New-York tribune., 1871-11-30
CLrR1 LOST 10 SEIIN.

"witlin Us as lie talked to us on tho way T.
CUBA LOST TO Sf.lIN.
Since tho cdiiice of the Spanish monarchy
was crowned by the importation of the young
Prince of Savoy, there has been little of tho
real work of government dOIe in Madrid.
That vile and sordid play of intrigue and
cabal. which slcp, under the able and adroit
rule of Prim, woke into full life as soon as
ScrranO descended from his temporary throne
and took his old place as leader of the Iib,r
Union party. He kept control of the Cabi-
net for while by means OF hol-
low and selfish truce, but Of couisc lost
it at last by tho natural and proper pre-
ponderanco of the Radical majority. Since
then the Cortcs have been inccssanily
occupied and aGitatcd by plots and counter
plots, the able, audacious and INSCRIPTIONS
minority working to regain the places to which
their numbers dO not cntitlc them, and the
majority being so busily engaged in counter
acting these schemes lhat they have 40 time
20 devote TO matters of national concern. The
result in Spain has been a gradual decline OF
the popularity of the new dynasty. which had
at i.rst seemed to receive u hcariy welcome
iIbIl tjlt IfOIIt a. Hit'tuf Si'h vi WI 'h' ~
trc,ne nimcnlS of Rcpublicanism and Carli5m;
and the continued degeneration of Che financial
condition Of the county. During this state
of affairs the hopeful prospect for the
improvement of the condition of the An
TILES which was presented under the
administration of Prim his entirely disap-
pcarcd. There is no more talk even about 1t,
md talk is the last commodity to grow scarce
in Spanish assembly. Orc'SioHally some re-
ictiomi>t tries TO injurc a lb,:d' opponent 10y
asserting that he has at some time cvinccd II
disposition to act in accordance with the die
tates of reason in Cuban matters, and the ac-
cusatiOn never fails to rouse the person in
criminated into spasm of ESpaiiOlism, in
which he Uotcss and brings witncsscs to
prove that he never admitted or dreamed OF
admitting that Spain was anything less than
| tho mistress of the world, and he swC:rs, if
| necessary, by the sword of Guzman ard the
memory of the Cid, that with one good rcgi-
,ncnt he can take Washingi III and London.
He never concludes without compliment to
he higl-toned Che calls it pundOno,ysO) Vol
untccrs of the Havana.
The reward OF all this pitiable weakness is
only too plainly seen in the terrible proper
tions Which the brutal insubordina,ion of this
barbarons horde is assuming 1t is more than
two years since Gen. Sichlcs under orders
from the State Department, calcl to the at
tentiOn of the Spanish Government the threat
cning attitude of this undsciplined corps, and
warned them. in the most solemn manner, of
the dangers of further neglect and indulgence.
The government was then in the hands of
men of some saSacity at least, who were not
cntiIcly unmindful of the dangers of the stu
alton in Cuba. There is no question that Gen.
Prim did all in his power to check tho
fatal advances the arrogance of the Volunteers
was making Ills efforts availed little, as he
had the bitter modification more than once to
confess. But since his death there has been
positively no rein drawn upon their insolrnt
audacity. There arc two reasons for this.
The Madrid Government knows it cannot con-
troll them, and fears to give orders which will
DC contcmptuously disobcycd; and in the
present condition Of parties in Spain no fac
ton dares to risk defeat by even a criticism
of these ruflians whom all parties have praised
and fattcred as representatives OF Spanish
honor.
1t seems as if they were nearing the climax
49," ha,c so long foloseen and predicted, of an
,.bsolute breach with The home authorities. No
nation claiming to be civilized can cover with
its approval the Orgio of blood now dsgracing
the Cuban capital. The butchery Of eight
students, and the condemnation of forty more
to long terms of prison, for bOyish piece of
mischief of which the details are so triiling
that they are withheld by the tcrrorized press
agent, is an event that gives us doubt what
century we are living in. Another cOwardly
paragraph in yesterdays dispatches, stating
that three negroes who made an attack upon
Volunteer were promptly dispatched by the
bystandcrs, throws some light on the state OF
things in the streets of the Havana. and shows
how the meek wolves are driven to defend
themselves against the savage lambs. Will
these things attract the attention of Spain or
will she take refuge in craven silenccf Our
dispatches from Madrid this morning indicate
that the Government havo been thrown into
CONSERVATION by the shocking news. But
there is little to hope from any Ministry in
Spain, least of all from the present
pseudo PrOgresista Cabinet. Count Valnasela
will certainly not relieve his supeIiors
by doing anything himself. He was out of
town when his deputy threw the eight stn-
dents to the hyenas that wore bowling for
their blood, but his first words on arriving
show his hearty approval of what had been
done. He probably only regretted that he
could not have had q share in tho killing. II
Is becoming serious question for the world
to consider whether It y consistent with mod
tn civilization to allow longer impunity TO
this gang of murder0rs. 1t IL useless to ap-
peal 20 Spain. She can do nothing with them.
Cuba has ceased to be Spanish province. 1t
is now vast battlefield divided between the