Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-10-30

You ~ill obtain some idea o. the manner OF
his dealing with witnesses during the trial
from Mr.. Clifford /" Richmond Wing.
Queen IsdbeLtd's Proclamation.
The following is the text OF the proclama
tion issued by Queen Isabella on her arrival
at Pau
"To THE SPANIARDs A conspiracy, for
which the history of no European people
offers parallel, has just flung Spain into all
the horrors of anarchy. The army and ma
Wy, which the nation so generously kept up
and whose services have always been 50
happy to reward, forgetting glorious tradl-
tons and tramping upon most'sacred oaths,
turn against their country, aud involve her
| in mourning and desolation. The cry of the
rebels, raised 10 Cadiz Bay and repeated in
few provinces by part of the army, must
echo in the hearts of the immense majority
Of Spariards as the forerunner of storm
which perils the interests of religion, the
principles of legitimacy and right, and the
! Independence and honor of Spain. The la
mentahle series of defections, the facts OF
| Incredible disloyalty which have occurred
within so short a space of time, offend my
| dignity as y Spaniard even more than they
| effect my dignity as Queen. Let not the
! greatest enemies of authority themselves,
in their in sane dreams, imagine that a pow
er which em'n mates from so high an authorl-
ty can be conferred, modified or suppressed
hN the intervention Of brute force, under the
impulse Of deluded soldiers. II the towns
and the provinces, yielding to the first pres
sure Of violence, submit for time to the
woke Of the insurgents, soon public feeling,
hurt in its inmost and nohlest parts, will
shake off Its torpor and show the world that
Z aaiSr Of nd 81 honor
cannot last long Until that time arrives |
have thought proper, as Queen of Spain,and
after due deliberation and sound advice, to
! seek in the State of an august ally the Sc
curity requisite to enable me to act, under
these diff rult circumstances, in conformity
with my position az a Queen, and the duty
that devolves on me to transmit unmpalred
to my son nv rights, sanctioned by law, &C
knowledged and sworn to hy the nation, and
fortified by 35 wears of sacrifice, ,vicisst udes
and tender sffection. While setting foot on
a foreign soil, my heart and eyes turned
toward that which is the land of my birth
aud that of my children. hasten to frame
nv explicit aud formal protest before God
ard before mankind, declaring that the
force to which yield in leaving my king
dom cannot invalidate my rights, nor lessen
nor compromise them in apv way. Neither
can Il ose rights be aff, cted in any way by
the acts of Revolutionary Government /
ard still less by the regulations of its assem-
hlies, which must needs be formed under
the pressure Of demsgogc fury, and under
the obvious conditions of violence as regards
the conscience and will of the people. OuI
fathers maintained a protracted hut sue
cessful struggle for the religious faith and
the Independence of Spain.
The present generation has INCREASINGLY
toiled TO connect all that was great and glo
rious in past ages with what modern time:
contain that is sound and fruitful. Revo'
Iution, that mortal foe to traditions aud lie.
gitimate progress, wars against all those
I principles which constitute the vital strength
the soul, and the manhood of the SpaDist
F: nation. Liberty in its unlimited expansion
end in all its manifestations, attacking Cath
oic unity, tho monarchy, and the legal ex
arcise Of power, disturbs family ties, de
strOvs the sanctity of the domestic hearth
and kills virtue and patriotism. If you
: think that the crown of Spain, worn by {
= Queen whose fortune it has been to connect
/: her name with the social and political re
. generation Of the State, be the symbol o
those sound principles, you will, as l hope
r remain faithful TO your oatbs and to YOU
!, creed-you will allow to pass away as |
. scourga the revolutionary vortex, in which
4 ingraiitude, felony,and ambition jostle eacl
n other--you will live in the assurance ths
k even in the hour Of misfortune shall omi
Q nothing to uphold that symbol, apart tron
which Spain has not single endearng re
n collection, not single sustaining hope. Th'
i insane pride Of a few is for time upsettirl
dnd distracting the whole nation, throwing
= mems souls into state of confusion au'
e q ,ciety into a state of anarchy There i
+ not room In my heart for hatred even agains
: that small numher, / shonld fear lest an,
/; feeling Of petty resentment should weakei
e the feeling Of deep tenderness 1 entertain
If toward thCge loyal men who have riskeC
. their lives and shed their blood in nefens'
g of the throne and public order, and towart
Il all those Spaniards who witness with grie
Z and terror triumphant nsurrection-i
" sham FIJI psge in the history OF our eiviiiza
p tiou. In the noble land whence now ad
dress you, and everywhere, will deplore
y without allowing myself 10 he overcome,th
q misfortunes of my beloved Spain, which ar
nav own. Had / not to support me, amouI
q many others, the example of the most ven
r ersble of sovereigns, model of resignation
r and courage, also prey 10 bitter tribula
is tians, I should derive strength 10 do so fron
b my conf iencein the loyalty ofmy subjects
% from the Justice Of my cause, and, above al
, from my trust in the power Of Him VIII
, holds the fate of empires 10 His hands.
l. "a monarchy embodying fifteen ceutu
- ries OF struggles, patriotism, victories, an
d rrapdenr, cannot be destroyed by tiftee
h days ofperjury and treason. Let US hav
Is faith In the future-the glory Of the Soar
RI i,h people was never connected with II
kings; the misforunes of its Pings ever fe
id heavily on the people. Tn my arm an
n, patriotic hope that right, honor, and legit
N mscv, will he maintained, your minds an
IS. your eff rita will evfr unite with the enc
a, getie decision and maternal affection
a your Queen.
IS, "Chaiedu de Pau, Sept. 80, 1853.
A. IsABELLA."