The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-08
r ROM MADRID
On the Eve of the Election
Of Salmer0n.
THE EXCITED CORTES
A Republic without Repub-
Iican Ideas.
INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL N0UvlAS.
The Reason Why the Republican Troops
Have Suffered Demoraliza-
ton and Defeat.
THE SCENES AT ALCOY
A Man Who Didn't
Want Office.
SANCHEZ BREGUA
Effect on the Deputies of the An.
nOuncement that Don Carlos
Had Entered Spain.
Added REPUBLICAN BRAINS
A Critical View Of the Carlist Army, It's Gen.
eralship and Prospects,
Should the Carlists Descend Into
the Plains
NOM NICOTAQ 2AT.MERON
Effect on the Deputies of the An.
nOuncement that Don Carlos
Had Entered Spain.
Added REPUBLICAN BRAINS
A Critical View Of the Carlist Army, It's Gen.
eralship and Prospects.
Should the Carlists Descend Into
the Plains?
DON NICOLAS sAI.MERoN

MADRID, July 49, 1879
spaniards talked Of making the Spanish Republic
q model to all the world. They have been as good
as their word IT, according to their mode Of think
ing, o Republic should be chaos and Its legisla.
tive and deliberative body set Of parrot tongued.
brainless boobies, without Q particle Of common
sense, without knowledge to govern, without
ideas and without patriotism.
Ipresume
THE TENOR OF ALL LETTERS FROM SPAIN
at the present moment is somewhat similar to the
above. You need not wonder at it at all, for the
conduct OF the Cortes in this hour OF extreme dan
ger to the Republic inspires nothing but disgust.
The galleries are full each day Of impatient
patriots, who seem to exist only upon the
hope that every approaching minute
will produce q change for the better;
their heads hang over the crimson cloth-covered
railing, with tongues out, breathing hard, some
times gasping out their prayer for "order," which
to the country in its present state is like bread to
hungry man or water to one who is athirst. But
still the never failing, grind, grind, monotonous,
fatiguing, ear-deadening mill Of oratory is heard,
and men 60 away out OF the galleries into the
Streets to hang about the door OF the Cortes with
furious hate in their hearts, to insult and taunt the
witless fools who can do nothing but talk and
gable when the fate OF their Republic hangs on
such slender thread.
Yesterday, having had enough OF this in the gal
lery OF the press, descended to the lalas OF the
conjerencfas or, in other words, to the lobby, TO
hunt up some friends. The Hrst man whom saw
was
GENERAL NoUvILAs
who has returned from the Carlst war and re-
signed his command. As our conversation was
friendly and intimate, and as I transgress no rules
NJ prOpriety by diyuQinp it, riyc IL Won far what
1t is worth.
"well, General" said !, "you have also returned
from the war as sunburnt as am myself. Gong
TO be Minister OF War. ell ~
mo, Senior, VIII not be Minister OF War"
"why notS Is 1t not good berth, General ~
~ do not wish it or any thing else"
"Indeedi You surprise me. thought you came
here at the advice Of your friends to take the Min
istry" said I.
mo, Senior, did not. It is true, have been
urged by Pi y Margan to take the portfolio but it
is simply impossible for me to take It or anything
else before my honor is redeemed" SAID Nouvilas
emphatically.
"why, what's the matter9D
''Come here and sit down." said he, leading me
by the arm to comfortably cushioned seat.
''what am about to tell you now will be uttered
In the Cortes tomorrow"
He continued, as nearly as I can recollect
thus:-
"You know the day left Pampeluna; that was the
Sd OF this month The night before was in tele-
graphic communication from nine O'Clock at night
to two O'Clock In the morning with the President
OF the government. He was asking me to resign
my command In the North that might take the
portfolio Of Minister OF War. refused in most
decided way. told him that II he would send me