New-York tribune., 1870-09-23
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
SPAIN.
SYMPATHY WITH PRUSSIA-NAPOLEON UNPoT
LAR-THE REPUBLICANS.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

IRON OUR SPECIAL COhkkNPONDhNII
MADRID, Sept. 6.-The attitude of Spain at
this moment is expectant. Day by day and hour by
hour abe has watched the bloody struggle which has
commenced under pretext in which she concerned
The spidty and importance Of events, and especially
those Just flashed 10 yiz the fall OF the Empire anu
the proclamation OF the French Republic, have aston
iShed all minds need scarcely add that While tneie "
much rejoicing the Of the Prussans 'n
is little or sympathy evinced for the Emperor hio
has always been unpopular in Spain, ana te ,eJ
since the Spanish people became aware no" nc - ~,
from the very dawn Of the Revolutions NJ 20
the solution Of their political Dilemma =, te,t Il
public he as good forbid because ,.ors,or
might extend his side OF the Iyieh'o - 90 have
he also tabooed because iit would moi SUI, mn I -,
m or,o.rs ~, tho throne Of Spain While the hohel%o
,erp candidature was in ,embryo he took goou '"'O
say nothing about it, though be kne" nun ,,uo
than most people in Spain itseIi' ne was ' ~ -
spreadnr his net for Prussia u" iaH lnV' Gnu ~
him the excnse for declaring war against MS po"ell
,eieblor When Hohenzoern had accepted su'Jec' "
list, Of the Spanish COrtes, then and then only
5id Napoleon speak. Instantly spain dsealmed all com
cty in Bismarck plots against the security OF France
and set such machinery in motion as quickly IN
duced Prince Leopold 70 retire from his candi-
daturc But this did not content the Emperor
He sought guarantees" from Prussia that
At no future time any her princes should accept the
throne of Spain. Very properly such guarantees were
refused and the asking them looked upon as an insult
Rather than break the peace OF Europe Prm and SER
rano would have given him any amount Of guarantees
that spain would never again look 10 Prussia for King
but in his idestretched ambition aud his naughty PRIDE
lie thought Spain too low and insignificant to be even
asked He had his legons ready and he courted FOE
man more worthy Of steel The result is now before
m in The kilograms Of the last two days All this isduy
sppreciaed ny the Spanish people and therefore they
feel rejoicing rather than regret at NapoeOn's fall
The proclamation of the Republic in France mas pro
duced no disturbances here The Republicans have sent
a congratulatory address, to the new Government in
Paris and for Thursday they announce great process
sion with one speech in honor Of the event. Or course
the Republican press look upon their as secured by
the event in France but 10 what Spain really Will do
no man can tell We shall probably have the COrtes
meeting soon, and then the whole question will be re-ds
cussed Meantime the Republican and the Repub-
can leaders enoining the people the necessity OF
avoiding all attempts TO their triumph
ry force and so far the people have
responded by the most perfect order. The
Government have called out the first reserve, amounting
60 over 1000 men. The Carsts and their insurrecon
are hardly thought Of in the general absorption OF popu
lar interest in the events Of the The troops are
everywhere victorious, and there only remains few
bands of insurgents here and there in the northern dis
trcs Enough evidence has come TO Light to show the
deep completely of the clergy in this new movement.
Yesterday CASTELAR, and his friends of the Republican
minority and sent the following telegram TO Paris:
TO TIE GOVERNMENT OF TIE FRESCH REPUBLIC.
The Republican minority OF the Spanish COrtes salute
the advent OF right and the inauguration OF new
epoch liberty and peace for Europe Rest assured that
al the name Of the Republic the ryaries caused by the
uOnarclcs will cease. and shall form in the future
one single people Of all the European Continent ana one
single family OF all nations