If parties in Spain were not in a perfectly debilitated
state, it is evident that there would be more civil war. Don Carlos's ab- dication of his thine and prison, and the equivocal manifesto of his son, have received further elucidation from an address by the retired " King," to the Spanish nation, not published authorita- tively like the other documents, and not partaking of their dis- creetly-equivocating character. There is no sign that the Car- lists have reacquired any strength in Spain, and they seem to falter in the movement. The London Globe states, " from the _best authority," that "M. Guizot is perfectly satisfied with the assurances that have been given to him of the determination of the friends and partisans of the late Regent who are in France to remain tranquil and wait for eventualities." That the Ministerial party, however—the jumble of Moderados, Liberals, and adven- turers--arein alarm, is apparent from the prevalent rumours of Car- list risings, Ayacucho conspiracies, and such dark terrors. Mean- while, the Esparterista begin to have hopes : the Globe learns from influential members of the party who have just arrived from Ma- drid, " that it is not the intention of the Progressists to attempt to take any advantage of the difficulties in which the Government . is placed by the late stir of the Carlists. To use their own words, as given in French, they will remain avec lee bras crab& ; but they will not be indifferent to any eventualities that may arise ; and if their aid should be applied for as the only means of defeat- ing the Carlists, they will make their conditions in favour of liberty." They do not feel strong enough to fly to the sword. Parties in Spain are in the condition of the lion and the tiger in the fable, exhausted with fighting for their prey ; only that the wolf is so exhausted too that he cannot carry it off in safety.
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