Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-17
GERMANY AND SPAIN.

There NAV be nothing whatever in the
report that Germany is about to intervens
! by Its moral influence at least, in Span.
/ ISL affairs: but the course marked out
by more than one rumor would reflect
credit on the great empire which has
become the arbiter of Europe. Ii is
now more than seventeen months since,
on the abdication of King Amadeo, the
Spanish republic was constituted. The
politicians who succeeded suddenly to
power were utterly inexperienced in gov
eminent, and having passed their lives
In opposition. they were not actuated by
any high motives of patriotism that
could overcome their inyincible repug-
nance for all who differed from them.
But worse still. if that were possible,
they encountered the constant aud most
ingenious hostility Of those whose sole
idea of patriotism was the support of enc
or another pretender to the throne. The
republicans could not agree among them
selves. they could not secure respect at
home. and recognition by foreign powers
was denied them. The government has
changed 50 many times that ones head
grows dizzy in attempting to follow it
through Its several transformations. 1t
has been assaulted and well-nigh over
thrown by two rebellions,-one by re-
publieans for whom the government was
too conservative. the other by royalists
following the standard of Don Carries.
On the whole, however, the republic
has been successful. 1t has maintained
order at least as well as the monarchies
that preceded it; and a good degree of
success has attended Its military opera
tions. One rebellion was wholly crush
ed out. The other is still maintained,
and various fortune marks the progress
of the war in the north of Spain 1t
has been explained how this happens.
The people dwelling on the other side
of the Pyrenees are friendly to the Car
lists. Across the frontier these rebels
are protected. They draw supplies free
ly from France. The Carlist passport
is accepted by French gendarmes as su-
perior in Validity to that of the central
government at Madrid The country
in which the war is carried on is noun
famous and difficult for such operations,
giving the smaller force advantages far
greater than can be measured by its
numbers. Thus it has come to pass that
the Carlists have suffered less than the
republican troops, and have recorded
nearly as many successful engagements
on their banners as stand to the credit
of the regular army.
A continuance of this disgraceful
state of things is greatly to be deprecat-
ed If Spain has government it is re-
publican, and If so it is entitled to fair
treatment BY other powers We grant
that the mistakes made have been amaz-
ing IN number and in character. but
some even Of these may be due to the
state OF national outlawry in which the
European States have left Spain. Her
neighbors are all dreading the spread
OF republican principles. to be sure
Even France, under the present regime.
might reasonably be suspected of con-
nlvlng at the unfriendly acts on her bord-
er, IN order that the republic might be
made impossible in Spain. How strong
~ the latter government feels the unkind
treatment she experiences from her next
neighbor is shown by her remonstrance
against further aid being permitted to
the Carlists. The time has fully come
when, by recognizing the de facto gov
eminent OF Spain as legitimate, the pow
ers OF Europe can contribute toward ter
mlnating a deplorahle civil war. and
crushing out rebellion the success of
which would bring about most unhap-
Ply state Of affairs in that once proud
country With Germany on the side of
the republic France would speedily find
IL Tor her interest to cause to cease the
unfrlendly acts on her frontier. The
Spanish people are most unhappiiy di.
Flded- Never can the representatives
OF the old and deeayed nobility bring
themselves to recognize the present gov
eminent, and no restoration can unit
the people again Nevertheless, as Ions
as the republic is in existence. and a,
long as 1t demonstrates its power to dea
with Its own people if the adverse foreign
influences are withdrawn, it is the dut,
Q! the great powers to treat it as the le
glumate government 1t is peculiarly
the duty of Germany to do so.-Bosto,
AdUerttser.
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
In the First Congressional District Of
| NerTnnnt the Pan.LI