The New York herald., 1872-07-15

has no grander grandee than Marshal serrano he
is duke, and the King contempIates making him
prince Well, serrano has done his share Of treach.
cry and mutny, and the title which rumor attaches
to his coming prncehoods symbolizes the battle Of
Alcolea, which he general Of Isabella, fought
against Isabella's crown Serrano has said again
and again that he would never draw his sword
young italian and HIS dynasty with sincerity
and zeal and II he had been entrusted with the ex:
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stance-who would have seen Amadeus dethroned
No wonder the Ring distrusted the measure,
%ers hs eason ns Wen s
en- oath to defend Spain, he could not overlook.
The mere fact that Serrano asked for his extraor-
In the people. He could only use these powers
against the people. he really were the chosen and
army In every province. The King by his oath was
In power.
THE REAL DANGER TO THE DYNASTY
was from the radical and republican parties. 1t is
now generally conceded that II the King had con.
sented TO the measures Of Marshal serrano there
meaning Of the retirement Of zorrilla. That dis.
tinguished statesman who has done as much as
ofs free country, retired from public life because
A. o drsadfd the issues that were sp seeking
ms IL Madrid and Se provinces eaay
sns snas Which, VIII es
se cS NJ IN Se &Sf wosa sase
either overwhelmed the King or strained beyond
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test, the radicals would have Joined them, and
there. there would have besn civil war Thes ciy war
Hons In the budget no money In the treasury, in
auStry and com%efce arrested, and money only to
e. can at i s Saoo % cent
radicals and republicans included the people. He
s' s1S wg Rgss Seeauss ss%se + S0Sss %s
1r os sssSS sns snS h Ss
Their approval he had better not hold 1t at all bui
ssSs sonr y es Ss an DShs Snns9 $ his
Of luxuries In mehaced palace. Either way he
ON the other the s'sp still greater n% daDgyy
e da R Sss SE m ds Rs %as
milan, prince whose fate was stIll beld up to him
nay by Or orators s%G p the radical
RESOLVED TO TRUST THE PEOPLE
II seems to have been right royal decision by
surprise to Spain Il was the one thing III Which no
one expected. When the crisis was In full tide and
every mind had Its own speculation as to what the
upshot would be, no one ventured to suppose that
he would summon the radicals to power. Had he
not made sagasta Minister-Sagasta, the represent
came to Madrid With his fraudulent Cortes9 Had he
not continued the friends OF Sagasta In power even
BY an unscrupulous and dishonest use Of the public
fundsP Had he not sent for Serrano when in active
command against the Carlists, to come to Madrid,
and come quickly, and save the dynasty' And was
he not constitutional king, with constitutional
Cabinet and would he hesitate to obey IT, IN any
q
any os%ne his 60 aSSca %Ssn
It was known that Serrrano and his friends had
held caucus and had resolved to pass the bill sus
pending the public rights every one took 1t for
Civil war" said nine men In ten 'There would be
republic in thirty days." said the keenest observer
Of Spanish politics have seen In Spain.
AMADEUS DETERMINED TO STAND BY THE coNsTITU-
The announcement that the King had declined to
been proposed in full Cabinet came ike s bolt out out
Of the blue; have told you OF the meetings that
took place between the Cabinet and the King. It
out this measure nothing could save the dynasty,
he replied, ''Wel, viii take the constitution, the
and walk out Of spain" Retreat treat he he would i not
C0rtes or no COrtes, SerranO or no Serrano he had
's s aNa e OF
into thin air, like the witches who interrupted
THE RADICAL MINISTRY AND THE CALL FOR zoRRILLA.
Senior Z0rrila was 30 far away In his retire
ment that no one could tell whether he would serve
almond and olive trees, away from railways always and
telegraphs. He had made passionate exit from
public life, and had declared that under no circum
stances would he return to the C0rtez. He would
serve the King If the King showed wisdom-not
before. '.Would Zorrilla return to Madrid ~ That
built-the radical bridge that was to carry ANA
deus and Spain over many streams and chasms; but
could be none, and nothing could come but immi-
nent and irrerlevable chaos SO all Madrid narrowed
m over sae Se ana nna WAS
for five, and the writer found himself in a crowd
who were swarming along the Prado. In these
Madrid sinks into siesta between eleven and
three; The city becomes as the city Of the dead,
But when evening falls, and the shadows lengthen
and the sun carries his midday midsummer rays
Ss coo 5
beverages made with ice, everybody hurries to
the Prado, and until midnight the city hold CHEEKY
announced for "the Prado"a common announce
ment in this inexact country and as intelligent as
the friends OF Mr. Greeley would assemble at a csr-
tain hour ION the Bowery.n But near the fountain
Of Cybele the meeting finally coalesced-a solemn
shiftless experiment to one accustomed to the
stitute. II might have been Children playing at
remember that in republicanism these people are
really children and that we are only the blossoming
S nstltatonIs oI There was no stand for the
There they stood around the graceful and pictures
que fountain, grave, solemn, bearded men, as
slduously smoking cigarettes, calmly discussing the
situation, while urchins ran hither and thi;her i'm
ploring you TO buy matches and sombrero covered |
peasants cntreated you to partake OF the cooling !
hquor In their heavy earthen jars-"cod, ice |
manly, S% es2 SF.sea citizen 'sYS sfsoa upon s chair
and made o short speech between the
whffs of cigarette In that vivacious, incessant,
Punchinell0 style OF oratory common to Latin ora
tors, The substance Of his remarks was that they,
the people, had confidence in the radical Ministry
that Signof Zorrilla was needed to make everything
altogether lovely and eventually ease Spain, and |
that for the present they would go IN body to the
houses Of the various Ministers and give loud 1
voiced expression to their appreciation OF their pa
triotism. SO the crowd moved OF something Ike q
funeral procession, 1t was 30 grave and .tId Or
Spanish In It's gravity apd silent, serSGs purpose.
adorned temperance PROCESSION, with gilded let
ters, sgnifylng, "Liye the Radical Ministry !" and
eve Want ZOrrilla III