The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-26

Parma, his tool regent Of the province. PHILIP,
who was one of the most earnest advocates Of
the lnquisition, was enraged at this action
OF LWilliam of Orange, but dared not refuse
to comply with che peoples wishes. so Gran
velle was withdrawn; but TO recompense himself
Philip sent 10 his insubordinate Netherlands,
from Spain, an army of Spanish and Italian sol
diers, under the Duke Of Alva Philip by no
means relinquished his purpose of introducing
the Inquisition into the province; In l666 a
remonstrance ag,linst the proposed introducuon
was offered TO Philip by three noblemen, headed
by Louis brother of William, but II was
rejected with scorD, and the petitioners
of band of tbe 4rst gentlemen OF the
country created great indignation among
them. They call us beggars !" cried Brederode
tall, black-bearded nobleman OF commanding
mien; "let us accept the nameW Putting on
leathern wallet, such as beggars OF that day
wore, and taking n large wooden bowl such as
the beggars carried, he filled the bowa with wine,
and draining IFS entire contents at draught
cried out, Long live the beggarsl" !" The excited
.noblemen took up the cry; each donned the
wallet and drained the bowl in turn, and with
shouts and laughter they repeated the thrilling
cry which often thereafter rung over helds OF
live the beggars ~ 1t became their shibboleth,
and in after yearl their enemies learned to dread
the rame Of 1.-THE beggars."
The Duke of Alva, with his soldiers, advanced
into the excited and rebellious Netherlands.
Several noblemen of consequence were arrested
as Il aitors and executed. Granvele, the deter
mined cardinal, who was in Spain, at Philips
elbow, was reioiced at this; but demanded that
William of Orange be also arrested and exc
cuted. eff this fish is not caught said Gran
velle, ''the dukes fishing is good Tor nothing"
Accordingly, William, together with other no
blemen, was summoned to appear before the
infamous "blood council" with which trial
was mockery, and death almost q certainty.
William refused TO appear, and denied the juris-
diction of that unholy body. Thereupon
Alva declared William outlawed, seized the
pTiOpp's pgfqtpe in thn Netherlands and nuartprpd
his soldiers thereon-also seiZing Williams only
son, and sending him to Spain as hostage This
was the commencement OF long and bloody
war. William of Orange took the field against
the Duke of Alva.-not against King Pnilip,
towards whom William still proessed entire
loyalty. The Prince held the duke to be satrap
who had invaded his (Williams) domains, and
had acted in his late behavior without the
kings orders. But efforts subsequently made to
effect peace, showed that Philip would not
permit peace that left the Netherlands freedom
OF conscience. Unless they would accept the
Inqulsltion, the war should continue.
In 1881, it having become apparent to the
Netherlands that they must either accept the
lnquisltlon at last, separate boldly from their
allegiance to Philip they chose the latter alter
native; and on the Goth of July, in that year,
they promulgated their Declaration OF Inde-
pendence On the 9th of the same month,
William of Orange had, after being urgently
pressed, accepted the ''entlre authority as SOW
eregn and chief OF the land, as long as the war
should continue" Without this limitation as to
time, William would not accept the sovereignty.
Soon after, this limitation was secretly cancelled
by the States, without the knowledge OF William.
They were determined that the man who had
served them so well should continue permanently
to serve them. And he did SO continue until his
death.
In the previous year Cardinal Granville had
drawn up paper which is known TO the world
as the hldeOus Ban, one of the most infamous
papers that ever disgraced the annals OF tyranny.
BY it, Philip offered magnificent prize to the
murderer who should assassinate the good Will
liam of Orange, whom 1t charged with being
great criminal and a ''wretched hypocrite."
The bastard who should take the life ofthis man
was to be rewarded with two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in cash equivalent to mil
lion in the present day.; ''il he have committed
any crime" continued the Ban, however
heinous, we promise to pardon him." and,
strongest temptation OF all to the vulgar mind,
into the ranks of Spain's nobility-the haughtiest
nobility on the face of the globe. By this mon
strously infamous scheme did Philip seek to be
rid OF the man who fought his tyranny with hard
and bitter hand-the man who had resisted
every effort of the kings emissaries to win
him over by bribery. But here shone forth
the lustre of Williams honest and incor-
ruptible nature, with pure and steady
light He had been approached when his
cause seemed tottering to decay, when he
was overwhelmed with cares, harassed with
trials plunged in wide sea OF doubt and dis
tress; and even in that hour, when distinctly
given to understand that he had but to name his
own terms, and iorsake the cause to which he
had given his lite, he turned his back upon his
tempters, and wooed freedom with renewed
vlgor. Neither Tor property nor for life" were
the words of William of Orange "neither for wife
nor for children, will mix in my cup single
drop Of treason"
Ii was but natural that the glittering prize
offered by the Ban should set to work host of
murderous but ambitious men, each seeking
after his own fashion in what manner he could
compass the death OF the Prince OF Orange 1t
may be supposed that whenever William moved,
bis path was followed by the bloodthirsty
wretches who sought hls life But the
States provided for Father William Gas he
was now atfectionately styled), a body
guard, which left no hope of public assassina-
ton, with subsequent escape for the murderer.
So that the attempts made upon Wilham's life
were most probably in very small proportion to
the number OF men who watched night and day
for an opportunity 10 make that attempt
On Sunday, the 18th day of March, 1852, the
first open attempt on the Princes lite was made.
In some respects, which the reader will hardly
| fail to observe, the manner of this attempt was
strlkingly like that which the assassin Booth
| made with such terrible success on the life of
Lincoln. The Prince dlned with a company of
''noble gentlemen" at his own house, on that
day, and was in fine spirits, having participated
with all his accustomed geniality in the lively
conversation at the table. On leaving the table
William led the way to his own apartments,
pausipg on the threshold of the antechamber
| to show the guests piece of tapestry on
which some Spanish soldiers were repre-
| sented. At this moment a young man
of small stature and sallow complexion
appeared and handed him q petition. AS he
| took the paper the young man suddenly held a
pistol close to the Princes head and fred the
boil entering the neck under the right ear, pass
| ing through the rool OF the mouth, and coming
out under the lett jaw, carving with it two
| teeth. The Princes beard was set on fire, so