New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-24

Keen them 40 in the eyes of the public their influence
as political party will be utterly destroyed Its
opposition in the present case is the more aDsurd
because the State of Cuba precludes all hope OF any
proximate attempt to elect delegates to the Coftes'
whereas the Porto Rican delegates have been mere
some months, and with the exception OF one are
in pressing tho Government ior soiu-
ton of the colonial question. The subject OF emah-
cipation will form chapter OF Hsei' oh
Tuesday Senior Becera is to present MS pan
of abolition which, L am crediDy as
sured, is based upon an apprentice-
sbip Of two years and half. A counter-project in
favor of emancipation without any apprenticeship
will be submitted by the radical Abolitonists. and
both will be referred back to the Commission, upon
whose report tho Cortes will act. Things go so
slowly in this country, whei, procrastination is
chronic malady. that weeks may elapse before this
importapt matter is discussed. and the chapter of
accidents may interpose all sorts of new obstacles.
and postpone its solution to indefinite period. On
the other hand. the Government may determine TO
press forward II it be wise it will do 80. Tho vel
fare il not the actual preservation of the Antilles
are involved in speedy settlement of the question
Much chattering has been going on, and numerous
articles have appeared on the subject of new can
didate for the throne. alleged to have been selected
by Prim This new pretender is Prince George OF
Saxony There is no foundation for the rumor,
though il will probably DO considered important
enough to form the basis Of telegraphio commu-
n,cation. The report. however. shows that In some
quarters the notion of to the crown IL not
given up; and rs Government has recently LOT
some reason best known to ITSELF published return
of the monarchic vote Of 1862 1t will be useiul 70
analyze it, and demonstrate how It is represented IN
the Cortes This assembly is not now at its fnll
complement When complete it numbers oO
Deputies, including tho eleven for Porto
Rico. These may be thus subdivided Progressistas.
1876; Republicans. 49, Unonists. 7O Monarchic-Demo-
Gratis or Democrats, % CaIlists, 81. AS however
there are many questions upon which tho frogres-
sstas are themselves at issue, their numerical superb
orty is less real than apparent and they command
30 little sympathy from the other sections tna' as
this moment the Government could not muster a
majority exceeding 300 This, however would enable
il to carry any question save that Of candidature,
because its only real opponents would DO the Union
lists and Carlsts whose full united strength would
not exceed o. candidature would array against it
all tho fractions of tho opposition and goocly pro-
portion of it's own section, hence the dilemma IN
which it is placed on this question. Whether the
Monarcbist vote of 1859 deserves to DO accepted as
absolutely an expression of tho popular sentiment
a. tho Government organs affirm. is question more
readily answered by analysis OF the vote III IS
set down at 100000. Of which only 100000 RepuDl-
can ballots are SAID to have been cast.
IL is well TO observe that the official statement Is
absolutely bare Of other details, and merely gives
tho above enumeration crudely. Taking 1t for
granted, however. what may 1t be worthf have
been at some pains 10 get Mt details. and find that
the CarIists polled 10000. There comes next an
army of voters 10000 strong. who always vote for
the powers that be- OF whatever color or designation
simply because. being State pensioners employees. and
such like they have no alternative but to sustain
tho authority which assures them bread and cheese.
1t is quite fair to conclude they would vote for re-
publican institutions il they were assured these
would render their position equally secure or improve
it, Another far larger section Of electors amounting
to 10000, comes next. IL embraces the ignorant
peasantry in the small pueblos or communes,
in the remoter parts of the country, as yet
under tho direct influence Of Government officials,
the priests. the alcaldcs. and the military. Thou
sands of them vote because they told TO do so,
but have not the remotcst notion of the effect Of
their vote This class however. is rapidly diminish
ing with the spread Of information through the
cheap press, and consequently with tho growth Of
intelligence. IL is striking fact that IN tho recent
elections many puoblos. which In isG9 cast an
entire Monarchic vote, gave the Republican candi-
dates their support. and carried them against the
Monarchsts. There remains balance OF some fn.-
90 votes which may DO Teckoned rs altogether
doubtful They are those OF electors of no particular
political opinion, attached therefore Co no govern.
ment. but who would sustain tho party OF
order. IL is thus demonstrabc. therefore,
that although the Government is strictly
correct in asserting that the electoral returns OF
1863 indicated predomlnanco OF the monnrohc sen
timent IL is not To be relied upon unity. IL ~
fact that the said vote swollen by the hosts
Of soldiers in garrison by tho sailors Of the navy by
the coast guard and custom-housc officers, In word
by the whole class Of mlliary-a formidable one as
TO numbers in country which is ruled by the cooked
hat. IL is known that entire regiments were COM
PEELED 10 vote, al tho command OF their superior
officers notwithstanding that they were VIGOROUSLY
Republican. Then no device was neglected to keep
the Republican electors from the polls. For instance
the superior civil authority ought 90 post notices
of the coming elections the doors of the churches
and Of the Marie clear week before the polling
day. This il 10 afford the electors time To pro-
euro their bulletins or yotlnRpapers IL was com
trick the part Of the official supporters OF the
Government 10 disregard this regulation. or 20 give
the notice only few hours in advance. This
dered it impossible for the voters To procure their
bulletins in time. aud the device made 10 tell
against the Republicans only by supplying known
Monarchist sympathzers with their papers somo
days before, and ut their own domices. In this way
the recent elections at CadiZ were carried by Mon
archist whose majority IL 900 In round numbers.
lOOC Republicans having been unable TO procure
their bnlletins IN time. In this instance tho Mayor
gave barely "a hours notice
Itmay be cited a sign cant circumstance. and as
indicating the real sentiments of the people that no
Republican has been replaced, except IN Cadiz that
in all localities having 10000 inhabitants and up
ward. tho Republicans have won the elections to the
municipal councils. and divided them with the Mon
aTchists III all places having fewer than that num-
her. Out Of the ~ seats vacant In the Cortes, only
"a were put up. For them Gl Monprchists started,
and % Republicans The former carried 10 constitu
encies the latter seven, ont Of which four pre-
Won ly held by Monarchst Representatives. Tho
general elections TO tho Cortes CONSTITUENCIES in
1908. gave ~ Republican Deputies; those Of 1854
reanttd i'm tho retuyu of 81 and tloae of
~. But for the pressure brought TO bear upon tho
electors, by tho Government officials, and the
articles resorted to for the purpose Of excluding
those known 10 be hostile TO n monarchy, there in
doubt bnt tho minority would have been converted