The New York Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1873, Page 4

4 SPAIN. 13 THE REPUBLIC BETRAYED? ‘Political Divisions of the Unfor- tanate Country. THREE GOVERNMENTS. Carlists in the North, Communists in the South and Drivellers Between. THE INSURRECTION AT CARTAGENA, “NEW YORK HERALD; TUESDAY, AUGUST 19; \1873.-TRIPLH SHEET. of Rios Rosas, Romero Robeedo, Becerra the rad- ical, and Socias, are. WOLVBS IN SHREPS’ CLOTHING, who will rise, nay, have risen to destroy him and ‘Graphio History of Its Progress Day by Day. “GERMAN CAPTURE OF THE VIGILANTE Mapnin, Jaly 24, 1878, This unhappy country, which once lorded it over the world, menaced Britain and conquered haif of Europe, may be-known as soon as editors and re- viewers at home may picase, under three political divisions. The ancient Kingdom of Spain is divided beyond donbt at present, but not, if the Cortes is wise, beyond all remedy. We have first, geographically speaking, the most Important division, the two Castiles, Leon, Galicia, Asturias and Arragon; second, Navarre, Catalonia and the Basque provinces; third, Valencia, Carta- gena, Murcia, Andalusia, Estramadura and other Southern provinees. Politically, the frst division may be known under the name of the government oi Madrid, which is formed by the union of the ancient unionists, progresistas, liberals, radicais, Alfonsists, Montpensier- Ista, Sagastinag and conservative republicans, but existing now under the namo of the Right, or Sonservative republicans, with Castelar for chief; he Centre, or veformistas, or moderate intranst gentes, under Pt y Margall; tie Left, or violent lntransigentes, led by José Maria Orense, Marquis Of Albaida. Tne seoond division, politically speak- er bears the tithe of Carlists, royalists or ubso- jutusts, who recognize Don C.rlos VII. already aa King. The third division must be admitted to be the united independent cantons of the South of Spain, each canton ruled locally and municipally by their own elected chiefs, witn a central govern- ment, which will probably sit at Seville to manage the affairs of the cantons diplomatically with for- Bign countries, Perhaps you will imagine that I am rather pre- Mature in disclosing the fact that Spain is divided Into three governments. Indeed, it has only dawned on my mind the last day or two, but from my knowledge of how the political wires are being munipulated I feei that my convictions are indis- putably correct, and I believe that, after you hear my reasons, you will share aud appreciate my views, So long as Seflor Pi y Margall was at the head of the government at Madrid there were only two clearly defined and well understood political ivisious -these were the Spanish federal republic and the Carlists, Though cantons were formed during his Presidency, at ostensible variance with his government, yet Spain was satisfied that there existed no great depth of hostility between Piy Margall and the impatient, irreconcilable repubi- cans of the South, In fact, it was said boldly by the press of Madrid that Piy Margall was the prime originator and instigator of the movement, and however hostite the cantons miglt apparently be, we all knew and felt convinced each day that Pi y Margall allowed to pass by without adopt- img messures to coerce the cantonists to obedience that cach province of Spain would be declared an independent canton by aimost a unanimous vote of the Cortes, But when Pi y Margall sent in his resignation, and ® new election of President of the government Was decided upon, and Sa!meron, a liberal, was elected by twenty-seven majority, and the old Jiverals, Such as Becerra and others, came in, and old unionist generals were offered employment by the Presideat, and even Topete, the Montpensier- Wt, Coadjutor of Prim and Serrano 1m the over- throw of Queen Isabella, was placed in command of @ squadron, to capture and take possession of the rebel iron-clads, and severe and summary decrees Were fulminased by tne Gaceta day aiter day, then people began to suspect something, and to ask themselves and everybody who was willing to impart information, whither it was all tending and what might these radical changes, so sudden and summary, portend ? THE TWO REPUBLICS. If the government of Madria intend to make a federal republic and, consequently, to declare the tmdependence of the cantons, or to make each canton sovereign, and free to govern itself in all that concerns Its own territory, why should it be so severe on an act of the cantons as to declare the best ircn-clads that Spain possesses pirates and Bndject to be taken by any foreign Power? Wonld {it call the rising of the cantons rebellion and make immense preparations to crush such rebellion oy battering down cities and forts and arsenals? Would it fight against a people of whose independ- ence, after @ brief period of discussion upon the Constitution, it proposed to decree, by act of Cortes, Mil recogriition? In short, ts it possible that the government of Madrid would declare war to the Kuife against the federal republicans of tue Southern provinces, if the Cortes at Madrid in- tended to establish and declare Spain to be @ fedorai republic?’ Why should the government en- eavor to crush what It must shortly—tf 1t 1s to be Sredited—rebuild? And if it does not intend to establish the federal Fepubiic, is it not betraying the trust it has re veivea? Suspicion has pointed its sinister finger at the government; 1t has been repeatedly urged by Digh spirited and sincere repubiicaus that the Mojority of the Cortes were Alionsists in disguise; treachery and unworthy motives have Constantly een imputed to them, but antil this hour proofs to establish such “wild and unworthy conjecture,” a8 some Called it, were wanting. When Pi y Mar- all fell from power the federal Republic of Spain of February, 1873, fell, and wita the accession of Sal- Meron to power 4 KEW MONARCHY STRUGGLED at 17s Brett. In this statement you have the key to the pres- ent disturbances in Spain, excluding Alcoy, of course, Ihave been uncharitabie enough to say in | my former letters that the people of Spain know not how togovern