The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-02
TELEGRAM 10 TINE new yoax HERALD.

MADRID, June l, 1878.
The Constituent Cortes assembled yesterday.
The session was formally opened by senor
Figueras. the President OF the Ministry. with q
speech in which he maintained the right OF the
Spanish people to choose their own government
"The Republic he said, "wouid pursue policy
OF order al home. II had concern with revolu-
ton in the other European States and was not
ambitious OF territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"
FREEDOM IN THE COLONIAL TERRITORY.
Senior Figueras promised to abolish slavery in
Cuba as in Porto Rico
FREE CHURCH IN A FREE STATE.
The President OF the Ministry towards the con-
Church and State.
LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION
rhe Cortes then organized by electng Senior
Orense, federal republican, its President.
Sketch or tho President OF the ParIia.
ment.
Senior Orense, who has been chosen, according
to our news telegram from Madrid, President OF
the spanish Constituent Cortes, is OF the most
remarkable men, judged by the events of mis- public
career, in Spain. The following sketch of his life
will prove interesting to the readers OF the
HERALD:-
Don Jose Maria Orensc, Marquis d'Albaida, is the
Bayard Of the republican party in Spain, and also
the Barbes, in good acceptation OF the name. He
made his first campaign by lighting against the
troops OF the Duke d'Angouieme. In 1926 he again
put himself at the head OF the party OF action and
was forced to ny into exile, after having IN vain
sacrificed almost his whole fortune In the triumph
of his cause. Returning to Spain at the death OF
Ferdinand VII, in 1888, Don Jose became the first
qnsnty its eaaer IL the dotes IN lsss s0i he
gave at Madrid the signal OF republican in
Sens again which to ssye e
he sought an asylum in the French Republic.
Restored to his own country by favor Of an am
nesty, he was reelected TO the Cortes and from
Deputy became-a galley slave! The all-power-
iul and not very patient Narvaez, to whom he had
written letter something more than irreveren-
tai, caused him to be arrested, TO be brought to
trial for exciting hatred and contempt OF
the government, and and to be condemned to
underwent his punishment at the fortress OF
Ccuta. Alter certain time Narvaez, yielding to
to nberty-that Is to say, to eyile Don Orense
again took refuge in France, and. in 1852. passed
into Belgium, whence he returned TO Spain after
the movements of 1854. There he put himself at
the head OF the republican nsurrecton OF the Basi-
lios, which, repressed by the energy OF EsPartero,
led to his being thrown into prison. on his liberia
ton he was nominated by the people OF Madrid
member Of the COrtes and directed the ultra-demo-
cratic faction in that assembly. ne was one OF the
At the epoch Of the ODonneil coup d'etat he lett
the capital raise the provinces. lie was arrested.
incarcerated and in the end expelled for the fourth
time. He re-entered Spain by favor OF the
revolution which, in 1858, precipitated Queen
Isabella from the throne; presided at pop
ular meetings in Madrid, protested against
the re-establishment of the monarchy, and, by
means or manifestations more or less pacific, de-
manded the federative Republic. He was, how
ever, again chosen Deputy, and, once more In the
Corres, resumed his theme with new ardor. His
ideas OF federative constitution were rejected by
the vote OF May, 1869, and the mOnarchical form
carried. Arrested in october, after some riot In
which he was thought to be concerned, he ex-
patriated himself for the fifth time, but has since
returned to the Spanish Republic IRON his place OF
retreat at BayOnne.
Carlist Force Beaten in Battle.
MADRID, June ], 1879
General Cabrinet.y, in command OF the govern
ment troops, has defeated force Of 800 Carlists
under Seballs.