The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-08
HOW the Dynastic Event was
Accomplished.
Serrano, Bismarck and Isabella Deeply Inter-
ested Agencies.
The People Fatigued by the Politicians
Languid and Indifferent
CARLOS LAST AND ONLY CHANCES.

Don ALFONSO the son OF Isabella, mas been pro-
claimed King Of Spain by Marshal Serrano's ON
GERS. He has been accepted by the army, and
although the party that one would think the most
interested in the event-the people-nas not been
consulted at all, he may be already considered
King OF Spain. 1t IT, of course, dif1icut, almost
impossible to predict anything as to the course OF
events In Spain. or to predict with anything like
reasonable certainty what will De the effect Of
any given event. but, so far as can De judged by
appearances, this event Will prove the deathblOw
TO the hopes Of Don Carlos. The news has as yet
produced little effect here-I may say no effect at
all-for these people do not see any difference be.
tween government headed by SerranO and one
headed by Don Alfonso; nor will they begin to
perceive It for some months to come.
DON CARLOS SURPRISE.
Strange as 1t may seem, the King himself don
CarlUs) does not appear to have understood the
gravity oil the event at first. when the news came
TO hts headquarters the Ministers and the govern
ment we're ar Surango, but he himself, with his
brother in-law. the Duke OF Parma, and q small
SUITE were or on o sort OF pleasure excursion
along the sea coast. One would have thought that
he would instantly return to the seat OF govern
ment and assemble council OF ministers to con-
fer on what was best 10 be DONE Not at all. He
only returned to-day, the It'll, and not till to-mor
row VIII the council assemble. however thick
events crowd upon eacn other in Spain, men, at
beast, do not hurry themselves.
THE WAR TO BE MAINTAINED
In saying that this event Will prove deathblow
to Don Carlos cause do not mean that the war
will be conducted with more vigor than II has
hitherto been; that better generals will be en-
ployed, or that the young Don Alfonso's govern
ment will possess any such power as that required
to crush Carlism at single blow. Don Allons0's
generals may be as little able Marshal Serrano's
oho Ito md
mountain wedge held by the Carlisr forces, but
Don Carlos Is none the less doomed to defeat in
the end, unless indeed, there should be q great
republican rising In the South, which think
hardly probable.
THE REASON WHY.
Putting aside Don Carlos claims to divine right,
his best and most practical reason Tor taking the
1eld was the absence OF any established govern
ment at Madrid. The tenure OF power OF every
government since that OF Isabella was very pre-.
cariOus, and each successive one grew
more feeble. The power OF Marshal
Serran0 was mere shadow. In spite Of his rec.
ognition by Germany, nobody ever believed in his
government for moment; NOBODY was willing to
ngnt for 1t or lend 1t money except at most exor.
bttanr rates OF interest," to risk anything on It,
1t was only the result oil coup d'etdt which, how
ever unsuitable when tina Cortes proved It's inca
pacity for governing the country, In itself had
nevertheless neither the material force OF gov
eminent OF the people nor the moral force
prestige OF amonarchy. 1t lacked one OF the very
tirst requisites OF any stable government-that OF
name. Either monarchy or . republic would
have had at least one party to support it. Ser
rano had only lew personal friends.
BIsMARcK's DIPLOMATIC POLICY.
It is very dificult to understand why Bismarck
should have moved heaven and earth to recognize
. government he himself must have fOreseen
would be overtnrown before the year was out BY
either Don Carlos or Don Alfonso, unless 1t was
simply to show his power over France and Eng.
land.
CABINET LOGIC.
Against such government Don Carlos had only
to act upon the defensive, In order to overthrow
IT. Marshal Serrano had no other title to power
than that Of any other dictator-the right OF
might. But so long as Don Carlos remained In the
held that right evidently did not exist II
Serrano could crush the Carlist Instruction.
restore peace and order, give the country
prosperity and tranquility he would have very
much the same sort OF right to rule Napoleon had
IN France. But II he could not DO this, If he could
not put down the Carlists, he had no more right
to power than one OF mis- own soldiers. Don
Carlos therefore. had only TO act on the defen-
sive, he had only to maintain himself in his noun
rains-or in other words, he had only to exist
THE CARLIsr PRoPAGANDIsM DURING THREE YEARS.
For three years Spain has heard OF nothing but
Don Caros-at first on The French frontier issu-
ing proclamations which everybody laughed at.
Then there was news OF his partsans-lugtrives
among the mountains OF Navarre-who were
continually being stamped out only to
spring up again in otner places more
vigorous than ever; then as bands OF
guerillas burning railway stations, pulling down
telegraph wires and blowing up bridges; then of
considerable forces OF undisciplined men, without
uniforms and without arms then or small armies.
more or less disciplined, Offering battle ana win
ning victories, until they at last find Don Carlos at
the head Of victorious armies. amounting In the
aggregate to 90, 900 men, iaboring under the one
disadvantage OF being separated from each other,
but provided with 100 pieces of artillery and some
cavalry, and Is completely King OF q large part OF
spain as though he had been enthr0ned at Madrid.
Each successive government had promised that he
should be put down, the country had been making
great efforts and had been heavily taxed, IL had
submitted TO contribution after contribution and
levy after levy In the hope that each should be the
last and that Cartsm would be enectualy crushed
once for all, only to see IL spring up more vigor.
Gus AND denan: than ever after every attempt
nARsHAL sBRRANo,
especially had oeen prodiga; OF promises he had
said that the war should be ended at Somarros-
tro, afterward az Aburzuza; he had raised large
sums OF money At cxorbitant rates OF interest,
with which TO prosecute the war, and Don Carlos,
ike vigorous young tree, only seemed to grow
stronger and TO strike his roots deeper into tho
country after every shaping. The Spanish people,
from mere dint OF hearing OF him. were beginning
~ last to believe In him. Since the battle OF
Aburzuza serrano had taxed the strength OF the
country to Its utmost for one tremendous, des-
perate attack upon Estela, and had promised
tnas ne would at last give the crushing
blow to Carsm. II was evident to the
most casual observer, as 1t was to Serrans
himself that this attack must be the last: that
~ beaten snls time the country could not % ~