Year: 1870




tion from Madrid warning her that should she allow
her to accept the throne, she would but deliver
him up to an invisible but inexorable tribunal which
| had already sentenced to death any foreigner who
should attempt TO reconstruct the throne demolished
by the sovereign will Of the Spanish people. While
affairs in this state of ferment in Italy, the
Cabinet agreed TO send Ruiz Zorlla-the most rad-
CAL and consequently the most popular OF the Min
isters-on a canvassng tour There were to be
meetings speeches. addresses from balconies and all
was to bo merry a marriage bell But again
| the Government reckoned without its host.
Nothing could have been moro fatal to this
already unfortunate canddature. The Republicans
who were considered as so thoroughly thrashed re-
appeared the fresher and brighter than ever
and terrible as an army with banners. came up
| against the unfortunate Minister by hundreds at
every station all along the line from and back TO
Madrid, saluting him with groans and Kisses, and
hurting the cry of "Vira Ia Republca' at him he
passed, making life burden and his mission
WEAKNESS Of spirit to him. But it at Barcelona
that his soul was tried to its utmost endurance The
people surrounded his carriage from the moment Of
his entering it at the station, with anything but
friendly Intentions and anticipating his programme
accompanied him with cries of " Vrd la Repuohcd J.
Down with the Italian boy" and Down with
Monarches ~ on his way all through the town. Sun
| dry bottles of turpentne were thrown at the
carriage and the coachman just able to frusrate
their evident intention of setting fire to the vehicle
and roasting the Minister by putting his horses on
| full run. Tho crowd escorted the Minister with
these and other similar honors to the Government
buildings and il was found necessary to accompany
him with a troop of horse and another of infantry,
to his lodgings and thence to the station where he
nothing 10th, took the train for Zaragoza. On ar
irving at this last mentioned place. he was received
by a committee from its City Council, who informed
him that the corporation would be glad to welcome
him as revolutionary Minister. but not as an advo-
cate of the Italian candidature. Ruiz Gorilla pru-
IDENTIFY acted this gentle but significant ntima-
tion and as he passed through the city entirely as
private individual there was no show OF hostility
toward him on the part of the impassoned but ogi-
cal Zaragozans.


The italian press was not slow in giving account
of these scenes, painting them in their most vivid
coors; and finally the mother Of the young Duke,
driven almost frantic with terror declared that she
never would consent to his ascendinga throne so be-
girt with horror to her, and she besOught Victor
Emanuel to reject the proposition totally. with such
success that the 5th of January telegram was re-
ceved at Madrid by the Government from the Span
ish Minister Senior Montemar conveying the official
refusal of the of Spain on tie part OF victor
Emanuel and his new Cabinet in the name of the
Duke of Genoa. This very unpleasant news for
Gen. Prln, hard his return from ms grand OdtUt


in the vast forests of his estate on the ghts OF To-


edo and most intensely humiliaing after his lordly
announcement to the Cortes. For the second time
the of Spain had been returned on the hands OF
this nation, naughty par excellence Ii first the
widOwer King of Portugal who declined this high
honor and next even the hitherto unknown Italian
boy has begged to be excused. Public indignation
has boiled over. The Opposition papers have made
the most of the situation. and the Cabinet, unequal
to the emergency, queted the tempest by sending IN
its resignation.


This anomalous nation, prone to excesses Of every
kind. has been lately proved was for 4S hours
without a government excepting its city corpora
tons still disorder of any kind took place proving
that there is somewhere among them principle OF
self government which. if rightly developed. might
lead them TO q glorious future. The state OF the
country always critical since the revolution, could
not be more so than at the present moment, and a
peaceful issue improbable The nation Is tired
of this constant expectancy. Industries OF all kinds
are paralyZed commerce is dead; the Government
stock falling steadily day by day; the CaTlists again
preparing to take the field in the early SPRING the
1sabelinOs are publicly announcing that the Restora
ton is at hand while the Repub leans are again
rallying and ready to return TO the charge slmi-
lar state of confusion existed in the Government
partv at the time of the crisis The several elements
which united 10 accomplish the revolution had for
some time back been mutually insulting each other
The Unionsts repentant for having brought about
the revolution known to be conspiring in favor
of Montpensler. meditating bringing him to the
throne by coup d edt much so that he was lately
called TO Madrid by his party, but was besonght by
the Regent to delay his coming for time The Pro-
gressstas. divided in the Cortes. could not come to





that new cabinet was to be formed with Prim as
Premier.


There were two courses to be taken. The coalition
must be continued there must be formal rupture
with the UnOnists. who form the conservative ele-
ment in the Government. The Unionists had de-
cared through the columns Of their most important
journal that they were pledged to bring in Montpen-
ser as King, and that they would oppose any other
candidate with every element at their command.
Perish liberties throne and people i'll the contest"
were their words Should the UniOnists be left out
of the Cabinet it would be necessary to dissolve the
Cortes, as the Unonists, Carlists and Republicans
would unite in voting down any law or measure pre-
sented by the Government, and should new
elections be made at the present moment tho
Republicans would be sure to be in the ma
jority. 1t was necessary, therefore, to combine
in harmony with the Unionsts, and since the ques-
tion with them was with regard to the monarch, it
decided to drop that subject for the present and
thus Brigadier TOpete induced to enter the Min
istry again. Delicacy induced Ruiz Gorilla and
new Cabinet stands as Follows President of the
Council, Gen. Prim State, Sagasta; Government,
Public Works, Eehegaray; Colonies, Becerra; Marine.
Topete. Sagasta leaves the Government to Rivero.
who descends from his high position President of
the Cortes, Mayor of Madrid. and Commander-in-
Chief of the Militia 10 become simply Minister.
This new Ministry as now formed signifies that
the revolutionary coalition continues, and that no
new candidate for King is TO be proposed for the
present. The presence of Riyero as part of the
Cabinet implies that impulse is TO be gwen TO
the revolutionary reforms So said Rivero himself
in his first speech. made yesterday. He comes. he
says disposed to insure the liberties initiated by the
revolution; is determined to chasse with the utmost
rgor any Government official who shall attempt to
resringe any citizens liberty well any citizen
who attempts TO 90 beyond the bounds prescribed by
the laws of the country.


An incident of yesterdays session Of the Cortes is
worthy of mention. Senor Martos, the ex-Minister
of State, noticing the concealed glee of the Repub
licans at the discontinue of the Monarchists ex-
claimed SeHoIes Republicans, restrain / beg. your
manifestations of JOY because we have no monarch.
We shall none the sooner join you In shouting PipG
la Republioa. Our cry is Pira Ia Inteindad'" This
state of uncertainty will give ample scope TO- the