themselves, Asa consistently ve- raciows and conscientious correspondent I am com- Pelled to make the amende honorable, and to say, hot that the people of Spain know not how to gov. ern, but that they have never had a chance to gov- ern themselves, This party now in power ts only the old, old antiquated, bigoted, oppressive, anionist and progressist parties unitea witn raal- Cals and liberals and 4 few giddy headea or per- verse minded republicans, who will not be taught that danger lies before them. THE FIGURE OF CASTELAR stands vividly before my mind’s eye os1 write-- grand, heroic, aad sublime, I hear bis soul stirring oratory, and the strains of his sweet silver voice; 1 see multitudes moved with one accord, who rend the air with their sounding applause, and men Tushing up to him, and bailing himas “A glorions fon of Spain, and true republican.” If, when 1 Saw this man standing up in this party as their guide ana counsellor, I refused to believe the insinuations of his enemies that he was conspiring Against the Republic Which he gided to found, I funk I may be forgiven; but alter this ¢eclaration Of War against the federal republicans of the southern provinces—though I yet think Castelar is honest and sincere think his party, consisting his darling Republic, It is strange, very strange, how often this coun- try must be disappointed before it can see the re- @lization ofits hopes, Prim, Serrano and Topete only succeeded in ejecting Queen Isabella and her courtiers from Spaia with the aid of the very peo- ple now denounced as petrolists, intransigentes and assassins, or, they call themselves, the ro- publicans, and they only succeeded in establishing ® provisional government until Prim should arm himself and his party by feeding the deluded peo- ple with hopes that a Cortes elected by them woukl Ceclare a republic. But when the delusion vanished you know well what happened, for your columns at the time—the Fall of 1869—teemed with descriptions of the revolution of Zaragossa, Bar- cclena and Valencia. Later came the monarchy of Amadeus L., and, afterwards, in February, 1878, the ‘Republic’ was declared. And what a “republic” itis! They call it the federal Republic of Spain, but the very principles on which the federation was to be built are totally lost sight of and totally abjured. Because if the Re- pubic was to consist of sixteen independent States or cantons, and Madrid was merely to be a gov- ernmental district, why need the Cortes manifest such decided hostility to the canton independency movement, which has separated the entire South from Castile, Leon and Aragon? Indeed, in my opinion, the cantons of the South have been only more emphatic in their loyaity, more enthusiastic in their republicanism, @ little premature, per- haps, in their dec!aration. The country, repre- sented by an elected Cortes, had declared Spain to be a federal republic on the 4thof June. Where, then, lies the fault of one province alter another deciaring their adhesion to the federation ? THREATENING MURCIA AND ALLOWING DON CARLOS TO ENIER NAVARRE, I read in to-day’s Imparcial the following :-— 1 The Sefor Suner y Capdevilla intends to lay a Proposition before the Cortes asking that tie troops which are now in Andalusia may be or- dered to march immediately to the North to aight the Carlists, Sejior Suner thinks it strange that troops should be sent to suppress the great political movement in the South of Spain while the Carlists are in- creasing in numbers every day, while Don Carlos bas entered Spain and is receiving such ovation from the fanatlos of Navarre as makes ail monarchies elated, and republicans tremble tor the safety of the Republic of Spaip, So do we all think if etrange that the government should be empioying ita energy to crash what does not re- quire to be crushed, oblivious of the advance and growth of absolutism; we think it very strange that thea new government cannot see that it would be wisdom to conciliate those who profess its own creed, and raise overpowering armies from vheir imp.t'ent Southern brothers to crush the common enemy of liberty and republicanism, The Revvit in Cartagena. Mavs, July 23, 1873. At the commencement of the insurrection at Cartagena, which was the initiatory movement of the Cantons, & HERALD correspondent was sent tuither, who was to stay there until the termina- tion and to report to this city each day by mail end telegraph. The following, put in regular or- der, are his despatches. They contain what I have aiready telegraphed specially for the HERALD, be- sides much matter not so sent :— JuLY 15.—At two P. M. Larrived in this city. It is al) holiday and heyday here, but a heyday of un- governabie license, not yet broken out into pande- monium, though it may at any time; consequently the alarm ia great, and the pale-faced respectabili- ties who Keep shop and store are paler than ever. The red fiag, blood-red, suggestive of Alcoy and its atrocities; burning Paris, red flames and red blood greets me everywhere. It waves over the casties of Las Galleras, La Atalaya and San Juan; from the mastheads of the ships-of-war, we lvu- Clads, stecmers, tugboats, rowboats, &c. At tho head of this movement is General Contreras, who caused the Madrid Plaza de Toros to surrender on the 28th of April, and made his ex-Serene Highness, ex-Regent of the old Spanish Kingdom, Marshal Serrano, and Admiral Topete to tremble in their shoes, This is the man who, with Antonio Galvez, Deputy to the Cortes from Carta- gena, captured everything at Cartagena without firing ashot. They are respectively known as the Presidentof the Murcian Canton and the General- isimo of the forces of Murcia on land and sea. Tae column despatched by the government to subject these intransigentes has been waiting at La Palma station for orders to attack until yester- day evening, but last night, having waited too long on the vaeillating and irresolute goverument of Madrid, it entered the town without its leaders, crying, “Viva Contreras,” and “Viva Galvez.” The soldiers numbered 1,300 men from the regular army, and included the regiment “Iberia.” The rebel