New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-19
FORMATION OF a NEW CONSERVATIVE PARTY
NATIONAL COAIITION AGAINsI TIE

FORMATION OF a NEW CONSERVATIVE PARTY
THE NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST TIE
KING-INsTABILITY OF HIS POSITION.
IPROx A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNEl
MADRID, Feb. 23.-After SenOr Sagasta and
his Ministry had presented resignatons and these
had been accented the King called successfully six OF
the notabes Of the old Union Liberals now FrontersmeD.
three OF the immediate friends Of sagata and three OF
the Radical Monarchca party. After hearing then ana
reading To them his own memorandum, he concluded By
charging Senior sagasta and Senior Topete Jointly will
the formation of q Cabinet which should represent
true fusion Of all the conservative elements which accept
his dynasty He informed them that they might have
d hours in which TO do this and thereafter If they did
not succeed In reconcilng the differences which sepai
ated them and in presenting the party so compact as
to be capable of exercising the functions OF govern
roept he wond hand the power to the Radicals.
Under this stimulus there little donbt about the re-
suit Senior sagasa immediately repenteG of his efforts
to establish separate party for himself bent his head
TO the yoke of the Fronersmen and came ont declared
fusonist Some OF his former adherens refused TO fol-
low h H. have protested against him. and declared LOT
liberty and will gradually work into the Radlci party.
Malcampo Minister Of the Navy, liked That place
enough wish to stay IN IT, and Is reaHponed; dc BIAS
Minister of state, is reappointed Aionzo Cooenares'
Min ter Of Grace and Justice is reappointed These are
the sa7sa men who have abandoned the name OF Pro-
eresss and accepted that of Conservatives With them
are Martin Herreru an old Liberal UnOnst, Minister
of the Colonies; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Rey, Unomst, as
Minister Of War; sgnor Comacho, Unionist from
the old ModeTado stripe, Minister OF Finance;
sgnor Romero Robedo Unionst Of the younger branch
and one Of the loudest md bndest champions of cor
scryatism Minister OF Public Works All these Unionsts
hold in special abhorrepce the United States OF America
while the resealed Progresssts waste no love on US
Such is King Amadeuss Cabinet to-day, after the MR.
ace has been worked Of forming the great Conservative
party Of the dynasty in single day. This Cabinet so
formed may possibly last Through the two months Of
the coming elections of the Parliament and 1t may
have the historic honor of conducting the Royal coun
sels up TO the day OF the abdicatiOn of Amadeus l.
The Radical party is profoundly moved. There IL not
much surface agitation; but the conviction is settled
that they are not destined TO bold power under the king
they have put the throne by their votes And the
words national coalition have been already spoken by
them il private, and will be spoken publicly before
many days. These words signify no less than the
abandonment Of King Amadeus and his dynasty by the
huk Of the great Progressist party and the Cmbrans,
now composing the Radical party land the same by
whose votes he came to the hrone 10 20 into coalition
with the Republican party, the Carist party and the
AonsiDos paTtisans OF the late dynasty Ihepurpose
Is 10 form national coalition OF all the different clements
Of opposition 10 the dynasty Of King Amadeus, on the
sole pont and for the sole purpose of deprving him OF
the throne These different elements could agree on no
other point Bnt they may agree 10 work together Tor
the destruction OF what exists At present. though they
wbat Is Go come afterward Aud If this national coalition
S adontad "a IL bids fair TO be, the abdicaon OF the
King or something worse, is foregone conclusion He
has no elements Of strength with which to withstand IT.
Ills uew-rDade Conservative party Is stuck TO
1etber with waters All its factions arc
Jealous OF each other. 1t nominaliy holds
noer Int il has no hold upon any class, any element
~ force sufficient 10 give government to Spain. IL
cannot set up a military government because the army
IL almost altogether AfOnsst Republican, IL cannot
sci M clerical government; that resource belongs 10
the Carsts 1t cannot set up an af1st9cratc govern
ment because the arstocracy can no longer govern
in spain under any flag, and the aristocraey is
either AlfonsinO or Carlist 1t cannot establish
nopnlar government for the people abhor these skui
old politicians who have been eating up the substance OF
the country the last 20 years and are beginning 10
perceive that IL not merely Queen isabel Dut these
men also Of whom necessary 20 DE Tld Inc peo
Die are Radicals Republicans or Carllsts ana tne ma
ional coalition IL 1t be decided TO To the polls and
vote will produce parliament not merely hosuie 10 tie
Ministry but hostile ~ the new dynasty II ~ pt ne
cided TO adopt the policy OF rerdimtnto the coaiuo
viii produce Il national rising against the King