The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-05

SPAIN.


Topete Among the Growlcrs-Tho Ter
rible Things They Expect Will Hap
pcn-A Son OF the Late Xnfante De-
nounccs Montpensier.
MADRID, July 8, 1872
After series of indignation meetings the COM
mittec OF the chagrned individuals who formed
"the majority" of the late COrtes. and who vaunt-
ingly style themselves the liberal conservative
party Of Spain, have drawn up the following mani
festo, which is due to the pen Of the expect, ex
colonial minister of the provisional government
Lopez de Ayala. greater piece of political n.y.
pocrisy could not have been exhibited In any other
country but Spain. For men that have systemat
cally violated the constitution to talk OF law and
legality Is an absurdty equal to that Of supposing
that the true interests of the country suffer by
the change from the conservatives to the radi-
cals:-
MANIFESTO OF TEE LATE MINISTERIAL PARTY OF
SPAIN.
The Cortes OF the Kingdom have been dissolved
before even being heard In vain did the liberal
conservative party point out OPPORTUNITY the con-
astrous measure. In vain did they promise truce
to political discussions and to resort with their
high interests OF the nation. The new government,
doubtless believing themselves owners rather than
mere custodians q the law, preferred to trampe
on them rather than owe their position to the
generous cOncourse Of their adversares. The great
responsibility contracted by the Minister'S OF the
mentary practices. and thereby laying down pre-.
cedent extremely amentabe, In the opinion OF those
stitutions was made much graver by their cOun-
selling His Majesty to dissolve o Cortes on whose
the State and the strict observance OF the con-
stitution. Even without appealing, AZ we have
9, right to DO, to the interpretation some Of
the constitution, which, in their conception,
fixes four months as the minimum Of each Legisla-
ture, 1T is undoubtable that the economic year hav
ing terminated, we are In the position our party
foresaw and so uselessly tried to avoid. All the
constitutional articles bearing ON the imposition
aud levyng OF taxes are infringed, as also those
which relate to the naval contingent. The law
which fixes the army forces is also Violated. II to
these excuses, Which launcn all the menaces of
arbitrariness upon the country, we pass to other
considerations 1t is clear that at no period Of
history have 80 many and such sacred interests
been wounded at one and the same time. The very
men who placed in the lips Of His Majesty the
maOrties would he seek the criterion for his royal
prerogative, to-day counsel the Crown TO choose his
Behind the back OF Parliament, and even to sym
bolize 1t in individuals who do not belong
S to any sight of the the bodies Sr extrs% S
care in voting the new institutions, and thereby
giving fatal index OF the secondary place the
prestige Of the dynasty holds in their estimation.
The authors OF such counsel have excuse. When
one of the Chambers had not even complied with
the duty courtesy in answering the speech of the
Crown, and when so many and iii, els, motives
called for the continuance OF the parliamentary
which minority couId Witont scandal erect Itself
into n government ~
In the nrst Cortes of His Majesty these men un.
justhably broke UP the coalition Ministry and
violated the truce which even the cOmmonest pre-
scrptons of prudence so imperiously demanded
in the hands Of the most incarnate enemies OF the
t0s Of All Ths
toraI urns being opened anew, there fortu-
nately emerged majority respectable in
a1S
sible within the new institutions. In this way the
country, by means OF universal suffrage, solemny
and directly consecrated the work OF the COrtes
CONSTITUENCIES. ana showed Its ardent desire to
enter on period OF tranquility under the dynasty
OF the illustrious house OF savoy.
The responsible Minister'S, in counselng the dis
solution OF the late Cortes, have annulled, to the
which they were invested iased ali political pro.
| bems anew, enkindled passions, and proceeded, in
word, as 4 they had something to fear Of the
And it is not even enough for them to have sown
these seeds of discord in the political camp; they
increased the general uneasfness by Announcing
the most dangerous OF reforms at the most mop
race is threatened in the Philippians, the integrity
Of our territory disputed in Cuba, the trumphs OF
in Catalonia Navarro and other provinces, robbery
and sacrilege preached In Andalusia by means OF
the delnagogues set loose. In these moments when
all social and political interests, with more right
now now dnan ever reclaim te aIa OF ane public iorGe
quintas) and promise the reform OF the army! 1t
almost appears as II, their ministerial existence
being founded on the breads and alarms of all
social classes who live by order, they delight
in seeing the country all the more weak and dis
armed, in proportion as the menaces on every side
become more and more ferocious. And most
assnredly they will not carry to a head this reform
They will either the institution of the army,
they WILL OF necessity, have to base IL on q stimuli
taneons call OF al the spaniards, to arms verify
to say what principles and what interests are
represented and serve as banner for this
archcal spirit moves and preciptatcs their actions
All their propositions appear ooscurc-only arbi-
on the eve of new general elections, which, for the
tn rd time, without counting those also for dy,ntat
q half will renew the passions and disturbances,
what ought to be our conduct? Are the conditions
the proximate struggle offers to us acceptableY
The personnel of the administration are renewed
to a number SO scandalous az to have no preced-
ent even In the 1renzied alternatives between no
erty and absolutism. or in the civil war; after the
revolution; and thus the public Offices are con-
verted into miserable electoral Instruments
Thousands and thousands Of families lament in
misery the necessity the government are under of
creating vacant posts, to offer administ rative COM
placencies, gain friends and make proselytes. The
same coalition, by virtue of which they sought to
drive our representatives from power perng
and putting all the existing institutions of the
country at risk, subsisfs even to- day. with greater
scandal than ever, between the monarchicdl gov
eminent and the republican party. There is another
socalistic hosts agate and move under the heat of
sinister hopes. In some parts Of the country
the masses nave already been armed without ex-
animation In others they are waiting for arms.
and these will doubtless arrive SO opportunely
that the electors shall receive their guns and
voting cedulas at one and the same time And
In the midst OF this general perturbation tie con-
servador liberal party. the only one that could be
protection against such dangers, lies PROSTATE,
when convalescent from its ancient alfgues, and
bitterly Impressed at the contemplation Of the in
utility OF its Efforts.
Such Is the situation
This committee would be closing their ewes to
evidence If they did declare their fun convlc-
N noI 1ftt
Of impartlality liberty and justice s generally i'm
possible In the present circumstances Ought we
to abandon It, therefore, as useless Ii at any
time 1t could be lawful for party who have con-
I'm, IT,, many obligations with the country.
t11s aaS,,ns.a, IN The desperate recourse OF
fstIrehent from the ns IT !, ~avond doubt on the