war ships consist of the iron-clads Victoria, Almansa, Numancia and Mendez Nuiiez; the irigate Tetuan, the armed steamer (paddie- whee!) Fernando el Catolico and several gun oats, The superior officers have all lett for Madrid, but the non-commissioned officers are still on board. The insurrectionista desire that the reforms ex- pected upon the deciaration of the Spanish Re- public, and hitherto unnecessarily delayed, should be at omce proclaimed, and that the formation of the cantons should be at once proceeded with; that the province of Murcia shall from henceforth be known as the independent canton of Murcia, its capital being the city of Murcia, To effect this end the volunteers of Cartagena, which you must remember ts the next to Murcia in population and importance, are determined, and have taken this hostile attitude ‘with the intention and spirit to proceed to ex- tremities should it be necessary. Lieutenant General Velarde 1s expected with a strong column to make his appearance before Cartagena to call the insurrectionists to surrender. The general belief is that the city will be bombarded by bim, and, of course, as you may imagine, the panic is great, and the timid and well-behaved desire to be off as soon as possible, but aiter to-day only women will be permitted to leave. The telegraph oMice is closed to the public, but should anything of importance transpire I shall eadeavor to send messages by way of Alicanto, Albaceto or some other town. JvLy 16.—Nothing of importance has transpired to-day. The alarm c ntinues to spread among the people. Some great danger seems impending, and the panic nas increased ever since Contreras issued the order not to permit any but women to leave the town. About midday this severe order was withdrawn, and ail who desire to leave have full Permission from the authorities, but on no account can any person take provisions away. This, is of course, to provide against a regular siege, Since noon up to the hour at which I write (eight | P.M.) over three thousand people of both sexcs | have emigrated for less distracted parts. The opinion prevaiis that Velarde is at Chin- chilla with @ etrong force, and that he may advance to attack the town at any hour. ‘This morning Antonio Galvez went to Murcia in @ special train, accompanied by two hundred volun- teers, with a battery of six guns, to foitify Murcia against attack. To-morrow we expect two English, one French, one Prussian and one Italian man-ot-war to defend the interests of the subjects of their respective governments, JULY 17.—To-day has passed tranquilly enough. The only movement in town has been that of timid families fying from the impending doom which all beileve to be hovering over Cartagena, since yes- terday it ts reported that eight thousand people have left. To-night the war steamer Fernando ¢! Catolico leaves with 400 armed volunteers for the small ports between this and Almeria, with the view to | inspire them to pronounce with the cantonists of Cartagena, and to-morrow the tron-clad Victoria will depart for Alicante with the same intent, At eight P. M., 200 volunteers, with marine artil- lery, two mountain guns and twelve cases of shell, departed for Murcia, A meeting was held at noon of the richest pro- prietors of the city, when It was agreed to advance regiment Iberia, General Contreras tsgued to each tan a medal, by which he ts autho to receive real a day ior lite from the canton, for having been the first to jom the secessionists, The crew of the men-of-war were also rewarded with the same distinguishing medal, Ihave read in La Correspondencia of the de- bauchery in which the soldiers and sailors are sald toinduige. This is totally faise, for I must say that 1 have never seen a rebellious town under Buch circumstances as Cartagena so orderly. JULY 19.—Nothing new to-day. The emigration continues without interruption, and ,tho town bears a wolully deserted appearance. Contreras rides about the town in tassels and tags ani the “fop tackle” of a Cartagenian dandy, His great fat body seems greater and fatter than ever, thongh I must confess he bas unlimited energy enclosed within his unctious hide, linformed youaday ortwo ago that tne iron- clad Victoria would leave toaidin the expected Ppronounciamentoizing of tie city of Alicante. She hag not yet gone, but will probably leave this afternoon. The foreign men-of-war she meets will stare with some natural surprise at the strange red flag which two'or threo days ago replaced the crescent flag of Stemboul, We expect every moment to be attacked by the government troops, and the suspense is not a whit more bearable than a general bombardment of the city would be. The volunteers and marines are out by the hundred, working with an industry which would be highly commendable in another cause, to repair the defences and make things ready for the hot time coming. Never did I seo men working with more frantic energy, No foreign man-o!-war has arrived yet. JuLY 20,—I find 1+ impossible to communicate with you by telegraph; and I am compelled to sat- isfy your craving for news by datly mail, At eix P,M. yesterday the steamer Fernando El Catolico, arrived after having infused the ardor and courage to pronounce Into the inhabi- tants of the coast towns and villages of Alma- zaron, Aguilar and Torrevieja, The people needed not much invitation and they have at last joined the secessionists, The Victoria has departed for Alicante te tempt the citizens to pronounce and to raise funds. We have had an accession to our numbers this afternoon by the arrival of the battalion of Mendl_ govria, 500 strong, from Almeria who came crying, Viva la Republica intransigente! the Meutenant colonel and major of the regiment accompanying. The inhabitants wero wild with delight, and greetod them with cheers due to heroes.” JULY 21.