, 1869-02-01

batllc. rcl,ahlc historian thinte that during
bis tix yeslt Of Office 1900 victlms suffered. Ii
people were either e1etuted or turned. Whom
ssnds who were merc,lessly executed as hesctI.t.
hrires a1d casualties Of war. ihe mind staceers
With horror At the contemplation.
Arcr the Moort we're coLQucrrd. I. beclm, The
Tho Catholic fa,th. 10 eflcct this, wc5c tor.
turcd, rome wtrs burned alive and gscs. rumbe.s
veEe baptized By force, audathus, as It WIS held,
maze sncrablc 10 the 1rqusssuon. The Church
made 1t Its business 70 inquire into the sincerity
Of this pcoplt'e Cnnstfant:y. and the c!vll poTct
nfoTdtd ample facilities TO carry the worE into
ibcir native laoEuacc even In tbs,s own house,,
were fotb10dcn to wear the clothes to which they
had been a.cuatcued. and 10 indulge Ia any OF
natlcnali,y. Their women were 1orc,d 10 e3 IN.
yrs!ed. Their baths wtEc destroyed, and bathing
was reeas,d rs hea,h.n custom. TaeJ were
in every way .bat would remind thsm Of ueir
Rcrrttncc. and tcId 10 intensity rhetr misery,
Finally. eL!arel hc,ond conttol. in 15ys. they
rotc 8Estnrt their Spanish cOnQutror4: but thetf
sssee ana w as' axr ba de
s Ell spsn 10 ssffy
ro1ae ycatK to the Indignation of tfca7en OF &C.
count Of there Moose be'ns permitted 10
~ Of
Iunbct TO work In ths gsIlers Or TO labor. as
alAvCa IN the mines u America. A forzc party tn
wemeE and chsdfcn, ought to u tlAln. 10 lhst
not drop q Mo.scm blood should pollato tho
futuFc generation. Hhda, tho famous Domini.
sinR, DECLARED umphaticay that every Morisco
In spa!n ought 10 hayc hia thfost cut. because It
wasimposslblc to tcl! which Of them ,wcrc chris.
tiant. !, wan s1pcdicnt to k, ,hem MI, ana lcaye
The matter Of their orthodoxy 70 God, whu would
tRye thotu whc wtru tstio hclicynFF.
1A.'Te1tlc va Il. e1ded On. ~! bsrbatonsly
teliiecst und 1aooEons luhao!i ants "f the roalm
Huto driven lsom thclf homca. Some wc,o cru.
ell. infused, eomc wcrc robbed, md mauY wcrr
huhEt yCetr1s In The mort miserable condition,
their pRtshgo WAS the ecenc OF tho aaest disgust.
ins sId rhanel'ss brutality. Children were
butche,td ind mult!tuuos wbo landed were killed
by tho beaou!ns or furnished Ia the desert. The
Who S1sed BY s' esn'l Sxndns
;s;ss to 4 ,s3 s{' ,soeBs Bse8f +,
Opportunity to show tee blessed fruits Of the
uIi,y. orthodoxy and supremacy, here Wa the
ssse ora sSe esass
,atply Eo.nipe va aeki1e nov 10 esnplste
cSu.ch of moeasteitrs qaapne1 ihese were
upwards OF nine thousand In the rcalu. The
pcm:nican and Fsancitcan ordvEs amounted to
dral # Seville alone was about one hundred. In
the tiugle diocese Of Seville were about fourteen
thousand chap!aina. and In the diocese Of Gala
bona e1chssn thon.saa s'd: The richer the Church
for Inc a. f'ssSs ea..e. vas to tho seet 'dafs e.
otss ssd 1,,,.s enplnmePt: p. pe.sons ot
hEd pt e,F, historians. Iob1es and Generals were
numbered among the clergy, whoss influence and
powers were devoted 10 tie Strengthening Of tho
Eaeerdetal power. But IN the full blazs o! thia
cccesia4 icii glory ,xhte the people xcreIso 10y H.
while the Church vas wealthy, while the whole
government was administered sccosdsnR. TO The
orthodox iattb. what was the state of Span III
ciTflizaIon' Aglcui1ur. gradually drt 'rlorated,
the mines were little By little abandoned, manu-.
iaetuEss Of many kinds cea.eu, sections Of terri
feeted the coasts atu frontiers ana ortgaud4
prowled IL great nnmeess II The h1ehWa,s, and
eduesien 1''ii' I'll % ITO noalain sRaiSa: aacinc,
population rapidly decreased, maay arts
were " elected Of Itsi. and tho whole country
pIosttat,on and decay, In the b:g,nn,ng Of the
seventeenth century, tho population OF Madrid
vas 10000: in the eiehteenth century, 100 900:
Tie city Of Seville, In the Sixteenth century. bad
$1,000 looms. which give employment TO l3e.UoO
pr1=ons: in tue eighteenth eerinst there were less
ihan, 1hrce hundred looms. 10 155o Toledo
had between f!ty and Sixty woollen factories il
| lGt5 only thlr.een remained. The m4nnf.c:ute
OF silk, Of glevca and other branches Of Industry.
dw,ndled n the fsIs rssto E,ssss,es on tns
! we're ist'cut; the art o! shlpb1ilaiEG vas
Ssa ss sns 3yu q SS nu, leSosSsa
even By ,hc rcsercst methods. Pstnful dcstitu.
tion prevailed iu the cltles aud l3r9e towns, aud
t. et snd an.sty ,h 80 thas
| Who plnrdeted and murdered apparently without
conjunction. In the eighteenth century, when
'ooS Inc %
people, thst every place oi respoHsto,it7
In .hc eaie:s Of the eoyernment had to be eup..
