on their course of action, but it will proba-
bly, consist IN Fabian policy of obstruction.
They will exert every energy to prevent the
election of King either by further indefi-
mite postponement, or by prolongation OF
the Regency for a term of years. Ii all their
efforts are unavailing, they will probably
make solemn protest against the action of
the Cortes, declare the election of the King
illegal, and retire from their seats-to con-
tnue the Republican propaganda in the
Provinces.
They have made remarkable use of their
time this summer. While the different ca
balls of monarchlsts have been fighting and
plotting among themselves, wearing out their
strength in selfish quarrels, the leading Re-
publicans have carried the torch Of agitation
through every district of Spain. Enormous
mass meetings have been held in all the
chief cities of Arragon, CASTLE, Andalusia
and Catalonia. CASTELAR, has rushed like q
comet dozen times over the whole king
dom; a constellation of younger men has
arisen, whose names are rapidly becoming
household words | saw one great meeting
in the Prado, called by the club of the
Juventud Repubticdnd,a and heard some of
the speeches. The orators were all young
men. who spoke with fire and volubilty
that was something new to me. We Anglo
Saxons always talk, even in our warmer
moments, with restraining sense of re-
sponsibillty; these fiery Latans are embar-
ressed by no such irammels. They realize
the picture of the Western orator, who, in
the language Of an enthusiastic admirer,
"rever kn0wed what he was a-going To
say; he Jest throwed his head back, shined
his eye, opened his mouth, and left the con
sequences to God"
| The effect of this constant and fervid agi
| tation is very plainly to be observed in tho
rapid growth of the Republican party, They
are, l should say, as yet in Il minority; bu
a minority already very respectable in mum
bers. and disproportionately formidable by
reason of It's energy, activity and singlenes'
of purpose. Eveu careless reading OF the
leading Madrid journals on any morning
will convince you that the Republicans are
the only men in Spain who know exactly
what they want. They feel, also, grea
strength and support in the fact that the,
are in sympathy with the ruling sentimen
and general movement of the age.