The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-06
SPAIN.

The N. Y. 7rtbWne's Madrid (Feb. 81 special
AS the time for the meeting of the Constitu.
ent Cortes-the llth OF February-is near at
hand, the Provisional Government are busy
completing the draft OF new constitution,
which they wall recommend to the Cortes for
adoption. Little is as yet known OF the articles
of their draft, but the abOlitioni lists, who em
b ace men of all political parties. have nt length
SUI ceeded in obtaining from the Government
a clause prohibiting slavery In all the Spanish
possessions. The best method OF freeing the
slaves ia to be left altogether to the decision of
the Cortes. AS II is known that the Liberal
Unionists the Progress!sts, and the Repuhll-
abolition of slavery, and that even some of the
AbolitionistS favor such n measure, 1T is eX-
pected that the Constituent Cortes will adopt
this article OF the new Constitution by an over
whelming majority.
How the Republicans Take their Defeat.
From the Madrid Discussion.
The Republican party have lost the elections
in Madrid. We said we should yesterday. We
have had 10 combat against all the phalanx OF
officialism. We have had to combat against
the army of Prim and the more numerous one
OF Rivero. We have had to struggle against
the plague OF employees and pretenders who
live and sgitaCe In Madrid. We have had to
struggle against the contractors who live upon
the city and the Government-that is TO say, at
the expense OF the people of Madrid and OF the
Spanish nstion' n, our deieat % YVES certain;
governments-a grand column of drones. We
have not conquered; nevertheless we have
polled $1,000 votes In Madrid. This Is not a
triumph over the monarchioal candidates.
but IL is triumph over the monarchy.
The monarchists know now that there
are 1900 republicans in Madrid who
protest against the raising OF new throne.
These fore are not artificial like those of the
monarchists. The Ayuntamiento of Madrid
pay over 1900 laborers. They would have
voted with us If the Rivero of 1869 had been the
Rivero of 1854. Some thousands of employees
live here. They also would have voted with US
If. In place OF calling for the monarchy, the
Government had called Tor the republic. We
have not triumphed in Madrid. The cause has
been-a piece OF bread. The Government have
ments have gained them. The treasury is the
grand moving power of the Madrid electoral
have given us $1,000 votes Only by looking in
that direction, and at the laborers employed by
that s HiVero has 81 go votes % and Prim rim OF only t
| SO 900; while Sagasta. who has neither soldiers
nor laborers, only gets $1,000
From the Igualdad.
ultimatum. The monarchists or a hundred
forms. the heterogeneous mass of democrats,
legitimists absolutists, foreignistas (permit us
future Assembly. The Republicans, we have 10
confess, are in the minority: We have been
defeated. The origin OF our defeat has been In
placing ourselves in opposition to the proyi-
sional government. There Is no mystery. In
spite Of all the efforts we haye brought Into
rentatives. But, considering the distinct
Of h0h he raS
party. The Republicans.are the great hope OF the
cOqntTyIthe great national party; ,A ,Againss the
able to send ninety or more for q radical oppo-
sition The consequences are impossible To
foregee, but one thing 1s-they will make il
impossible to convert the country into 9
monarchy, which viii be moral proclama-
tion of the republic. In place of the impossI
BILE monarchy, the future Assembly can do nc
less than proclaim "Viva la Republica Fe
deralr'
Another Civil War Imminent.
Whatever may be the result OF the vote which
will soon he emitted by the Cortes 1t is evident
that IL will be powerless to avert another ap.
peal to the sword. IT any direct evidence were
wanting of this determination it would be
found IN the manifesto which has Just been ad.
dressed by Cabrera to the people of Navarro
One extract from 1t will be sufficient to indicate
the general character and purpose of the docu
ment:-
"Our victory" 1t says. "must be won on Other
ground-that of the battlefield. There We
shall promptly secure our much-coyeted tri
umph."
Unhappy Spain! are the liberties which
seemed within your grasp again about to elud,
you? Torn thus by intestine strife. how is
| possible that you can pursue to a successful enc
the arduOus task of Helf-reGeneratiOn?