The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-04

With the casuisiic rules OF interpretation, and the
dark and mysterious process OF the holy Office, IT,
might not be difficult to iasten on him the crime Of
hcrsesy In tho keenness of his feelings, exasaen-
ted by his long misfortunes, Perez had used ex-
pressions Of Impotence in the presence of those who
pretended to be his friends, which proved his de-
SPAR, but not his impiety. He had also mediated
J his escape into France or Holland. These proofs
were deemed sufficient The vehemencc of his inn
, precautions against his enemy were construed into
blasphemy; and his wish to seek refuge in countries
where there were heretics, considered as con-
/ elusive TO prove him a hereto. The Judges of the
inqusition accordingly issued an order for his ar
rest and the prison doors of the isiicia manor were
opened to the familars Of this tribunal, who were
about transfer the unfortunate Perez to their Sc
cret dungeons, when multitude ofthe people rushed
n into the council chamber; reproached the Grand
Justicary with violating their tueros, Of which that
magistrate was the appointed guardian; and demand
ed with threats the revocation OF the order Of extra
dition. This demand rejected by the justiciary,
who insisted that the privilege of the teros did not
extend to protect persons accused of heresy. On
this refusal, the chiefs Of the insurrecton rushed
out of the palace, and raised the cries. Contra lero!
Yira Ia hbrfad! .ayuda la lbertad! These popular
cries, mingled with the sound Of the tocsin raised
in arms the whole city of Saragossa. In the wild
tumut thus excited, the royal governor, the Mar
qus Of Almenara, was assailed by the popuace;
and, after being severely wounded was conducted to
the prison of the isica mayor where he died of his
wounds few days afterwards. The armed multi
tude then rushed to the prisons Of the nquislon,
and demanded the restoration of Perez to the custc
dy of the civil tribunal. This demand was finally
yielded to the terror inspired by their threats, and
Perez conducted back to his former prison.
4 The victory thus obtained by the people of Sara
4 gossa over the inqusilion not decisive II
obviously impossible for Philip ii TO suffer with inn
punity this attempt to battle his authority and that
Of the holy Office Besides his 1habual slowness
and hesitation in deciding on important affairs he
i liar for tenn 0ri1inu in he
cnt case. lie was at war with the Turks in the
Mediterranean The coasts of Spain and her colo
MES were attacked by the English after the defeat
of the armada, in 1888; his title TO the crown of
Portugal was contested in arms by Don Antonio de
Crato, claiming by descent from the ancient line of
Portuguese monarchs; the civil in the Neither
, lands was still protracted, with little prospect of
final success; and he was called upon to sustain,
f with his troops and his treasures, the Catholic
league in France against the redoubable efforts of
J Henry w. Thus assailed by this formidable COM
bination Of foreign enemies the instruction of
kingdom like that of Arragon, fortified by its local
/ position, and defended by warlike and hgh-sprit-
ed people, warmly attached to their Gueros, might
peril the very existence Of his monarchy. He was
: therefore disposed to clenency if the Aragonese
would return to their obedience. Nor were this
people averse to compromise, as they dreaded 10
measure their forces with those of Philip ii, which
, doubtless appeared to them more formidable than
they really were. Both parties consequently
disposed abate somewhat of their respective pre-
E tensions, and to enter into compromise, which,
cloaked under deceitful form, might satisfy the
Spanish monarch, and save the pride of the ARA
gonese people, by preserving the nominal privilege
vi manifestation, whilst 1t rendered. its sub
ordinate TO the jurisdiction of the holy office. The
opinions Of yenal lawyers were obtained, which
tended TO show that such an arrangement might be
made consistently with the (ueros. II accord
ingly proposed TO, and accepted by, the King.
l Under these circumstances, Perez had reason TO
apprehend that he might forfeit the protection
Of the jscia mayor and be handed over to the ten
der merces Of the inguisition. He therefore made
an attempt TO escape from prison. in order to fly
, across the Pyrcnees, and seek refuge in France.
Q This attempt having failed, preparations
more made for his extradition The escort of troops
intended to guard him on the way to the dungeons
of the inquisition, was attacked by armed band
of the patriots of Arragon, who regarded Perez,
culpable as he was as the martyr of their liberties,
which were assaied through him. The prison
. doors were burst open by the insurgents. Perez
WINS delivered from confinement, and, mounted with
his attendants feet horses, left the city of Sara
gossa accompanied by the acclamations Of the peo
pie, who followed him long way on the road tow
ards the mountains where he concealed himself for
several days, until he could find an opportunity Of
crossing the Pyrenees, where he at last found Sc
1 cure asylum at Bcrnc, the court of Catharine de
Bourbon, sister Of Henry Nv.
, Philip III determined to avail himself of this last
act of resistance to his will to destroy forever the
observes that the necessary consequence of such in
surrectons, if not successful was to destroy popu-
lar rights at period when the constant tendency of
events IN every European state, was to absorb the
local liberties of the provinces in that monarchical
} unity, which gave strength whilst it extingushed
freedom. This was peculiarly the case in the Span
ish peninsula. In the of the century which
elapsed from l474 to 1880, the several kingdoms OF
CASTLE, Arrogon, Valencia, Granada Navarro, and
Portugal had all been united under one sceptre By
he ila hv Char
and Philip III in the capital, and under the mon
arch's own eye, central administration substi-
tuted for the ancient local government of each prov
ince. Every attempt to arrest this revolution had
} facilitated its march, The Casans had forfeited
their liberties by the instruction of the communtros
} under CharesV. That of the Arragonese prepared
the way for the destruction of their ieros by Philip
IL: The Spanish monarchs had long waited for
this. pretext to abolish the independent constitution
4 of Arragon. Queen Isabella is said TO have once
declared her wish that the Arragonese might one
day be driven to revolt in order to have occasion TO
destroy their fueros. This opportunity now pre-
scented itself to her descendant
But Philip still dissembed, and affected to delib-
crate upon the measures he should adopt He re-
ceived the deputies from Arragon charged to nego-
tate an amnesty for their counrymen, with appa-
rent favor, whilst at the time, he directed the
4 formation of a Castian army on the frontiers Of
Arragon.. The leading patriots, who were impli-
Gated in the recent nsurrection called upon the per-
manent deputaon Of the Cortes 10 provide for the
4 defence of the kingdom against the menaced attack
on its independence and to publish bando, or de-
cree of death, against every Castilian officer and
soldier who should pass the frontier in violation of
the ueros. The permanent deputation of Arragon
applied to the permanent depuations of the neigh
boring kingdom of Valencia and prncipality Of
Of Catalonia for the succors bound to be furnished
by the treaties between the three States in case of
4 the invasion Of either. They also wrote to the
King, representing that the entry Of the Castilian
troops upon their territory would be resisted by
force. Philip II replied to this letter by half
avowal Of his designs declaring that his army would
not enter Arragon for the purpose Of exercising any
Jurisdiction therein contrary to its 6teros. It was
! designed, he said to invade France; and, on it's
march towards that country, would enter the king
dom for the purpose of strengthening the hands Of
justice, in order that it might have its due course
according to the established laws The King added
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