Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-10-29

anarchy. The army and navy, which tie /
nation so generously kept up, and whose I
services have always been so happy TO
reward, forgetting glorious traditions and
trampling upon the most sacred oaths, !
turn against their country, and involve her /
in mourning and desolation. The cry of
the rebels in Catiz Bay, and repeated in a
few provinces by part of the army, must
echo in the hearts or the Immense majori
T ty of aSpaniards as the forerunncr of a
storm which 'perls the einterests of religion,
The principles of legitimacy and right, md
the independence and honor of Spain.
TIE Iamentable. series of defections, the
acts OF Incredible dsloyalty which have
occurred within so short space of time,
offended my dignity as spaniard even
more tnan they affect my dignity as q
Queen. Let not the greatest enemies of
authority themselves, IN their. insane
dreams, Imagine that power which en-
anatcs from SO high an authority can be
conferred, modified or suppressed by the
Intervention of brute force, under the i'm
pulse of deluded soldiers. If the towns
and the provinces, yielding to the first
pressure of violence, submit for time TO
the yoke of tke Insurgents, soon ruNic
feeling, hnrt in its inmest and noblest
parts, will shake of its torpor and show
the world that the eclipse of reason. and
of honor in Spain cannot last long. Until
that time arrl ses. / have thought proper.
as Queen of Spain, and after due delibera-
tion and sound advice, to Seek IN the State
of an august ally the security requisite 10
enable me to act, under these difficult cir
cumstances, in conformity wiz ny posi-
ton as Queen, and with the duty that
devolves on me 10 transmit unimpaired to
my son my rights, sanctioned by law, ack
nowlcdged and sworn to by the nation
and fortified by thirty-ive years of sacri
| flee, vicissitudcs and tender affection
While, setting foo, on foreign soil my
heart and eyes turned toward that which
is the Land of my birth and that of my chill
dren. | hasten to frame my explicit anG-
formal protest before God and before man
kind, declaring ihat the force to which l
yield in leaving my kingdom cannot nvali-
date my rights, nor lesson nor compromise
them, in ANY way. Neither. can those
rights be affected in any way by the acis
Of the Revolutionary government, and still
less by the reeuls.ions of IFS assemblies,
which must needs be formed under the
pressure of demagogic fury, and under
obvious conditions OF violence as regards
the conscience. and, will Of the people:
Our fathers maintained a protracted but
successful struggle for tie religious Faith
and the indeneaGcnce of Spain. The pres
i lent generation has increasingly toilcd to
connect all that-was. great and glorious in
past ages with what modern times contain
that is sound and fruitful. Revolution,
that mortal foe to traditions and Legitimate
progress, wars against all those principles
which constitute tho vital strength of the
ksoul, and the manhood of the Spanish ma
tion. Liberty, in lis Unlimited expansion.
and in all its manifestions, attacking Catho-
lie unity, the monarchy. and the legal ex-
ercise Of power disturbs family ties, de-
slroysthe sanctity of the domestic hearth,
and kills. virtue aud patriotism. if you
think that the crown OF Spain, worn by a
Queen whose fortune it has been TO con-
meet her name with the social and political
regeneration of The State, be the symbol OF
those sound principles, you will. hope,
remain faithful TO your oaIhs and TO your
/ creed-you will ail5w 10 pass away as
scourge the revolutionary vortex in
which ingratiiude, felony and ambition
! jostle each othcr-you will live in the as
surance that even in the hour Of misfor
tune shall omit nothing Ito uphold that
symbol, apart from which Spain has not
single endearing recollection, not single
sustaining hope The inssi.c pride. of a
few is for a time upsettins and distracting
the whole nation, throwing mems souls in
to state of confusion and society into a
state of confusion and society into state
Of anarchy. There is no room in my
heart for hatred even against that small
number. I,shouu fear lest any feeling Of
/ petty resentment should weaken tile feel
ing Of deep tenderness I entertain toward
those loyal men who hsve risked their
lives, and shed their blood in defence of
the throne and public order, and towafd
all tllose,Spaaiar,ls who witnes with grief
and terror triumphant insurrection-a
shameful page in the history Of our civili-
zation. In the noble lard whence | now
address you, and everywhere. / viii de-
plore, without allowing myselfto be ever
come, the misfortunes of my beloved
Spain, which are my own. Had I not to
support me, among many others, the ex-
ample OF the most venerable of sovereigns,
model of resignation and courage, also
prey to bitter tribulations, l should derive
strength TO do SO from my confidence in
the loyalty of my subjects, from the justice
of my cause, ard, above all, from my trust
in the power Of him who holds the fate of
empires ia His hands.
A monarchy cmbodyiag fifteen centuries
Of struggles, patriotism, victories and
grandeur rcsnnot be destroyed by fifteen
days Of PERJURY arr treason. Let us have
faith in the future--thc glory the Spans
ish people was efer connected with IFS
kings; tic niisfoftunes of its kings ever
fell heavily On the people. In my firm
and patriotic hope that right, honor and
legitimacy will lie niaintsined, your minds
! and your efforts will ever unite with the
energetic decision and Material affection
of your Queen. ~ q a1saBEfLa.
~ CiiAissr Dr. RAu, Sept. so. as,,lsGs.
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