New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-12

who, BY her calculations, you'd t1us ultnnahiy
ssoend tie Spanish throne She had ascertained nat
the young QueenscOuld have no children, OF least
snck ras tie rtp0rf Of an eziseSt PhyieIGr rh0 ras
sent TO Spaiz By The Ffese C1Ert 10 isTesfsdfe ne
protoblniss Of tie QHeeS Ldriag GAy issre-snd
moreover, should Isabel become the wife OF Don
Francisco de ASS, il would, thought sbe, be sdd'ns
certainty to assurance, for great was the belief not
only in the public, bat also in the Royal Family OF
Spain concerning certain ineapacities taid to be tue
misfortune Of the Prince proposed a. the Queens
husband.
Meanwhile the Queen Mother addressed demaud
10 tie head of the Coburg family for Prince for tne
Queen. A whole month elapsed during which tue
Cobu,gs consulted the wishes Of England, bat Eng
land faithful TO the engagements entered into at ~
refused There remained therefore nc other aterna-
tive but for the Queen Mother to renou1ce her recent
neni against Don Enrique, whom she boxed uPon 10
the light Of personal enemy-or forihe Qoeen to
fyrego her dislike, which amounted t. loathing 70
Don Francisco &c AXIS. The Queen Mother, stern,
vipdctive tyrant at heart, informed the Queen, N
CONJUNCTION with Nscvaez who was Pnne Minister,
that che would have 10 choose between no marriage
and merringe with her hated cousin. II vas mid
night when this was communicated 10 ID, Queen aud
OILY Two hours were given her 10 make her choice.
Those hours the poor young Queen passed 10 tears,
and il VAS with breaking heart that she made NJ
her mind TO accept Don Francisco. Immediately
messenger was dispatched to the French embassy,
where Count Bresson, Louis Philippes EmbA '4d1r,
WAS waiting the result. He FASTENED 20 the palace
end demanded unofici4ry the Official demsni wa
made in state few days later the hand Of the In
a1 tn for The Duke OF Mon;pensier. and received the
royal promise.
when the sun rose the following morning
Madrid beeId with surprise, and The British Legation
with Indignation, the events OF the night
The rayal marriages took place on the 10Th OF
October. 1896 The first time the Queen appeared IN
public With her royal husband every eye scrutnzed
her features: she smiled and bowed and hope en-
tered the hearts of her loyal subjects that still the
union might prove happy one. for the Prince never
appeared either before after to such Gdvsntage'
a. he bent low on his chargers neck, with hat IN
hand 10 the enthusiastic crowd. But it sooa became
spparep, hat the flush Of the moment lad deceived
evory one. Dissatisfaction and haired sat already at
the royal board. Daily the Queens heart greT more
rebelous, until coon she threw of all restraint,
willing even TO abdicate her crown sooner than abii-
cate her happiness. But she was not allowed to alb
dictate. The Queen Mother, the Ministers, the For
een ambassadors, in'erfered, demonstrated and Iss
bel remained Queen, but a woman in open re-
bellion sga:ns, her unnatural marriage.
Years have passed and the statesman who ruled
the moBarcy Of Spain, In conjunction with the able
and upprincipled Christina, has fallen. Smaller
men, and later wicked and corrupt men, took his
place and crowded round the Queen, until the harr
cane of popular wrath has s~epttbem from the scene;
and the whole nation has been thrown into eonvul-
sions by misgovernment ergendered oy misconduct.
Had the desires and happiness of the young Isabel
"a waTm-hearted generous, thoughless, uneddcated
pirl-been consulted, who say that the events We
have witnessed would nevertheless be those recorded
in Spain history for the last few years
Woman is woman always, in whatever station the
accde Mt of birth places her Love is her sphere Of
thoueht-the domestic circle her sphere OF action. Ii
she be sovereign LET statesmen beware of crushing
her feelings and hopes of happiness beneath the cold
cruelties of state Such sacrifices to family
pride social convenience in more humble and OBJ
scure life may bring forth admirable examples Of the
sefsscriicing spirit Of woman; bu, how Should fra
human learn the steps Of throne<he lesson
taught to a, every step in childhood in youth and
in mature age1
The sacred right Of woman to choose her COM
panon through Life was violated in those marriages,
and the evil copsequonces Of that act have been pal
pablo 10 the world in the series of events Of the last
yeas.
al might nov turn TO private life, and show you
that in our every day transactions we are influenced
by the female society we frequent; might show you
that our cousins of Ills continent Of America also
under that influence. see you smile-you doubt
word in your ear Is it not clear that they frequent
not female society Yours faithfully,