The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-07
REPUBLICAN SP AIN.
"ShaIl We Reach the Elections for a
Constituent C0rteS 2"
TIE FRENCH AND THE CARLIST BANDS
A Call to Arms in the Style of the
Old French Revolution.
ATESTFOR PATRIOTISM
No Money in the Treasury and
Dissensions in the Cabinet.
TIE TROUBLES OF CASTELAR, AND FIGUERAS
The Abolition of Crosses and
Orders Of Chivalry.
SHADOWS OF THE COMMUNE.
LES Descamisados," or the
Shirtless and UnreconciIed.
A REVOLUTIONARY MANIFESTATION.
Sunday on the Prado and
The Abolition of Crosses and
Orders Of Chivalry.
SHADOWS OF THE COMMUNE.
LES Descamisados," or the
ShirtIeSS and Unreconciled.
A REVOLUTIONARY MANIFESTATION.
Sunday on the Prado and a
Demonstration.
MADRID, April !. 1873.


MADRID, April /. 1873.
FREEDOM TO SLAVES IN CUBA.
The two features of the situation since the ad.
Iournment OF the Cortes are the announcement OF
the elections and the call to arms l telegraphed
you the fact that the ministry had issued decree
carrying out certain features OF what is called the
Moret law OF 1870. The effect OF this decree Is to
manumit about ten thousand negroes who are
called "emancipadesn Although the negroes have
been actually free since the publication OF the
''Moret law" the government OF the King and the
succeeding radical Cabinet did not put 1t into force.
Tie opposition Of the proslavery league 80 In
flexible and successful that the Kings government
bent before it, and although this recent decree is
simply an act Of justice, tardy DONE 1t has excited
much criticism among those who clamor about
vested rights and the sacred character OF property
Friends OF freedom everywhere will welcome it as
IN earnest OF the governments good faith in carry
Ing out on the ministerial bench what Its
members D promised while in opposition. The
Elections are set down for the middle OF
May. Four days will be given to cast
the votes BY another feature of the new electoral
law all Spaniards over the age Of twenty one will
be allowed the franchise. Heretofore that right
has been given only to those over twenty-five. This
assimilation Of the Spanish to the American GUS
tom will have peculiar effect. The efforts OF the
Liberals who have had possession OF the govern
Mcnt for some years. has been to extend educa-
ton; that while the Spanish are an unusually
ignorant race, the younger men, the generation OF
New Spain as it might be called, is more enght-
ened. The effect OF this enlargement of the fran-
chise will be to add from six to seven hundred
thousand electors to the poll. These electors can
all or nearly all read and write. They are nearly
all Republicans. And you can fancy what eject it
WILL have upon the elections this sudden throwing
Of large fragment Of new, intelligent voters into
the electoral scales. However, one doubts that
The result of the elections Will be largely Republi
can.
"suALL WE REACH THE ELECTIoNs?n
Bat shall we have elections That is now the
question asked by the Conservatives was pres
ent the other evening at reception at the British
Embassy and happened to fall into talk with a
noted Conservatve-one, too, who had served the
late King in responsible and high position.
''What Of the situation ~ said; and he replied
that it was very sad-very sad indeedl 'Do you
think" he continued, 'there win be any cleo
tons ~ "And why not ~ was my inquiry. nThe
country will not hold together long enough. Spain
Is gradually crumbling away. Disorder is every
where. There is no discipline in the army. There
Is no confidence in the government We all re-
spect the genius OF CASTELAR,, the polity OF ri y
Margall, the ability and character OF Fgueras Rnt
Bill who love order and respect religion and want
protection to property see assurance that these
gentlemen will be able to resist the influences that
they have brought into existence and which will
soon carry them away. No. There will be no cleo
tions. Before the time for the elections comes we
shall be far into another revolution,
THE CARLIsTs AND THE FRENCH.
"Another revolutonr' What my friend meant,
take it, was another throe in the great travail
that agonizes Spain. ! can conceive II possible
that there should be no elections. But 1t is not
probable. The dangers intimated by this distin-
guished Spaniard were grave enough But there
are graver dangers in the North. The Carists are
making progress in Catalonia and in the Basque
countries. good deal OF hope was inspired by
the announcement OF the decree OF the French
authorities AS have written to you, one of the
grievances against France was the unrcmitting as
sistance given to the Cariists by Frenchmen. Don
Carlos himself lives in France beyond the Spanish
frontier. He was at Pau the other day, and more
recently at BayoRne. Here he has headquar tiers
and plans the campaigns OF his followers. Here
lived the Cure OF Santa Cruz, whose atrocities are
already among the legends OF Spain. The Pyr-
enees were really base Of supplies for the Carist
forces But under the earnest circumstances OF
Spain ana the pressure OF the republicans In YER
sailles, who are in close relations with
the government here, and threatened TO an
terpollate" M. Theirs and bother him unless he
mended his neutral way. An order was issued
directing the utmost vigilance to be used against
the Carlist partisans This has had the effect OF
paralyzinR the movement, but only for time.
The Carlist committee in London is busy sending
arms to the Biscay coast. The Oarlists are moving
towards the seab0ard in the hopes OF taking and
holding port like Bilbao or Santander. Arms are
coming In good quantities, and in the meantime
the country held by these Cars bands is under con-
tribution. The snow and the unusually severe
Winter on the Pyrenees have prevented any active
movement OF the forces in Biscay, and the main
achievements OF the Cure Of Santa Cruz have been
the dismantling OF the railway tracks and the
shooting OF women and unarmed wayiarers All
industry is dead In the Basque countries because
OF the Carlists, while In Catalonia, the New England
ofSpain and one OF its most prosperous provinces
even worse condition Of affairs is threatened
The government have taken measures to ares
che crisis and accordingly issue the following
decree, the substance Of which was telegraphec
you:-
CALL TO ARMS.
Spanfardsf the government elected by vote o
che C0rtes and confirmed by the assent OF the
nation would be unworthy Of Its office Ii IL concealed
The truth however bitter the truth may be- or IL II
presented remedies at only for o people sunk I'd
weakness decay and impotence.
The truth IT, then, that the partisans or absolut-
Ism and monarchy, who claim In their proclama-
lions TO be In arms for the overthrow OF a foreign
King still continue civil war and rebellion after the