The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-24

sovereign 70 reign with respect or authority.
Again the Prime Minister arose. He saw the tide
receding from him. He was losing his temper He
would have no permanent session. He would not
have the Cortes sitting as a guardian over him.
He was gentleman ana q man Of honor. He had
lost his wife and four boys To call them again to
life he would not soil his honor As for himself he
meant to retire to an "obscure corner" But he |
was stin Minister and it was disrespectful to
him to think OF permanent session. After he sat
down there noted a warm discussion on the
ministerial bench. Martos ana Zorrilla were seen In
high words. 1t was known at once that there was
Observation-Disclosures leaning towards the republl-
cans The Prime Minister resolved to adjourn the
Cortes and save some kind OF q throne. Martos
arose to retire, when OF the Deputies TOOK his
hat and hid it under his seat. Others surrounded
him and imrlored him TO remain. Another dis
cusson arose between the two. Ministers, in which
all joined and for minute or two the Cortes sat
10 silence looking at seven or eight gentlemen GEES
ticulating eagerly on the ministerial bench In a |
moment the Prime Minister, ms face pale and |
angry, was seen to throw up his hands In a gesture
OF depreciation and despair, turn suddenly away
AMI take his hat, which no one had hidden, and |
stalk angry away. This pantomime was as wei |
understood as If the MINISTER'S had spoken from the
tribune. zorrilla was beaten in his own Cabinet. I
The frmness Of Figueras ana the eloquence of Cas-
sCs1i hou WOu biOSc, anu SidNcly, aiAhosb
sadly, announced that the government accepted the
propositions Of the republican leader and con-
sented to a permanent sitting me session was
nominal simply. The President and secretaries
! were in their places all night. There was no de-
| bate, no business. The night went down upon an
| an xiOus capital with the republicans thus far VIC
| torious.
| THE REPUBLICANS REST ON THEIR ARMS
The night came On--One OF those anxious nights
which Old men remember ana tell to their children.
| 1t was a night big with the tate OF Spain. What
would tomorrow bring9 All parties were at sea
! all but one. Don Carlos-where was heY Why did
he hnger at Bayonne, when his presence here
might open the gates OF thus ancient and loyal cityp
And why was Don Aphonso in Vienna9 Where
were the chiefs OF the monarchcal party9 throne
Keeling, crown tumbhng into the cutters, and no
one to rescue 1t; sword to ny from its scabbard
and save loyal, faithful Spain. Men moOdiy paced
! the AlcaIa and gathered in groups on the Puerto
del Sol, and wondered whether tomorrow its
| stones would be redeemed with Spanish blood. The
republicans were eager and watching They
| drifted all night from the American Legation to
the COrtes. Somehow the presence of the Ameri-
can nag was an inspiration, and when new
and ugly rumOr or doubt came to them, they hur
ried to the American Minister for counsel All
night long messengers passed to and from the
| legation and when they came forth they were
CneereO UP. DlD1culty aIJer ulu1CulJy WAS SUD-
mtted to the Minister for his solution. What was
o republic How did 1t work. Was there really
social OrderY What would be the effect on in
dustry, on the army, on the Church above all
things on Cuba? You cannot imagine the thousand
questions that INTO life that night, for these
men had only dreamed of . republic, had only
seen 1t In fancy, rOseate, sOul-cheering as q
dream cherished in exile or frightening
prison walls; and now 1t was c0mlng-surely
cOming-with the blessed sunshine, which in few
hours would creep over weary, anxious Madrid.
'Let all be peaceful, orderly no disturbance, no
violation OF law, no excitement" This was our
Minister'S advice. AZ for America 1t would give
the Republic the hand OF instant friendship. And
If no mistakes were made Europe must come
swiftly after. And SO the COrtes sat In nominal
session all night and the republican leaders rested
on their arms. The victory was theirs, and to-
morrow they would win 1t.
VIOLENT COUNCILS IN THE PALACE.
There were those around the King and others
who believed IN royalty a. profitable trade, who
swarmed to the palace that night and urged
Amadeus to change his purpose. As have said,
Serrano was away. but his friends gathered
at the house Of Sagasta. Who knows they
thought but that the King might repent his
abdicati0n humor, Danish ZOrrllla from his
councils and send for SerranO and Sagasta
to form q conservative ministry. Any how they
would be found like the wise virgins waiting with
their lamps burning. One of the party who had
kept well with the King called at the palace and
said to His Majesty that he had no need OF abdca-
tion There were brave and wise men who before
had served him. He did not take their advice
then let him call them and take 1t now. They
were all waiting at the house Of SefOr Sagasta. and
in the morning Serrano would come also. But the
King said "n0." In the AIst place he had been
treated like partisan and IN adventurer by these
gentlemen. They had insisted upon regarding him
as politician, and not King. He had done all he
could to conciate SerranO-for instance, had
written him, and he was treated in return
with indgnity. Again, it was proposed to suspend
the constitution. That he could not and would
not do. He would not wear the crown unless
he could wear 1t Ike gentleman. There was an
other party Of military men whom the King had
honored They did not care to see this fountain of
honor dry up, as there was no certainty as to
whether another would open-and II it did whether
its waters would be bitter or sweet. They went to
the King. They had been loyal to MIN and were
loyal now. Why should he throw the crown into
the streets The army was with him in every
way. Only let him say the word, and at the head OF
the army, now encamped In the Madrid barracks,
they would sally forth and suppress the insurrec
tionary spirit and put the throne a solid iounda
ton. To this the King answered that he knew well
enough that to an enterprising military COM
mander, with the loyal troops Of Spain behind him,
anything was possible; that he need not say that
against the enemies of Spain he would march
at the head Of his army. But he
would never command Spanish troops in a war
upon Spanish people. He would not wear a crown
that could only be held by coup d'etdt Upon that
he was resolved. He would not even consider
the contingency. He could not reign in Spain ex-
cept as the king OF faction holding sway
faction He expected this in the begin ming but he
had hoped that time would wear it away and bring
the people nearer to him as he proved himself
worthy OF their loyalty and love. But every ad.
vance had been repealed. The breach had grown
wider from day to day. No force could narrow it.
He might hold Spain by the sword to-day, but no