Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-07
Tne cARLis1s.

l the Carlist party is so little known in this country, that short recital of facts seems necessary in explanation and correction |:
 The contest between Liberals and Abso- lutists in Spain dates from the war against Napoleon I. the Carlist party, from the accessionof Isabella in 1883. The Cortes which governed Spain during the war against Napoleon (King Ferdinand having been seized and held prisoner by the Elm peror) established a constitution in 1872 placing the royal power under very strict limitations. On the restoration of Ferdi- hand at the close of the war he commenc- ed plotting for the overthrow of the con- stitution and the restoration of his former absolute power He was supported by the grandees and the clergy the people were indifferent; and the reaction was suc- cessful. From 1913 to 1920, Ferdinand maintained his absolute authority through several insurrections; while over twenty changes of ministry indicate the insecure tenure by which he held it. In 1920 an lnsuFrectioH commenced that proved suc- cessful. The constitutional limitations of 1872 were restored but a reactionary insurrection broke out in the northern l provinces, afterwards the stronghold of Carlism, which gave the reactionary party then ruling in France pretext for inter- ference. 4 large French army was march ed into Spain, the priests and the nobility threw their influence in favorof the in- vaders and the French easily succeeded in restoring Ferdinand to absolute power once more.. H
 In 1880, Ferdinand, before childless, had a daughter and the struggle between the supporters of Don Carlos, his brother, and those who supported the female suc- cession, commenced. Originally the Salic law excluding females had not controlled the Spanish succession; but, on the access sion of the Bourbons, royal decree had passed introducing that law. Afterwards the older Spanish rule had been restored; and, upon the birth of his daughter, Fer dinand made every possible provision in her favor. Subsequently, when he was supposed to be lying at the point of death, his ministers obtained a decree in favor of the succession of Don Carlos, but On his recovering he revoked the decree, and upon his death in 1883 his daughter was proclaimed under the name of Isabella IT. Though having no legal claim Don Car los refused to acknowledge Isabella and commenced an insurrection which ragged seven years before it was entirely quelled. The Carlists, like the English Jacobites, were the absolutist and priest party, and like the Jacobites had control of the high land provinces where religious and polit- ical bigotry were strongest, and where a lawless and hardy population of noun taineers furnished the stuff for an inter minable predatory guerrilla warfare. At first the Carlists were very successful successful, and one of their generals car ried an expedition into the heart of An dulusia. Repeated popular insurrections complicated affairs, much as has been the case since the present war commenced but the governments of England and Franco gave the friends uf Isabella coun- tenance, the sale of Spanish bonds in England furnished the government with funds, the Carlists were gradually driven back and most of them were finally com pelled to surrender in 1889, although the guerilla war continued for year or two afterwards.
 The present Spanish pretender is grandson of the Don Carlos who disputed the succession of Isabella. He is twenty years old, and his position is strikingly similar to that of Charles Edward in 1745, except that he wants the personal gallant " of that prince, and his arms lack as yet the brilliant successes which gave him temporary control of nearly all Scotland. l On the other hand the new republic IS III a condition of almost hopeless bankrupt cy, and the hostility of British feeling makes it impossible for them to negotiate loans on any reasonable terms in that country. Nevertheless We doubt whether the Carlist Pretender has any real chance of mounting the throne of Spain. The northern provinces can give government endless trouble by guerrilla wars and in surrections, but their so-cai.ed armies have probably as little chance oi estab- fishing any regular authority over the rest of Spain as the Scotch Highlanders ever had of conquering England.
 The fear is Shat the Carlist insurrec- tions may so weaken the new republic as to make it fall prey to the monarchical factions that are always opposing regular government in Spaln 1 On Saturday, the 26th ult., the corpo- rators of the New Milford Savings Bank held their annual meeting. Six new cor porators were elected. Sheldon Black man, Levi s. Knapp, A. Anderson, James
 Hine, and Wm. B. Green, were chosen di- rectors; Silas Erwin, president; and John s. Turrill, treasarsr. Hon. A. B. Mygatt
 publishes aletter occupying three columns
 of the Journal in which he takes exception to the conduct of Mr. Turrill and his friends at the meeting, particularly ID
 leaving MT. Chas. H. Booth off the Board of directors, and in practically refusing, : as he claims, any thorough investigation. If we understand MT. Mygatt's letter cor. rectly, he offered substantially the follow.
 ing resolution '>'"' Resolced, That it is not expedient but necessa " that as full and complete examination as is
 possible should be made of the affairs of the New Milford Savings Bank, and that Mir. Holmes, the State Commissioner be requested to superintend
 and conduct the same as far as practicable fol E him to do, and that an expert in bookkeeping to be selected or approved by him, should bt employed by the bank to assist Mir. Holmes 1T
 making his examination. fs a34 fa