—Vive deputies of the Cortes and the ir- Tepressible Eduardo Carvajal arrived jast night, who come to form a State or Cantonal Cortes in op- position to the Cortes and government of Puerta del Sol, Madrid, as the intransigentes are pleased to call the central government, It is reported that the President Contreras and Carvajal, the deputy, willleave for Almeria to tn- duce that important town to second the secession movement and share the glory of the “heroic and valorous city of Cartagena.” We have under arms at present within the walls 4,000 volunteers and 2,000 soldiers of the regular army, the dally expenses of whose keep and pay amount to $7,600, all of which is chargeable to Cartagena. Positively, if this lasts long, this “valorous aad heroic city” will pay dearly for such distinction. The shops are closed. There {sno commerce in the port, and outside the wails are clamoring, in abusive and menacing language, some eight or ten thousand miners without work, which word “work”? means bread also, In my opinion, a san- guinary conflict must take place, duly 23.—The Victoria iron clad, has returned from Alicante unsuccessfully, without having either been able to induce the town torebel or without the $30,000 the rebel chiels expected to raise, We have received the decree of the new govern ment of Messrs. Salmeron and company, which de- Clares the reper MEN-OF-WAR PIRATES, It has fallen like a thunderboit from heaven among the ranks of the rebels, and from their manner I should judge them to see the horrid rows of gibbets whereon pirates generally swing. They have given way to explosions of mad rage. The uvgovernable tem- per of & maddened mob never was moro meuifest; they seem drunk with rage. Everybody is talking—rather not talking, but screaming; words are uttered vehemently, with a strangling, choking sound, as if the human mouth was not capacious cnough for the utterance of such pas- sionate sounds, They go like men full of liquor, reeling about the streets. Knots of excitable men attract unto them crowds, crowds becomo multi- tudes, multitudes become so many disordered mobs who express their thoughts and passton by sounds compared to which the yelling of a pack of jackals becomes harmonious. They hurry—those who can—into the Casino, and then from the nasty smoke and malodorous vapor, you can see but dimly, try how you will, but your ears are dinned with @ Babel gabble and torrent of passionate words. “We will kill Saimeron,” “We will mas- sacre every soul of the government, and are only sorry we did not kill Piy Margall, the vacillating, inconstant, irresolute fool, on the 23d of April last.” This is all I could make out. Later calmer moments came. The people became Fational and more prudent. ‘The Victoria and Al- mansa, because Of the decree, will not be permitted to leave port. But about nine o’clock a spluttering and flerce demagogue rose up and talked such words as instil the passion of murder into a mob, However, he was happily succeeded by @ more temperate man, who counselled peace and order for the presont. Three sergeants of the regiment “Iberia’’ at- tempted to enter the Casino, but the porter good. humoredly told them that it was a private place and that none but members might enter. Where- upon the sergeants announced that they wero as good as any officers inside—tnat they were better educated and better men, and from such brave words they proceeded to common abuse of every man in the Casino, and then threatened to return with more of their fellows and cut the throat of every man of them; which words, as might be ex- Pected, put the privileged Casino people into a panic, so that each soul took fight as the beat means of preserving his throat ancut. The Casino, during such fermented condition of humanity, will remain closed in future, CAPTURE OF THE VIGILANTE. JULY 23—11 A. M.—Telegram from Cartagena.—A Prussian frigate (the Frederic Charles) has cap- tured a Spanish gunboat (the Vigilante) which carried the red flag of the secessionists, Antonio Galvez, Generalissimo, with fifty men and $30,000 in money, was on board. This occurred between Torrevieja and Cartagena, Cartagena is in great alarm. The troops are under arms, The Prussian Consal has hoisted his flag. The mob threatens to set fire to the principal strect. JULY 24.—I sent you a telegram yesterday from Al- merta announcing the capture of the revel gunboat Vigilante. As soon as the capture was efected the Prussian flag was hoisted in place of tae red flag of ‘the Murcian Canton, and she was solemnly de- clared @ prize to His Imperial Majesty the Em- Peror of Germany. A German crew was placed on board, under charge of an officer, who at once started with the Vigilante for Gibraltar. The authorities immediately informed the Ger- man Consul that Galvez and the crew of tne Vigilante must be on shore, in their hands, before four P. M., or they would not be responsible for the consequences. At the intercession of the Consul, who was in danger of his Itfe, the prisoners were Placed in a steam launch and conveyed into port, where they were no sooner ianged than they were received with every demonstration of joy—the ova- tions of seven or eight thousand people, volun- tarlly given, amply rewarding the prisoners for the alarm they probably had felt, An hour later tho German frigates Prederick Chartes and the Elizabeth anchored nearer the port to keep watch and ward, There are some fourteen or fifteen different men- Of-war at sea, in view of the harbor, suasion end firmness the belligerent. irrecon- cilaples’ noble ardor was calmed and toned down. The Brittah gunboat Pigeon is expected here hourly, Though the German residents here naturally feel great alarm at the turn affairs have taken they are not a little elated at the thought that Germany has been 80 prompt in the cause of law and order, and I have heard one or two of them make disparaging remarks concerning the dilatoriucss of the English fleet, and they say that it is a great proof of the existence of British weakness, and that in @ war witn England the latter's tardiness and inability to act with promptaess and decision would be demonstrated, JULY 26.