The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-13
The Last Thing in Constitutions.

The anarchy which the progress OF the
Socialist Republic in Spain mas 30 long
foresbadowed seems to have arrived. ine
sham Cortes which have been got toSether
under the pressure OF the moos OF L'oei
tv.u are no sooner assembled ,than Tue
srsntic divisions among the various factions
Of .sFr deral Republicans render in impos,
s;hlc for even the well-known Federal
leaders Pi Y Margall, and Orense TO main
tain the premiership and the PRESIDENCY
which We're conferred on tnen. ~ pI TO-
sent the climax appears to be capped oy
the utter disorder of the finances under
the rc0imc of "Fratcrnity," Equality,
and so forth, and it is pretty plain that
national bankruptcy is the goal at when
the Spanish Brothers and fliehos are
driving The smooth spoken fISueI"s Is
described as artfully making the confusion
worse copfoundcd, nor is this strategy al
together inexplicable if there be truth In
the widely spread statement thaG oenoI
Fipueras is the head of the lnternatlona,
Association in Spain. 1t is still very haru
to say what will be tue upsnot VI Cno pr
sent state of affairs. Meantime, noWe!er'
tbe nroiect for the new Federal Constitu
ton which is published by the IgaataGa
on behalf of the "Centro' Federal" OF MAJ
rid. is worthy of q passing consioeEa.lo1
The .Centro Federal" it may oe prenhse9
is the leading revolutionary cruz ~, "a Iaco
rid. being, in fact, analogous to the Jaco
hin Club under the Convention during Ins
p OH O Ra;on of Terror. The IQuolddc
statas that 40 ''loftily practical and 80 re
volutioparily political are the reform
which it publishes, that sit is lndooitap y,
; that the greater portion OF them wiz "
voted imme diately on presentation wltnou
giving rise to any discussion" Certain.
GGe are not DISPOSED TO contradict the IyA
aldGd, for more extraordinary coiiectio
j, Of crudlties and criminalities has not olIe
" been seen. a., ,;oo+,.
The first proposition of the project
j.; .sConst;tntionn has been voted already
}, oU'aIv that " the form of Governmeu
Il nf the Snnpish nation is The + G,ral an
Democratic Republic" Next comes
General declaration and ordinance, destir
); ed to be abolished in detail, as our reader
; will observe, in the body of tho schem'
HThe rights inherent in human personalit
- fs;o1 shall be recognized by the Constitr
~ lion aa anterior and superior to every law
ia Accordingly, the exercise of these righ
20 helon0 to eyery man, deniZen as we'll
Spaniard, and the public power shall new
,v limit or suspend these rights. Ok cour'
~ the trifiing rights of the Churcn 20 ~
II Christian children to religions e0ucano
n. and of national creditors to their none
ct are not included among "the rights inhe
Iv ent in human personality"
~ But lot us mention q few of the LAY
is that are to govern Spain If the cent
20 Federar, escapes the fate which tho Eeelo
ma Santa Cruz would be happy to administt
,ct In the first place, "Man has Right TO INV
or aud, accordingly, capital punishment
se abolished throughout the provinces
ira 'Spain.i' This wilrbe grand news ioE
to the scouudrels who have been muroerll
and rObOing At BaIeeO1 20, C tSa Y.st tSF
no months. Furthermore, "No essential q
Of ference can be recognized in human Pr
.re sonality, and accordingly men ana WON