The New York herald., 1869-06-29
SPAIN.

SPAIN.
The Republican Convention nj Cordova-
Strong Muster Of the Foreign Pre- ss-H0nOr
| to America-Trihina Diyersions-The Objeci
| Of tho Iieetimg-Sig ming the Manifesto.
| C0RDovA, June IL. 1862
| The Pact of Tortosa is beginning to make Itself
| felt by people and government. 1t begins to be
| powerful, to be papable, tangible thing that meu
can believe has fervd life in it. One OF its
sequences by no means the Insignificant is the
| grand republican mass meeting held in this city OF
the Abderramanes, in the Parador del Toro, yester
! day afternoon. reunion. Spaniards call it-a
ssreunion OF republicans'- very good name, con-
veylng a specification which, to warm hearted, fiery
Andalusaus, means Just what it is. Yesterdays
mass meeting was q reunion OF every southern
Spaniard who believed he felt the glow OF liberty
within him, and "a one OF liberty met another
1t was spring INTO each others arms. kissing
on both cheeks, ending with "Viya libertad"
There were such loud, sonorous kisses, with good
hearty smacKs, as If they reshed by donor and
acceptor-such afhugs, in name Of friendship, In
name OF repubicanism, that no other name but that
of reunion would be suitable or applicable to the
meeting OF yesterday. At the call OF their commit
lees the republicans came from the Pyrenees, from
the Basque provinces, from the plains Of La Mancha,
CASTLE and Arragon to attend the reunion For days
previous to this demonstration preparations were
being made to give due honor to the army Of citi.
zens who were coming to hear the doctrines OF the
republicans eXpOunded by the most eloquent orators
OF spain. n Is long time since ancient COrdova
looked so gay as yesterday. For parallel we must
20 back to the days OF the last Moorish King, and
seek it the day OF triumph and victory over Goths.
Every house was In holiday attire There were
streamers yards In length and spanish republican
ham ral
extent waving from tower and turret. Noticed
inscriptions revived ancient memories OF Spain
evoked transcendenta ideas OF future dimly seen,
but boldly spoken OF, aud suggested hope TO the
thousands who nocked to Cordova. And alusian
bellies never looked bther and more like beautiful
Amazons than yesterday and the 1.-THE agile athletes
OF the Sierra Morena and mountains OF Granada
looked embryo heroes.
Il was an auspicous day also as If nature sympa.
thized with these liberty loving people. Ali who
have looked upon the valley OF Cordova in which the
ancient oity rs situated, can well enough testify that
during vernal and summer months Its beauty Is un-
approachable The bold outlines OF the Sierra NO.
rena rising as q rampant from bleak western winds,
the beautifully rounded knobs to the east and north,
and the fr ee, expansive view to the SOUTH form
hills seemed this day in gala, for fresher vege ia
non cannot be seen but In the tropics, and In strk
ing contrast to the whitewasned houses ana Stern,
and lime groves, washed free IRON dust by late
rains.
Arragon, Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Isles
declared themselves cOnfederated together az op.
posed to monarchca principles, but locked together
by republican bonds AndalusIa, at all times loud In
Dehaf OF liberty, declared its desire to form of
the confederation, and meeting was declared 10 be
held the lth inst OF deputies from every southern
province and Of the principal men OF Andalusia to
declaration OF their rights OF their hopes and desires
! This meeting, owing 10 the day following being
| set apart by government for the PRONUNCIATION OF
| tue constitution was postponed to the 10th.
For three days previous 10 yesterday trains had been
conveying hundreds to Cordova from all parts Of
| Spain. Yesterday morning. however, was the grand
| rush made from Madrid, from Seville and Granada,
caniz and Malaga. Over 5000 people. counted by
from Cadiz, 1000 from Granada and many hundreds
| from Malaga. The neighborhood OF Coraova had
emptied its peasant population. The small towns Of
| Manzanares, valdepenas, Meujebar, villa Nueva,
| Pedroabad, Vilalranca aud Acolea were almost
| empty also, the male inhabitants having come TO
CordOva to hear expounded for the first time, In
clear manner the principles or the republican party
there nau been hins gwen that perhaps there might
find an opportunity 10 use their muske;s and for this
reason the representatives Of the foreign press were
| on hand. There was one from st. Petersburg. one
for The Vienna Iresse, one from Berlin the CORES
pondent OF the Roppe,; another from the Reue,e and
the Go,dots, from Paris; the correspondent Of the
Cologne GAZETTE and your own special correspond
ent The London press, always backward, or mimi
sentative crs The Madrd and AnaausaS ourpas repas
were very plcntitully represented also. For
speakers tie republican minority or the C0rtes
were represented by Fernando Gsrrido, who, with
Castelar, Orense ana Figueras formed the chiefs OF
the republican party IN spain. so desir0us were the
republicans Of Andalusa 10 witness the act OF deca-
ration Of their province as one OF the contedera on
that they hooded the railway station at Seville and
in alarm, the authorities teegraphed to Madrid for
Instructions Government teegraphed back for them
not TO permit any tram TO run from Seville after
eight O'Clock In the morning. In tnis way thousands
were prevented from coming 10 Cord0ya Those who
had started previous to this hour, however were
very numerous, as Indicated above. At FIVE O'Clock
In the afternoon procession left the Fonda Suiza,
headed by four deputies OF the C0rtes, Garrid0,
Gala Paanca, and CULLEN la Rosa, composed
Of eight editors, and deputies from Catalonia, Esra
madura LA Mancha Murcia and Andalusa districts
provincial aud state deputies, numbering some 300
or 400 men, for The Plaza lie Corredera or Parador
del r0ro. This plaza is about 1000 feet long by 500
In width surrounded on all sides by houses, fronting
square, aud altogether would hold 10000 people
while the square itself would contain fully 40, 60o
massed together az usual al great political meetings
Az these ltIie correspondents following directly after
hear the peoples answer; but the most sceptica
could not deny that the entire mass ef tho people
( were radically republican whoever beard the fren
zed riv1s given unanimously by the thousands, then
and there Will never forget the deaiening roar that
surged upward In reply; II was Overwhelming
wave Of sound, surmouutng everything, enveopinp
the whole plaza like q cloud. Whether this descrip
ton may be an original one I cannot say--sc
original perhaps, thai " pay 70 laughed az, But
being Just ten feet above The heads OF that LIVING
sea almost thought the sound was tangible. 4
was compact whole; no breakage or irregularities
10 "; the yivas rose up Spontaneous rOn each man
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