—Before Antonio Galvez was restored to Uverty by the Commodore of the German frigate Frederio Charles a treaty was signed between him and Galvez and other intransigente chiefs by which the latter have agreed that the lives and property ofall foreigners stall be safe, and that no rebel war ship shall be allowed to leave the port of Cartagena until the the 28th, by which time the German Commodore hopes to receive instructions from his government, The Frederic Charles 1s anchored at sscom- brera, bear the port, to prevent the escape of any ship. At cignt P.M. the English gunboat vigeon ar- rived béiore the port, and also the British frigate Triumph, tbe French Daim, the German iron-clad Elizabeth and the American Shenandoah, This last chased aship this morning to Aiicante, but she proved to be a Spanish government vessel, The irrepressiple Galvez has left for the city of Murcia with 2,000 volunteers, JULY 26—The red flag of the secessionists of Murcia canton was lowered yesterday, and was replaced by the flag of the Spanish Kepublic, which will, Ihave no doubt, complicate matters much, It will be curious to know what the foreizn men-ot- war will do. The iron-clad frigate Mendez Nunoz, after being. hastily redtted, was moved out of the arsenal yard this morning and auciored in the port, ready for any emergency, To-day the Numancia and the Victoria, both fine iron-clads, are beilfg pre- pared for the same purpose, as well as the wooden frigates Totuan and Fernando El Catolico. The Almansa is already prepared for action. So that the insurgents will have four iron-clads and the Tet- wan and Fernando El Catolico, with crews num- bering 3,000 men—sallors, marines and regular soldiers, It is a settied thing that if, on the 28th, the rebels require to send a irigate out to the assistance of the rebels in any other port she will be despatched, and if interfered with or molested in any way she will consider that vessel an enemy and will fire upon her, and the other tron-clads will hasten out to the rescue, So you may look out for a sharp naval contest. The German and British Consuls have already re- celved orders from their respective Ministers to inform the commanders of their cruisers to con- sider the rebel war ships as pirates, and to treat them as such. It has been already intimated to the Consuls and strangers that if on the 25th a foreign vessel mo- lests the rebel ships they must suifer the coa- seguences, which intimation, of course, has so alarmed the strangers that they are leaving the city as fast as possible—some going on board tho cruisers, others decainping anywhere and every- where trom a city given up to misrule and liconse, Antonio Gaivez, the rebel Generalissimo, formed a coluwn of 5,000 men and departed with them from here this morning to attack tie important town of Lorca (population 26,000), which is defonded by 400 determined volunteers, who garrison a strong Moorish castle and two towers called Espolo and Atfonsina, In the above notes isa full account of what has taken place in Cartagena since it first declared itself in a hostile attitude to the Spanish govern- mentatMadrid. The only foreign correspondent who has watched the affairs in that city has been the Nsw York HeRaxp correspondent, and 1 feel confident if anything transpires to-morrow within its walls, or in its neighborhood, that the HazaLp Wul have a full and periect account of it, GALVEZ AND THE GERMAN COMMODORE, A Spanish correspondent of La Politica gives an account of the interview between the Gener: issimo Galvez and the Commodore of the Fred- eric Cuarles, which, whether imaginary or not, is highly amusing. He says: Thoscene between the Commodore and Galvez, woen the latter stepped on board, was ex- cecdingly amusing. Galvez was dressed in a civilian’s garb of Murcian style, and an Andalusian hat ado. ned bis head; @ cavairy sabre andare- volver were slung to his waist. “Lam the Generalissimo of the forces on land and sea of the Canton of Muroia,” said the prisoner in an insinuating apologetic tone, at tie same time drawing his sabre and handing it to tha German Commodore with @ profound bow, “Very good, indeed,” said tie Commodore in cx- cellent Spanish; ‘very good and very fine, Sefior Napoleon ot the Federal Republic, This is Sedan and you are my prisoner of war. Consistently with the laws of your country I might hang you and your compaaions from the yardarm of this vessel; but the nation which I represent is accustomed to show its humanity to the conquered, and the name ofthe ship which I command specially imposes upon me this duty.” Galvez began to breathe like @ man who felt a Weight taken from him. He sheathed his sword, which the commander did not deem it necessary to take, and expressed his thanks to the latter, aiso making some remarks about the extent to which Political passion leads men, “Ii in place of @ federal republic, so difficult to be established in a country so swayed py passion as this, you had for king a@ prince like that,” re- pled the commander of the Frederic Charles, pointing to the full length portrait that adorned the principal panels of the cabin, “you would not be a prisoner in this ship nor declared pirate by the government of Madrid, nor would Spain be so agitated as she now unfortunately is.” ~ The same writer confirms the report that Con- treras has declared war upon Germany in the name of the tree and independent canton of Murcia, INTERNAL REVENUE GRIEVANGES, Vexed Cigar Manufacturers in Cou: A Projected Innovation Objected to. Under the auspices of the German Cigar Manu- facturers’ Protective Association, formed to insure Protection under the operations of the Internal Revenue laws so far as the cigar manufacturing interest ts concerned, a generai meeting of cigar manufacturers was held at the Turner Hau, Fourth street, yesterday alternoon, when Henry Peetsch Presided. A committee, appointed at a previous meeting—composed of A, Scheidemantel, Conrad Kubm and H. Peetsch—submitted subscription lists, attached to & protest to be addressed to the Com- missioner of Internal Revenue, showing that about five hundred signatures had been obtained, That protest ts in reference to a new patent cigar box, Which the Commissioner of Internal Revenue proposes to introduce as a means to prevent fraud, but which, on examination, has been declared an innovation that wuuld be @ hindrance to the trade and tend