The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-09
Trouble Of Monarchses.

Trouble Of Monarchies.
Mr.. RICHIE used. to say q What is ma
vjesty but . JEST" We are afraid his majesty
might retort the inquiry with reference to
repablicanism with too much point for our
comfort, just now. Indeed, there Is trouble
enough now oil around. Man is a poor crea-
ture. He IL never satisfied. When we'll of
he wants to better. Hiseverlasting greed and
snbition win never let him be ct peace,
and fills the world with woe.
The recent elections in spain-if we may
include her. without a monarch, under this
hesd-hsve gone immensely in favor OF q
monarchy, and the question now 49, not
whether Spain shall be republic, but who
shall be her Kipga This is right. There
Is no idea nore utopian than the idea Of o
republic in Western Europe. Switzerland
in peculiarly situated in her mountains, but
even her republicanism is Q pestiferous
medley Of politieo-religious prejudices, and
2 far from being the most happy. For Spain,
however, even to dream Of such thing
could be only dream. - o.
For the Spanish throne there are four
probable candidates-the Prince Of the AS
turiae, Don Ferdinand of Portugal, the
Duke de Montpensier, and Prince Amadeus,
Duke of Aosta, the second son Of VICTOR
j. EMANUEL. The Prince of Asturiss and the
Duke de Montpensier are prejudiced as
Bourbons, the war-cry Of the revolution
having been "Down with the Bourbons."
Don Ferdinand is not considered favorite
in Spain, whilst the Duke of Aosta is said
TO be not only favored by the Spanish public
opinion, but to be the candidate Of NAPo-
LEON. Furthermore, he is the he'll, under
the treaty which gave the throne to the
Bourbons. According to that, the Bouroons
falling, the throne should pass to the House
Of Savoy. The Bourbons have not failed
in the sense of the treaty; but they have
failed by popular will, and that will do.
Therefore this young Duke stands at this
time apparently the best chance. He Is
twenty-five, intelligent, liberal, and spl-
rited, Should no succeed, under the strong
admonitions that Immediately precede him,
and good ministry, there may be good ex-
pectations rested upon him. 1t is time poor
Spain had good government, to improve her
physical condition. A land Of 80 many
grand and heroic "reminiscences deserves
better fate than the recent inanition, Of
which she seemed to be gradually dying.
Another monarchy which seems to be ex-
citing some interest at this time is Belgium.
LEOPOLD H., the present ruler, is thirty
three years old, and has been seventeen
years married to his present consort---
nearly of his own age. His only son ID
just dead and he has only two daughters,
who are ruled out by the salique law. The
heir apparent Is the Kings only brother
the Count of Flanders, now in his thirty
second year, who has been married twenty
one months, and has had no offspring. The
London Times, viewing these facts, inquiries
whether, by the death Of the Duke Of Bra
bant, Belgium is not threatened with on
eventual vacancy of the throne! and
whether this event will not greatly favor
those designs Of annexation which France
"has long been suspected Of entertain
ing"S The Times adds: "Nay-political
d" COD ecture has travelled 80 far as to dis
cuss the rumor of q projected matrirno-
al ial alliance be.,oeen the Prince Imperial
"of France and the Princess Royal of Bel
I" qtum-between DO Of twelve and girl
I" of ten years of age-as bearing on the
possible realization of plans which the
" lapse Of years may develop"
This project, suspected by the Times
whose fate is so decidedly in the womb Of
time-gives that paper, which may be call
ed one of the eyes of England, a great deal
of anxiety. 1t is amusing to see the en-
phasis with which it insinuates the abhor-
rent character Of this plot and the matri-
monial alliance of children as part Of it
kind Of plotting and arrangement matri-
monial not at all unfamiliar in England
itself. But the Emperor NAPOLEON is
great bugaboo to the English. He is
always doing something to alarm them. We
do not see anything so horrible in the union
Of France and Belgium, nothing at all &c
monstrous as the union Of Ireland and
England nor do we see that the English
have great deal to do with it. ..a5
Never mind, "Young America" viii
probably, some day not distant, divert her
attention from these small continental mat.
ters. There he's been much counterfeiting
going on generally, and the day may come
when, as FALLsrArr said, it may be settled