The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-25
THE CRISIS IN SPAIN
MADRID, February %.

MADRID, February %.
The excitement ls Increasing, particularly
among the workingmen, and the qnestlon vi
barricades IL appreheDded. The Republicans
with the extreme Carlists are actively opera.
ting and intriguing In the army. The Amrri.
can minister is denounced as off1clously active
In Spanish politics.
Another ministerial crisis ls believed to be
impending, notwithstanding the assurance
given TO the contrary by The Cabinet. The
Carlists are rapidly Increasing In strength and
activity. Ten railway stations nave oeen
burned 10 the ground by armed Carlist Dands
between Bllboa and Miranda, and the inhabl-
tauts 10 that section are 10 terrible state ol
apprehension ard excitement. The railroad
lines have also been destroyed In many places.
The troops are hurrylng to reinforce those
operaling against the Carlists. The lighting
In the north s severe.
Especial to the New York Herald.]
LONDON, February %.
In the considerations which induced Anna
deus to abdicate the throne of Spain, the pos
sible declaration OF Spanish Republic was
never for q moment contemplated. Amadeus
would not have abdicated had he deemed this
consequence OF bis REIMBURSEMENT of power
in any degree as two Latin natlons-France
and spaln-having each Republican govern.
ment exercises an enormous Influence on tne
third Latin naliou-Ilaly-and thus endanger
the throne of his lather. King Victor Emanuel.
Amadeus abdicated under the influence OF an
expectation that he would be recalled 10 the
sovereignty and crown of the Spanards b!
the Spanish army, with which he sided
against the ministry, and for this and with
this Interest in view he remanded 10 the line
on the frontier OF Portugal the artillery omcers
and all Spanish commanders who are MOI.
archlsLs or descended from the old Royaliet
families. He believed that II he should cast
away the throne rather than 10 act with the
ministry, which was determined to hnmlliate
the military body, the army would pronounce
In his favor, and that he would return to
Madrid a. the head OF the soldiery, and With
his hands free from the restraint of constltu-
tional trammels. The King was completely
checkmated iu his calculations By the Turn OF
events. Apparently some suspicion OF bis de-
sign was entertained in influential quarters,
and this induced many members .. the Corles,
men who wrre not Republicans, 10 vote with
the Republican party 10 order 10 overreach
the royal nance ivre. The ex.KiDg has not
even 10 day reliuqnished the hope OF hls cause
In Spain, or his recall.
The existence of Spanish Republic Is
source OF nneasiaesi at the court 10 Berlin.
Emperor William now rpgrels The false step
he took toward the readjnstment OF govern.
mental affairs in France. He Is sorry he did
not re establish Napoleon Third or some other
monarch In Paris, and accepted payment OF
slight indemnify, rather than have permitted
public events 10 take the course they did. He
regards the Spanish Republic as a political
and popular consequence oil The French Re-
public, and he is anxious and uneasy because
ne s uncertain where the European Republl-
can movement will stop.