to increase the expenses of cigar mianu- factore. In tho course of a week a committee will proceed to Washington to present the doca- ment {9 the Internal Revenue Commis- sioner, In addition, action wag taken to call meetin, ja the different collection districts, with a view Of for district organiza- tions, Whose object it s! a aid in bringing about certain modifications ternal Revenue laws aifecting the cigar manulacturing interest, which in their appiication are considered vexa- tious and oppressive, Of course no objection is made to the collection of the tax, butonly to the manner of cojlecting the same, as it is alleged that under the prgsent system the manufacturers and dealers are subjected to many inconveniences which ought not to prevail. Action was also taken PY call upon the manufacturers of Brookiyn, ‘iiliamsburg and Jersey City to join in this move- ment ior iuterusl revenue reform. HORSE AB’ CASUALTY, Thomas McDonnell, a lad nine years of age The excitement was so great at one time in the Afternoon on board the iron-clad frigate Victoria that several of her ofiicers wore compelled to come three months’ contributions to the Committee ot Public Safety for the defence of the city. At a parade which took place soon after of the ashore to demand permission from the naval authorities to sally out and give the saucy German @ lesson In naval Warfare ; but by dint of great per- whose parents, it is sald, live at No. 196 avenue , died yesterday morning, Last Wednesday deceased Was run over near his parents’ residence by a car of one of two lines which over the track, corner Of avenue D and Tenth street, death being the result. Coroner Keenan will hold an in- vestigation in the case, _CAESARISM. (From the Circleville (Obie) Democrat and Watch- man, August 8.) The New York Hexatp, in a series of well written, ably written articles, with the above ex- Pressive title, has been discussing the third term movement ofthe satellities of Grantism. In this, the first year of Grant's second term, public | opinion is already being prepared for a third term, wherein the RBERALD sees danger to the Republic and sounds the alarm. Five years ago men were disposed to pay little attention to Frank Blair's repeated declarations that the American people did not know General Grant; that beneath his apparent stolidity there was concealed a love of arbitrary power, and that he had in him the ele- ments to make @ dictator, or what the HERALD would call a Omgar. Subsequent events have given to General Blair's utterance, a force they did not possess at the time. What little was known of General Grant, heyond his army record, did not at the time seem to warrant the forebodings of Gen- eral Blair. But times have changed since then, and, so far as General Grant is concerncd—call him Dictator or Cesar—his power to-day over his hordes of ofMfice-holders and expectants is stronger than that of any despot on the earth, There are many reasons why the third term will be tried, why the President will be renominated by his party. In the first place, he wants it, and the army of ofice-holders already understand that they must rally tohis support. They would do it without coercion anyway, because General Grant is a party man, He suits the politicians; he uses every inch of his power for the welfare of his party. In short, ‘he ts the candidate of the office-hoiders and party magnates, and they can and will dictate the nomi- nation, If the political situation remains as it is to-day, we may as well accept the fact that the chief salary-grabber, the apologist of Colfax and of the other Crédit Mobilier patriots, the champion of Kellogg and Durell, the Louisiana usurpers, will be the radical candidate for President in 1876, {From the Janesville (Wis.) Gazette (republican), August 11.) The probabilities of President Grant being a Presidential candidate for a third term and the ne- cessity of arousing public sentiment to the dangers of permitting the rule established by Washington to be violated are being elaborately discussed by the New YoRK HERALD under the head of Cwxsar- ism, Many of the leading journals of the country have given expression to their views in response. Of course there is substantially but one opinion in regard to it—and that is in favor of maintaining the policy which has now acquired the force of law. The discussion, however, has given birth to a prop- osition to forever settle the question by submit- ting to Congress, at its next session, a constitu- tional amendment extending the length of the Presidential term to six years and making the President ineligible to re- election, It Congress and the country should approve this proposition one cause of apprehension to many sensitive minds would be removed, The natures of such persons would re- main the same, however, and they would imme- diately tax their ingenuity to discover some other subject on which the public good would require them to exercise their chronic state of alarm. To bewail themselves constantly is to them not only a means of grace, but in their judgment, an im- portant factor in the power that shapes ourends. As they regard the logical effect of influ- ences, the means which elevate the aspirations and inspire the hopes of mankind are wicked when compared with the beneficial results of lamenta- tions. This condition of mind is @ disease, an en- tailed afMiction, & constitutional disability from which there ia no escape. Notwithstanding the fact that the race has mae great progress during the last half century in the higher branches of knowledge as wellasin the arts, which, when applied, have made life more comfortable and desirable, our !ugubrious friends see nothing but fearful forebodings, the unmistakable indications of impending calamitieg in the signs of the times. ‘This class will read the HgRALpD articles with avidity. They aro the Kind of nutriment their morbid sensibilities require. The importance wiich has been attached to the subject is, nevor- theless, @ marked tribute to the popularity of the President, and forcibly testifies to the strong hold which he has upon the favorable regard of