New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
CONCHA REDUX.

CONCHA REDUX.
Tho news of the recall of Con. Joyelar
appears TO be confirmed. The ablcst and
purcst of the Captain Generals who have
been sent to Cuba in recent years has done
his work with too much sincerity and thor
oughness TO meet the views of the reaction
ary cabinet which President Senano has
brought around him in Spain. The opposi-
ton of the pro-slavery party Of Cuba seemed
to have been crushed by the resolute ana
practical proceedings of the new Captain
General 50 far as could Judge by the
dispatches from that Island and from the
utterances of the Havana press. But the
power of the Casino is rs great III Madrid IA
at home, and the influences which have
been exertcd through the Cuban con-
nections of the new President have
been stronger than any which nave
protected Gen. Joyellar. II is likely also that
the appointce of CASTELAR, is not to be
thoroughly relied upon i'll any fnture plans
which the intriguing Marshal-Prcsidcnt of the
Republic may contemplate. But whatever may
have been the cause which dictated his rcmoy-
al, il is certain that those among ia who take
any interest in Cuban affairs cannot but re-
gret it, Short a. his term of service has been.
he has gained the respect Of all classes IN
Havana. and the frank and sincere courtesy
with which he has borne himself in his inter
course with the representatives Of foreign ma
tions has most favorably impressed them. by
its contrast with the course adopted by many
of his predecessors. He cannot he accused OF
having lowered the standard of Spanish pride
or self-respect, but he has introduced into
II. Al. tptifl a ul
which is perhaps as successful from its novelty
as from any other reason.
The very name Of his reported successor
carries ia back to the old traditions OF pro-c0n-
,Illar rule in the Island in the days when ii de
served the name of the Milch-Cow." fondly
bestowed upon it by the politicians OF SPAN
Captain-Gen Jose de la Concha, Marquis
of Havana. governed the Antilla for several
years at the time of its highest material
prosperity. and had the qualification ol exc
cutting some American hbusters, aud taking
back TO Spain IN enormous fortune ~ The
result of shs strict attention to MS
statesmanlike duties. Ills subsequent ca
rcer is the usual monotonOns record OF
embassies, prOnunciamicntos ImprlS0nment5,
cxics, and public Offices. He has generally
acted as an adiutant to his elder brother. the
Marquis of DuerO, and went into private lie
with him, after the Revolution Of 1868 had
driven Queen Isabel out of Spain. They both
made their submission, however to Amadeus,
and have now transferred their allegiance 10
the now SerranO Government. Although the
elder Is over eighty and the younger seventy
three. age has had no effect upon the agility
with which they can rally 10 a cause which
seems to be prospcring and embrace prpci-
ple which has money in it. But it may safely
he doubted whether the lapse of quarter OF
4 century, and the changes which have taken
place in Cuba in that time. have improved the
conditions of government in the Antilles 50
far rs to insure success in his old age to one
who made u signal failure III his prime.
II may, indeed, he somewhat premature -
make any calculations upon the adminisra-
ton of Gen. Concha in Havana. The fatc
of his patron depends upon the events Of the
next few weeks, perhaps days. Marshal Ser
rano has assumed the command in chief of
the Republican armies, and is slowly advaIc-
ing along the Bisrayan coast to the relief OF
the City of Bilbao. lie is determined that il
the CarlistS are to be defeated the victory
shall be exclusively family affair, and
with that purpose he has removed
GEN. Moriones, and appointed his klns-
man, Gen. Dominique. 10 assist HIM
i'm the coming operations. Al last advlces he
was within about days march of the in
trcnched position of the Carllsts at Somor-
rostro. 1t is not probable that Don Carlos
will attack him, but it is lmperatively neces-
sary that SerranO shall at once strike and
destroy the Carlist army to remedy the
disastrous effect of their recent victory. III he
succeeds in this he may do what he likes for
a while in Cuba and in Madrid. But if he fails,
Don Carlos need not wait to be crowned at
Bilbao, but can go down al his leisure and
assume the crown Of his fathers Ill CASTLE.
There will then be new Captain n-General to
be appointed unless the Marquis of Havana
makes another rapid change of front aud
accepts the theory of the Sale law, which he
has always fought against, before the Bourbon
pretendcr arrives in the Plaza del Oriente.
TIE GENERAL APPRAISER