, 1873-04-08

md they arc intonHo Catholics. Their sympathios
nro altogether unropublican, aud thctr prefer-
onces for constitutional monarchy in tho
mother country. They nro far enough on from
Spain, and noar enough to tho United 6tatos, to
know that tho now Spanish Republic has hardly
tho first element Of stnbility III its administra-
tfon, mud they know equally woll that tho Spanish
1sopub1lo cannot put down tho Cuban rebellion.
ThoHo facts Of themselves nro sufficient to no.
count for tho royolt which ia threatened by thom,
md which, according to tho Captain -Gonoral's
tBpato1t, may broak out at any moment. Tho
anticipated revolt among tho negroes is easy
enough to comprehend whom tho prosecutions
md oruo1tios Of Cuban alavory arc remembered.
Tho fato Of FREQ Cuba now depends upon tho
ability Of Bpnin to intimidato the Bpandaris. to
put down tho negroes, and to suppress tho fnRur-
roction. II Spain Is nblo to send a largo
and powerful forco to Cubn, Its indopend-
onco may be postponed still longer. Whether
Spain can do thiB, howover, is very prob1omasi-
ca1, when 1t is remembered that it cannot raiso
troopn enough to subduo tho Carllsts who aro
ovorruuning tho whole northorn pnrt Of tho
country. They havo cut tho Northorn Railroad,
destroyed stations in ovory direction, tapped tho
road betwocn Barcelona and Madrid, ovorrun
noar1y a1l Of Catalonia, and captured
many important towns md cities,
tho lnat place to full into their
hands boing Dorga, Which Is only fifty miloa
from Barcelona. To scnd soldicrs away from
Spain III tho present crisis would bo tho doath-
blow Of tho Republic, and open tho way to
to show tho procarious condition OF tho Ropub-
lie. Tho Ministry itaetf ia weak nnd vaoillating,
and Caatolar is discouraged. Tho Republicans
are hopolessly divided, when thoy should DO d
unit against tho Carlists. Whilo tho Moderate
and tho Radical Republicans aro arguing and dis
ctHstng with 30 much heat that tho
ropu1aco of. Madrid ID drifting Into rovolu-
tton, the Car1ists are growing stronger eveg
day. It is not only In Madrid that
q revolution Ia imminent, Tho Government,
by always. .diseuHsing and nevor acting, has sowed
tho soods Of revolution al over Spain. Tho nad-
fcal Republicans aro as extreme and violent III
wero tho Paris Communists, and the Moderate
Repnblicans, who aro In the majority, have
done nothing to repzess ther. The consequence
is, there is not municipality in Spain upon
whoso loyalty the Government can rely. Not
only aro tho Republicans, the Ministry, tho nlu-
inequalities, divided but also tho army. 1nsubor-
dination prevails everywhere. Tho ofacera OF
the Spanish army universally lean towards mon-
archy, and tho Republic dares. not got rid
Of them. The result is, that whore
the army is not insubordinato
itis passive, and, meanwhile, the ca11istH, who
are neither inBubordinato nor passive, 60 on
cutting railroads, burning stations, killing .and
pillaging, growing stronger day BY day. and day
by day advancing into the heart Of spain. Sup
pIiod with money by Carlist agencies In London,
with munitions OF VAR md provisions from
Southern franco, notwithstanding II. Thiora
neutrality, tho Carllsts march on, blesaed
by tho Church and followed by tho
priests, sowing tho goods of revolution
fur and wido. An appeal for help to
country with divided Ministry and party, with
treason In it's municipalities, and inauborSaina-
tion in its army, with no money and no credit,
with powerful foo dofying it, and with Its own
nobility and clergy sympathizing with and d.
rectly aiding the claimant Of tho throno to reaoh
1t, must SOUND like hollow mookery to tho Gov
crnmaut at Madrid. 1t ia evident that 6pain'a
misfortune is Cuba'e opportunity, and that, il
tho CAptain.Gonoral has no othor hopo Of suc-
coss than in obtaining reiniorcemonts from
Spain, with the spaniardg, the negroes, and the
indeed hopoleaa.