New-York tribune., 1869-01-22

In body and Quilted the theater, The Revolution
had come at last or the Government thought it had
But the order had been misunderstood OF there was
some blunder know not which. The streets were
quiet There were no barricades no troops in motion,
not a single musket shot could be heard. We went
back and saw the play through, and went home-if
a Madrid hotel can be called homeland had no
revolution after all
Can this sort of thing 20 on for another fortnight
Anywhere but in Spain should say no, but in Spain
the greater the crisis the greater the chance of
getting through without an explosion. Let us keep
to factsthere are only too many of them significant
of anything but good faith the part of the Govern"
ment. proclamation has just come up from Cadiz,
four DAYS old but known in Madrid only yesterday.
The blood stains are not washed out of the sheets OF
that unhappy city yet its authorities are challenging
another struggle 1t has a Provisional Governor, kin
to Gen. Rodas by blood and spirit, who issued de-
cree as follows:
at having become known to that there people
who continually circulate false In Cadlz thus pro-
ducing permanent state OF alarm which IT is necessary
TO avert have adopted ecacous means to arrest those
who persist in these designs, considering them as ais
turbers of public order and shall hand them over 10
military commission for trial"
Signed by Edward Caballero, Provisional Governor,
Dec 81, 1868 If that means anything it means that
the press is to be muzzled and oontumacious editors
dealt with by martial law Madrid asks, Is our press
to be put in state of siege ssoi Cadiz may endure
such an outrage for she is powerless but the Gov
ernment is warned against such policy elsewhere,
and may think it useless to apply such measure to
O single city, which wonld bring upon them all the
Odum with none Of the benefits of general restrlc-
On. CadiZ letters represent even that city ready
for another outbreak the moment it can hope for
support
Cadiz responds to her Governors attempt 81 81
rorism by o Republican majority of more tnah ioul
to one. Tho municipal elections not having oeeh
held when they were held elsewhere, on account OF
the insurrection gave Cadiz good opportunity to
speak her mind on the policy which had been en-
forced against her. She chooses Republican officers
by $500 to 500 votes--in spite of disarmament in
spite of martial law in spite of the tmd who dread
| another conflict and were for peace at any price
| The flame spreads all over the peninsula. Badajoz
holds meetings TO nominate candidates for the Cortes
and behold there are no candidates but Republicans
| Huelva has meeting on the same day, and adopts
en- naaSse the GarTidO resolutions of the Madrid as
| sembly, protesting against disarmament AT Bar
celona 6OOGRepublcans gather to inaugurate another
| Abolition Society--whieh is at this moment only
another name for another Republican organization
-and Medina a Catholic priest, speaks from the
same platform with CASTELAR,, the foremost anti
| slavery orator of Spain. Walls welcomes CASTELAR,
next day on the same mission with equal enthusiasm
/
recognized force in the politics OF span and the
| people daily declare themselves for a Republic -
| Private accounts are slow in coming tiop, Malaga,
but few letters get printed in this mornings papers,
from which nay form some estimate of the truth
of the official dotols Unluekly they do not give us
| tbe origin of the conflict except IN vague way
There may OF may not have been special provOca-
ton but apparently the brave people oil that Unhappy
city found nroyocation enough in the order for
~ ,fa1 Of
CabaIlero de Rodas. Tho leaders Of the popular
party sought conference with Rodas and pledge
| that he \ ould proceed good faith with the reoT-
! ganization of the dsbsnded force lie refused that
refused everything ROdos despises nothing so much
as popular rights He is the incarnation Of that mil
itary spirit which looks upon the nation existing
for the profit of the army His crueltes have gained
| him name, and the mothers of Southern Spain
frghten their children into obedience with the name
| of the "Devil of Andalusia." The IgEaldad with
holds many of its letters for confirmation refusing
ut DeIeve in the clrcumstantial accounts of the
outrages committed by the troops Some Of the less
horrible it prints .
Malaga Is al, unfortlned citg-what soldiers call an
I" open town." and. such. exempt by all laws Of
war from bOmbardment Gen. Rodas easily frees his
mind from all such scruples. His force Of regular
| troops was overwhelming and might have carried
the barricades by storm, saving the city ITSELF and
|
iers and the defenders of the bnrricades He chose
instead to order bombardment by the squadron,
consisting not merely, as the official report said Of
! two ships but of six, the Alerta, Lgera Zaragoza,
! NaYas dc Toloza. and two others, names unknown.
! The wantOn damage 10 the town immense.
Malaga is city of 10000 people The conflict was
confined to two of its suburbs the houses Of which
were plOwed through by cannon shot the main bridge
communicating between the suburbs shattered. and
women and children became the victims of the fire.
/ One Republican writes " saw fall by my side two
women, an old man. and a child" The barricades
were miserably weak built of combustible material,
roughly covered with sand and could not have re-
sisted resoute attack by the troops. There was no.
| body who understood the science of barricades-a
! few French Republicans from the Faubourg ST. An.
| tome would have been invaluable The actual de-
tenders behind the barricades did not exceed 300
men, yet the killed and wounded were estimated-I
have II from high oflcal-at 200. The prisoners
were more than 800. r .
1t is noticeable fact that Of the leaders OF the
| Insurgents was Catholic priest. Not few of his
| order are on the side of the people against the
Bishops between whom and the priests there is O
constant struggle Enrique Romero put himself at
the head of the Republicans and went into the ght
wearing his priestly garments. Just before it began
he issued an appeal to the people, which will bear
translation better than most Spanish documents:
TO he Militia Of Mald0d To live without honor is
LIFE OF disgrace 10 die with glory the death of heroes
Have we called 20 arms city 'Vhioh has always been
shame without showing the true courage In hearsi
Where s the greatness & Of your SOULS 30 M II raoEOqs or
never were truly devoted to the rights which they pro
claimed and only called themselves Republicans order
to share the prosperity OF the country IL Is ours TO tell all
Spain that s for our honor, FOR liberty and torjus
Mtiamen you resolved yesterday to die at your posts
rather than I'VE dishoqored TO arms TO die to-day s