The New York herald., 1873-09-16

whose motto Is Span with honorf, What would
varsagat nave done had he been In Lobos placer
American Admiral dor What would any British
Admiral dor The answer is found on the Swttsure's
courage OF Mendez NuneZ, and II Spain had honor,
Lobo would have boarded at once.
But does "spain live with honor'' at the North or
In the Cortes there has lately been faction formed
called splrituaiists, which yesterday, under Senor
Navarette, tedlously treated the Assembly OF the
national Representatives to learned disserta'
sPIRITUALIsM,
during general discussion about public in struc-
uon He said that the moral perturbation and IN
tellectual disorder visible in all classes OF spain
might be charged to the fact that Spaniarus were
not Sptritualsts and he asked the Cortes that the
project OF reform for secondary instruction mignt
include Spiritualism among other things, after
treating them a long discourse about mediums
ana spiritual peris, spiritual maniIestations anu
communication, superior and inferior worlds dou-
bic and single mission or spiritual theorists. Let
the Mistresses Clanin and WOodhuli come over TO
s Of note at Madrd than in New YORK
And this kind OF topics can interest the National
Representatives while the newspapers publish tho
fall or Estella and the surrender OF It's garrison OF
400 men TO Don Carlos, while the Pretender Is
chanting his "Te Deums' within the. church OF
Campos is league outside the walls Of Cartaeena,
still asking for admission within the CITY, instead
% preaching the walls with his mortars and artll-
lery and rushing IN to punish tho rebels, as he
ought II the cry of the Cadiz nsurrectionists was
dear TO Spanish heart.
One of the questions agltating the country, the
Cortes, the newspapers and the government at
Madrid is,
think that America might also find much food for
reflection and reap much advantage by studying
how Its partial abolition has affected spain.
El InlpaYcidl states the case with clearncss and
perspicuity which command my admiration.
give II to you hterally:-
"The abolition OF capital punishment may be
easily decided by any battalion In the Spanish
army. Between certain death and probable
death, any person with ordinary sense would
choose second. DetWeeu DrODable death
and the assurance of not dying but living within
prison eight or ten years, every intelligent man
fof q man to prefer the lighter to the greater pun
tshment-imprisonmen 20 the death penalty. This
little bit PHILOSOPHY is applicable to military dis
In another place Fl 11aparcta. reveals the
thoughts OF one OF the Ininori ty in the COrtes.
THE lNTRANsIGENTE REPUBLICAN
Is supposed to say
81 am not one OF those who would impose upon
culprit the extreme penalty OF the law. AS a
Deputy OF the Cortes have the right to impose it
or not, as like. When the Assembly asks for my
vote, may transfer my powers to 1t for the exer-
else OF the extreme punishment. But If the Assem-
bly, uses these powers shall condemn It,"
al may prevent by my vote what I consider judi
cial assassination. give my vote to the Assembly
to assassnate judiclally. But II the Assembly as
crme.N
1t is remarkable fact that the republican
minority have urged most strenuOusly the ab0li-
tion OF capital punishment, have declared that 1t Is
relic OF barbarity &c but 1t Is also singular that
whenever any OF CneSe repuDuCan, or ratner III
transgente, deputies head an insurrectlon or q
small party against the government every house
wall OF village, city or town is Immediately covered
with bandos, or proclamations. such as "Death to
the assassin. robber, incendiary and disorderlyl
Liberty equality and iraternityw
The government may not exercise It's powers
against murderers or military mutineers, or to
promote discipline In Its army, without being
charged by the minority with
JUDICIAL MURDER,
assassination: though as soon as any Of themselves
are In power. they shoot mutineers murderers,
q nd N mi lu hrt uyrQ f0h q ND
incendiaries. The mob at Barcelona lately in
broad daylight heard a cry of 'Thief stop theft"
his brains out. young woman went to market
IN tire same city one morning while was there.
Se small o. sS ad put IT
where vegetables were sold and purchased some
more parsley there, and alter she had paid tor 1t
ley in It already, whereupon he charged
her with theft. The poor woman swore that she
had purchased it IN the market, but he did not be-
heve her. A crowd gathered round the shop; they
her clothes from her back. beat her with their
sticks and fists and she was, with difficulty. saved
from death by detachment OF police. These are
the Deputies, this the mob OF brutes who howl for
the abolition OF capital punishment and charge
the government with judicial murder What name
would Americans give such people as these2
1t is certain fact undenlabIe and unimpeacha-
BILE, that the cause OF all this
MORAL AND POLITICAL DISORDER
and perturbation, violence and crime, mutinies
and instructions and social chaos, Is the abolition
capital n EN- For such n, psoto people ana "a
the death penalty Is the most insensate act
that Ma ational Assembly has ever been guilty of.
When old Espartero was In command OF the army
against the carsts during the Seven Years. War o
regiment murdered the colonel and refused to
obey orders. He surrounded It's camp with the
troops captured them and dsarmed them. He
then selected every fifth man, making the sum
their backs to the wall, commanded them to take
a last look OF earth and heaven, and then shot
them dead. 1t was the last mutiny he ever had to
What occurs nowg What has occurred in the
Spanish army since the abolition OF the death
Iarde, in Catalonia, refuse to obey himY Did they
not attack his stan and drive Vearde and his
officers away rom Catalonia? Did not regiment
and kill himP Was not General Caorinetty's death
the result OF his abandonment by his troopsg Are
not the regiments or Mendgorria and iberia found
within the walls OF Cartagena nowY Did not the
artillerists ofVaencia rebelH What OF those OF
Caracas at Cadz2 Did not Generals Contreras and
Pierrad, Colonies Perras and Ferrer mutiny against
the government9
Let the Cortes order the summary execution or
the ringeaders and every twentieth man found
among the rebels. The Revolutionary spirit and
indisciphne in the army would die out and give
Spain ten years OF peace at least.
What eXcteS the friends OF the Spanish Republic
more than any other just now Is
THE FALL EsTELLA.
Two months or rather six weeks ago, was In
Estella with the army OF General NOuvIlas.
Murray, in his guide book, says:-"Estea.-Pop
$500; inn, Ell Parudor, decent. This ancient city,
the capital OF its Merindad, is built on the Ega
they They are both good GOOD trout streams. '1Si Visit
the two ancient churches and the ruined
AlcaZar. The Alameda is beautifully laid
out being shaded by walnut trees. The Pasea de
10 Llapos is also an agreeable promenade. Here
Don Carlos was proclaimed King in November,
1888, by Santos Ladron de Guevara. Here, on the
18th February, 1899, Maroto arrested six OF his
brother Carlist leaders, and executed them with
out even the farce OF trial. One or these officers,
General Carmona, was lured into the trap by q
friendly invitation from Maroto TO breakfast after
which the guest was requested to djourn with
this Judas lscariots adjuant ION matter Of busi-
ness.n He was then conducted 10 spot called FL
Ping and shot instanter The road continues
through the Vale de Araquil, where the Carlist
Zumaacarregui defeated the Christine forces
under Valdes"
ESTELLA
Is town situated almost equidistant between
Pampeluna and vi Horia, but few miles nearer
Pampeuna. Ii Is the centre for q large portion OF
Navarro. There are many tine estates IN the neigh
borhood and the white roads radiate from the
town like the spokes OF a wheel North the road