The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-23
SPAIN.

OpiHiOn oil ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Interview
With Nnpoleon-What tho Emperor said.
The Madrid correspondence OF the London Stand
ara dated on the 9th OF October, reports the pro-
ceedngs in the Cortes with the speeches of General
Prim, on the above named subjects thus
The proceedings in Cortes have been very exciting
and interesting, as your readers can readily Imagine.
sr9m ne te very rs moment Of the reopens on
to be contentious between the government and
DENT Ts short speech
anorded an occasion. He alluded TO the arrest and
imprisonment OF two OF the deputies and suggested
on the matter so far II affected the privileges OF
the deputies and their exemption from arrest. Up
rose .ne republican leader Senior Fguera ana
demand It's two members to be set at liberty. He
said
The are two dsputes Imprisoned One is Lieutenant
sorowfal event. whieh no one deglores than do
been taken agrnte in any deIct. and nevertheless be
ss sn prison and ss ss
deputy h one who is much respected BY all the Chamer
highly Going ~ aSas y
n s a. sna
the Captain General Of that district has made prisoner
trying defend been oonducsd on board
mar and theme s.ned to the Castle Of and
charged has not been sufficient procure his release
Alter considerable wranglng the President mad
MS way, and the matter was referred to q committee.
The PERSONAL Liberty Suspension bill was read by
its author. Don Praxedes Mateo Sagasta, who
Ing is copy It is short ana psny pas deeply
0minous Tor the people Of Spain and their liter
LieS:-
nsaIrectoa !ne guarantees consumed IA articles two i've
asa OF So and three OF article
ART The government are authorized to declare in state
sss 'ss to tn.
Of the use they may have made Of tins aaior
application of this law Indispensable.
The debate on the project began on Sunday and
sions OF seven hours close sitting EACH
In Saturdays session General Prlm introduced
the bill to suspend the constitutional guarantees,
upon. ana 1t was necessary for the government to
resort to extraordinary measures against 'thOse
patton, represented in the Cortes freeIy elected.S
Herein lies the whole pth Of the republican argu-
ment. They say the Cortes were not freely elected,
but were elected by such practices ana devices as
to render them anything but true representation
OF the will Of the people Of SPAN, and that, mas
much as eighty ninety of the deputies mold some
government appointment or another they are the
reverse OF free representatives. Prm detailed the
various lines Of railway and telegraph Interrupted.
and concluded by promising that "when the extra
ordinary circumstances are ended the government
will return to the Cortes and cry Yipa la Hbetad"
The bin was passed last night, but the republican
minority. led or by CASTELAR,, abandoned the Con-
gress In body. Prim MADE an appeal to them to
stay STAY haiI en,reatng nal meaacng He urged
remaining at their posts; but unfortunately he &c
companied his words with some intimatons they in
their excited state could not brook-such as that II
they retired he should consider they had Joined the
enemy and he should meet iron with ron force
with force &C. CASTELAR, rose and thanked him for
his remarks which lie said contained two things
Q counsel and q threat. II there had only been the
counsel they might nave paused before II, but
before the threat never ~ Thus saying he and his
companions left the building The following are the
two speeches.
General fsIM sentemsn, have risen TO dirsc.
pain than now feel have nevertheless tranquility OF
saasIns win bay: ~ vhis ..reds :rus
great gravity from the beginning but IT has acquired more
to 'hf h
ton proceeds from accord which regret and II loyal
wS a he s e e ws
done all possibly avoid this the day q
the opening Of the Cor,es have not single
collectively AJAX them to-day to think well what they do,
have a. %
who have he aaon St
would grave; but when part country 10
..yi seem; that they longer believe They
wen gentlemen addressing the rspu6lic.ns ask you
your De liberty
perish-asks you. do myself the mecca
again ths vsly night and consider my wosds1which are
believe most proper.
During this part OF General PRINTS speech the
silence Ill the House was such as could be felt; every
one held his BREATH and deep impression was pro-
duced by PRINTS earnestness Of manner and entreat-
ing voice. Turning to the House he resumed
II falls to me, gentlemen, debate but have
not to enter into in full after all that has been said here
a Sr iIS pSps WI e BEGIN :,
quen,ce OF this law and that did not know where
sesaeg % III an
Wha M o yh9 so.s eT
which now beseged and threatened by men who call them
as Ry to % the and Ss It's
entrances aud eIts am going 4 to palyerze ts
mount 10 ITS dome and to plant there intact the OF
many imes Gentlemen what have said other voices have
aso said here Where have we to gor What win admit
government from the time It was provisional until ths
% bis
complain .hai the government ask: extraordinary
not know that the more free the countries the
ha
un9n are military law Tor having some time
not recosc tina, not long Ego in England the freest
nd s
OF s LATTER su was hung for nayng taken of gun
Prm then passed on to refer TO his Interview with
the French Emperor
Senior CASTELAR, has limited his belief that foreign sovsr-
hi. On sss Of S
Minister of State must add that the Empsor not only did
a. y our al :, and could e S , e, sss;s
oU0iTs asked hb Intervention
Chees) Senior CASTELAR, also said that King Fernando
Of Portugal had rejected at time ths for
the OF Spain, which offered himI and that
now his son. Don Luis, had equally rejected H. His
eYceency hardly ought TO have made the charge without
understanding really whether the any minister
In particular had made this Offering Neither the govern
collectively the Ministers in particular
high diplo ast have made either IS government Minis
diplomats any such Offering If the King
tuga believes right to write the letter to which Senior
tenr has referred these my words-soiemn words-wii
all that has been said this point loud
cheers.l
Senior Pie Margal pronounced also phrase
which he Is not accustomed use. for he Is usually
30 temperate Ia his express0ns:-
No. The blood which has to be shed win not fall upon
the government but upon those republicans, who, from
the beginning have been exciting the and
at this moment the front Of the insurgent parties
late and conclude asking the COrtes to vote the auhot
zaton and assuring not the Deputies who do not
but all the Spaniards putting hand sword AMI
my heart sung the action to the word) for myself
and all companions that soon as we have pacned The
country, have terminated this situation. the
government will give the Cores account of their
and cry anew before them Vipa n Htvtad frremen dou
applause, again and again repeatedly