Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-24
SPAIN.

Affairs In Spain look gloomy for the
success Of the Republican forces. This
Is not so much owing to their numeri-
cal weakness as to the unhappy fact
that they are constantly wrangling
among themselves. No sooner does a
ministry get into power than the nil
set themselves to work for Its
overthrow, and the whole effort Of the
members of the Cortes
seems to be rather to quarrel in their
councils than to unite and pacify
The fault in the organization
OF the Spanish Republic is radical. In
stead Of Independent provinces Goa
lesclng and forming themselves into a
Federal system, we see . nation de-
claring itself free, and then, BY means
OF a self.constituted Cortes, proposing
to dissecs itself into small prlncipali.
ties, regardless Of local feelings or
wishes. No Federal Republic a be
formed In this way. A State or Prin-
cipality may declare itself independ-
ent; Independent governments may
join themselves together for mutual
protection; but division Of a CONSOLE
dated Republic into Independent prov
inces breeds weakness and dissolution.
It is beginning at the wrong end.
Appearances indicate that the Re-
publican cause In Spain Is doomed to
temporary defeat. This will please
the despots Of all Europe. and injure.
In a great measure, the cause Of free
government In France. The Ultra
montana Catholics of Europe are unit
ed in favor Of monarchy and against
self.govsrnment. A powerful effort is
even now being made In France In the
interest Of the Church, and through
that the restoration Of the Napoleonic
dynasty In the person Of the Prince
Imperial with ex.Empress Eugene as
Regent. Mcmahon sympathise' with
the movement. In Spain Don Carlos
has called to his aid the power Of the
priesthood and Is backed by the influ-
ence Of Catholic Rome. The peasant
try. bigoted and ignorant, r placed
In the trying position of disobeying
the Church or supporting the Carlists.
The result may be the success of mon
archy and the restoration Of the an
cient line. Don Carlos claims to have
thirty thousand well drilled troops In
the field and has had numerous recent
successes, some of them important
ones. He has made a formal demand
upon the French Government for re-
cognition, which has however been
refused. It Is we'll known, however,
which way the sympathies of the
President and ministry Of the French
Republic are leaning.
The dark outlook In Spain will not
however stop the onward march of
the great principles Of free govern
ment. Education revolts against the
established, whether in Church er
State. 1t Is the very spirit of intelli-
gence to rebel against human sover-
eighty and the ancient order of things.
Emigration has been the safety valve
Of Europe for half a century past ;
notably is this 70 since the dismember-
ment of Poland. Confine the intelli-
gence Of Germany within Its territorial
limits and an outbreak would follow.
Its freedom lovers now emigrate rather
than rebel. In Spain and France.
where love Of home L. perhaps more
firmly fixed, and where the exodus OF
emigrants has been far less, we find
tumultuous upheavals among the
people, aud an earnest though
sadly m~isdirected struggle after lib
erty. From the tyranny of unaltera-
able succession either In government
or creed, the intelligence Of the day re-
volts. The science Of government sep
arated from all sentiment or prejudice
Is becoming the study Of thinkers eve
rywhere, and herein lies the germ Of
pure democracy and the most unre-
restricted freedom Of the subject.
What system affords the greatest meas
ure Of good to the largest number, Is
the universal query. What method
gives the most perfect security with
the largest liberty, Is the problem
which the whole world Is attempting
to solve. The need of Spain Is states
men, devoid of self.lnterest and jea.-
Gus only Of the popular veal. In this
requirement Spain is, NOT alone. We
need similar leaders In America.