The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-30
FIRST EDITION
Il U. n O P E.
Mail Dates to Jan. 49,
The Eastern COnference-COm-
ments on the Conduct of
Greece, Spain, and Cuba.

BY the arrival OF the Cunard steamship Anda-
luslan at New York, we have European sdvices
TO the 10Th inst.
SPAIN.
Present Condition OF the Country.
From he London Times Jan. II.
In most revolutions a similar conflict has
of the people is eagerly invoked by the leaders
OF the rebellion, aud these leaders Invariably
discover q little later that IL Is necessary To
repudiate their allies. Either oajolery or coer-
cion ls accordingly employed for the purpose,
those who fought the battle to those who claim
the direction Of victory. In Spain II Is quite
true that the people did not contribute their
blood after such a fashion. The revolu-
ton OF September was not popular move-
menf, but q military revolt. 1t Is, however,
out OF suspicion of the army, and with some
hope Of Keeping the successful generals In
fllct between those who assumed to preside
over the course of events and those who feared
that such course would be directed In opposi-
tion to their own views. The republican,
party-or rather the democrats, for at that
time republicanism had not been covertly ad-
in the provisional government, and the prlnoi-
pies, therefore, OF the sect were not directly
represented at headquarters. This, as republi'
canism advanced, was thought to be griev.
ance, and one OF the demands preferred
Ct the time Of the rising In oadz was vas
"element" SO excluded. The republicans,
increasing as they were IN numbers and pre-.
from power might impair their chances OF sue.
cess at the coming elections, and leave their
rivals with dangerous opportunities OF political
manipulation. They protested, therefore, aud
in the end, though obviously without concert,
they rose in arms. The Government naturally
objected to the maintenance of an army re-
garded as q counterpoise to their own. They
demanded the surrender OF the weapons re-
tained by the volunteers, and succeeded, as far
as they went, in obtaining them, but they are
apparently either aghast at the bloodshed
incurred or afraid to con inue the pertinent,
and the last state of Spain is so far worse than
the first.
I'll is said that the most dreadful tempest only
disturbs the waters of the ocean 10 the depth of
few feet, and the same remark, we susp cot,
may be made as to the effect of these political
storms on the population of Spain. No doubt,
in proportion as the suspense is prolonged and
| conflicts recur. the people will be drawn in
greater and greater numbers into the revolu.
tionary vortex, bat at present the active class
Is probably not large one. IL is at this point,
indeed. that the chief difficulty of the revolu,
tion will be experienced. The future govern
ment of Spain, whatever it may be, must. un-
less 1t is 10 rest upon force be acceptable
to the great body of the nation, and yet IL
seems impossible to imagine how such gov
ernment should be formed. A federal repuo-
lie on the model OF the Swiss or American
constitution, though congenial TO Spantards
gen orally, would be utterly abomtnable to the
very classes who have now risen in arms A
cOmmunistic republic, such as these insurgents
desire would be revolving TO all the rest OF their
countrymen. A king acceptable To the military
chiefs ought to be maintained by military
power on the throne, but such institutions
would be no Improvement on those against
| which the revolution was directed, while the
| elements of rebellion in Spain will henceforth
be more formidable than before. Snch are the
| present prospects Of the Spainiards. # any
| darkness, he will be true benefactor to hi
| country.