the American people. Perhaps of no other President, except Washington, has it been said with so much plausibility there is danger that the people will elect him for @ third term, Not that the Heratp charges General Grant with exerting any influence to secure, or even o! desiring, the election tor another term, but that superserviceable friends are conspiring to that end, When Washington occupied the Presidential office for the second term he was denounced for entertaining a de- termination never to surrender the govern- ment and as desiring to insidlously establish the monarchical form for his own benefit. The people were told that during his administration their rights bad not only been neglected, but abso- lutely sold. His military and political character were attacked with equal violence, and it was averred that he was totally destitute of merit eithor as a soldier or statesman. He was charged with having violated the constitution in negotiat- ing a treaty without the previous advice of the Sen- ate, and that he embraced within that treaty sub- Jects belonging exclusively to the Legislature, for which an impeachment was publicly suggested. Nay, more—it was asserted that he had drawn from the Treasury, for his private use, more than the salary annexed to dis office. How much does this indictment read like one made since Washing- ton’s timo! And yet, at the close of the second term Washington retired, declining continued hon- ors, and passed into history as one of tne greatest characters of modern times. Not for the cares of Siate or the probabllity that increased honors mignt add to his great name or fame would Grant neglect the golden opportunity to follow so illus- rious an example and one which has become sanc- tified by tradition and history. (From the Newark (N. J.) Journal, August 16.) The HERALD still harps on “Cwsarism,” to the intense disgust of the é6wardly Grant administra. tion press, which, while giving unmistakable signs that it likes not the very hinting of a third term, dares not come out squarely and denounce those of its members who have already boldly declared in favor of it, For ourselves, we have before ad- mitted that it was not only possible, but not at all improbable, that the office holders and the leaders of the Grant party—really it ts @ barefaced false- hood to call it any longer the republican party— would crack the lash and lead their forces into the idea that Grant was the only “salvation of the country’—!, ¢, the only salvation from personal ruin and disgrace of the office holders end leaders themselves, And we have gone further, further than any of oar con- temporaries who have discussed this question of “Cmsatism,” even than the HERALD itself, and Provad by the notorious and undisputed acts of Grant and his administration, in the matter of Louisiana, in the matter of his own relations— notoriously his son Frederick Dent Grant—in the matter of the attempt to drag aNew York editor who told teo much truth from his office to Wash- ington, there to be tried without @ jury, in viola tion of the constitution, and by many other caslly cited matters, that Cesarism is not merely a pos- sibility, but a positive actuality, What is Omsar- ism? 1t ts the power of one man to control 8 whole people in deflance of their will, ia defiance of their guaranteed rights and liberties, and in deflance of common decency and justice. Aud this is just the power Presiden? Grant used in the matter of Louisiana, Will any one deny that if the President had s0 elected he could, by. the utterance of a dozen words, have quelled all opposition to the in- Suguration of the lawiul Governor, Qvionel Mo- Enery? But, in strict truth, according to the best light before us, the great battle which the people of the country wili have to fight, the groat war they are already engaged in, is not Umsarism in the form which that word implies, bat Cwsarism in another form. In spite of thoir quiescent, somnolent con- dition there are among the people too many citi- zens with the spirit and the daring of Brutus to Warrant much apprehension that any Presl- dent would attempt the rdle of either Julius Cesar, Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon Bonaparte or | “the nephew of his uncle.” ‘The Cexsarism whick the people have already began to war against is, ‘as we once before suggested, Seizerism, This sub ject ts too grave and serious to admit of therefore we say it not jokingly, but in the sobes truth, that the enemy the people have to battle with is Seizerism. This is the ruling spirit of the party now in power, and has been sinco its ascen- dency. Listen to Governor Booth, of California, He makes statement that may well make ug pause, He, a republican, tells us that 224,000,00¢ acres of public lands have been seized by the railroad and other land-grabbing mo Dopolies and rings, by and with the ad vice and consent of the republicag Congresses, Senates snd Presidents! Two hum dred and twenty-four million of acres; an area of ground, he adds, three times larger than the whole of Great Britain! But that, startling and alarming as it is, 1s not all, Governor Booth tells us that bills were introduced in thedast Congrest —the Crédit Mobilier and Salarygrad Congress asking lor grants to monopolies of 189,000,000 acree more! There’s Seizerism for you in all its enor mity and infamy, As Seizerism is only anothers word for Cesarism, 80 monopoly is only another word for Selzerism. What, pray, are the two Great distinguishing features of the “republican” party’s history? Rings and monopolies; monopolies and rings, It has given us railroad monopolies, tari monopolies, oMfice holding monopolica and, Anally, ballot box stuM@ng monopolies. It is a fact that cannot be dented that the whole system of corrupt national, State and local rings and comb misaions sprang into life and was fostered into its Present fall growth by the party calling itself re publican. Even the infamous Tammany Ring owes its birth to epublican’”’ Legislature, and ita leading membership equally to “republicans” as to “democrats.” The great battle of tho future, then, in city, State ana nation, is between the people, on one aide, and the rings and monopolies, on the other the almost penniless masses against the few thou Sands with millions at their control, We trust the People will take heed while it is yet time and see that they stand slight chance of being beaten im the great fight. