, 1876-03-23
DON CARLOS.
The Close nj t1aa Unr1ist War.

The Close os tina Unrsist War.
Lsnden 7tnes, Ftb. ~.
AZ last the CArlst War is u An ond. On Sun
day night Don CArloa took refuge On French
territory at 1t, joan plad de- Port, nlnce Ut the
foot OF this pytensns and surrendered to tho
Governor Of Bayonne. With tho rebol chiof
went 0on. Lixkrraga aud i've battAlions of his
,roopa. Tho who!o OF the CAsllst army, In fact
tias boon broken to piecos, crowds OF tho noun.
tatncura having laid down their arms, and thou.
aaods having returned 10 tleir homoa. a visitor
roles Of destructive war In tho shape OF ha1f-
rnined townB, wasted fields, large army Of oc-
cipAtion, anu tnany fcaptiyas. Armed peas-
an!o Gnu g,,, e. bAci to tsd,, their yi'eyards o.
w"nt @ to tic village dill grounds. Thss
dofost, In fact, Is more crushing than that
which tho Carlists Sustained tn tleir last war for
that contest WAS tinshol by + convention be-
army. Thoy llavo bonn accustomed to think
that fortune would Oh that OCCASION have dealt
! more kindly With thom II they had not bonn
botraycd bY ono Of thelr ch'oia: But tho aud
Of uncertainty. Tho CarliatB 1lavo fongllt with
gAllantry which would bnye commanded Btlcceas
II II had boon within tho range OF possibility.
They have uniformly dlsplasod the qualitios Of
ftst.rato guorrilla troopH. and, Oh tho whole.
TINY havo, man to man, beou more, than tue
| eluals Of thoir opponeuts. Thoy havo R!so
had tho advantage Of fighting among
aor!os Of natural fortressDa. Every do.
flo, and bypath, aud pass was known 10 men
who an time Of pohco systematically carry on :
contrabaul trade hotweou France and Spain.
md for their local liberties. Tho,s TO-
ligious fanaticiHm, no doubt, Was fred by tho
belief that Don Carlos would give tho Church
back its old dignity and power. and thoir
thought That ho h wss tloir risltful king;
but still more important to them uaa the Tact
that he wond restoro thoao provincial lihersieB
which had mado them eoml-.ndepondcns ma
tion for q thousand yeara. They fought for tile
right to bo FREQ from . conseription. to tax
themselves. To appoint their own Judges, aud
| virtually to make thoir own laws. What they
wanted was fuliy.deyclopoa asstem OF Hume
rule. On the site Of tue old oak, which was tho
| national judgment seat. Don Carlos had to
swear that he would restore and defend the
| Basque liberties.
Thus tie Carl.st peasantry we're animated by
feelings sliko Of personal interest aud ralgioua
| passion. and tho tcnac,ty Of their tobistsnco
| corrcsponded with tho strength OF these mo-
tlycs. On tho other llnnd, the scsk Of ths Span
iards were distracted by . Hocialisttc revolt an
in,practlcnblo liepublsc. l,ronAnciam,eato want
| Of money. tho icalonsy and tho incompetence Of
| donprais. Nevertheless It was olaar from tho
first that tho Carliss could not win and iu truth
thoy woro never able to quit tho faatuessos Of
\ thsir mountains. Although thoy often threatened
10 a8oop down upon the Plains, they wero never
nbIa 10 attompt repetition OF that famous march
towards Madrid which IN tho laat war was bAfIIed
by the skill and cnergy OF Espartoro. It Heom-
Cd. indeed, AZ II the hopoleasncss Of tholr cauBo
bad dAmped tho energy Of their losdeza.
