The New York herald., 1870-02-07

COn0iStOu OF the N0tiOu seen Away from
NIndrid-rhrone Question Dinicuitics--Pabiic
AIarm--Conmcrce, Religion nnd Demo-
cracy--rriln's Position, g Now and
Then''--City BOmbarlments and Regal
Caucuslng.
CApIz. Ian is, 1870.
Since the announcement that the Duchess Of
Genoa had declined the Spanish crown IN favor OF
her feeling OF uneasiness has taken possession
OF rich aud poor. The latter deplorable
condition. and no ray OF hope appears to afford
them cause 10 wait for the good time that is COM
ing Tue ricn merchants are dissatisfied, but, like
all Spanish merchants they have no unity OF action;
are the mos 0quacious set OF beings the face OF
the earth
They want KING, but they do not know whom TO
select. The silent despot that once signed death
warrant would be preferable TO republic; and
whyS The spanish people have SHOWN how a nation
can change It's rulers without insulting religion
or invading the sanctty OF private house. IN
no land since freedom and Its correlative
known has there ever been such a noble spectacle
Ms the bearing and sell-denia OF the spanish people
during the revolution in september, lS6s-the nsur-
rections At Cadlz Malaga, Valencia, Barcelona ana
Saragossa. Ii is very easy for persons who have
never visited the peninsula, ana who place much
stress upon the greatness OF reading and writing
certainly great favorsto assert that the Spaniards
are not Ill for republican form OF government.
They seem to know more about the forms OF gov
ernment that necessary for the peoples Of Europe
than the people themselves knowledge OF read
ing and writing, however good ~ themselves, does
not qualify man TO he republican. lhe primal,
Indispensable want OF republic is a love oi order.
just precation OF the duties Of each and every
citizen, a courteous bearing toward supeuors and
interiors, feeling OF love toward the State,
and abhoTence OF any ana every inva-
sion OF private rights Wnat people has
ever shown rigid regard for order so
Keen an appreciation OF its duties so courteous 10
ALL and 50 honorable In guarding private rights and
domestic sanctuaries as the Spaniardsf When |
write The people exclude the junta at Madrid and
the vnltures, who senseless about the peace
spain as they are OF humanity I mean the people
VINO promptly tooA up arms when Topete and NAL
campo uniuried the banner revolt this bay,
and To whose glory anu eternal honor the whole
world is witness, and who crowned The serras with
the banner Oh regenerated Spain, made the broad
fields OF AncausIa resound wllh the songs OF men
and women who were willing 10 90 aud dare To
10 sufer a win, To survive OF perish IA the great
WORK OF purifying their countryis government and
crushing forever The wckedness tnat kept er uelore
tile eye 0i the world rs The shameless ol
nations 10 ~ not fair TO cnarge the people with
ths errors ol the usufpers at Madrid anu their io-
lowers. They were assured before the battle OF
Alcolea th4t the form OF government would bc
changed that peace ana secGrlry-wnal the nation
ueeds-wopd be found az every hearth before
Shr5tfas isoS but instead OF the work OF purlhoa-
uon they have greater pollution: III lieu of the
wickedness OF Naryaez they nave the doings OF
Serrano and Prim
The latter was pledged TO the republican cause;
but his Journey TO Madrd from Cudl was 50 easy
that he lprgol the Obligations he entered INTO in
London somewhere north or Cordova. Prlm
the paid agent OF ne republicans during the last SIX
months OF his residence In London, and it was irom
this CITY he received tie largest subscriptions. lie
received others also IRON Jerez de la Frastera.
once IN tue ornce OF the War Minister he forgot
the bread ne had eaten IN London and began
10 retrograde; but although he found lhat
ne might 90 80 az h6tlh1 the men
who gave OF their substance Keep HIM
IN bread and blankets cigarettes and shoe leather
when III l.qHdon we're not 10 he numbugged. With
Their arms ana hearts they swept the bourbon dy-
nasty from the palace OF Spain; but they did not
do so TO keep Juan Prlm IN nIgh place during ms
lie. Ending that his former colleagues and true
friends were becoming impatient AZ his taidiness
and alarmed at ms prodigal distribution Of geW-
gaws, ne determined TO disarm tnem, aud sent word
TO his lieutenant Peralta to uisarn The people OF
Cadz. The history OF tnat bloody edict - known 10
your reauers but have seen, several subsequent
occas GUS illusions about the bravery OF The com
mandlng general and Cabeero de iodas, dubDed
the Conqueror OF Cadiz. he Rodas never ired a
shot against this CITY anu had nothing 10 DO mlh It's
paclhcation Inc troops III the town were dsarmed :
that ls were beaten ana restricted TO the
custom House; but II tue republicans had
driven them from there by iorce. The man
VINO brought peace to our city, whose zeal to nave
the unfortunate quarrel amicably arranged was
commented ny All; whose house was filed with
frightened women and children; who stood by his
numerous guests when ali the other C0nsuls had
Ielt excepting the Danish Consul-ls the person 10
whom we the happy termination OF that con
test. But because the then American Consul repre-
scented a republic the S0f-dtsdhe respectable people
OF this city forgot remember his services; but they
did not Iorgel present the commanding officers
or the French and Itaan war vessels with valuable
presents Tor receiving few ol lner countrynen on
board their respective vessels which they were
bound to do, nor did they acknowledge. by any
token OF gratitude, tine hospitality and kindness OF
Commander Bake, oi the lnted states steamship
Swatara, nor OF his excellent executive ohlcer,
Lieutenant Commander Norman II. Farquhaf.
Doubtless the people OF Caufz would nave remefn-
bered the services ol these gentlemen " they were
not Americans aGd the representatives OF repuplc.
TIE subsequent bay yonetng and DoInbardIng, rom
Malaga IN. 1858, 10 Valencia Barcelona and sara.
gossa, IN 1859, belong TO the great Pfim. he bound
himself py the most soiemn obligations To a lew
hIghmnued gentlemen that he favor Of a
republic and would work day and night Tor It's con-
conduct VI THIS statesman Of shreds ana Iatbers
during the past year. Like beggar he stands be-
fore the world asking some one vi the lmbeciles to
come anu take the crown, the once z orlous crown
OF CASTLE and Arrag0n, that he pledged himself to
toss INTO the Manzanares The refusal OF the Duchess
OF Genoa has shown us now he has been traalcklng
with the dearest feelings ol q true spaniard, and
now he never had any ground Tor sipposing hat the
Duke OF Genoa wonld accept H. But he kept dan
Cling the name of the cnld-duke before the eyes OF
MS friends and the enemies OF hontpensler, to XII
time TO XII OF the misery son ol Louis Philippe
aud to gain time TO pick up some royal pauper that
would geep MIN In power and add TO his Titles anu
stock OF buttons, stars, crosses and al Tue bal.
derdash that has been distributed Ia tnls country
during the past two hundred years as bauBcs Of dls'
tiuCtion.
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