The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-13
SPAIN.
The Candidacy Of Prince Leopold, aud How It
Was Heceived-The People and the Army
Disc usted with the Govcrnment-Olozasa's
Devotion to the Empress Eumcnie.

Was Heceived-The People and the Army
Disc listed with the Recommendations
Devotion TO the Empress Eumcnie.
The Madrid correspondent of the New York
tribune writes as follows, under date of July
25th:-
If the future historian ever cares to record the
mean and sordid politics of this day, he will be
involved in a hopeless labyrinth in attempting
to account for the sudden and apparently cause
less revulsions of feeling we have witnessed in
the last fortnight. When the Hozenhol-
lern capdidature was announced the entire
ministerial press went solid in its
favor-not merely as a Government measure,
but as the best possible solution of the monar-
chical question. The veto of France produced
an explosion of popular wrath, which was really
fine and impressive for several days. There
was nothing printed or talked of but defiance of
Napoleon ell Chico, and souvenirs of Bailen and
the Dos de Mayo The Republican press, while
condemning the candidature, showed also
proper spirit of resentment at the insult of
France.
But when Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, in
loyal effort to save the imperlled peace of the
world, revoked his conditional acceptance of the
Spanish crown, and France, notwithstanding,
with brutal and savage ineolence forced Prussia
into war, the whole world looked naturally for
some expression from the Governmental Spain
that it considered the fight its own; and that
even if in the present crippled state of the
Spanish nation war was impracticable, its cor
dial sympathies were with the great and mag
unanimous power that had refused to accede to
the arrogant demand of France for the perma-
nent and absolute humiliation of Spain.
The denunciations of the ministerial Journals
have died away. There are some which have
even the shamelessness to talk of an entente
Cordiale with France. The Republican journals,
as usual, preserve their noble and logical con-
sistency They opposed the Hohenzollern can
didature, but utterly rejected the impertinent
claim of Napoleon to manage their affairs
and now they denounce, in terms of Just
indignation, the infamy of those who would
outraged dignity of Spain, to strike
hands with that enemy of the human
race, whose weak and wicked hands have lighted
in Europe the flame of war. The Republica
Ibericd, yesterday, gives far warning to the
government, that if, as it has been rumored,
Prim is on the point of making an alliance with
France, he can count no longer on the forbear-
ance of the people. Even the moderate and con-
servative Republicans, who have insisted always
on a peaceful and legal propaganda of their
principles, now avow that with government so
lost to honor, SO regardless of the true interests
of Spain, nothing is left but violent resistance.
The arrogant assumption Of sovereignty over
the Peninsula, you would think, should have
stuDg to madness the hidalgo spirit of this Gov
ernment and people. But ever since the decla-
ration of war there has been q sort of sneaking
satisfaction that France picked quarrel with
Prussia instead of Spain for an act of the Spa
nish Government.
The sentiment of disgust at the attitude of
the Government seems to be shared in some de-
gree Dy the army. IneTe was great 1eellng IN
military circles when the Imperial veto was pre-
sented by Mercier. All the young and active
spirits who wanted glory and promotion turned
their eyes at once to the Pyrenees. An immedi-
ate acceptance by the Government of the chal-
lenge of France would have been hailed with en-
thusiasm in the army in spite of the absurdity
and hopeessness of the contest. This ebullition
has not yet died away and the prudence of the
President of the Council is far from being ap-
preciated by his subordinates.
The person who is, even more than Prim, held
responsible for this attempt at bringing Spain
and France together is Mr.. Salustiana OloZaga,
the Spanish Ambassador at Paris. This gentle-
man is singular instance of the growing
amiability of men towards the superior sex as
they advance in years. A quarter of century
ago he was so little inclined to be patient with
the caprices of royal youth and beauty
that the Queen broke up the cabinet he
presided over and drove him from the
kingdom on account, as she said, of his
rudeness to her, But in his over.ripe age
his appreciation of feminine charms has so de-
Empress Eugene de Montijo, has gained so
absolute a control over him that he has ceased
to be a representative in any sense of Spanish
interests in Paris. He Is faithful and devoted
lackey of the Tuileries. The Hohenzolern
matter, while it was under discussion, was kept
secret from Olozaga.
Olozaga at once informed their majesties, on
| hearing the news, that he had nothing to do
| with it. and in his devotion to his lovely pa
| troness, he rendered his resignation to the
Madrid Government 1t was, of course, re-
| fused, and this has emboldened him in his anti
patriotic attitude at Paris.
He, and his supporters here-for he has quite
respectable following in the Progressista party
| of Spain-are just now in high glee over q
| recent diplomatic exploit of his which they
try to use in the interest of the entente cordidle
/ refer to his success in obtaining an Imperial
| order for the retirement of Don Carlos from
| France.