The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-25
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Tho spanish Press ON the Foreign Press Cor.
respOndents-La Prensa Calling for tho
Expulsion of Some of Them-Spanish Ideas
as TO the Result of n War with the United
States-Spain and Secession to Use Up the
Great Republic-The Power and Weakness
of Spain-Arrival Of Troops-The Insurrec-
tIon In the Peninsula Declared Ended-Pro-
jected Reforms.
A certain dignihed and highly conservative jour-
nal, published In this city-one which believes in
the existing order OF things and deprecates change
OF whose editor IL is said, ''he shed tears when her
most Catholic Majesty Isabella Segunda was COM
PEELED 10 fee from her home and throne or her an
cestors''-Ld Prensd-has OF late, been much
exercised In reference to the correspondents or
foreign journals resident in this CITY, For these
sfortunates not to tell the truth as 1t Is in the
land OF Don Quixote not to see an early
termination OF the nsurrecton not to give credit to
Spanish Justice, magnanlmity and mercy while con-
tempatng the manner In which the war is carried
on in this island constitute crime, and La PrenSa
seems to think 1t is time notice was taken OF II.
Naturally the correspondence OF the HERALD touch
ing the possibilities of war between the United
States ana Spain first attracts its attention, and sec
ond to this Is a statement In such correspondence,
OF the well known fact that the Captain General here
is hampered and INSTRUCTED in his administration OF
the government by that same turbulent and unruly
spirit which expelled from the island the legitimate
representative OF Spanish authority in the person OF
General Dulce. In reference to the war La Prens1
states that it would be popular with the Spanish
residents Of this island, and 1t claims at the same
time that the Captain General has ali necessary
power 10 carry out his behests, and adds
The correspondent who denies these truths, who,
with the pogs object no doubt Of exciting against the good
people OF United States says the contrary
republic O. IN here IN sas Tacd he
among friend or neutral and impartial foreign
IL Is not my purpose, for 1t Is not deemed neces-
sary to reiterate the saementsthus referred to ana
denied by La Prensd; they true or false they
will stand fall My object is rather to place before
the readers OF the HERALD certain extracts from the
editorial columns OF this Journal written in connec
ton with the aforementioned denias, as showing
the prevalent idea OF the relative power Of the two
countries and how possible 1t is thar from much
| ignorance war may result Says this paper
Suppose, for moment that the proyocaon Of symps-
hizers the false notices Of weakness or
% e y avs with ss %
since the time the sgsniaras proved Their character away
is easy understand the immediate and results Of
the Although the great republic should take advantage
mate to arm and send out s territory hundreds and
end 70 enemies Of spain would not be found easy
parties into which divided our neghbors will have
operation and the Indispensable losses witch the great
In the existing ccuns,ances Of he United States 1t would
be difficult for that Power to 100 ships Of and
than for spsPn, to arm s samshps which
send 10000 spanish soldiers 70 reinforce the Antilles and
here all those who do not care to change their language
We believe correspondents of the AngoAmerean
ali strength and energy
which T. hid under this % rgr sa
at the cost Of Spain American vanity and suppose US
power OF the two nations
ssSn an a m
Of short DURATION in the Crmea or as those OF Italy
na the republic spain would last
and Sd pSs meb Wo w4S s d.
republic divided parties and with the interests Of the
only knows but /: is possible to suppose
nor republican institutions.
This may be said TO be dsposing OF the great
republic with CELEBRITY and with vengeance.
Touching the hidden strength and energy OF Spain.
perhaps the correspondents may be excused for not
discovering them, the veil OF weakness exempli
fed in her treatment Of the Instruction, Is so
entirely 1mpenetrabe.
IL VIII thus be that even among the most In
telgent OF Spaniards the idea is entertained that
OF revolution burning all her land, with Car
lists Isabeinos. republicans, the supporters OF tho
regency, all mixed in one undistnguishable mass OF
war and tumut; with an Instruction in her chief
colony and most Important province, which after
year OF effort she has done absolutely nothing to
suppress-Spoin, with her bankrupt treasury. OBJ
tanning loans such sacrifices In themselves are
ruinous, Is capable and ready to enter upon and
maintain with nation admittedly one of the
most powerful on earth, resting her hopes, per-
chance, on that wild chimera, revlvihcaton Of
caaal ctnn W "a
as dead as that proverbia ''herring which is redn
The concluding remarks of La Pre1tsd are so
with what dignity Spanards can accept the
inevitable, that can scarcely refrain from quoting
them. 1t SAYS
Spain has made enormous sacfces lost continent,
bu; concluded the with honor, and content war
with great nation would cost us DEAR as tomorrow we may
piece OF earth, able to select and COLOMBO
other while enemies have suffer rreparable losses
Quuntltn1 st1fct. We nave nothing additional
from the insurrection steamer with 1000 troops
arrived here yesterday, and another with about the
same number to-day.
review Of the volunteers and the ceremony OF
blessing the banners OF the respective battaons took
place yesterday.
telegram, dated Madrid, the l6th and signed Prim:-
AT four O'Clock to-day Valencia surrendered The repuDi.
insurrecou is completely ended IN all the peninsula
The Intendene, who holds position similar to
the Secretary OF the Treasury, has proposed to the
Captain General many reforms and economies which
are OF great Importance and very necessary. He
proposes to reduce the various stals from hrs legal
advisers down. AT the same time he states that In
the Accountant Generals ONCE this cannot be done
at present because the accounts so far behind.
lie says that with the Bank OF Havana there are un
settled accounts since 1864. numbering 423, though
II Is proper TO add that this Is not the fault OF the
present Accountant General. The intendente ex-
presses himself confident that with tue assistance OF
the Captain General he shall be able to accomplish
the REFORMS proposed, which, without doubt, are
much needed.
Personal MOVEMENTS.