The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-13


'au 10 worse all emineh'iy ia'hlui W vac
poncy, power, fanatieism ana pigo'ry oi .hc
spanish chureh and US conSelueuee u"
variable enemies Oh the progress Vi '"e span
sh people.
THE SPAIN OF TO-DAY
Even to-day the hatlot ex-oueen oil spain
receives weekly, in Paris, the dity Under
shirt Of sister Patricino, "a nun claiming
power TO work miracles In loos,) whlch her
ex-Majesty wears Tor the next week, without
washing, next to her own royal SKIN Like
bcsotted superstition peryades almost the
whole spanish nation even YET NO system
OF government founded on ideas not In con-
sonance with this dirty-shlrt theory OF work.
ing out prosperous future LOT SPAN VIII
prove acceptable 10 the spanish people until
they cease TO be, soul and BODY, the property
OF the church which VIII not happen until
they become an enlightened people which,
in turn, cannot possibly occur for half CEN
fury to come.
SPANS PROGRESS.
Spain has produced her full share OF ele-
giant, polite scholars, sublime poets, and dram
atists and artists equal to any others known
to history; for her civilization at times culti-
waited the imagination wonderfully, but only
the imagination. But few historians; no
men of vast and varied learning, and no
scientific dlscoverer to speak of who has ad-
vanced human knowledge in any branch Of
physical science. The mass Of her popula-
ton Is more ignorant and as fanatical or big
oted to-day as five centuries ago; for
then the Moors formed q large portion Of
her population; the progrcssng portion in
all branches of knowledge which advanced
minds Of this age regard as Of substantial
value to the cause of the progress Of human
liberties.
But may not occupy too much Of your
space with q resume of Spanish history
further than that may be necessary to cstab.
lish the truth OF my conviction that she can
not become republican In fact for genera
tions to come.
CUBA AS SHE Is.
Cuba, on the other hand, is ripe for such a
government. Her attrition Of hundred
years with this progressed aud progressing
country has broken down the power Of the
Church there. Her native people think and
feel more like the people Of tho United
States than like the Spanish. They love
liberty, If but because having been virtual
slaves of the Spanish Government-so in
auenced as describe it-sincc Columbus
discovered America; in all which time Spain
and Spaniards have robbed them of the pro
ceeds Of their superior industry and intelli
gence almost as thoroughly as the blacks o
this land were robbed of the proceeds ofthe
labor by our late system of slavery.
cuBA's PROSPECTS.
Jealousy on the part of Spain has pre-
vented the Cubans from making due prep
| arations for their current attempt at rcyolu
ton, which Is but the result of the opportu
nity afforded by spain's recent revolution
But they possess recources that can bardl,
fail to prove an oyer-match for all the powe
of coercion the mother country can. in he
present circumstances. bring to bear agains
them. Their cause isanythlnc but hopeless
| On the contrary. No other neonle ever essove
IN win their liberties from n Numbering. de,
notic Government under circumstance NOR
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