New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-31

abilities for they have already settled Contreras IA
future President OF the Executive Power and Este
vaneL Of the Gobernacon, while Castelar, s destined LOT
Paris ambassador Fortunately some Of the yolun-
teers in favor OF tho Government and Is possible
that would Join these only 10 be the side OF
authority which is certainly the safer in these days As
yet have not had here the horrors of the French Rev
olution of 1898 OF the Commune. and this II easily
accounted for when remember the difference IN the
characters Of the respective leaders OF the two reyou
tons In France those who attacked the Government
enemes actuated by intense hatred and thirst LOT
revenge in spain they are ali friends scrdmbng for tho
crumbs When cock has got 20 the summit OF the
dunghll, another tries 20 drive him on and success
full he there without troubling himself to descend
into the mre 20 destroy his opponent until third,
stronger than himself and sends him TO conspire
The present Government may be said to be one OF the
most honest that SPAN has had aud the men who
are making the Federal element means OF rising
20 power adventures who when at the top VIII DO
nothing less than their predecessors Conreras
TO Catalonia through ambition ana In the hope OF
organizing there the elements for successful reyolu
In this he scruped not 10 sacrifice the interests OF
his country TO his He is in Madrid, and aims
at deposng the Government and becoming the hero OF
the dunghill IL he had real patriotism he Youd SUP
port and aid the Ministers, ana 1t would be well II the
people who adopt him their chief would hold out
10 him the threat OF some punishment such as exile, II
he failed in doing all he promises The fnrore which
now exists for demonstration in favor Of Federal
Republic s organized by such men, who talk OF mOdtY-
ing the Ministry and mean that they want slice of the
good things of Office well others. While all this s
going on in Madrid, the Carlists arc widening the
Madrid and telegram has just come to the effect
that they have taken prisoners the personnel OF the sta
ton Of Guntanilla. In my wanderngs have met some
OF the principal agents OF the Cars instruction, who
have assured that II they only bad arms the whole
of the BASQUE provinces would rise en- masse and this
contingency leads 70 very curious calculations and
speculations regarding the durability OF the Federal
try Carst in those provinces have taken the trouble
20 visit isolated farmhOuses and villages, and at
Vtoria made careful inquiries on this question My
thorough knowledge OF the Spanish and Basque Ian
guages, together with my dark complexion enabled me
TO do this more easily than far-haired English-speak
taken Cor Basque The letters which possessed for
Carist agents disarmed the suspicion that was spy
and indeed often gave the character OF Carlist
I'm the eyes Of the unsOphtscated gudeWe OF the
farm From what could learn at Vitoria think that
the inhabitants of Carst predictions are TO the LIB
and farm-boises they are essentially Carst aud ex-
trpmey onfhusase in the cause In towns OF OOO in
habtants and upward the Liberals are still in a
authority they forfy the town aud organize themselves
The Government forces cannot rely on their conf
dencias whereas the Carlsts know every Of
the troops The Carst object 10 harass the troops until
they can ight on equal terms and from what know Of
the character and the physique OF the Basques II they
fight equal terms they VIII he at the gates or Madrid
i'm less than fortnight. n Spain becomes a Federal
Republic, each State having It's own Government, its
own laws. and its Own institutions, the Basque provinces
Of Gupuzcoa Alava Bscay, and perhaps Navarro, will
form state. Then the question rises VIII they con-
tnue 10 wish for Don Carlos. or will they settle down
INTO an independent but aGistocratic Republic think
they would be very much divided this Bilbao and
San Sebastian being commercial ports, are very liberal
I'm politics and have certain commercial interests for
which they would require protection by laws which
Alaya aud Nayarre as inland provinces, would not ap-
prove OF, and at the same time all would Insist upon
being on equal terms as regards commercial codes.
Here, then. exists one bone OF contention, difficulty
not easily disposed Of. Those who Carlists
would most probably continue In their creed.
AS regards Carsm, the Federals also divided,
being for leaving the insurgents to Themselves,
unless their state is attacked. while others in
CaTlism the upas-tree which would certainly Kill their
liberties II not immediately cut down. Now assuming
that the Basque Provinces become monarchy under
Don Carlos, they would have welorganzed army, for
they possess more money, credit more resources,
and energy than any other province OF Spain
ceptug Catalonia. Would Don Carlos Of he be alive
remain satisfied with his little kingdom, would he
march upon MadTidl 1 think he would march upon
Madrid and with those provinces Carri5Oned by we'll
disciplined troops il Is my firm conviction that, with
the OF Catalonia, the Carlists would prove
irresistible for must not be forgotten that the rest OF
the States, when separated, would have ieaOusies
which, in all probability. would render common action
very difficult, If not possible. while many would
fuse TO bulge from their own limits unless attacked
there Iseems that Federal Republic is about TO be
declared In Spain, and 10 will certainly be memorable
perIOd IN the history Of the PGninsnla.