New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-10
THE SPANISH REVOLUTION.
THE PROVISIONAL CoNsPIRAcIEs.
tvRoN DIR OWN CORRESPONDENT

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fair canvass and fair vote. Yesterday the Gov
eminent demonstrated the sincerity of its promises
nv taking possession of the teegraphs all over Spain,
and stopping all dispatches. The orders were so
strict that the clerks in the Madrid Office refused 10
receive even business telegram for London No
dispatch could be sent unless by Government ON
cia or unless you could contrve to get special per
nit The first fruits of this system appear in the OIL
cia announcement of the result OF yesterdays elec
ton. About COO Government to 200 Opposition Inspec
tors are said TO have been chosen. Nobody supposes
there any such majority, but there are no means u
rontradcting the story. When the municlpai eieo-
lions were held last month, it was more thah Iois
hight before ANYTHING like complete returns were
received. Official and sem-offcial teie NJ ID
repeating that a great majority OF tno u" -
chosen monarchical officers. All Europe Dehe'eu ~
I'LL one morning Emilio CASTELAR, sent usPa'oH ~
tho drsnr National of Paris declaring that lne ne
pubcans had carried all the towns except ia'-iu,
Now it is possible that the Minister OF the l'eioi
has received dispatches from certain nulnoei VI
towns in respect to yesterday elections Out Is v
,ossibla that the result throughout Spain shOuId
have been so promptly ascertaned Inc statement
Is simply manufactured for effect on the Ie"l S'ius
gle which begins to-day What was done YESTERDAY
was 20 choose a kind of officer we shouiu eau IN
spector The place is not desirable one ana an el-
tisans To claim Government majority OF three 10
one is TO strain even Spanish credulty, but these
,nen seem to stick at nothing. Nobody knows what
use they may make of the telegraph during the
three DAYS of election but it is easy TO
see what O tremendous engine for MISCHIEF
it is in the exclusive possession OF
an inscriptions ministry 1t is bad enough merely
TO deny the use of it to other parties Here is the
Republican Central Committee of Madrid which has
been in daily communication by telegraph with
Committees of other towns in all the provinces At
the very crisis of the struggle it is forbidden TO send
a line to its allies and subordinates Imagine Gen
eral who had arranged with his corps commanders
complete plan of battle. cut off from communicating
with them on the morning of the struggle. Imagine
Mr.. Andrew Johnson taking possession of the tele-
graphs a day OF two before the election last Novem
Der. II would have been more arbitrary and inJu
ri0us to the Republicans of America than II is to
the Republicans of Spain. The fact proves, if any
more proof were needed, that the Government
has not the smallest intentions of allow
ing fair election, or of fairly reporting
its results so far as they against its wishes 1t
told Europe that the rising in Cadiz was Carlist
outbreak. 1t will manipulate the returns of the
elections with equal disregard of the TRUTH if the
truth happens to be against its interest The Repub-
lcans do not expect majority. They will do well If
lueN carry q uuuUIcu ulcuioSlc' DuO thOS diO uob
the only opponents of this Provisional Conspiracy,
and there will be many members chosen equally hos
tile to the existing Administration and to n republic
If we may Judge by the claim made to-day the Off
cial kilograms will reckon all Monarchists on the
Government SIDE and proclaim majority of Its sup
porters elected without reference to their opinions
on its policy. You will do well to believe nothing
that comes to you by telegraph from Spain.
The MOntpenser people have been much excited by
fresh revelation of Prim's plans-or what purport
to be SUCH One of the Dukes organs printed an
anonymous letter, affirming that bargain had been
struck between Pnm, the King of Italy and Napoleon
according to which Victor Emmanels second son,
the Dukc of Aosta was to be put on the Spanish
throne Prince Humbert, his elder brother is in i'll
health not likely TO have heir, and scarcely ex-
pected to live, so that the chances of the Duke of
Aosta for the Italian throne are considerable. BY
this bargain he is to renOunce them in favor OF
Cotlde and the probable accession of that lady and
her husband Prince Napoleon is the bait which in
duces the French Emperor to be party to this ex-
ceent scheme and to give his support to Prm. Its
result would be to make Prim practically Dictator,
since the DIXIE of AOsta is a man of such
feeble intellect las to be almost imbeclle.
ThAre is an alternative arrangement, provisional
or contingent event not specified,
by which the crowns should be shifted the Duke of
King of Spain. One would think 1.-THE Napoleons had
had enough Of Spain some fifty years ago
don't repeat this story because / believe il, but
because it was for day or two very generally be-
lieYed in Madrid, and shows well enough how much
sincerity Prim is credited with in his profession of
adherence for foreign intrigue. 1t has just this ba
sis OF fact to rest Cialdnis visit month since.
The official organs of the three countries persisted
so strenuously in denying 10 Caldini any official
character that everybody believed he must have
come on a regular mission. 1t was in fact wrote
at the time, semi-oficial. the only doubt being
whether he came in the interest of the Duke Of AOsta
OF the Prince of Cargnan, who about that time was
supposed to be Napoleons favorife But Ciadini is
believed to have gone home satisfied that
rangemcnt was practicable.
The regency scheme explained in a former letter
is the one to which Prim still holds-with variations
The elections expected to show majority for a
monarchy. The COrtes are to assemble. Seuano as
nominal head of the Government. will meet them
with proposition that they shall first of all come to
agreement on the form of government TO be es-
tablished. They will vote for monarchy. the part
of all the various candidates agreeing in this if
in nothing else. SerIano is then to propose that,
pending the choice OF monarch, regency shall be
temporarily set up and TO that also the Cortes are
expected TO agree. At this point the intrigue will
begin to develop itself. The Progessists are to be
tempted with the promise that Espartero shall
be one OF the three regents, the other two being
necessarily Serano and Prim. The alliance between
the Progressists and the Republicans together with
the preference of many of the latter for Espartero
rule are to secure the Republican vote also
for the regency project But it is no
part of Don Juan Pnm's plan to divide his
power with Espartero. Having got the regency
voted by the HELM of Esparteros friends he expects