New-York tribune., 1870-10-01
THE REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION AT
MADRID.

The Spanish correspondent of The LondOn
Standard supplies the following report the Republican
demonstration which took place in Madrid on the 9th II
The Republican demonstration passed off very quietly
Thursday, notwithstanding the fears many aimed
that there would be row" About 300 assembled III
the Prado at the foot Of the monument OF ne Dos de
silence through the streets to the open space In the Plaza
Oriente, in front Of the Royal Palace, whore they
addressed by Castelar, and Figueras. They had
many banners with suitable inscriptions and several
bands of music played the "Marseillalse." IaAen a.
tory have OF their party IL was great success or noun
ing could possibly exceed me order put tanrh aS
Large crowds lined the streets through which the pro
eson & while at the tsr paafe a S@s SaTc ben %
10 10000 gathered together 10 listen to the two
Vast multitude were stilIed into silence while CASTELAR,
briefly and eoquently described the horrors OF The En-
pire which had kept long under ts yoke the liberties
and the grandeur OF the French people who, however
had at last inaugurated the reign of justice and OF
occupants and then past on to euogse the heroic EFFORTS
% ns TPn e o wno a%d aa ai s EopaG
revolution" He congratulated his hearers on the i'm
portanee OF the present manifestation and remarked
that their brethren the French Republicans could
TO send them ga cordial salute OF eternal affection"
by calling for viva to the French Republic, which was
given by the multitude and repeated again and again.
French citizen In the name of the French Republic,
asked speak. He said he only desired TO express his
gratitude to the noble and generous Spanish people lie
sefor Figleras spoke next. He remarked how very
much they had all gained by the fall OF the Empire, and
OF the tyTauts Of sister France" The voice OF re-
gencraton resOundng in every part will not be long In
making ltsef heard I'm Spain We ought TO ala the
French Repubc not only by our hearts but also by
arms raz0s After counselng them TO good order In the
dissolution, he concluded CASTELAR, had DONE Dy cag
for u viva to the French Republic.
The Republican press eNutant over the success OF
the manifestation bat one Of their opponents the Lco d
manner: "Iestereay the announced Republican mani
festation made in the customary form, by districts
aud barrios each with s DanncT, OF various coior anu
motto. We cannot tell the number in the procession.
Let readers adopt the third or fourth part OF what
they hear the RPnblcans say, ana ty VII nor e Id nG
to 5000 put them az 10000, while others assure s
there were 100000. The latter is certainly notable
exaggeratiun. suppose take the mean and that
is somewhat diincut 10 accept 1t results that the
manifestation very insignificant considered IN pro-
3OOOO souls 1900 OO0 only represents three per
Besides this cannot suppose all the concurehs were
heads of families, which would have multiplied their
representation foufod. The half or more only could
have that qualification There aDounded III inc pioets
the announcements and excitatiOns directed TO the Re
nubcgn Marty the manifestation was not at any rate
numerical triumph They have had others larger and
compact The immense minority OF the population
uelhOistrattu oy thcIr 9D7thSt ahu ii'
that they did simply because of what Is going in
the capital of France i TO commit violence against
their ideas and Interest," IL l. 10 demonstrate thcy have
no will Of their clearly manifested. Often and
cited the saying of Tertulian: Yesterday our name
unknown to-day We cOyerthc surface of the globe.
Nevertheless II Ia not true; for assurdy they cannot
adducc Madrid proof that all Spain is filed with Re
publcans The circumstance of the neighboring king
dom having proclaimed that form OF Government by
no means the best recommendation to proclaim it in
Spain. Our sentiment of national independence would
he wounded by such foreign importation. spain mas
not the best and happet records of the first French Re
public, nor has she anything to be thankful for 10 the
second anything 70 hope from the third our natona
desires To initiate France In her frequent changes Of
Government have never been vehement. We made no
response 10 her revolutionary movements OF 1890 nor To
her establishment of the Republic in 1913, nor to her die
atorsp Of personal power in 1854 Clear IT Is that we
now neither pond nor wish to respond To her essay at
a Republic