The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-12

coulu De neard, trled to reply, and, in tn
opinion OF the ultramontane correspondent
of the New York Herald, completely annihi
lated Castelar,. How he really succeeded th,
sequel shows. About FIVE days after thi
! great event, Garibaldi, writing from Oaprers
| to bis friend Garrido in Madrid, placed mex
to the names of Espartero, nearly eighty
and Orense, nearly sixty, the name of this
man of scarcely forty among those from
whom dictator or king should be chosen
an hosor which he did not extend to any who
formed the existing Government.
In speeches about this time, CASTELAR, took
ground for the abolition of slavery in the
colonies He also stated that, while the
whole Spanish empire was despotically gov
erred, the colonies Jared as we'll as the
mother country, and that the colonial code
was an honor to Spain; but that, since home
affairs had began to liberalize, the colonies
had suffered. He called attention to the
way England treated Canada after the in
surrection of 1887, and declared that ''liberty
alone lGlls discomfort; we must treat Cuba
like Canada!" He also urged separation of
Church and State, as the former had nothing
to do with the latter, but when connected
with 1T was an organized mischief and danger
On May 4, the religious clause came up for
final action. The first part, declaring that
the Catholic religion is that of the nation,
which latter will support the Church, was
adopted by one hundred and seventy-six
votes to seventy-six. Manterola again assailed
the second part, assuring toleration, and
CASTELAR, again replied--this timo in a speech
which was model of adroitness
few days before, Suner, an atheistic men,
Der, in opposing the first part, objected to all
religion, and undertook to prove its injurious
effects from history. This was too much for
the new tolerationists, and the President
(Rivero, Mayor of Madrid) called him to
order, saying that he was opening up an end
less and time-wasting discussion. This OUT
rage on free speech was resented by the
whole republican party, who left the chamber
with Suner.
Castelar, began by saying that he should
not, like Suner, discuss theology, but should
simply speak of the way in which the State
should regard religion. This was loudly ap-
plauded. He gracefully recognized the fact
that administration naturally falls into the
hands OF the conservative party, saying that
he only wished fo arrange precautions under
which they might we'll administer AS he
rose, Manterola tried to disconcert him, as
Pitt did Erskine, by opening book and pay
ing no attention. He found his match, how
ever; for CASTELAR, drew out laugh by repeat
ing remark, and addressing it to him; and
moment later, he put question thus:-'T
ask Senor Manterola-my friend Senior Man.
terola, who listens to me with so much at
tention!"
Amid shouts of laughter, the Canon of
Vittoria shut bis book in any thing but a VIC
torious way. His trick plagued the inventor
his petard hoisted himself The victor went
on to say that he belonged to the world of
philosophy and reason, not to the world of
theology and faith. If, however, he should
enter the latter, he would not embrace that
Protestant religion which was the eternal foe
of his country, his race his history; he would
embrace that which belonged to all these,
which joined beauty, antiquity, and enthu-
siasm, which was symbolized by the marble
cross that stretches its holy arms over the
spot most sacred of all the earth to him-the
tomb of his mother! Tremendous cheers fol-
lowed this He pointed the proscriptionists to
the sayings of Jesus full of federation, tri-
umphantly adding:-"Gentlemen, you are at
war with the Head of your Church" He
closed by saying that, if he were a priest, he
would pray God to ''bless these legislators,
who are enacting on the earth Thy Justice
and Thy grace" He sat down amid uncon-
trollable applause, and the clause passed by
one hundred and sixty-three to forty. It is
noteworthy that the minority which opposed
liberation was but about half that which op-
posed union of Church and State.
May 10, he spoke powerfully again in favor
of a republic, but promised to peacefully
abide the decision of the Cortes. At the
same time, he demanded that the question
should be submitted to a vote of the people
When, in September, the ignorant COM
munistic masses of the republican party,
lashed to fury by financial mismanagement
and demagogues' rant, threatened to rebel,
CASTELAR, advised against it. When the Gov
erpment began disarming them, and they
rose, and Prim moved in the Cortes to sus-
pend the Constitutional guarantees of liberty
and declare martial law, the republican men,
bers protested, and left the hall. Prim, much
excited, begged them to return, and warn
ingly told them they might repent of their
refusal. CASTELAR, answered. eve may do
so from patriotism-never from fear" He,
with his wiser colleagues, disapproved the in
surrection as useless and dangerous, but
would not seem to desert his friends. While
many of his fellow-deputies joined the insur-
gents or fed the country, he remained in
Madrid, and when all was quiet, resumed his
seat aud XUOrl, in tha Corfao