The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-16

NEW IN
favor OF reaction whom eight reals per man per
day are no longer forthcoming"
"what. then. do you think win be the ultimate
form OF government ~
TEE FORM or CONVENIENT. 90
'That is most di0icuit question to answer. II
10 impossible to Say what win be the result Of the
coming struggle. We are only ct the beginning Of
our din1cuties. One thing however. IL certain.
that the present government win fall We shall
then have. at any rate for time. Unitarian Re
public.n
"You say for time, as II there Ii Q probability
that the Republic may not be the definite form Of
government In Spain. In the event, then. OF the
Republic falling and . monarchy being re-estab-
lished, do you think that the Carsts will attain to
power I"
THE cARLIsrs IN BAD 0D0R.
mo; offers have been made TO me by the Carlists.
but we can have nothing to do with them. We
desire liberal government and progress. We will
not retrograds. II q republic DO possible we will
support IL Loyalty; but we will not accept any
priest.ridden monarchy. 1t is possible that Don
Carlos in the present unhappy state OF Spain. may
succeed without US; but do not believe that he
can do so, although the CArlists will not be sub
dued by the present government. To suppose that
they can be swept away is absurd. The army Is
disanected and disheartened With but few, very
few exceptions, all OF the superior ocers are with
us. On1cers and men look anxiousy forward to
the day when the present government shall DO
overthrown"
DON ALFONSO.
"Has Don Alfonso any chance I"
"Yes; but not at present, and only In the event
OF all attemptst to establish republic having failed.
Spain has yet sea of blood to pass through.
Anarchy and violence will be the result Of federal
Ism, and lead to reaction. Spain is not In heart
republican. The present government has done
nothing to inspire public confidence, ana ID fast
running irretrievably the credit Of the country"
CUBA.
"what between civil war; military disafYection
and national debt the present government has in
surmountabe obstacles to overcome. Do you not
think that 1t would be q relief to sell the island
Of CUBA ~
"The present government should IL last might
contemplate the act. but no other could do So"
'And the present government will not last ?" @
"Nol The conservatives and radicals Will regain
power How they will do so Is another question.
They may do so by dlssensions arising among the
republicans or by the army openly declaring
against the government. Within
THE NEXT THREE MONTHS
events. To save the CONTINGENCIES discord In the
federal ranks shall cause federalism, which in
Spain means communism, to crumble-there re-
mains but one chance. Sword You may rest as
sured that unless the former shall bring salvation
the latter will be resorted to. The temporary sue.
cess OF the illegal coup detGt the 9th April was
the death-blow of the present government. We
have not been idle, and should chance not effect
change we are prepared to do so, II necessary, by
force.n
The glistening eye and determined manner OF
Marshal Serrano as he spoke were suficient EVIL
dence Of the belief entertained by the old soldier
that the sword alone will be
THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION
OF the present Spanish dinnculties. Our converse.
ton was suddenly cut short by the appearance Of
fine boy, who bounded into the room and rushed
up to the DUKE In his hand he held dinner nap.
kin. with which he scientifically but irreverantly
nanked Serrano, exclaiming as he did so, Papa
come to breakfast" The napkin flank had magi-
cal effect. The old soldier and ex-Regent was in.
stantly again the perfect type OF an old English
squire. Paterfamias smiIingly said to his son, az
am coming, my boy" and, turning to your CORE
spondant, added, ''You had better breakfast with
u.s." In manner the Duke de Ia Tore Is quiet, and
sngulary unassuming.
1t Is difrcult indeed to believe that the man
with whom passed the morning at Biarritz Is the
Serrano OF whom the world has heard so much.
The son OF Q distinguished General he entered the
military service as Q cadet and rapidly found rank
during the civil wars which took place after the
death of Ferdinand VII. Devoted to the Queen he
was named General of Division at the age of thirty
two. and he was one the first who proclaimed the
decheance Of Espartero. SerranO, after the res
toration Of the Queen Mother, combined with
Narvaez to destroy the influence OF the Minister
Olozaga- In 1s4e. Senator and Lieutenant Gen.
eral, with extraordinary influence over the Queen,
he was the cause OF continual discord between
Her Majesty and her husband. Narvaez succeeded
to power and Serrano was "shelved" by being ap
pointed Captain General OF Grenada. As Sen.
ator he
SYSTEMATICALLY OPPOSED EVERY MINISTRY
until 1854 when, In the month Of February, he was
implicated In the insurrectonai movement at Sara
gossa and exied. He subsequently declared him
self in favor OF O'Donnell, and was named Captain
General of artillery, which he exchanged after
wards for the Captaincy General OF New CASTLE,
and thus Madrid was In his power when O'Donnell
made the coup d'etdt In 1880. He overcame the in
surrection In the Prado and Retro, and shortly
afterwards replaced Ol0zaga as Ambassador at
Paris. In 1857 O'Donnell fell from power and Ser
rano was recalled. Subsequently appointed Gov
ernor OF Cuba, he restored st. Domingo to Spain,
and in 1862 was created Duke de Ia Tore. In the
Senate he joined the opposition, which led to the
fall OF Narvaez, and In 1865 the new Ministry OF
O'Donnel nominated him Captain General OF
Madrid. When Narvaez returned to power Ser
rano showed devotion to the Queen by his ener-
getic suppression Of the enseute In 1868, but
before the end OF two years he joined
the opposition In consequence Of the ille-
gal propagation OF the Cortes As President
OF the Senate, he, with Rios Rivas Prcsi-
dent OF the Chamber OF Deputies, presented to the
Queen protestaton signed by many members of
both chambers. The two Presidents and those
who had signed the protests were prosecuted and
banished. Serrano was for some time
IMPRISONED
in the military prison OF Alicante. when, in 1868,
Isabella was driven from Spain, Serrano FASTENED
TO Cadiz tof which place he is native). and, with
Prim, on the 10th Of September, took direction OF
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