The New York herald., 1873-03-31
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY MARCH 81 ls7s-TRIPLE SHEET

new combination. Behind this COrtes and its
dominant radical majority was public opinion,
which had It's patience soreiy tried-which had been
doIle and sel-restraining thus far, but which was
disposed to have no more compromises, no mere
delays; and men who knew Madrid began to look
grave over the new symptoms that made them
selves manifest.
| A REPUBLICAN VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
"For the first time since we had the Republic"
\ said one who has lived here many years. 81 begin
to have misgivings. The Spaniards are
q patient people, but when they do
lose patience they become iendish. There
are all kinds Of ugly names and signs The
| army cannot be depended upon. The republicans
in the provinces are In better drill than here and
more resOlule. This sudden resolve to overthrow
the Ministry is calculated to destroy all confidence
| in M. MartOs and his friends. They came into
| the Republic late They came in only when the
| King had gone and there was other place-ex.
! cept to go with ZOrrilla down to Portugal. They
| promised to support the new Republic. To that
! extent they were upon their good behavior. Now
they break out into demonstrations OF dissatsfac-
| tion Some OF them will not be returned. SO they
| want to remain. But what does Spain care for one
man or hundredf Until we have new COrtes,
new government a steady welldevised, satis-
factory constitution, how can we have peaceP how
can we have recognition' England and France
and Germany say, "Let us see II Spain really ap-
proves Of the Republic before we recognize it.n
The republicans want to take Europe at its word,
and appeal to Spain. And these ambitious poiti-
clans say, mo, we want power because we have
the majority. And the people VINO believe in a
Republic, and who compelled them to leave the
Cabinet before, now feel like men eXasperated, and
say in their anger that If this Republic is crucifed
to crafty majority Of the COrtes, which is little
more than remnant Of the dynasty OF Savoy, they
N
MADRID GROWS ANGRY.
We were walking slowly down the Alcaa when
these words were spoken. There was unusual
movement in the streets. Above all arose the cries
and strange noises which one hears so late and so
early in Madrid--the camors of camOrous CITY,
We turned into one Of the narrow, connecting
streets that passed from the Acala 1t was rain
ing-a light spray OF rain-enough to dampen the
earth, no more. There were groups here and there
In wordy conversation. 'sThis is the working
GLASS;" said my friend. "You don't find them away
from home unless there is q bull fight or q revOlu-
tion." We went into cotg-one of the largest In
Madrid 1t was crowded to excess. republican
Deputy, we'll known to me, and who had spoken
many times Ia the gayest and Cheeriest manner
about the new Commonwealth, sunnest OF all
sunny men when the sun was shining sat at his
table. his coffee unsipped. Things were not happy,
he said. The Republic did not go on smoothly.
Affairs were worse and worse. All this came from
trusting arstocrats. They had no heart with the
people. Now they meant to Overturn everything
only because MartOs was not Prime Minister. The
Republic needed peace-peace and recognition.
Europe must be compelled to accept 1t. And now
we were being dragged into crisis more danger
GUS because more unnecessary than any other.
But this would be the last-nO more trihing.
We passed from the caty toward the Cortes.
The issue was In debate. The thin rain had
sharpened and increased and the night was cold
and muddy. But around the COrtes was dense
body OF men-men of the working class. Now and
then there q cry of "ViDd la Repu6,icd ~ but
like Spanish crowds, manly it was sulen. When Ia
member VINO was known as republican entered
or departed from the Cortes he was cheered When
enc OF the other class appeared cheers were given
for the Republic and Figueras and CASTELAR,. The
lights from the Cortes palace fell upon the crowd
and gave 1t fiickering, uncertain character. The
night was dark and it looked larger than it really
was The voices in the air made constant hum,
that came on the air like a harsh growl. AS we
walked up the Cortes stairs we looked out from
window. "What monster a mob isln said my
friend. and, with pause, "What giant the peo-
pie is-so gentle and patient and yet SO savage
and strongp'
THE ANXIETY or PRESIDENT MARTos
So into the palace of the Deputies, where the eye
unusually full. Martos was in the chair. The Min
listers were on their bench. The republicans were
unusually excited. Why follow the debate You
have read 1t all by telegraph, and conine myself
to the color OF the scene. MartOs was uneasy
When an excited member ran into violence of
rhetoric he rasped out sharp, querulous speech
and rung his bell every moment or two, for NO
other purpose one thought than to tranquilize his
mind. He was In sore perpleXity He alone had
veoped the new danger to the Republic His am.
bition had agftated Spain and now threatened its
peace The party he had led to the Rubicon was
snly too anxious to cross. But would he. could he
lead it9 Beyond the Rubicon was-what He had
only to go to the palace window ana see the
giant outside. an angry, growing giant, that
might arise in wrath as giants of that species had
arisen before. Ofcourse he was in power in that
chamber. The Ministers were in his power. But
he knew, and so did the clear minds in that hall
that Figueras or CASTELAR, or Margall had only to
send despatch to dozen centres and tomorrow
Spain would rise under his feet in insurrection.
And where would Insurrection end He had made
a venture for supreme power IN Spaln-for his
party's supremacy-to SNAKE the eectionsr and
be perhaps the Theirs OF Spain. But no one had
joined HIM in his venture-nOne of the men outside
OF his party who could be heard in Spain. so the |
hours passed on with debate as loud and sense |
less as the changing of BELLS AS the night grew
Martos saw more and more clearly where he was |
drifting. About nine O'clock amid the most pro- |
found silence, he left the chair
MARTOs ABANDONs HIS PARTY AND IT FALLS
He left the chair, said word or two to Figueras
in whisper, which seemed to calm the Presidents
troubled face, moved over to a Deputy's bench and
sat down quite alone and looked up at the blazing |
lights. Another Deputy had the floor and amid ex.
ultant cheers from the republican benches was de-
pictng the horrors and dangers of the impending |
revolution and the awful responsibility assumed |
by men who, for their ambition, would imperl the |
Republic Some OF the radicals came to Martos, |
and there was hurried and not satisfactory con- |
sultation. At length he arose and began his speech