! improys d IN sc,cDce and it, spplic,iions, SPAN
vas tuukcn In intellectual sorpoT and darkness. a
student declared that he had stutted hye year!
never heard Of the mathematical ecicnccs. Tht.
1sS.a o sssa Sn ns noetSn5 ;S. e
bccGusc they did not agree With thcDogy. Cam
pomanee a:sc.ts that, IN 1s16, there v. not M,
In The whole conntry who knew bow 10 make th,
enmnonest drugs: Tho physicaGs Of Madsis
tht city were uccceearJ 10 lie ncA!tu. and en- thi
ground objected 10 their removal. In ali dc
" 9 hS 0' % Snn 81
70 90 tic dc seG.eit aud aaissret'ie:
csKs Ind he nes so msr,
l'ahmcnts and the Cabinet Of the King. wer
suppl.cd by scholars NJ q c1rcrEeneod professor
kinan wefo introa ncea from iio'ssna, ,.cfn.ns
I'D Ens1srd Through The sss,En. OF rhp
rMfo Kings, detecting tac esas
nr nnsqna; "a r. Tss1ness nnd dceline eru,hea Ii
expelled. The revenues OF the state. instead {
suppos!tny ond psmleslnx teces!set1es1 cKsravl
Hhncc. we're devoted to w!te internal Improve
tn. uta ana \ liberal Administrative policy.
10, lot eighty JcArr. spain advanced In all TIL
fendeEs nation pto'pe!ou' and happy; but vii
she dea'h M Of ch.fls. III. and The secession (
Ss sp,s.s ,eea sns
iSnusan'." there came a tcfs!blc rcacllou. Tn
Church aRsln resumed unsettcscd sway; tho II
1u'f!lson Eas fcatosed; eeclctiatsics, with theI
6ustry l3nRuiAhta free discuRsIpn was foraid
den; arbitrary palnciples were revived Ittrrl
iurc was discouraged reforms ceased and ze
ignorance. despott5m and supcrstitiou. beg N t
prevail. This state Of things has continued, !,
,ag o oP P t. S.en. os1 TINS asou, oat 81
| can now read their own tnneutg,
Valuable bootrs q any kind arc rarity. Tnousi
Ing tisus OF ns,iona1 Improvement st,l ths lac.
advlecs sbaw that these hopcs are probably u,
founded. Il II evident that tna conspiracy Of ii
cccdcd, and that The nnttou, ovcrawed ~ mttitat
power viii relapse into as Old statd oil apa tibet
+ rts,Enas!on TO tyranny.
!. + Church Of Rome haS had The au1pess oproElunt
IN srain 10 illustrate its ada7tsn!l,ty. Il It ha
civilization: fot II has POSSESSED vast and suin
tuous Weal;h It has had The arleut snpport
The civil towcr: Ii has enjoyed the most rnaue {
,,onnE ssd ura.sSing 10y. ty o' The people. VI
OF ab]eet superstition. Hut What has Il dnrc Il
ihc rles at'oa Of The zuassess fer The eml7ttp
ful knowledge! for tho promotion Of III, &c,
amsn n!ltet OF brotherhood and chartty! for Il
. euesiaIitat advancement OF the racer Al anal
srfstttious worthy Of heathen lands .rat It b,
tnsc:ed hafhartt,et or persecution ut which ht
tonsns sh1ddeE: thst II has rstronized poxe
. that Il has cultivated among the people 4 spit
I | Of tuomtseion to authority sud Of reslenAuon
ph!ticsl . syii, ne ,nsonessten! @ With ytxc
"a H., "a. ''' cnssnaefea Sta9ss ss0finS Sss
ofntud aserse to scientific pursuits and free IL
, qu.ry; that y has uaonopoli.ed wea.th wl,hor
y beneh: :tal to the public interests; that 1t b,
. chung to exploded doctrines and errors with
a1d 1afa1 tsnac.Y: sast i hss promoted tgnoranc
sion ane se5s!a.s sntaS Sonss,!c 10 reform and p
Ssa sei oaS
= | Influence.
! eow, in the face OF such illussrat,ons Of ccel
! sia.tiesl power, can II be reasonably claims
ton md hbertJl Does This great syetena, as
> Enss1 Ten centur1e. $50 the situation and .
: lntnfc social presucritV and n..,on
, greatueaa. sete superior to those Of Eusland. 1
,, spain vas .st1onE !; while, England vas pon
Spain was ..ch: white Enelaod Was .hinly pop
lste9, spain was sw.1m,nE Win l1hseitsnt
tic strtfcs, and TO guard herself from the insai
Spin WIS mistress olthc largest empire Of II
i globe. Il is 10 the influence Of the Church
t ! Rome, In her policy. her tnr1.pr1deCct, her q
t | ninistrahon Of public ahalte. In the character
$ her peope and rulers for long centuries, that Il
:. Tcsult that have depicted has fol loEed EnRl..
Il | and Kenu~n.