The New York herald., 1869-07-06
SPAIN.
FOreshadOvinEs--Ihe New Ecgent-Spansh
Resenctes in Gencrai--Acsivi,y OF the Re-
pubiien me- Arrival OF MontpensIer in SPAIN
The New Ministry.


ish kingdom during the minority OF her daughter,
Isabel IL. on the lstn OF june 1869, Don Francisco
| Serrano Dominguez, Field Marshal OF the Army
| and Duke de la Tore, took tile oath as Regent
to obey and support the constitution in all things so
| 'help him God"
| regents rule has been curse TO Spain always
1t has been the is.teyYl,dad daring which rebeons
and Instructions rose horrent In the land, and in
| trigues to undermine whatever approached TO gov
! ernment ana order were carried on most success
fully. From the twelfth to the seventeenth century
there were nine regents in Spain, and each
regency exhibits record OF tears and blood
| Since 1s4o there have been three regences. that
| OF Christina, Espartero and Baylen. All three sig
| naly failed TO produce peace to Spain. They
| served to render the young men OF Spain mostly
horS de combat depleted the country of useful bone
and sinew and reduced the Kingdom until the Cores
were made TO confess that Spain a country with
| out credit at home or abroad. Notable has every
regency been for peculiar oharacteristes-al vices,
| however, productive OF much greater ones and dis
| astrous consequences TO the Peninsula.
There have been doeful forewarnipgs delivered also
concerning this present regency. Some OF his own
| party have entfeated him not to accept. Even he
himself was but lily inclined to accept the honor
| being thrust upon him. But the majority OF the
Cortes and the ambition Of his Duchess have proved
| too much to resist The bloody associations of
| Jerez Malaga and Cadiz have been vivifed in his
! memory by most graphic speech OF member OF
| his own party "Wlll not" asked Senior Navarro,
"the bloody memories Of citizens mercessly slaugh-
tered at Jerez. Cadz and Malaga leap to his mind
when he holds his right hand up to high Heaven
| accepting the responsibility OF regencyW Vice
President Canlero crabbedly asked for information
respecting the fitness OF the Duke de Ia Tore
| ofce of Regent OF Spain, lie for one much doubted
the wisdoln or putting so grave q charge into the
hands of man VINO has proved as Inconsistent as a
| weather yane, which veers to the slightest breeze.
CASTELAR, the thunderer of the republican party,
win unparalleled eloquence, dWet In his best po-
| etlcal, transcendenta oratory upon the woes, ca
iamlties OF all kinds, political and social, brought by
/ regencies upon Span:-"Oh, people look to the
| gloomy records OF past centuries ana learn wisdom
aye YOU never heard OF the vie prostitute Urraca
and OF the tears and blood caused by her regency OF
the quarrels Of the Castros and the Laras during
| the minority Of Aiphonso Will; of what befell our
| beloved spain during the regency OF a Berenguela:
OF The riyarles OF CASTLES; OF the quarreis of the
nobes OF the indocllity of the aristocracy OF the
massacres OF the Moors--al OF which took place on
| this sane heroic soil of CASTLE, which ye
would pollute with your bastard regencyS Did
| ye never hear or read OF what the regency of Al
| phonso TX. produced-of how the Spanish nation
Sas ccnvartcd into nation OF thieves, assassins
and incenu;sriesS OF the regency OF Henry ILL.,,
launched Tor its natcsless crnesf OF the rlyaries
OF the Nelascos and Zangas ,.-ng the minority OF
! John H., the rivers OF human blood SIZED during
| that Of Charles ", and the nfamy wrtyS. in our
history OF that or Charles lf Later still, Within
the memory oil you all here assembled, the prostilu
| ton OF Regent Christina, mother OF worthy daugh-
ter, Isabella Segunda, and the dire consequences OF
IL, added anOtner eonnrudtl0u 10 the prOVerD tAat
"a regency Is an upas tree, baneful TO country"
These were not pleasant thugs 10 be told to Ser
rano, when, poor man. he could not for the life of
| MIN have prevented the regency. These unpeas-
| ant things told him In most unpleasant manner
with ali the acrlmony OF party hatred, perhaps had
| something to do with the many Duuders he made
| during the taking of the oath. on the 18th, at
| two p NJ the Commission LETT the Cortes chambers
TO conduct his Hignness the Regent OF Spain to the
the Presidents desk. There were Just eighty Depu-
of The cue of Madrld-diplomatic bodies mniste.
llupntprs
or noble hidag0s, and press representatives, both
| home and foreign. The floor OF the platform on
which the Presldents desk was placed was covered
with cloth OF gold. Those Ministers ana Deputies
| who belonged to the army ana navy were dressed
| IN full uniform IN honor OF the occasion.