Non tie blow has come At last, and is IL oruHt'-
| ing. Even tho most ignorant Of tho Basque
peasants muss feel that thay have bOsp beaten
by sheer forco. It would! DO raal,, however, to
predict TINT oven this will bo accepted us dnal
by such 4 Prince sad such peoplc Olaim-
ants Of thrones have. marvellous fund
OF eelf-delun,on. aud thoy End too
proa'iao Prom iIoeaou. from eoutEoi. spnin i o aiso
10 safe to ,nato predlctions. II ahc should
again be SO disturbed by diaciploa Of nnarchy,
by military plots, aud fooble Governments, ttAt
tho 1hrone ahonld seom within tho grasp Of
once mora begin a oatlls. var. Du.
for years to come thoy will he csuahod, and
Much may 10 said In defenso OF tue misguided
peasantry who have sleu thoir blood like wator
for htH dynasty, but ho hilusolt haa earned q
| right only. to emphatic condemnation lle
haH waged long and destructive war for
tho Inoss soltlsl. ends eyor deolod out
with tho phraHcB VI Legitimacy aud Ile-
lieon, uo has not dlsnlaysl tho slightest
political capacity, aud tho folly OF lis pEoclama;
arrogance. Nor could 10 fail 10 know that he
was beguil!ng the Northern peasantEy with fas4o
hopes in promising to give thom back those
fuelos wh1cA huge gradually lcon Withdrawn.
Tie royiyat In oil their old amplitude. Of tLe
uasque libertcs ia Incompatible with tho exist
epco Of compact nation Had Don Cnrlod
rsaphea tho tlrons le would have been
compelled to follow tho example Of taoss
attempted to prevent tho Uasqucs from cot,-
tlnull,E to play the pnrt Of foreign garrison on
tho ftont,or.. Tno triumph Of Don Carl los, &C
far ~ it would Lave mado any chango In the
national policy, would hRyo produced undilutcd
mlsch,cf. Ile would have been Obliged to DO.
como tho tool . OF that clerical party which IL
chiefly responsible for tito present state Of
Bpsin, and, aftor doaratato effort TO govern
By munns OF az Ignorant and bIgosod prlost-
hood. tlero would havo heon anothor revolution.
Don Carlos has been tho hopo OF u faction which
In every Europonn country asplrea to ruls b.
uloans Of popular fgnornnco pEiestly craft, and
brute force. IIia cauao has lost oven thai
element Of pure and unca'cuIatt0g fauatieisa
which gave It a herolc tone in other dsya. 1t III
now served by BchoMotu rather than by zea!ots
Spain is we'll rid Of Don Carlos. II sho couIt
also FREQ hcrsalf from the party which oncs
trusted IL tho Anqu!sltiou. Aas future would bs
bright at laHt-
Evon "a things arc, her outlook Is loss glo omy
than Il has bson for many day: The iopa +,
llcAn pasty y mAu,fo.tly small minority, aut
there IL Itttlo more Likelihood Of another III
tranugense outbreak than there is Of auothe
Commute in Francs. scnGr CaBte!ar lonrnct
much practical wisdom during tho brios oxist
suca Of tho lsepnblic. aud. a'nso he ..eH nav
taken tue oa.h Of loyalty to tho King In hiH Cor.
tss, wo may lufer that hsA asors OF good HOUSE
has not bocn lessaned durlug his sotlremen
from public life. King Alfonso Lss also tho In
,nenso advantage OF Legitimacy. Although th'
Carhsts caia, that honor tor their chief. they ds
Spanish jur,sts. and thus AifonHo does not stare
ID tho postlon os Louis Philippe. That f4ct il
ot high Importance tn a country where loyals,
is stlll = great political force. Now that Dol
Carlos is out OF tha way, the King may alao gait
tAo support Of tho Church without having to p!
tle p1ico Of rlinous sub4erylonco, Tlls Ia alsi
= msttor OF high moment in nation Which, not
wlthstandng the indlfseroncs and eyen tn
akep,icls1a Of tho towas IL aslll CATHOLIC IN tht
meduyal aenso. Another aouEce Of stsengt!
lies la tho industrious, soper, and sbreUd peas
sptry TAey have not learnt to hate thel
.. aupczioss. nor havo shsy any tasto tor m!llt1r
. rulo. II vrls directed. they Would qulraly ~
yelop tho marvellous natura! riches Of tho coun
try, md how great are ttose riches may b
inferred from Tie fass TINT the nas!on has H 6o5n
| impoysriyhment. On lhe othor haud, o
coutse, l|a many dangers. Tho Cortes