New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-05
THE REPUBLIC OF SPAIN.

ARMY-CoNTESTTONs IN TIE ASSEMBLY
IFRON THR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
MADRID, March The second crisis threat
become permanent Four days have passed since
first heard OF H. and Republicans and Radicals seem
70 - far removed from settlement OF their
differences The of the day is the cutting OF the
Northern line by the Carisrs by which operation our
letters from home have been delayed, II not altogether
lost. 1t would be hard 70 exaggerte the Importance OF
tins sudacious aggression We may put UP with the lose
OF our letters how the Government 70 endure the
lose OF prestige involved IN its manifest inability 70
protect ts chief tine OF with the rest OF
Europe and with the world The railway Was cut save
Carst newspaper because the directors in conveying
Government troops and stores failed 10 observe the
obligations OF neutrality" A Government at whose
expense possible deal such stroke Of irony II N
bad.case The obligations OF neutrality what should
think Of horde OF bsnditt IN any other country VINO
talked Of themi The Carsts may not be very strong,
but the Government be depOrably weak for they
have been hit the very place which they knew they
ought 20 have been iuvunerable When they came INTO
power the hrst duty, the first care OF the
Republicans was provide for the safety
Of the Northern line. that being sort
Of rough test Of power the service Of every critic,
whether friend foe The northern Line has been cut
the inference is an unpleasant one. something was
done bur II was not enough large force posted
the line but IL fell far short IN numbers Of the 100"
required Tor the due Surveillance ue- OF
way Anything short Of this force would be Of no avail
against even handful Of determined bandits. For
miles and miles the track runs through unpopulated
wastes in which a might move about With per
feet safety and The meanness OF the Vretcnes
who wrought tins harm in striking contrast to
the magnitude Of their work. Ministers ought not 70 be
judged by misfortune but am AFRAID they VIII De
So CASTELAR, greatly down, and IN the bitterness
OF his soul he asks II this be The Cariists say u s
sln Re
II can make no mistakes that direction which the pub
10 would not willingly forgive. In state OF Affairs Ike
this in spain there Is positive merit IN having some
men expedtously shot or hanged. and persuaded
that hundred difficulties would vanish with every fash
Of a rife that carried death 70 d Carlist heart
But alas. when the whole Ministry should be one
large standing committee OF public safety Il wastes it,
strength in frutless efforts OF party Cancellation and
weakly parley with It's false friends IN the
capital when IL should think Of nothing but how 20
terminate he open enemies IN the provinces. The
Ministry has proposed the speedy dissolution Of the
Assembly and the election Of Constituent COrtes The
hulk the people and the bulk Of the demand the
same thing some 800 Liberal Monarchica gentle
men IN the Assembly say NO" and the Ministry in
stead Of simply leaving them the responsibility OF the
evil war which their Obsrnacy directly tends 70 pro-
woke are trying 20 talk them 20 terms while every word
wastes precious moment OF the brief time Of nOod-tide
Ia the Affairs OF the nation Practically defeated last
week the Radicals have learned that there Is great
danger IN the operation and they renew the hcOdiess
contest with tbs certainty that u VIII bring them al
least the gain Of delay And there much in delay II
dissts the provinces cOOls the Republican ardOr Of
the army; il strengthens the Carists II alienates
moderate Republicans, and with the madmen
and impracticabe zealots Of the party II serves
az stimulus 20 the worst excuses OF
revolutionary rage. The Government, repeat, should
not discuss but Its proposition, before the
Assembly should be left take Of itself and MIN
listers should dare defeat make Of victory.
The OOdest q the subest N The present temper
Of the people The Government has one grave faut-t
il too respectable" studiOus Of form. too much
gwen % the sweetness and light OF constitutional meth
DDS We are a. the beginning Of period OF convusion
and change. and The Government acts a. II we're al
the end Il has created the revolutions;
but OF certainty the revolution viii eat 70 up. Spain
is III the crucbc; II needs strong hard feed the
fame ana 70 mold her when she comes OF the
fire In no revolution Of the worlds history have
grader broader questions been al issue than IN tins
one The country is slipping from the priests, and
The priests with Don Carlos for their puppe are fight
ing 20 get her back. Sine is cropping along the ways q
coumerce education End Individual development, while
NAT onaI bankruptcy Ignorance. and artificial
rra ZatOu the pitfalls In her path strong OF hand
and Of eye must be her champions 10 TINS trying
The Government has loyal army. Tie ranks are re-
publican " the core but the officers nave the political
teauiugs of their class They DO not love their new
master: a constitutional monarch would suit them
better not that an aDsoulst on me ate Napoeone
Thew demand guarantees Of LOYALTY from their 0ncers
winch the latter refuse % give IL II very grevous
making and il would be- well 20 take them ar they are
n ne overuneut dared 10 get rld OF it, officers
institute a system Of swift promotion from the ranks u
eOud have stroke Of the pen. an army or enhu
,t H. 1eTv fanatics OF victory ike those heroes Of
tie French Revolution. with whom interest and seui
eut the OF country and the love OF SELF, we're al
ns1,Tng instead of eounteracting motives Before
army ftfFlls
Government will not dare; the army Weth ana does
eting and the Carsts continue % cut railway tracks
u tie name OF the obligations Of neutrality What q
the Assembly called 20 discuss 10 IT. Driei intervals OF
leisure ron party strfe The abolition Of the penalty
~ death Yet the true moral OF the situation u Al
pbOn.e Karrs mot. Let the arsassns commence.
SANTA Cruz who carries the banner OF Legitimacy on
ans side OF the Pyrenees murders ia cold blood an aver
Az Of two peasants day. ana no night out has lts
6scon nre OF insurrectou FED with railway stations
ne nuts OF country folk. Carist committee sits IN
Indon aud receives money FOR carrying on the opera
IN. ~ war" All the ohateaus OF the south OF France
are open 70 Pretender and al the passes too II would
The present situation spain Is essentially revolution
arv that cannot be too much insisted on The present
Government il essentially evolutionary he reVOu-
ton Will have its course not with the Government
without il without H. a. the Government ITSELF believes
have best reasons for saying that none Of the men
now iu Office looking for long tenure OF power.
Tbev are irving 70 serve bond OF union between
Dart es that cannot be- cOncated, and tAs nave begun
~ feel the hOpeiessness OF their task II there u
moderate Republican party, there is also party az ex
IRENE that which set ars on hre' ana me snow ol
bsIrrou ukewarnness on the part OF the men IN
uoyger uyes that party itE chance i saw one oI Ith
leaders the other day democratic danny VINO owns
- nsuer u Whlch be writes, Ike hOcbelOrt, per
Opav not averse u the rennements and TIE accAeeH
80 Ii,ng learned diner amateur OF brte0Oraes the
owner ef one OF the nratest brOugnams IN Madrid yet
ENJOYING ali these things by making himself the mouth
ui,g, of those who simply desire them he n young.
mi he Ia tbe impetu0sity of hs aud hs principles
standing OF late among group OF t.epuDcAhs 70 "hoh
Friguerae VIA taking he sOuudIy rated Tie Munster
FOR .Ome siu OF omission "B0Ys, retOrttd TIE Minis
ter testify have not the pGroiS But such ooys Nu
h ca the ar0 unless Minister watches 1.-the worse
for spain Another OF the tribe pointed cut 10 me
by one VINO knew his history. rev years ago ne We
very poor and ucked up a living the strcets-Ony
Heaven aud himself knew how He had the el0quence
Of his race he wanted market IOr IL anu ons ias ~
out,ortuuity came great Russian Nhilist from the
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