New-York tribune., 1873-04-12
THE DISORDERS IN SPAIN.
TROuRLRS In CATALONIA

mont the Republic was declared In Spain Catalonia has
been source of trouble and dsquieude 20 the Govern
msnt at Madrid In saying this wish to mpute no'h'
ing to the people of this province or TO tue
Ministry In the capital Tie events which broughI tho
inro q bond OF antagonism were not properly withh
their own control The Cataloniass were firmly hxed IN
their principles Federal Republicans The hlhsey,
with convictions no less sincere. WAS sometimes 'emp
10 forget what was due TO Its cause In Its endeas
TO reconcile host OF conflicting interests, ana 70 re"
justice to the cause Of others or late BHceon" ""'
seemed to suspect Madrid, and amid rumors more OF res
vague which reached those at the head OF aars III op
1t was length whispered that the Mediterranean osy
acting in the name Of the province Of which she io
the capital, had declared the Federal hepuoho j." -
own name, and had thus anticipated tho meotnR VI w
Constituent COres to be elected in the course oi
month This alarm has brought Senior FigueraS n'ho,
from Madrid In his twofold character OF Cataions 4
President OF the Executive Power He arf'ou S0''''
day. lie will address tho people today
Catalonia as a whole has long been distinguished ior
fits attachment TO the principle OF Federalism Even it'
monarchsts arc Federal monarchsts, and ltS ropio'
cans are very decidedly Federal Republicans Anu -
the four provinces composing this ready-made o"a,
that OF Barcelona tof which this port Is the captD
the and ardent in It's profession oil 'o
yailing form Of political faith. Since my coming mere
everythjnc have seen and heard tended To confirm
this statement The Catalan is not " Spanidrd' Io'
reasons He has never forgiven the latte Tor having
robbed him OF his absolute independence IN 'nc wal
which was brought to termination by the fall o Lefi
may seem to DO going far back for causes Out a "
sured that these causes are still in operation To TINS
day tho Catalan heart warns more readily TO haNo u
Paris than TO native OF Madrid. The separation OF ne
neoples IA st maintained the dress the manners anu
above ALL in the language. gentleman with Whom i
travelled hther perfect master OF Casuan, Is no" a
most reduced to dumbness by his Ignorance Vi s"o
speech OF the folk in this city The eauoa'c
course speak both tongues the people but one-th'i
own The love OF local independence Is rs lntonoo
here "a IL has ever been and the Caalonan Is rou
eralist beoause under Federal scheme alone can MS
pdependence be preserved This applies to every secon
NJ sooety In the lower ranks however there Is COL
lateral influence at work. Marsees IL nearer TO us th
Madrid; some twenty thousand OF the most eh'oi'
ing workmen of the French towns are domielied ne'
and every VI these is preacher Oh that nc" !,
yains Capitalization in which brethren have already
shed their blood. In Barcelona everything that Is o'
Catalan is French The streets are as gay as those o
French city The shops display French wares IN nearly
s preat abundance as those OF the best quarters OF
Paris French tenor is the star" at the care chhh-
tapt "La Dana de las Camelids Il the play 10 DC gwen
at tho "Prncpal" tonight. Madrid to Barcelona Is as
Rerlin 10 Paris Here nature and have both set their
hands TO tho work OF making beautiful city; IN Gas
tile the whole burden of the undertaking has ialeh on
art alone We have the French oyOusness of tempera-
,nent-the French mobility Of feeling. 1t takes long
timo to fire the wrath Of Madrid ours lights In mo-
ment like the prairie grass, aud with the prairie hae'
it is by no means easy TO gerout OF ITS way.
Being as we are then, in Catalonia, is it surprising
that we should have been deeply moved by the events
OF the past two three weekthe first Ministry OF the
Republic composed of majority of the men OF the old
regime the second ministry still thwarted by those men
in ITS endeayors the measures necessary for the
definite constitution OF the Statel The Cataans' ana
indeed the whole country with them were naturally m
natent for the elections and the cOnvocaton of the
Cortes The Ministry fixed day for the elections The
Radicals announced their bitter and uncompronlsng
hostility 10 tho proposal Their success could portend
but one of two things the attempt TO restore the mon
areby or TO give centralized character TO the Govern
ment Of the Republic. On saturday they were IN hot
conflict of words Madrid. and until the eve OF the
division it not known even in the Assembly that the
Radicals meant yield AT 10 O'Clock at night the re-
suit OF the voting Riveras report was snl news In
some quarters of Madrid. Barcelona ia a day and
nights distance from the capital by rail, and the tee-
graphs are not IN the order. fWhat wonder then
that on Sunday morning Barcelona still troubled by The
fears that were born OF uncertainty rose Wild with eX
element, and ready for the worst AT Madrid indeed
there were rumOrs the bad taken place here
The soldiers il was said. had revoed against their
officers had all mounted the red cap in lieu OF their ord
nary head gear ana had established commission OF
their own and that of the declining TO take
their from any authority. The Deputacion"
of the Province of Barcelona, was added had at the
same time proclaimed whole OF Catalonia (of which
this province forms but fourth parD state OF the
Federal Republic. At the same time the Commission
had given leave to all the soldiers TO return to their
homes; the army virtually disbanded, and the men
had not hetated matreat their officers and 70 threat
en- all the orderlovng classes OF the town. With this
news flying about the capital the Ministers had but one
course-to send trusted agent TO the disturbed
city, no less their information than for the salts
faction Of Madrid. They sent Flgueras.
No common courage aud endurance were required for
this enterprise. The President Of the Executive Power
is not young man. and his constitution has been en-
feebed by trying abors Of lifetime i'll the cause of
the Republic On Saturday he took a leading part 10
decisive debate Sunday he on his way 10 talk
down an nsurrection. The way itself was perlOus, and
20 avoid It's chief dangers the journey had 70 be made
douby iatigung. BY the direct route you may reach
Barcelona exactly "a hours travelling through Sara
gossa and Lerda But the principal parsonage of the
Government could not the risk OF capture by the
Carlists and Carliss had been heard OF different
points all along the line. Only few days ago they
stopped the train Sangun and ordered all the pas
sengers cry vivas for the legitimate King of Spain.
They had threatened Cerverra, and had made
Manresa the Of the great cloth mandatory glad
to have garrison of soldiers. When last heard Of Don
Aphonso the brother OF their chief aud his wife
praying for the success Of the family
IN the convent perched upon the almost mac
cessble peaks Of Monserrat which, In clear weather,
overlook Barcelona. To avoid. therefore, disaster
that would have been both ridiculous and caamtous,
senor Fgueras obliged to make the long detour by
way of Valencia. AT Valencia he TO have taken
this port but the desire to see something OF the
seacoast towns prevailed with him, and he completed
the journey by the railway line that skirts the shore He
was accompanied by Ruban Donaden Deputy and an
advanced democrat, who has considerable influence
over the Socialists and other Reds In this part of Spain
The two reached Madrid at IL O'Clock yesterday They
had stopped at Tarragona at Vlafranca and at other
stations their arrival here the President at least