Year: 1871

The Assasslnasion Of General frtD.


BY our Madrid letter, In another column, II
will be seen that the assassination Of General
Prm is not so much mystery in the Spanish
capital as the world, having regard to the
honor Of Spain and the patriotism OF her
people, will suppose 1t should be. Indeed, 1t
will be seen that 1t Is definitely and distinctly
known-as the readers of the HERALD were
long ago told-not only how the crime was
done, but who did 1t. and In whose interest
they did it, and from whose hand the bravos
received the money-the price of the blood of
the man who had twice saved the country
from the Bourbons. II may be remembered
that when we informed our readers, many
montrs since that the authorities in Spain
knew very well who was guilty Of this murder,
there was some indignation felt in Madrid,
and, indeed, some question of incarcerating
and otherwise Furnishing our correspondent
but the authorities thought better of it. Now
the denizens Of the virtuous capital know as
much as our readers knew nearly year since;
and the worst feature of the case is that they
know it. not through an inquisitioa organized
to do justice on criminals, but through party
recriminati0ns-through utterances which re-
publcans have been forced to make by unjust
suspicious falling upon their party and them
selves.


Upon the killing OF Prim it seemed natural
to many people to suppose that tho republicans
were guilty of that crime-that it was an act
ofrash and desperate vengeance upon the man
who, almost alone, had prevented the estab-
lishment Of the republic and secured the acces-
sion to power OF another king; and they who
knew most of the facts did what they mi ght to
encourage suspicion that so entirely led
investigation astray. But the republicans
limited that the men who instigated that crime
dwelt in palaces, and the testimony taken on
the occurrence certainly satisfied Serrano that
they were right. 1t appears now that Colonel
Soils, aide-de-camp to the Duke of Montpen-
sier, relying too confidently upon the belief
that certain packages Of papers had been
destroyed, assumed very exalted demeanor
of virtuous Indignation when some unpleasant
hints brought in his name, and distributed
rough phrases right and left and his offensive
phrases have been caught up. Jose Lopez, a
republican, now in prison, has had handbll
posted on the walls of Madrid, including
declarations of which the government must
take notice and that the Duke of Montpensier
cannot ignore. His charge is that Colonel
Soils carried on negotiations between COM
pany ofdesperadoes, called "a secret society,""
and the Duke of Mo1tpensier, and employed
these men to perform service. Ia what sort
of service such men were likely to bs useful
the reader may judge. In pursuance of the
negotiation the Duke Of Montpensier personally
often saw the wretches In his employ and
spoke with them 10 his own house, and be-
tween Soils and Jauregui, one of these men,
it was plainly understood that the great pur-
pose was to put Montpensier on the throne of
Spain, but that the Immediate and pressing
necessity with a. view to that end, and pre-
sumptively the case for which they were en-
ployed, was to put Prim ''out of the
way;" and within o short time subse-
sequent to the killing of Prim, this same
Jauregui complained to Montpensier that ''all
that the society had agreed to do was done,
but what bis aide-d,-cainp had agreed 10 do
was not DONE"


Such is the outline of the present revelations
touching bloody story-and the reader will
find many further particulars in the letter to
which we refer Some points naturally follow;
first with regard to the Spanish government
next with regard to the Duke of Moatpensier
If the government now in Spain pretends in
any sense 10 fulfil the primary purposes for
which government is erected in civil society
to guarantee security Of person and enforce
respect for human life-it cannot now, for
very shame's sake, longer refuse to make q
proper investigation into this most scandalous
crime, and at least place the odium where IL
belongs. As for the Duke of Montpensier, the
finger of accusation is pointed at him with too
much force to leave any doubt as to what the
world requires Of him. He cannot ignore this
denunciation If he would not have men class
him with the dealers In murder-if he would
not forever be written down among wretches
ready to crafty an INSCRIPTIONS ambition by
the atrocious and cowardly purchase Of the
blood of better man than himself 1t will
not do to say that the revelations of Lopez are
beneath his notice. They coincide so well with
what is certainly known-they are 80 specific
and partlcular-and for part of them the proof
is so accessible that that they will be accepted
by all and it will be set down as a piece of
assured knowledge that the procurer of Prm's
assassination is at last certainly indicated,
unless the Duke of Montpensier shall deny
these charges.


The CHENEY WIIIrEHOUsE CONTROVERSY
In Chicago came to head yesterday, when the
bishop paid bis preannounced visitation to the
church and found the dissentient pastor there
awaiting him In full clerical robes. lie and
the wardens Mere defiant and tho hiahon