The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-17
CARLISM A TRADITION ONLY.
The Position, Strength and Prospects Of Par
ties in the Gaming Congress.
Republican France Snubs Her Sister Be.
yOnd the Pyrenecs.
Senior Figueras Prophecy Of the Republican
Advent and How 1t Was Fulfilled
Two Months Change in Madrid.
MADRID, March rs. 1878.

MADRID March %, 1878.
fhe day before yesterday, IN the afternoon, ]
called AT the palace that has been inhabited In turn
by Serrano, Sagasta Zorrila, and which is now oc-
Cupied by Don Stanislaus Figueras, President OF
the Spanish Republic be the same federal or other
wise. This palace, agitated at varions periods in
its history by so many cabals and conspracies,
found just now as calm rs the Castle OF Incidence.
Outside there was only the careless crowd that
passed and repassed in interminable promenade.
At either side OF the vestibue was the ordinary
sentry box and in one OF these boxes was the ordi
nary civic guard, smoking his monotonous cigar
cite and crossing his arms, not appearing in the
least proud OF the increased Importance due to the
fact that both sentry boxes were in his charge In
the stairway with double balustrade there
was not even that usual man that Is always gong
up every great stairway nor yet the other usual
man that is always coming down. In the ante
chamber there was only one usher, doubled up In q
corner, over a brasier-that brass disllu OF
Goals and ashes, that fills III this country the place
of q stove in colder climates, smoking also the
monotonous and eternal cigarette OF the Madri-
lenos. No one stopped me. NO one made any In
quiries No one even looked threateningly, and
arrived at the grand waiting room, done IN white
and gold (the room, not mel, with overgrown arm
chairs, like aldermen in night shirts, their glories
of satin or reps hidden for the time in white mus
lin covers as If the custodian OF the
palace and the furniture looked upon the
period of the Republic as the careful house
keeper looks upon the dull Summer months when
the family Is out of town, and was resolved
to save his satin till the monarchy should come
again. Fifteen Others We're there, also awaiting
the President who, it was said would be at four
10 hali-past. Every one OF the fifteen was in one
Of the overgrown arm-chairs, which was quite
W tp ~
quite characIe ristc, was that the larger number
were smoking here in the waiting room, and smok-
ing with energy too, they ancled that the period
during which people would be Tree To smoke in this
place might be short. and they ought to improve
the time Some that dld not smoke slept ana
seemed to throw certain energy even into that
passive occupation.
At hali-past four exactly the President came in,
passed across the smoke-thickened atmosphere
and entered his little room, the door OF which was
opened by an usher, who dexterously hid behind
him his nagrant cigarette, with an instructive re-
spect for authority. Persons waiting to see the
President were received with little Formally, being
called by a number, just as in a barber shop. Re-
publican simplicity can no further GO The numbers
had come each visitor in the order LII which MS
name had been inscribed that morning on the ISL
OF persons DESTROYS OF visiting the President.
was number three and my turn came soon
Senior Figueras came forward as the door opened
and grasped my two hands warmly
said :-.Permit me to thank you, in the name
OF the Universal Republic, Tor what you have done
in founding the Republic in SPAIN"
"Ah you did not believe it csuid happen," he
said 'sYou would not have credted 1t though had
affirmed It you with all the pwer OF asseveration
possess as indeed did afilrn IT to some OF your
friends in France in Januarylast."
"On the contrary" ! said, II nave always be-
lieved that the republic in Spain must cvme sooner
or later. one must be republican like the repub-
cans OF the Theirs republic to have doubted that;
but might have differed with you as ] have with
mary r Others ,n touching the period wren ne w9n;
ne ripe ior the great event. Ialwoys peheved that
" would come and was at last taken by surprise"
"Well,n he said "others had not the same per-
ceptlon. Three months ago WAS in Paris, and was
invited to dinner At the house Of Laurent Plchat
there a number Of Deputies Al am not fond Of
these dinners only went I'D time Tor the coffee. l
found there Geut Haquet, Gamsetta, Qunet and
others. 'Ah,' SAID one of them TO me, If Won would
establish the Republic in SPAN we would get ria OF
commission OF Thirty in harry, and of some
other things also saia to them, Gentlemen in
less than two months give you my word of honor
the Republic WI be proclaimed IN spain, and
the time on February IL, at noon, Joyous.
almost overcome with delight, Castelar,
and myself teegraphed TO Hugo Quinet
OF the Spanish Republic. Since that day what
change has there been in France : None, Sotbing
Is ulnerent from what II was, except that France.
which has recognized all the vagares OF our past
history-the provisional, the monarchIca, what
not-reluses To recognize the Spanish Republc.D
FRENCH REPUBLICANS AND THE SPANISH REPUBLIC
There was certain bitterness in the tone OF this
that expressed the regret ol man whose brilliant
aspirations had fallen short OF their aims through
Obstacles that came where they we're least locked
Tor.
..And do you know.r he continued, sthe reasons
that M. Theirs gives not recognizing usY one Of
them IS remarkable. He accuses me OF what he
calls Gambettasm. Me disciple OF Gambetta and
disapproved openly OF every act OF arbitrary au-
tbority exercised at Tours and at Bordeaux
! even told Gambetta himself that he had
committed political crime IN excluding the Bona
parties from the elections; for II power Is feeble IL
does not commit sucn acts and ii strong IL com.
mis them stun less Nothing can justify depriving
men OF their political rights the fact that they
are .ile enemies Of the country and dangerous TO
~. anu IN such case we do not deprive them of p0
and shoot then.r
rms was said with energy-the energy OF reso-
luton That alas 10 see ans where renect ted in
the acts Of a government surrounded WITH perils
Ilat energy ana resolution would, | am sure. en-.
I Ireiy alssipate lereupon ! expressed TO the
PRESIDENT rather suggestlyey than distinctly nv
fears or ,e co,oidatlon o. the Republic wenaced
az ~ ~ ny te ACTIVITY 81 the Carlists on one hand
ana the obstinate clamor Of the ''irrcconcllables.
on tne otner, WIN It's army IN open inutlny ana
SOME sANGrrNE HOPES.
He sald.-"Ihe dissolution OF The Cortes VIII lie
the signal for the surrender and reconc hQtI0n 81
the irrecOncilabies and the END OF Carlsn,n /
confess could not see how the event named was
TO have the effect be ANTICIPATED | was rather liz
clined 20 the thought that the dissolution OF tic
Cortes, the interregnum between the end OF one
and the creation OF another Parliament, would be
seized by every party as the period when, by its
activity, II could impress the popular mind with
tie greater erect; but did not oppose my view TO
that OF one whose political experience with his
countrymen entitled his opinion 10 great weight.
Until now" ne said, There was good reason
for the existence Of the irreconcables tfatrdRSi-
peht0. Win n0narchlcal majority in tile COrtcs,
tie name lrreconcllabe only describes party
that declared itself republican In every condition
and IN every circumstance, and declared that IL
held It's ltlth even 20 the extremity Of nghting for
~ n need be. ! Was then lrrecOnclable my
self but the Republic has been secured by milder
neans--meaDs political ard diplomatic. Os,cn
sby al the republicans struggled Tor this and
MOI. Id LOT IL and | .---.tDM Ancunr Lnln any