! -Four maces preceded hlm as he entered, arrayed
in all the glory of robes Of crimson velvet artsti-
atty in gold, with red velvet caps, surnounted by
enormous ostrich feathers OF snowy white. These
marched solemnly III 'front.' and at the steps OF the
platform divided, fronting, the Regent VINO
was clad In the uniform OF Captain General
TWO .gilt chairs had been placed in front OF
the Presidents desk. one was for himself
the one 70 his right hand was Tor the Regent vino
at once took hls seat upon lr. Pompous Rlvero,
ten times more p0mpons at this moment without
rising, delivered the OATH and the Regent kneeled
down. and, lifting hls right hand upward, said
while every soul wtn was on the tiptoe OF eXpec.
tation, ~ s0lemnyh-a pause, during which Serra-
no tried TO remember what he was to swear-"l
solenlnly swear ri-anOJher pause and universal tit
tering heard in the COrtes. Ii evident that
he had lost all recollection OF the response he
| to make. SO wnlle almost every one pited him
while on his knees, subject TO criticism by every
| body as well az unkind remarks he plunged hs
hand INTO the breast POCKET his uniform coat and
brought out dlngy piece O paper which he spread
| before hun In the reverse way. lie now commenced
| anew and said, "lo"-I-when he found his error,
and, putting 10 properly before him. attempted the
oath again; but the poor victim of mimic
monarchy was almost bllnd-he could not
ssan 81 Hea'Ig soemny OH swear" To 9 hogse Vvas was
| in commotlOn. Mnrmurs and Kisses ran all around
| the house. Ladies turned their faces away or hid
| them with their fans. 1t was a most Illuminating
| position for poor Serrano Rivero whispered to
him. ''I'ut your spectaces,n ~ which friendly coun-
| sci was quickly followed, and having arranged his
glasses properly and turning the paper towards the
light Serrano, still on his knees, said:"l solemny
swear before God and this assembled Cortes Constr
tuenes, TO devote all my nghtw atchings, all my
deay1 n my @ woe SSehs 70 e asn ase1ee OF d tine
! took MS seat again, when he delivered his address
| to the COrtcs.
! When the Regent concluded his address which no.
doubt you have already received and published n
| the HERiLD, President Bivero replied on behalf of
the Cores CONSTITUENCIES, ana having concluded his
speech the democratic demagogue and Lord
ltegent of spain were clasped In frazer.
nal embrace. high rose the cheers loud
the clamor great was the enthusiasm at the sight.
| Cortes, tribunes, ladies' children, President and
sight to see all these grand magnates bowpE and TO
hear their loud vvl5 for SerranO for constitution,
for SPAN. But 1t does not need tnucn OF prophet
| to prOphesy that before six months there viii be
seen stranger things ana heard very different cries.
Quilting the Cortes as rapidly as pUssibe the
Regent entered state carriage, ana, attended by
magnificent escort rode through the streets. which
were nanKed by the troops There was some li.tle
upon tHls udl, Dlll luuh SOllV ouNo
and ENDS OF cheers were lifted here and there ana
iag END OF viva was lung lastly At serrano nm,
self but the unanlmlty which IL the best indication
| OF security of confidence, was totally wanting. IL
IS oLninous indeed not at j pleasurable pr0gnos-
| tcatlon for spain ana the monarchy. Considering
the thousands who choked the streets out
| OF mere curiosity, one may uuthluly say
| II Was a failule Only eighty members
in the CoTtes-less than fourth Of the whole body.
No republicans no Carlists no priest party anu but
two or three aemocraty. They are significant
omens, these loreshadowmg much misery yet to be.
! thus the OloZaga type Uhe nionafchlstsl have
| almost c0nsunlilated their aspirations. For the
space OF three months they VIII leave everything TO
fortune AHA chance, to 'wisdom and noble patriot
| ism OF pcoplesn known TO raise dlssOnances
already. strange fatality seems to urge them ON.
While all seems iair ana smooth supcrnclaiy, whe
Cores i've ON happily uhuer the proud thought that
| they have established q regency, while lIim AT
ministers oahs TO 1000 troops and makes stirring
/ ennhch0a 10 them. while cmnlONla OF Ihn hnnrnnt