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. Tae SaLany Gras, after furnishing food for im numerable leading articles, letivra, squibs and paragraphs, is to have its book. Mr. W. S. Rob inson, better known as “Warrington,” of the Mas- sachusetts press, will soon issue, through Lee & Shepard, “The Salary Grab: @ History of the Pas sage of the Act Increasing the Salaries of Membera of Congress; with Full Lists of the Yeas and Nays in Both Branches, with a Sketch of the Debates and a Review of the Apologies for the Bill; with Special Reference as to the Responsibility of Gen- eral B. F, Butier Therefor, not Neglecting, How- ever, Senator Carpenter and the Other Accom plices.’” PHILIP GILBERT HAMERTON, whose thoughtful and excellent writings on art and the intellectual Itfe have given tim a wide circle of American readers, is but thirty-eight years of age. Porter & CoaTEs, of Philadelphia, will resame the publication of the Schwartz novels wita “The Son of the Organ-Grinder.” ~ A CHARMING DAUGHTER of Hepworth Dixon has just dicd at nineteen. She was her father’s secre tary, brilliant and accomplished. A year ago happening to hear him say that he should like te have some Spanish works translated {nto English, she immediately applied herself to learn Spanish, and six months afterwards made the translations Mr. A. 8. PACKARD, JR, will soon issue, through the useful “Naturalists’ Agency,” Salem, Mass., az illustrated book on “Cur Common Insects; a popo lar account of the tasects of our flelds, forests, gan dens and houses.’? A IN A LITTLE BOOK called “The Science of Ex changes,” by N. A. Nichoison, of Oxford, there packed much more information about coins, can rency, prices, money, value and exchange than it falls to the lot of most men, even of so-called “financiers,” to know. Cassell, of London and New York, 1s the publisher. IN THIS CHURCH-BUILDING AGE, where the quan” tity of religious edifices far outstrips the quaiity, Mr. F, C, Withers’ new work on “Church Archt tecture” (A. J. Bicknell & Co.) will doubtless be welcome to building congregations and churck committees, Mr. EDwIN ARNOLD is engaged ona translation of the ‘dlero and Leander” of Musxus. DR. DOLLINGER has been elected President of the Munich Academy of Sciences. The learned theo logian succeeds the late Baron Liebig. TuE HYGIENE TRACT SogikTy hasbeen started Is Lougou, having for its object the printing and dis tributing of tracts and leafets on sanliary sub jects, written by qualified mea. Russta ONLY OWNS 100 newspapers, while Ger many claims 2,300, Pav. Hzysez’s new novel, “The Children of the Wood,” will be brought out by Henry L. Hinton, o New York. The Publishers’ Weekly notes the tan that no less than four American publishers tried to secure this book—Messrs. Harper, Putnam, Lip Pincott and Hinton, and after a friendly conference of the claimants it was agreed that the latter had the first claim, Tus Fourth Vouvme of the “International Sclentific Series’ (which, by the way, has beet: long delayed), will be “Body aud Mind,” by Mr. Edward Bain. Rocusgrort’s forbidden novel, “Les Dépravés,® will be issued in English by Scribner & Co, Mrs. GODFREY CLERK has published from the Arabic, “Historical Tales and Anecdotes of the Times of the Early Khalfiahs,”’ which are alive with the genuine color and fragrance of the East, MACMILLAN & Co. have issued a new and en larged edition of Earle’s “Philology of the English Tongue” and the third and last volume of Cleasby’s “‘Icelandic-English Dictionary,” enlarged and completed by G. Vigfusson. Tux Arcadian says that Mr. George Routledge retarned to England, taking with him at least one trophy, in the shape of a new volume of pooma, mostly manuscript, by Mr. Longfellow. The title of the book is the “Amaranth” and it will be pub lished about the same time in London and New York. Mr. Routledge paid a good price for it, as he did for a former work by the same au! 4 “Three Books of Song,’’ the consideration for Wich was £1,000, Brockuavs, Lerrsto, publishes a new work on “Persia and the Persians,” by Dr. J. E. Polak, who ent nine years in that country as practising physician, AmMonG MR, Murray's annonncements of soten: tifle books to be published during the Summer and Autumn is “The Naturalist in Nicaragua,” by Mr. T. Belt. MR. MoncuRsE D. Conway 1s finishing his “Sacred Authology, @ Book of Ethnical Scripture,” which te & collection and methodical classification of the finest passages {rom the B:bles and cherished vob umes ofall racea and past ages, including selec. tons from the Old and New Testaments, Divot, Parts, announces “Histoire et 16 noires, parle Comte de Ségur,” in eight volumes, chieny devoted to the historical epoch of i739 to 1814, The “Mémoires,” according to the will of the distin. guished author, could not be pubiished until alter his death. . JULES VERUL, the prolific author, bas published @ comedy, in threo under the title, “A Nephew from America.” ReT HARTE’S sketches have been translated into German, by W. Hertaverg, under the title, “Californische Novellep."” “KaisBR WiLUELM AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES” is the titie of Louise Muhivach’s new historical ro- mance. The first part, consisting of four volumes, has appeared, and many more are to follow. EARLY IN THR FALL Messrs, Soribner will be. Gin the publication of an illustrated monthly magazine for girls and boys, to be edited by Mra, Mary Mapes Dodge, for the last four years editor of the children’s department of Hearth and Home Mrs, Dodge ts now in Europe accuring materials and contributions. Herr Gustav FREYTAG, Whose touch ts the lightest among German novelists, and whose “pictures of German Life’ have done muck te bring us acquainted with his native country, is producing a new historical noval. under the title, “Oug Forefathers,”’