New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-17
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The Spanish Republic is now traversing the
most serious crisis to which it has as yet been
exposed The grant of extraordinary powers
made by the Cortes to the Government has
not been followed by any especially energetic
action against the Carlists. The reactionary
instruction, which has been for half a year
devastating the Northern provinces, has, there
fore, rather gained than lost since the legls-
lative body made that dangerous surrender of
the individual guarantees This is in spite of
the worst conduct and the most reckless
behavior on the part Of the Carlists them
selves. They have not only disgraced them
selves by numerous murders and by acts
of improbable vandalism against the towns
they have entered, but they have INDUCED in
that luxury which ought carefully to be
avoided by all minorites striving for power
the pleasure of quarreling among themselves.
There has been no concert of action between
Sabas and the Cure of Santa Cruz, and both
Of these partisans have appeared equally indie
pendent Of any common direction. The
King, as Don Carlos now begins to be called,
is fitting backward and forward from Geneva
to the Pyr6n6es, and occasionally varying
the monotony of his mimic court by pre-
tending to abdicate in favor of his son, or
by appointing or removing his brother as
Generalissimo of the forces. But in spite of all
the weaknesses of the people ut the head of
the movement, the Carlist insurrection is APP
parently gaining strength daily by the mere
lapse of time. A revolt like this, founded
upon genuine superstition, will always grow
as long it is opposed feebly. Within the last
few days the reports from Spain are of q
nature to indicate an unusual vigor and CO.
herence in the rebellion. The defeat and
death of Gen. Cabrinetty is serious loss to
the national cause, and the capture of PUG
Cerda by the Carlists is a startling and
ominous event, when we consider what rejoic-
ing its defense some months ago excited in
Madrid.
With a settled military and civil organiza-
ton, it ought to be an easy matter for the
Government to bring this revolt to o temina-
ton But they are encompassed on every hand
by difficulties not less formidable than those
which assail them from the North. Several of
the most important cities of the coast are in a
state of scarcely dormant instruction. BARGE
Iona is very much excited against Don Carlos
but almost equally so against the Madrid au-
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times been Redeemed with tho blood of citizens
and soldiers, shed by each other. The army is
not wholly to be trusted, as 1t appears. The
troops have behaved unusually well, so far,
but occasional mutinies and local pronuncia-
mientos show how weak this professional ale
glance is growing. There is not enough of
the requisite spirit Of self-sacrfce and patri-
otto magnanimity in the bosom of the Assem-
bly, 1t is announced this morning that seve-
raj of the Ministry have resigned, after a
tumutuous debate in the Radical caucus, in
which homogeneous Cabinet was demanded.
Those presenting their designations include
the Minister OF Foreign Affairs and the Minis
ter OF Finance. These are the officers who
are most frequently changed in Spain. When
ever two or three diplomatic questions become
embarrassing, the Foreign Minister resigns
in the hope that the questions may lapse from
view before his successor has completed the
lormalities vi bis installation. The Minister