The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-09

| upon what should % pest iof inc coun
| try, said that he thought 1t best that the old
| dynasty should be restored In the person OF D0u
Alphonso, Prince OF Asturits, as &c would DO better
ttious claims 70 the throne that he believed t would
not be difficult to persuade Isabella TO abdlcate IN
favor OF her ehId and her family; that Montpenser
would be but poor substitute Tor Alphonso. who
| might, under Judi0ous tuition and good training
under responsible regency, be made the very bes!
constitutional KING besides having AL the radtional
glories OF that branch OF the BourDon5 Ia his favor
| While MOntpensler was Frenchmao, a. stranger
| aud an Oreanist or q branch ostracized from tne
soil OF France, and decatey limiting that the people
| OF France might possibly take offence At Spain
cherIsliag pan,y nl,ca' 20 laeT auVsneen,ens
mony and good feeling that mad existed 30 long
/ between both nations.
| Ulozaga, who has made prominent history In
Spain, and was tutee OF neo-Cathoic, and whose
well known attachments ~ Catholicism anu the lisa
bella Bourbon branch dynasty, Is proyerbal IL Is
said rubbed his hands ecstaticaly ana SAID. ayes
your Majesty that has been just my hitherto unex
pressed Thought IL Is pOiitio conclusion to lac
lous suppostlonS, and the irregular.ty which the
revolution naturally produced am glad that you
take TINS view Of the dyn,stic gu ,stlon and hope
me monarchlc parties viii Unite Tor tbs end and
happy consunniatsoa OF all DOUBTS aud fears Under
the democratic constitution no king, least OF all
Alphonso, a,tSr careful ejucat on under suitable
tutorship oil responsible pal ties can be objection
abe IL Is distas.eiul to spanish pride that the
crown OF SPAN should DO refused by tlmd princes.
and curafve TO revolutionary disruption is Prince
Alphonso's recognition Is the legitimate candidate
To tie thione.n
Geaerai lrm hesita.ed demurred from giving his
opinion until lie had thoroughly appreciated Napo.
Icons convictions and the pros ana cons, was very
cautious about committing himself but lnay said
that though ne entertained no remarkable love for
the BourbUns after so many years OF misrule, he
believed that since Victor Emanuel refused TO
ton the oaadidatare OF Aosta aud Genoas Duke and
Ferdinand OF Portugal and King Luis could not be
induced to accept the throne ana lohenzollern and
the Duke OF LdinoGrg were unpalatabie to spanish
souls, anG MohtpensIer anl Orleans princes were
distaseful to France. he believed that Prince Ndpo-
leon or Al9honso All was the best solution OF the
difficulty.
'.Ah yes, the Prince Napoleon" said his Majesty
mnsingy. what do you. Junk OF hlm, Gene
raj ~ he asked suddenly.
'Of whom ~ asked Prin.
'0f the Prince answered the Emperor.
Ah he s a talented man. inclined to be constitu-
tlonal: and would, IN my OPINION make very good
King" replied prln.
"Have you spoken to him |" asked the Emperor.
"Not yes; but believe he has been written to- and
has neither given refusal nor accepted; would pre-.
fer 10 know what the Cortes thinks OF his candida
ture before giving an answer sad Prim
Prm becoming questioner IN turn asked Napoleon
what he thought OF the Cuban question.
Napoleon said IN unmstakable terms that Spain
could exercise its own discretion In relation to Cuba;
that ne could not interfere that he nothing In
the conduct oil tie American government to REPRE-.
hend that 1t had acted, IL bis opinion, very nonora.
bly,
.'But you have heard doubtless. about the Amerl.
can Minister at Madrid sending note to the State
Department abonC Cuoa In which he offers the medi-
alton OF the United States for reconciliation be.
tween the Spanish government and Cuba, or offers
TO purchase Tor certan sum- hereafter to be agreed
upon the island of Cuba aud adding that II the war
lasted much longer the belgerency OF the Cubans
would be recognized; is there not threat implied
heresn asked PrIm.
NO, ! cannot see !. in that light it Is a fair
satement OF the situation In which the American
government finds itself placed by the sympathy of
the American people. II you think you have the
power to maintain your position In Cuba my advice
would be to send troops to Cuba of sufficient force
to crush the insGrrecon Immediately to POSTPONE
all negotiations upon the sale cesson to- or media
ton OF tue United States until you can see what
your reinforcements would he able to effect. Send
pole answer to the note OF the American Minister,
an ~ ah,
the insurrection and lose time in eyertny your
efforts and power toward eifectng that end. You
nave plenty OF material, 1t Is evident on the PENN
sua anu IL wiz De your fauit II you do not succeed
replied Napoleon
The conclusion arrived at according to the
Madrid journals, was that Napoleon should use his
influence WIN the American government to stay all
negotiations Tor three months IL Prln and Olozaga
supported the candidature OF Prince Alphonso.
Here Is another version Of the conference from
Paris, dated Paris September 10, which reads as fol.
lows
the result of tho important held in Ills capital
oozaga has trumpaed Prm raised difficulties in
anqgiisns The ngllh government who first runor
called cay and ss Ionon and s
English commissioner has been Lord Clarendon at
The family Portugal will demur until the first OF next
me asraa M Ma 70 'ne Of spain and
70 confer WITH poea mem q spain q upon Mad the
to Whether The rSess would be wag io agree to
% qs s win b mas - e Of the
therefore lesn sestei definitely in the following
Dofn Luis OF Potgs TO abdcae the throne Portugal
favor OF ms elles. This child have for tutor his
grandfather Dom Fernando who win regent OF the kim
dom during his minority"
II WILL therefore, be established that in the event
OF Dom LUIS decea5e the crowns OF Spain ana Por-
tuga Will Ia as national inheritance to the kinI OF
Portugal, each nation however TO preserve tts
autonomy, Hs administration and Its Parliament
his arrangement VIII be submitted by Sefiores e,,Tn
aud Syela TO their colleagues at Madrid. Those gen.
tlemen have not promised anything yet except sus-
tanning whatever the other ministers agree. The
N nm q
the question fully and frankly TO tue people The
Spanish government Will then present TO the Cortes
project OF law OF the above nature and General
Prm has answered that alter the Cortes Constituencies
have agreed aud decreed the law the country shall
give obedience.
This also possible and proba be- except that with
a republican revolution and a cuban rebellion it will
be difficult for General Prm enforce peaceful sub.
mission.