New-York tribune., 1886-05-09
GREAT FOLK IN SPAIN.
uv orEEN REGENT-DON CARLOS-sA-

Hnaniar,.s relate that when their patron Saint
5smes of Compostella, died and entered the hing
Acm Of Heaven, the Almighty, wishing to express
His appreciation OF the Apostles righteous conduc'
on earth. offered TO grant any petltons ne ihis"'
&hen make Being a thorough patriot, Sc James
began by invoking the Divine blessing on us DC
loved country and then entreated that spain
MIGHT alwavs be known as possessing the bravest
man the fa,rest women. the heathiest climate
&hs nost fertile soil, and lastly perfect govern
ment aStopr exclaimed the Almighty - all your
w;.hss shall be granted with the exception of the
last for we're to accord you tn at one also all my
angels would leave Heaven and take up their
abode in Spain" Has Providence at length deter
mined to turn a ia sorable ear to St James's final
prayer and is Spain at last after all these centuries
of misrule to be blessed with good, respected and
stable Governmenti That is a question gravey
preoccupying all those who take any interest in
this Nation.
Don Alfonso's reign. successful Notwithstanding
the many di ficulties with which he had to CONTEND
appeared to open up new and happier era III
Spain. His premature death last winter gave rise
TO doubts as to whether the Queen Regent would
be able TO hold the throne for her infant children
She had, however the good sense to summon Mt.
Sagasta the leader of the Liberal party, to form
Cabinet aud to replace the ultra-ConservahVe
Ministry of Mr. Canovas The general elections
which have lust taken place have entirely con-
frmed.tbs wisdom of her selection, ard Mr.. Sagasta
now finds himself at the head of Ministerial party
of 325 members in the Cortes. as opposed TO ABOUT
IN followers of Canovas 40 Republicans, Cuban
Autonoms sts and Carists. This immense Min
isteria majority Is of CT nsiderabe Importance 10
the United States. as the Minister or foreign
Affairs. Mr. Moret Pendergast after Sagasta the
most in duental man in the Cabinet. has been able
to oonvince the Prime Minister and his colleagues
of the necessity both of abolishng all dues on
foreign corn and of reducing largely the almost
prohlbltive duty on American refined petroleum.
Since the execution of these two measures depends
entirely on the stability OF the Cabinet IL may pe
of some interest to examine the present state OF
affairs in Spain.
The Queen Regents accouchement is expected
carly next month, and the event is awaited win
considerable anxiety by all. If the child about to
be born is a girl then Don Alfonso six-year-od
daughter will be crowned Queen, and during the
next ten years the power will be vested IN the
hands of her mother Donna Christina. In that case
there will be nothing further to be feared OF the
Carlsts who Will devote all their energies to
bringing about a marriage between little Queen
Mercedes and Prince jaime. the htteen-yearoid son
of Don Carlos whereby the fend which lot halI
century has devastated Spain would be terminated
forever Should, however, the child be son, the
Carlist tronbles will undoubtedly break out at
cnce AGAIN with renewed vigor espec ally as Don
Carlos has lust inherited fortune OF over
$4,000 600 from his aunt, the late Comtesse de
ChambOrd, and is thus well supphed win lhe
snews of var" The fact that there are only TWO
Carst Deputies in the Cortes must not he taken as
a sign of the unpopuarity OF the cause whose
partisans on the contrary are just as numerous as
ever: thev have only absained from taking any
part in the elections order to see what the
month of May is about to bring forth.
Pee O,y
70 the fact of ker being an Austrian. She Is very
reserved and lacks altogether that expansion of
character which has rendered Queen Isabella, not
wthstaudmg all her faults. so popular IN the
peninsula. Although she sincerely mourns her
husband. her married life was not happy one
The late Kings first marriage had been love
match and bis second only contracted as a
matter of bolicy-a fact which the unfortunate
woman was frequently made to feel. She had |
freouent occasions 10 deplore the inhdeites OF ner
husband which at time were so flagrant that
she actually withdrew with her children 10
Austria whence she was only with dimcuiV
persnaded to return. But Queen Christina who
unfortunately Is neither handsome like the Kings
first wife. nor imposing like Queen Isabella has
shown herself inclined TO liberal policy. The
only thing on which she insists is that reforms
shall not be too hurrieiy or too extensively under
taken. as she is especially anxious that nothing
shall occur to disturb the relations with the
Vatican Like her late husband she takes great
interest in all military matters and shows especial
regard for Marshal Martinez Campos. who is without
doubt the most important military chie1tah IN
Spain. She has. moreover. had the good sense TO
invite to reside with her Princess Isabella, widow
of Cont Grgenti and eldest sister OF the late hlng
This LADY, who will become Regent in case the
Queen dies in childbirth next month"; ls one OF the |
most popular clever and witty Won en- of the
o,I bar tutim x
Premier Canovas will prevent any serious opposi-
tou on the part OF the latter to the wishes of the
Queen.
AS to the Premiership nc better man for The post
IN these difficult times could be found than Mr.
Sagasta Formerly editor of tie great Madrid
newspaper the Iberia, he has been III Office several
times since ls6s Clever, practical. amable and
firm believer in constitutional monarchy, he is
immensely popular and we'll fitted TO conciiiate and
to win round his opponents. Above all. be has the
reputation of sticking to his friends and OF knowing
how to maiutain the discipline of his party. One
of his frmest friends and adherents Is MarshaI
Martinez Camoos the most successful and at the
same time the most upright General IN SPAIN. ~
was he in conjunction with General Joyeiiar who
made the military prOnnnciamento OF Sagonta'
which gave the throne of Spain to Don Alfonso ana
who brou gbt the disastrous civil war ID the north
ern provinces to close by his very complete victory
over Don Carlos at Pena de Plata in March 1876.
subsequently proceeding to Cuba he brought the
insurrection which for seven long years had
devastated the island to termination ana On Ms
return TO Madrid covered with glory was MADE
Prime Minister. But as the Cortes declined u
fnl6l the promises of recognition of political rights
which he had made to the Cubans. he resigned IN
great disgust. 1t may be added that he is great
admirer of Germany. where ne is mighty appre-
c;ated Another in. portant adherent OF Sagasta is
the ex- Minister of War General Lopez Dominguez,
one of the most clever and p'pu ar men IN the lole
army He mas been correctly descrloed as
,rixture of skobelef and Chanzy, and be ls the