National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

Of the country as he might choose to occupy. The
general belief spread in England that the Car
lists cannot have success because they have not
got money was right short time ago, but 1t is
wrong now. Themoney was sadly wanted in the
beginning, when there were no arms for the vol
unteers, and when rifles and cartridges had to De
purchased for ready cash In the London anu bl,
mingham markets. At the present moment;
however, somehow or other, such numner Oh
Carlist volunteers have been armed that tne TO
publican Government will scarcely ever De aDie
to bring an equal force into the neld. "na' Inc
Carlists want now is drill and avoidance OIL any
internal discords always to be feared IN spanish
parties But IT they use properly the winter
months for drill, and do not break to pieces from
uetty internal squabbles, they will have fair
chance to cross the EIbro and march into the In
terror before the spring returns once more.
NJ oney will como then, for the Carlist volunteers
will pretty soon collect in advance the very same
taxes Of which the republican Government cannot
get even the arrears; and European money-deal-
ers-always anxious to open their purse to people
who seem likely to havo SUCCESSFULLY also come
forward.
But to get to Madrid and to remain there are
two different things There can be no doubt what
ever o. the
INTENSE REPUBLICAN FEELING
spread all through the large cities of Spain, and
II Don Carlos ever reaches the capital, he Is sure
either to be assassnated or to undergo the fate Of
Macmillan in Mexico. As soon as the probability
of his reaching Madrid becomes evident, the d.
vided republicans all over Spain will unite to
march against the Pretender, and will then deal
with him just as the Mexicans dealt with the un-
happy Austrian prince. Else he will be dispatched
into the other world like Prim was, simply with
tie help Of o revolver or a poniard. But there is
another reason for believing that the Carlist hope
of ultimate success will be greatly frustrated.
Senior Figueros, ma n who knows Spain thor
oughly, and who, from having occupied the post
Of the President of the republic, has had an OPP
portunty Of still better studying the real state Of
Spanish affairs told me himself that he believed
two rules only possible in Spain-either Federal
republic or q conservative monarchy, and that
the con seryative monarchy meant Don Alphonso
He pointed out that all the generals who now
serve Don Carlos were officers in the army OF Isa-
bella, and that they joined the Carlists not be-
cause they were opposed to her or her son, but be-
cause they did not wish to serve either q republic
or Amadeo, who was o stranger. "At present"
said Senior Fig ueros, "Elio, Dorregaray, LiZar-
raga-al the leaders Of Carlism-probably hon.
estly believe that they are fighting for Don Car
los; but in reality they are simply fighting for g
Spanish king against republic; and as they can
have no objection whatever to the young Don Al
phonso, and as tn cir own safety would dictate to
them to prefer him to Don Carlos should not be
astonshed at all if-shouId they be successful and
the republic overthrown-they find themselves at
the head Of troops bringing to Madrid Don AL
phonso instead Of Don Carlos, lost somewhere
halfway"
Yet all these apprehensions do not seem to oc-
cur either to Don Carlos to any of his generals
They undergo daily and nightly all sorts Of hard
ships, live upon stale bread, bad mutton or kid,
and bad, pig-skin smelling wine; sleep any how
and anywhere, and fight almost daily the sort Of
little mountain skirmishers which do not give q
man even the moral satisfaction which the par
tcipation in great battle gives. And about half
dozen unlucky English newspaper men were
compelled all through the summer months to fol-
low the Csrlist bands, to undergo the same priva
lions and dangers as they, and to write at night
to the British public, when the Carlists went to
rest, what they had seen in the daytime-LOndon
Society.