Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-24
MISCELLiN EOlS.
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FEAIpS DI' SPAIN

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When one Of line Atlantic steamers arrives, our New
fors Boston editors open the foreign journals, and
III "iot haste, clip out the principal news articles and
| reprint them There is no time 10 explain. The To-
reign news must come out perhaps in two hours, and
the editors only give It they find it. nder The
head Of SPAIN tor instance il announced that Espar-
tero has succeeded IN his opposition 10 the munich
pal equation, and that the Eyaados triumphant.
Now, irw tie wiser for such announcement, and
very few. Most people have not time 10 iamarizc
themselves with all these matters, and when they take
up newspaper and find the unncllig,bc, they
pass it and seek for something which they
dcrstand The obscuri,y complained of prevents the
Young from interesting themselves in the events Of the
day. and they bctakc themselves to silly tales for
ment
The following letter which appears in the New York
American, dated Madrid, September II, -i0, will give
the reader pretty clear notions of the difficulties be-
tween the Queen Regent Of Spain and the inhabitants
ofthe principal cities Whoever will read it carefully
will be prepared 10 understand much readily tie
next intelligence from that country:
M,nGir, !2th, Sept. 1-!G.
Previous to the death of Ferdinand VII, the late
king, there existed law 10 tho effect that female heirs
o: the royal family should be dcbarred the right Of IN
heri'ancc 10 the throne Such law, the Ter Saca was
introduced centuries hack from Franco, hy the
then rcigning monarch, will! the appreciation Of the
Cores Previous TO rs passage Spanish chvalry had
bowed 10 female authority from the throne The late
King, having no issue by his first wife but girl BY his
second was of opinion that the same authority which
had first admitted and then debarred females the right
to the throne could again he ndciously invoked to re-.
place the Indies in their rank Queens and thus
the sovereign power TO has daughter the present Queen
Isabel IL. Without the passage Of such law, his
brother, Don Carlos, would succeed him. The law
passed with all due forma!iiics, and lis execution
on his DEATH gave rise 10 the late struggle
between Isabel IL. and Carlos v Its result YOU are
already apprised Of. Don Carlos has been forced
with the remnant Of his partlzans into France and
Isabel H. now occupies the throne under the regen.
cy Of her mriher, Maria Christina. The present re-
heliion, however, has different origin reminding one
OF the liable "f the serpent, singing the friend which
warmed 1t into life. The Constitution of 1912 was
essentially modified 10 Republican tone, in 1897, by
securing 10 The inhabitants of TIE cites and towns the
election Of their own municipal magistrates such as
our Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council-hcre
called .iyuntdmisn,os. This privilege they have hh-
erto enjoyed until now. The civil war being end
ed and the assistance of the people no longer re-
CURED TOR the expulsion Of Don Carlos the Queen
begins TO show the blood of Bourbon, abrogatcs
the law Of the Ayuniamientos, and claims the
election Of the municipality of Madrid, as the priv.
lege OF The throne She makes light of the blood pour-
ed out like rain in defending her daughters throne,
and at the st opportunity, strikes blow at the rights
OF tEc people, who have perIled their lives and ex.
haused their treasure to sustain her elevation This
IS Bourbon gratitude but the people feel that is also