, 1873-12-03

Royal Decree to this effect proved a very
unpopular measure and political distur-
Dances were apprehended. If the National
party, or the party of the upper classes prove
the victore in the forthcoming elections,
political troubles, it is %fearce, viii! be
kindled throughout the country /; and if,
on the other hand, the people win the
next elections, either the Ministry will
have to resign or the king must carry on
the government by extraordinary means
means or measures outside of the constl-
tuition. The FOketing was only a fortnigt
in existence when it was dissolved, and
the New York Times says: " an impress
sion exists in the Danish capital hat if
the majority should again prove victori-
Gus, another dissolution will Immediately
follow, and that special means will be
adopted by the King for providing the
necessary expenses Of the Government.
This is certainly a dang rous proceeding.
The King will be not only setting the
Constitution at dcfance-an act which
might under some circumstance be cover
ed Ultimately by an act Of indemnity or
iustifiGatiUn-Jut he is also taking upon
himself a responsibility which belongs
rightly to the people, aud which they
should be allowed to assume. There is
certainly some indication that in SO doing
he will receive support from the better
classes of society, bur that again means
nothing less than a wal Of plebeian and
patlician, which will be fully as disastrous
a. any other possible contingency. How
ever great be the ignorance aud incompe-
tency Of those members of the FoIket ing
who constitute the majority, they are
none HE less representatives OF the people,
and in Parliament they have equal priyi-
legfs with those of their more cultured
associates. To create a despotism, to pro-
woke anarchy aud popular disturbance,
are, either Of them, more dangerous than
to intrust power in IA Constitutional Co
vernment to the party that has won a just
claim to its possession, The former leads
nowhere, except to political ruin; the
latter, if unsuccessful in administration,
would at least work out its own remedy
and indicate to the people a course tor the
future. We look on with interest at this
somewhat remarkable crisis in Danish
affairs, but not with any doubt as to the
consequences that must e%nsne' from a per-
SlStenC OppOSl[tol 70 LHe VITA VI" ldISe
majority of the people"
The news of the execution of the pas
songers captured on board the steamship
Trginius by the Spanish steamer Tornado,
viz: Bernardo Varona, alias Bembeta,
Pedro Cespedes, Jesus del Sol, and Wash
ington Ryan, and also the Captain and
forty-eight men, took this community
greatly by surprise, aud has aroused the
feeling that the Spanish government has
gone farther than the civilized nations of
the earth can permit. An Indignation
mass meeting is to be held in the Academy
of Music in this city Text Monday to con-
slider the situation in regard to this terri.
Bile tragedy. and some of four best speakers,
including Henry Ward Baecher, are to
address the people. The Administration
at Washington are no doubt waiting to
take their cue from the feeling manifested
by the people. AS for myself, as my bust
ness is merely to give you the news with
out comment, l refrain from describing
nv feelings as l write in regard to this
inhuman. butchery. l give you the letter
of the commanding officer to the Captain
General, informing of the execution OF the
four iusurgent leaders.
Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 4, 1878.
To His Excellency the Captain Gene
raj =
At six o'clock this morning were shot in