The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-26
FIRST EDITIO N
A CUBAN CONSPIRACY.
lam heiIm,e Agents mt Work-The Old slave
Traders Alse Consplring.

Traders Alss ConspIring.
Although in confronting the rebellion the
Spaniards in Cuba appear TO have an unbroken
front and true unity of purpose, yet 1t is well
known that they are greatly divided In prlncl-
pies, and that there is constant danger OF the
separate factions breaking into open war: kodas,
the present Governor, probably is fair repre-
sentative of that moderate liberalism which Ser
rano is endeavoring to transfuse into the mind
of the Spanish nation. If the rebellion were at
an end, Rodas would be willing to grant reforms
in the administration of affairs. But, in addi-
ton to the trouble which the insurgents give
him, he is confronted with three angry and
darkly conspiring parties.
The three parties which are thus quietly
warning upon each other are the Republicans,
the Ysabelinos and the old ultra Carlist faction.
The Republicans want to establish republic in
Spain with Cuba as one of the Federal States.
These approach nearest in sentiment to the in
surgents. The Ysabellnos, on the other hand,
are a retrograde faction, who want TO see lsa-
bella restored ii possible, or, If not at least the
givingof the crown to her only boy Don Alfonso,
Prince of Asturias. They are Tor Church and
State with all their restrictions upon the rights
of the people But there is yet deeper deep.
The Carlists think that all the arrangements of
modern social lite are mistake and scandal.
They would turn back the hands of the clock of
civilization, and resuscitate the middle ages.
With the Carlists of Cuba are associated all those
rich old families who made their fortunes out of
the blood and tears of slaves, and whose most
cherished tradition is that the slave trade was
divine institution These, Joined with the
Casino Espanol, the most powerful OF the clubs,
have lately issued an absolutist manifesto which
has struck dsmay into the hearts of Ex-Governor
de la Vega, the Ysabelinos, and the Republicans
together. Vega was Governor of Havana during
the reign of Isabella, and since then has
been living in Spain. He is an
ardent partisan of the ex-Iueen, and seems to
have come over here from Europe with some
purposes of political propogandism. About
week ago he was in the city of New York, and
when asked by some friends his object in
crossing the Atlantic, he said that he was go
ing to Havana "fOr his health" Of course this
was preteXt too transparent to delude any
body, and Vegas designs excited II great deal of
curiosity In the Spanish circles where he had
intimate friends he did not hesitate to declare
his ardent wishes for the restoration of Isa-
bella. 1t need hardly be said that he found few
Spanards here who concurred in his views, for,
almost to a man, they arc in favor OF the present
administration in Spain.
The Spaniards of New York, in fact, are sin
cere liberals in politics; hating all those abso-
lutist notions which have worked so injuriously
in their country and determined to stand by the
revolution which has freed Spain from servitude
to base and miserable dynasty. They sec that
SerranO's government has to encounter many
difficulties, while it has saved Spain thus far
from bloodshcd and anarchy. Few are the
Spaniards in New York city who would like to
see Spain brought again under the disgraceful
rule of Isabella They favor liberal govern
ment-a government of law, of order, and of
freedom
vega S mission TO havana doubtless aims at
detaching some of the old saveholding and
slave-dealing families from their absurd and inn
possible ultra schemes, and bringing them to
what in his eyes, is the more feasible scheme of
a restoration of the eX-Queen He wants to get
them to join HIM in conspiracy for bringing
back the ante-revolutionary state of affairs.
The slave-trading aristocracy are enormously
wealthy; they have following composed of the
most ultra and stupidity superstitious of the
Spaniards; and, as is usual in such cases, a num-
Der Of tools comprising the lowest of the popu-
lace and the most ignorant among the volun-
teers. And the worst of it is the Spaniards
have so long been governed by others that they
hardly understand what self-will or fixed
opinion means, and will therefore follow their
leaders blindly in any direction whatever
It is said that Vega has brought over an inn
mense sum of money from Paris, where Isabella
is now residing. This will be Of immense SER
vice to him in the conspiracy he is now organiz-
ing. All the class of tools above mentioned have
itching palms, and will clutch at any of the
bribes he may place within their reach.