New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-30
nun SPANISH REVOLUTION.

RIM "iao,o that one finds himself called upon "
hi,o with Serrano but in this case his aI'aAG
~, ~ prim bears good fruit Amid all tne .lv'1I
tndss Of notifies, Prm pursues one schel0 Ssaieb
He mind il bent on the reorganization Oh 'no 30
,r,nv in his own interest, As body - his
means devoted to Prm, spite OF ltS pi,r ,,otod 70
renovn as a soldier 1t is proDaoiS y, ,,ould
nobody. but each regiment j! u ort
follow its own Colonel and the Coloncis nv Go
NJ lovalty TO their own brigade ana oi'ls'on 49,,
ais PRINTS idea is TO make the "eu9iSi9 90 of tho
and through them to become tne lTl 49, ,ornal
&C. Of which as Minister of War; he Is inc nU,ll''
~ Ia nronosed TO nominate twelve new Oenoi-
~ The nominations have to be submitted lor Con-
s-r,ot;on 10 the Couneil Prim and SeTano had ulS
a,asod them in priyate and disagreed strongly ~,
co-.,no eould not be blind to PRINTS purpose anu
oonId not be a party to it, On IhuisuaS' INC 10
tbev oparreled over the matter IN q private 0oiIS
epce On Friday the nominations came Oelole VIC
en- For some reason Prim did not choose
80 attend in person, but sent letter
irsstinp on the approval Of his hSt.
aletter which the.SeuanO party describe as lusoen'
and presumptuOus to a degree. For Frin mas ld'oiS
hen inclined TO regard himself as master Oh the SIT
- h;cb no is not and chief Of the Provisional
Sso,ernment. which also he cannot be without a
s,noole The Council rejected bis twelve Generals
~ tLo rejection has been followed by an explosion
,a,,voen Prirn and serrano which neither took the
,ronbIe IN conceal Madrid rang with it last night
tn sioct oamblers-fOr that breed hOuTishes here
40 Il does in Wall-st.-spread the story wherever
their eroakinQ voices could reach, and somebody
made good deal Of money outOf the fall which they
thus created
II the Republicans Of Spain were quick at COMPARE
sons, they might point good moral TO tins tale'
They will have neither political stability nor com
Tnercia credit so long as their political and CONNER
cial fabric is at the mercy of couple OF ambitious
men striving for supreme power. PIlm may nave
kind of gloomy pride in knowing that few words OF
his can knock the props from under the Spanish
funds as q few words of Napoleon can from French
rentes, or from English consols either. Let the
Spaniards look across the Atlantic and they may
fnd Republic whose highest officer proposes to re-
pndiate the whole National debt without depressing
its market value fraction, Why will they not see
that it is safer to build on the people than on despo
and his army
What bearing this quarrel may have on the rela-
tons between Prm and the Republicans l cannot
say. 1t would naturally tend to draw them nearer
TO each other if Prm could be got TO believe in any
thing but the army as a political force which he
probably cannot or if the Republicans could put full
trust in Prims professions in which, also, they find
adificnlty. The Republican Committee of Madrid
keeps up some sort Of relations with the Sphinx Of
the War Office, but tho bulk of the party inclines
every day more strongly to Espartero. Seville has
Just sent pretty strong document to him. The in
coming and outgoing municipal authorities, with tile
Viee-President of the Provincial Deputaion and the
Committees of the Republican and Progressista par
ties put all their names together to telegram de-
-clariDg their choice to be Espartero, either as
President OF a Republic King Him alone
can they recognize as genuine representative OF
The Liberal idea If the old man had a resO-
Int purpose, or were the least fitted for the
guidance Of affairs, he would respond cordially
TO such prOfer of support for it is one OF many,
and it comes from the two parties in whose ranks all
his friends are included. Bust is impossible to get
anything bat the vaguest answer from Espartero.
lie returns his sincere Acknowledgements for their
kind assurances, is fattered by nothing much as
by the repeated proofs of respect shown him by his
fellow-citzens has no ambition but their welfare
hopes the Cores will settle everything satisfactorily
10 eyerybody-aBd other gltteringFg of
that sort 1t may be that Esparero is the best Pres
dent OF King Spainlcan lay hands on; but if so she
must PIT her faith manly in an oyerrUling Proyi-
dcnce. The drift of opinion is steadily toward a
Republic and the opinion: would be inevitable were
there one man in whose honesty and ability the
people confded know not if there exist in Spain
Statesman fit to guide his country through such sea
Of troubles as she has 10 ride through In the doubt
whether PTim be not despot and tho certainty that
Espartero is trimmer thCHhOpe Of the Republicans
for leader sinks into something like despair Their
triumph in such circumstances will be the triumph Of
an idea almost unaided by.personal resources.
Perhaps / cannot give better indication Of the
resOute spirit which, animated the Republican in
sugnts of Cadiz than by translating the record Of
the examination of one of their leaders before the
military tribunal organized to convict during the
state Of siege. The accused is Fermn Salyochea APP
parenty one Of those national leaders whom events
throw to the surface. cannot,learn that his name
was heard Of before, out of Cadiz. lie is asked
to state his age and occupation. and answers that
be is 81, and merchant. The examination then pro-
Ceeds
What Is your regiOui have a special one-tO do all
The good can But what sect do yon belong TOT To 10
particular lsect am the POntiH Of my own religion
NAi you swear to tell the truth always do But will
you s"eari VIII not swear butuI will promise viii
you tell us the Of hohlefsana oaeers ~ the Ma
uona Guard that took part in events OF Cadzl know
then but refuse TO tell rLnamesIand there IA no
power that can cOmpedme; therefore don't ask me
proper names Ddiyou command theEoperatlons OF the
insurgentsi had the honor Of lbeing iobeyed by INV
oompanOns-deienders OF the rights OF an opnressod ~
PIE beg to warn yOuthatEyOu cannot express opinions
on the acts OF the authorities And answer
Toa that shall reply as my conscience die.
"'es VINO ordered the picket Hipubhshins the
presentation Of Military Governor TO be fired mon ,
done know VINO organized the conflict aftervy.rdS
Old Who ordered :barcades to be formed d,d
VINO made themi Men, women,Yand children. Who or
oe'ed the eonviets to be set at hberty Nobody thew
pfoke through the guards and when I heard Of II 7
ordered thcm to be taken to the municipal buldiyg
NC .ept them at work making cartridges, but under
,S"u u 'he volunteers Who ordered the cannon 10
paced IN the municipal buildings and in the streets Lea
.s 70 the square Of st. Juan de bios ordered n