The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-14

The Throne and King Question-G:enerni
Prirn's Position Towards Monarchis,n aud

frfrn's Position towards MonarchisYu and
the Church.
Madrid Oct. o. correspondence OF London Tirnes.l
The question which now agitates spanish society
Is tnat OF the choice OF monarch. All parties are
agreed. or at least pretend to be agreed, that BY
some means or another the present interregnum
must come 10 an end and ''tne edihce be crowned
Whom TO 'crownn It with is the problem for the
solution OF which an effort is at last 10 be made.
am by no means sure that these efforts will result in
anything definite. The one paramount de-
sire, however, of General Prim land IN this believe
him TO be actuat by the purest motives and a
soldiers Impotence 10 be rid OF heavy but selm-
posed BURDEN Is TO bend ali questions to the one
great questionable choice or the sovereign. With
this view he has after world or trouble got Minis
ter Iorra and the progresistas 10 shake hands with
Minister Ardanaz aud the unionistas IN the Cabinet
and persuaded all parties TO bury the Ratchet until
after the election OF tue k.ng.n cannot help think
ing this course though certainly the very best that
could be adopted, is nos very kind one TO.
ward tue king himself, who Is thus notified
beforehand that the truce Is but temper
airy, and that by common consent the noodgates
OF party strife TO be opened wide as soon as he
has taken his seat on the throne OF san Fernando
The quarrel OF the past week was about the clergy
or rather the figure for which The clergy should be
put down in the estimates OF the Finance Minister,
Senior Ardanaz ana OF the Minister or Grace and
Justice Senior Luis Zorrilla. The latter insisted on
reducing the number Of archblshops and bishops, nj
view, nrst oil their expense, secondly Of their
or them adopted in respect TO the DEGREES
the government issued bearing on the completely
of the Clergy III the Cariist Insnrrection. lie
went 80 far 10 declare he would not remain
fifteen minutes in a Cabinet which refused to go
WIN 10 llls eAltUf.. lie, however, ud remain,
and remains still Minister Ardanaz and the union.
objected 10 TINS mode Of dealing with the clergy
and SIMPLY proposed the cutting down OF their state
pay thirty per cent not rs measure or reform, but
as mere measure OF economy, considering the
state OF the Treasury and how necessary IL Is 10 seek
TO reduce the claims upon It, over this bone of con-
tention the Ministers fought long and earnestly, un-
til at last tile ag atom spIeai to the great political
bodies OF whom these two Ministers are representa-
tives-the p. rres stls ana unionstas.
The quarrel prevented Prim from graphing with
the question OF the monarch, which he thought Of
more importance. SO strong a position did the
unionistas assume on the point that on Sunday night
last PTm invited the unionista deputies 10 friendly
conference He expressed the reasons which, In his
Judgment call ed Tor the maintenance OF the s'c0n-
cation,r at least until after the election OF the
king and he pictured the consequences of its rup-
ture. 1.-THE dangers which VIII ar5e,n said be,
can only be favorable to the enemies OF liberty and
OF the country.n lie reminded them OF the many
concessions the might have said cringngs) the pro-
gresstas and democrats had made TO the un1onistas
since the revolution. In his blunt way he appealed
TO them thus
GEHTLExEN--It Is necessary should be frank with
each other Tell what by these daily dicul
Is that wish fatigue and destroy In Skin
mishesf But this must not be- You are with thu
for the conclusion OF the daf
recognize It's Importance and have dis
of Ministry the almost unanimty Of the pro
gresista democratic deputies. 10 the liberal dis
posed the candidate who receives votes in
meeting the majority of the COres If the I've Minis
ton regards the clergy, thus giving proof
their desire maintain the c0nciaon which s
taI, until the election of the monarch II nor the response
bility Is not ours and God help us (Dof ayufsl
PRINTS appeal, however, was listened 10, but me
no response. lie LETT the unionstas 10 deliberate OF