The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-16

attend the governments, while stagnant ira lie |
and scant food wait on the peoples. The |
British House of Lords shrinks in alarm from
its own resolve to resist the disest tablishment
of the Irish Church, before the muttered cry
of ''Down with the Lords" Imperialism and
democracy thrill alike in France, with the
fears and hopes springing from the results of
the late elections Germany is agitated from
centre to circumference with the centralizing
measures of Prussia and her demand for in
creased taxation. Peoples, kings, and priests
view with kindred distrust the Ecumenical
Council Everywhere the signs of the times
point to impending change, but whether this
Shall come in the shape of revolution or re-
form lies in the bosom of the future. Gov
ernments may resort TO foreign war as their
only resource TO stave off the issue of revolu-
ton or reform at home
But it is in Spain, where a temporary gov
eminent holds sway, and the kingdom is con-
vulsed with the great question of constitu-
tional reconstruction, where a new organic
law for the monarchy has just been formu-
lated, and the privileged classes are stepped in
intrigue for the succession to the crown, that
the democratic and volcanic elements are
assuming the most threatening aspect The
republican members of the Cortes, since their
defeat on the great question of a republic,
have studiously withheld from participation in
the votes on the clauses of the new constitu-
monstrations on its publication. In the east
ern provinces the democrats have promul-
gated the revolutionary ''Pact of Tortosa
which has called forth a riotous demonstration
in Cordova, and is running like wildfire
through the south of the Peninsula. The
Government pressed on all sides, sees no re-
course but to concede arms to the militia, and
what this means will be comprehended by our
readers who have watched the recent course
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means mischief to kings and priests, and
spark will be sufficient to light volcanic
explosion in Spain which will be felt all over
Europe.
The aims of the democratic leaders among
the Spaniards are already set forth in report
made by our correspondent at Cadiz, published
in Mondays Herdid, of conversation with
Salvochea, one of the foremost leaders of the
Andalusian democracy. There is calm deter
mination in his tone which BODIES i'll to the re-
dictionary and stationary elements of the
Spanish peninsula. But most remarkable is
his philosophic recognition of the power of
the telegraph and rail as elements of revolu-
tionary force. ''Kings have had their day, "
said he 1.-The wire which communicates with
Madrid, Paris, London, New York, and San
Francisco is the king of the times. -
His views on Cuba too, are remarkable, and
worthy of the attention of our very respectable
ions and European complications in such awe
Cuba is simply public crib for the aristocratic
place holder, and is not held to be of much
account by the Spanish democrat. He prefers
a good breech-loader, in the hands of the
militia, to all the bombast about Spanish
| honor on the other side of the Atlantic. In the
meantime, the Acknowledgement in Havana
| proposes to send a commission to Ces-
| pedes, and make arrangements for mutual
| respect of life and property. This is the step
| which 1t would have become our Government
| to have taken, and which the Ministers of
| Perm and Chill, as well as the agents of Presi-
dent Cespedes, have asked it to take. Even
now our influence and our honor may be
saved if Mr. Fish will only wake to recogni-
| ton of the true state of affairs both in Europe
and America. He need fear no European
complications now. Europe is too busy tax
ing care of her own household to put herself
to any trouble about Mr.. Fish. Let him re-
cognize the belligerent rights of the Cuban
republic, and address kind letter to both
parties, recommending them to humanize
| their war