The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-04
Poor Spain.

No man has fel, more contempt for the
mockrepublicanism In Europe than our
selves. We thought 1t more contemplate
than the republicaDism of this country ana
that is placing it very low. That OF Spain
has come to it's end. Republicanism IN that
country was a little more ridiculous than II
has been elsewhere in Europe. The repub'
lican leaders there knew no more OF republl'
canism than horse. They were all little
kings in embryo, looking out for good luck
for themselves, while using their best Efforts
to frustate every attempt TO advance the per-
sonal ambition of everybody but themselves.
The little rings of the little cliques were also
struggling against each other, while CARLOS,
the legitimate heir 10 the throne, was threat
ening them all, and the State had as much as
il could do to keep him out of Madrid. CAS-
rELAR, with his visionary impracticabilities,
aud all his followers were more fit for a lu-
matte asylum than they were to fill impor-
t,nt places 10 the administration of the Gov.
eminent.
Finally and suddenly tie burlesque Re-
public of Spain is ended by one General
MARTINEZ CAMPos, who declared In favor OF
the lately exled King ALFONSO. CAMPos
has q command, and that sustains binl, and
the army and navy follows suit, and ALFONSO
immediately sets out for Madrid. The Span.
ish political fools and dead-beat' asprantS
will have to subside, and the people, who are
extremely tired of them, will be glad of it.
But what then? ALFONSO is boy, and
unless be has the best counsel he will not be
strong in his position. Ii Don CARLOS still
presses his claim at the point of the bayonet
there will not be peace for him, and unless
be turns out to be of better metal than he is
suspected to be he may soon have to flee
back to Italy. 1t is not improbable that
those who have good sense and honestly
pursued the phantom of republicanism may
consider Don CARLOS the superior person OF
the two, and in view of that aud his legiti-
macy woud-if Spain, they will say, must
have king-prefer him to ALFONSO. 1t is
also not at all improbable that large por-
ton of the people may prefer him as the
legitimate heir in preference to ALFONSO.
Taxing into consideration the trials Of ad-
versity and the cXigencies of such war as
that in which CARLOS has figured, we should
think that be would make better King than
the boy. CARLOS has not enjoyed much OF
the luXuries of life. He has been Injured to
trial. lie has shown administrative ability
in maintaining war for long time under
great Disadvantages, and must possess ad-
ministrative ability and economic virtues
that might be turned to great advantage in
the government of Spain in her embarrassed
and fallen condition. He has the experience
of the unfortunate and the habits of The war
rior. He is man; and we should think
Spain would be better in his bands than in
those of ALpHoNso, the dollhouse boy King,
who has never seen trial and never had The
advantages of experience.
We earnestly hope for the best for Spain.
She has been great, dnd deserves to be re-
spe:ted ut least for her past glorics. lfshe has
recuperatiye energy sufficient to rise to dig.
nifty again. we hope there will be an oppor.
tunity afforded her to do SO.