The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-15
Dethroning Kings.

Though the2war. has onlv inst
begun, it has occasioned some eni.
sodes which are worth recordino
Whlie the Prussians were as yeS be-
yond the SHanoyerian frontier, the
chief magistrate and municipal coun-
Gil OF Hanover waitedalpon the King,
at an advanced hour of the night.
to beg him not to abandon the coun-
try, but to take measures to preserve
the peace of the kingdom. The
Alng, who granted this audience in
presence of the Queen and Prince
Royal, declared, in an allocution ex-
planning the vote Of Hanover ut the
sitting Of the Germanic Diet. that
Prussia had put forward demands.
the accomplishment of which wouId
medlatlze the realm and annihilate
the independence of the crown and
country. His majesty added that he
could not possibly defend the capital
against superior forces, and that he
was gong to concentrate his troops
In the South of the kingdom; how
ever painful this determination
might be to him, he could not do
otherwise; his duties rs q Christian,
King aud Guelph, obliged him.
The Queen then said, with tears in
her eyes, that she had formed the
solution of remaining under the pro-
lection of the citizens of the capital
Toward 3 o'clock in the morning, the
King and the Prince ROYAL left
Hanover, after having addressed to
the authorities of the city a letter
recommending the Queen and royal
prlncesses to their care. During the
following day the Queen showed her
self several times in the streets, and
was everywhere received with the
wal nest marks of sympathy. Prince
Ysenburg, Minister of Prussa, who
remains In Hanover rs private in
dvidual, has promised the Queen. in
the name of his Government, com
plete security for her person and pro-
perty.
One of the first victims of NJ. Bis
marck's ambition is the Elector of
Hessc Cassel, and were all its results
to be equally favorable to humanity.
we might almost admit that the
means were justified by the end. He
has distinguished his reign by vio-
lating both the Constitution, which
he had taken an oath to defend, and
all the moral and social obligations
which are binding without oath The
lmm orahty of his life made him the
abomination of Germany, and his
Court were such scandal to the
world that both he and his were long
cut of from association with their
equals. That he habitually ill-treated
his wife is we1-known, as we'll as
that, on one occasion at least. her
sutferings were avenged by his foot
man, who. finding him beating her,
thrashed him soundly for his pains.
The very streets of Cassel and
frankfort" says Berlin letter.
have witnessed personal encounters
between the stammering, squirting
holder of arbitrary power and his
subjects, who, by the combined pres
sure of Austria, Prussia and the Bund.
We're prevented from ousting him
from his dominions. His reign has
contributed much to lower ROYALTY in
the eyes of the nation; and it is only
a year ago since the Cassel Chamber
OF Representatives intended to move
AOA - SOAA1AAAoSlou &c tNNfUtCO lnOUl-
,'endo upon their own sovereign. A
hint from Austria and Prussia dis
suaded them. The two great powers
seemed to think that the prestige of
royalty would be less injured by it's
being supposed that the Elector com
mltted his enormities in his sound
senses, than if plea Of insanity were
established in his favor. He has
escaped either to Frankfort or Else
mach IN spite Of the crowds who
assembled before his palace, raising
revolutionary cries, and declaring
that he should remain and share the
sntferings he had entailed upon them
by not remaining neutral. But he
has not been able to take either the
pubic money or the royal insignia
along with him, as he desired. The
Permanent Committee of the Land
tag watched the Treasury day and
night, and the Elector had to make
his escape without the companions
he ccEetcd.-Loudou Ecumine,.