The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-26
SPAIN.

HOstilIties In the CSrtes-The General situa-
uon-Seniiment ofthe Oler0y-Ouban Maiters.
MADRID, March 9.-Open hostilities have
broken out In the Certes between two of the
most powerful parties in the Chamber, each of
them anxious to secure 10 itself the vital
strength OF the country, and to make it an in
strument for the realization of It's plans. The
hostile factions are the Democrats, supported by
the most moderate of the Republicans and the
Unionists. The struggle is assuming the most
serious proportions.
The aim of the Republicans is to prevent the
gains of the revolution of September from fall
Ing into the hands of the Reactionists; that of
the Upionists is to become masters of them, by
electiDg the monarch of their choice. The Gov
eminent, distracted by the struggles of these
two factions, furnishes unconsciously by its in
action hopesI and aspirations to all parties. 1
have often noticed that, in Spain, in the solu-
tion OF the most important difficulties, IL is
never question of consulting the public well
fare, but only of personal Hkings and animosi-
ties. Thus the Democrats are exerting all their
efforts TO induce the Government to abandon
the favorable attitude 1t has assumed towards
the Unionists in order to obtain a reversion in
their favor.
The Ministry is anxious to be on friendly
footing with both Democrats and Unionists,
and, in the fear of making enemies, whenever
any of its members lay a bill before the Cortes,
they are obliged to make concessions to each
party; hence the eternal agitation prevalent
among them, and to which they are constrained
to submit. Rivero, Prim and Becerra are de-
sirous to solve these questions In accordance
with the principles of the revolution, but. in the
moment of action, they find themselves in
presence of sentiments and aspirations SO hos
tile that II is impossible to come to an under
standing; hence the critical position of the
Ministry.
There is in Madrid one unanimous opinion
with regard to the present Government. The
greater part of the Deputies and the Ministers
are convinced that IL would be most dangerous
to leave matters in their present condition,
which is one of neither life nor death, but sort
OF moTibund agony, which is running and eX-
hausting the whole nation. / told you in re-
cent letter that there was question of putting
into execution the organic laws, which are the
necessary complement to thehConstltution. But
on this ground it was utterly impossible to come
to an understanding. .
The majority of the Cortes was divided, and
it is not known as yet what solution will be
given to this imdortant matter. The Union
Liberals are in favor of concedDg the authori-
Zation in questions; for they argue that after the
organic laws have been passed there will be no
longer any plausible reason for hesitating to
elect king, and thus crushing the hopes Of
their enemies, who threaten the nation with a
civil war.
The Democrats and the Republicans, fully
comprehending the importance of discussing at
length and with reflection the organic laws on
meetings, associations, the press, the municpali-
ties, the conseils generauX, public order, cleo
tions. civil marriage, the establishment of civil
registers, and the reform of the civil and penal
codes, will not concede without q struggle the
authorization demanded by the Ministry. They
base their opposition to this measure on the dan
ger with which the execution of these laws
would be traught, if effected by the Ministry,
without having been voted by the Cortes; for,
in that case, future ministers would not hold
themselves bound to respect them, looking upon
them as the work of party, and not as the eX-
preston of the national will. The clergy, high
and low, is at daggers drawn with the ministry,
and the sixty thousand priests, leagued with the
sacristans beadles, and other ecclesiastical
officers belonging to all the forty thousand COM
munes of Spain, are plotting in concert with the
mobiles against the revolution.
CUBAN MATTERS.
Advices from Havana dated 25th of February
state that discussion has arisen between
General Valmaseda and Caballero de Rodas,
Captain-General of Cuba. Notwithstanding
the reports of the government organs, learn
from private letters that the suppression of the
Cuban insurrection is by no means effected as
yet. The spirit of the Insurgents is, however,
considerably depressed, and their numbers are
much diminished