The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-05
SPAIN.
General sickIes' Note-The Counter Revoiu-
tiOE-~feEeral Fierrad's Movement and
Adlress-The Throne Question.

General -lckIes' Note-The Counter Revolu.
tioE-f'eEeral Fierrad's Movement and
Adtress-The Throne Question.
MADRID, Sept. 20, 1859.
Lieutenant General Bias Pierrad, republican
deputy, and the only general on the republican side
has, after months OF meditation and tmid rehcence
issued address to his correligonists and friends
which covers the fences and dead walls OF the
Spanish capital, and is being read by delighted
multitudes. The old General, 1t seems, is long
wnded, besides being the longest bearded man IN
Spain, for one paragraph one continuous sentence
OF eighty lines, in which he piles up q pyramid OF
grave offences against monarchlsts and all classes
OF the liberals Hear what he says:-"Igh reasons
OF patriotism have induced me TO Tonlper my silence
to manifest my thoughts, the last OF long line OF
distinguished publicsts, glorious orators chiyarous
Champions oil the cause OF liberty;r and then after
calling little shame 10 illibera cheeks by tell.
ing them that after half century's experience
OF their monarchlcal semi-absolute constitutions
after those OF 1872 1920, 1887, $780, 1854 and 1862
"behod, on people, these shameless men follow inc
same beaten track. They start wen and wisely, but
they stalled after months gloriGcaon and riot
In Che public places and return ever to the place or
beginning" At the risk OF having his IDEAS his
peHsaH1'0ntos misinterpreted By Liberal people,
with ungfu force ana busy hand he speaks and peas
the following agonizing series OF oGences;--
Tha guilty deviation Of the Junta, selfinyested
with tue character OF superior reyoutionists from
the path strictly LAID down BY anterior Documents
that proclaimed that with the revolution would
come the termination OF the state or degradation OF
dishOnor OF ignorance ana of misery IN wnlch the
country 10 plunged to-day; the grave offence given
TO the nation by ministers OF government more
usurpatory tllaa legltnatey revolutionary, antiCi-
patng the peoples opinion and their 70 soyer.
eign DEGREES In which the nation had special
INTERESTS the restrictive Suffrage; ts free exercise
prohibited; Cortes marked with the seal OF moral
influence; constitution that Is not the expression
OF the national Wj J0urn;as da5 insulting The
OF Cadz ana Malaga; unjust prohibition OF pacllc
manifestation; persecution OF the press negstIon Of
individual rights to the military In active service
violent Interpretation by the members OF the govern
ment, and total inobseryance on the part OF ihe
and OF the delegates OF the constitution sworn 10 by
them; the unconstitutional PRONUNCIATION OF
the barbaric law OF April IL, 1921; acts
limits OF the same; eanguinarY secret circulars;
hunilliating representation OF SPAN at foreign
courts, scandaous augmentation Of the public deot;
unnecessary and aggravated augmentation to the
depletion OF tie Treasury; no reduction or economy
IN the public expenditure; no financial measure for
the salvation OF tue national and banking credit; no
alienation Of the misery of the working classes; no
regeneratiye measure for agriculture, and indus
try; science, , arts and commerce. lying un.
Of Cubay no useful reform In the army
the contribution OF blood, odous for It's Ubiquitous
inequality; favortism; he most irritating nepotism:
the cmploymana, not yet vicious, but rendered a
fatal necessity; the sanctity OF conscience invaded
without regard 70 constitutional precepts These
are all truths which speak eoquenty TO the mind OF
the most Indifferent spaniard. low can patriots
seeing these being his pure convictions aid FUR.
sher with his EFFORTS such revolutions Ih.
the most holy Indignation nls tnelf souls
and the dolor and anguish abaie the
will OF the most faithful, ana they are
prompted 10 repr0ach those who have brought the
revolution BY so sad road. And all this for whatY
For the miserable idea and the supornuous luxury
OF amonarchy. What excuses have not these wor-
shippers OF the opproDrious and humlliating mon
erchy been guilty Of That the day on which the
words Enough already VIII be pronounced and al
ffoemen WIN range themselves 10 demand fullness
Mluekce or Teoutude, or die In defence oil national