New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-07
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There will be no end Of in'rigucs in the in
tercst of the BouIbons of SPAN as long rs "a
single member OF that restless family survives.
Scarcely year passes without an attempt at
insurTection from some one of them, aud their
conspiracies in the different capitals Of Europe
are matters familiar 60 I'll the police of the
world.
The Absolutist, OF, rs they cell themselves,
the Lcgitimist branch Of lhc family, is repre-
scented By Don Carlos dc bourbon, youth Of
some twenty-thIec years, who is called by his
adhcrents Charles the Seventh, the Fifth and
Sixth of that name never having reigncd /;
they passed, like Napoleon H., life OF exile,
and will be included in the roll of sOyereigns
only when their family has gained the throne.
Don Carlos occupies towards Spain an analo-
gOus position TO that of Henri de Bourbon,
COmte de ChambOld, towards France. They
use the same iargOn OF flag and faith they
ayOw the same confidence in divine right and
the temporal power of the Pope. But they are
greatly unlike in other respects While the
French Bourbon is delicate broken, retiring,
childless man, without mental or physical
energy, his Spanish cousin is powerful youth,
with wife and an increasing family, OF fine
physique and feverish activity. His intellect
is not up to the level of his tlcws and snews.
He is always for prompt and violent measures,
and lost his best general, Cabrera, Il
year ago, by insisting upon IN immediate
insurrectionary campaign. lie wishes a rebel
lion every summer until he gets the throne,
and he has greatly taxed the patient loyalty
OF his supporters in The mountains OF Navarro
and the Basque Provinces by his repeated and
fruitlcss 6meutes. Recruiting is not now 30
easy as it once was among that brave and
fanatical people The last time the CarlSt
leaders went among them TO raise men and
means for the next outbreak, the reply of the
practical mOuntaineers was Votes, yes Sons,
"no ~ They were willing still 10 sacrifice their
substance, but the old-tme faith in the King
was no longer strong enough to induce them
to send their sons to the yollcy OF
the garrOte TO please him. The diffusion
of political information by the newspapers
and the consequent increase of practical sense
among the peasantry has seriously iDterfcred
with the party of Don Carlos in the provinces.
In the Cortes, however, he is still represented
by small but noisy following. They avoid,
of course, the open assertion of their own prn
ciplcs, cOntenting themselves with worrying
the powers that be with endless criticism and
inquiry. 1t is always rather amusing TO see
the young and fiery Cruz Ochoa attacking the
Government for some trifing violation of the
personal---very. laws, which he dcspiscs and
would repeal tomorrow If Charles the Seventh
were on the throne.
The adhcrents OF the late monarchy were
called lsabelnos until that dcyOut and moth
erly woman, Isabel Scgupda, abdicated her
night to the throne in favor of her son, the
Prince OF Asturias, since when they have been
known as AlfOnsistas. The headquarters of
this faction were last year at the Basilewski
palace III Pans the residence of the ex-Queen,
where variegated and eccentric court was
held up to the breaking out of the war. Since
those troubled times fell upon Paris, Doia Isa-
bel has been passing her time in the mcon-
genial republican air of Switzerland. II is nm
derstood that Her ex-Maiosty has recently
made visit In the South of France. and that
she has there met and consulted with her lovol
partisans, the Marquis of Miranores, the Coupt
Of Punonrostro, the Marquis of Pidal. and other
grndccs Of equal importance. What makcs
this conference stu more significant was Che 10.