The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-29
overpoweriug that begin to DOUBT the evidence

overpowering that begin to DOUBT the evidence
OF my own senses.
such Is the ascendancy OF giant intellects over
the ordinary mlnd.
MS MIGHTY PEN.
Our hero evidently believes IN the good old pro-
verb that the pen is mlghtler tn8n the sword. and
lie uses his WITH an eject that Is really i!ghtlul.
When II IL remembered that he mas already depop-
Uiated Spain about twice over. aud mat part OF
IL winch belongs TO the Carlsts 1T least five times,
some Idea may be formed OF The desiruciiveness OF
tins instrument OF death. lt Is certainly an un-
pleasant and uncalled for proceeding on tue part
OF the Carists 10 keep coming 10 HE again alter
they nave been comfortably buried away out OF
sight. ana shooting AT people when they ought TO
be !ying quietly IN their graves. Our friend might
well complain. with MacDetn that although there
had been u time when II II man were killed there
was an end. now, on the conirarg lie comes 90
lie again and protests in an unpleasant ana dlsa-
erseao!e way against the report OF his taking or
These Car!stS, however, nave always mad the rep
utaiIon of being unpleasant ana lnconsiderate
people ana our friend treats their unseenly be-
n0vlor with calm contempt, winch must DC eN-
ceedingy CALLING To them.
ALfoNs0's NEED OF TuE UNRELIABLE SUPPORT
IL is TO be leared however, That Don AIonso's
government, IKE hat OF Marshal Serrano, relies
somewhat too much upon Reuter- Tor the suppress
SION vi the Sarllst lnsurrecton. Since the rellef
or raising the siege OF Bilbao, nearly year ago,
the Madrid government mas done nothing toward
bringing the war TO close except to relieve
Iampeluna. IN Inc meantime all the ngntlng has
iallen upon tue shoulders OF Reuter-, ana all
the proeress made toward the suppression of tn e
rebellion during the past year may oe sand To
have been maze by MIN. This unequal division or
labor Is certainly very hard upon Reuter-; but he
does not seem TO mind 1t. He continues with UNI
diminished good VIII, with unrelentlng severity.
with an aSsduIty that necer Tires, 10 NOV the
Carllsts down by the hundred 10 take them r:ls
oners by whole companies and Dattallons 10 lout
ana scatter them like cDah before the wind with
courage and daring which ale really admirable.
THE SPANISH GOvBRSMESr
Is, believe, the 1irSt to have adopted this i0rm-
GABLE auxiliary to assist her army ana navy; the
nrst 10 nave discovered and utilized this la.tnlu,
devoted, opedient and poweriul ally. one is only
?StonlSneu that spain, SO backward In many other
things. Should nave ueeu the first To make dis.
coVeIy that Is evidently destined to revOlutionlZe
the whole ART OF war. Had France only Thought
OIL tins during her late struggle with Germany,
what might she not nave done, and how the whole
result oI the war might nave been changed. Like
All great Inventions and ideas, this one Is remark
able Tor It's extreme, Its very extreme. simplicity.
THE AMIABLE WEAKNESSES OF GREAT DISCOVERIES.
All great discoveries and inventors, however,
generally nave an aniable weakness Tor their pet
invention or discovery. and are inclined to at
tribute 10 II more power and efficacy than 1t, per-
can. Galvan. greatly overestimatcd the impo
lance OF those phenomena In natural Sci
ence wnich ne discovered anu which produced
sTch ma, sensation III pt the scientific world
late war placed too mucn confidence in
the newly Invented Chassepot; the famous Mr.
Stanes undoubtedly put an overweenlng faith IN
MS new nying machine. So the Spanish govern
ment, captlvated by new ana brilliant concep.
ton. is perhaps disposed to attribute more
efficacy to II than 1t really possesses II might
presume to express an opinion on the subject it
would be tnat the new government, Ike the old,
relies somewhat too mucn on Reuter- Tor bringing
The war TO q successful termination.
Ii the CarllStS were not such unpleasant and
well. The Whole conduct OF the war might be
given into Reuters hands, with every assurance
OF It's being brought To speedy and happy con.
cluslon. Under the existing circumstances how.
little now anu then, 1t were only Tor the moral
effect OF the thing.