New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-18
TIE SPEECH OF CASTELAR,.

In the session of the COrtes CONSTITUENCIES
81 Jan. - the following proposition was Iead: me
only those who descendants Of Louis XIV. of BOur
hon but likewise those OF the second branch viz the
Iucapactated 10 exercise the high duties OF Chief Of
State which conceded By the Constitution OF 1902
SeTOr CastclaI--tuOTos whatever may I've your Opin.
of me- you cannot refuse 10 credit me with sincerity
you cannot D. ignorant OF the iacI lhV spe" WIN we
ought 20 say proof % tins raukneS that my prOpo
ston does lot tend 10 divide us IN opinion but rather 10
unite us, according 70 the adaEe that III misfortune We
Either he Assembly Constituent signifies nothing or it
means The Revolution OF September. And The Reyou-
ZION Of september was comprised M the expression:
Down with the B0urbons" Never before were popular
parties listened 10 with much enthusiasm or seconded
with such aiuor as when they an sWoIe 10 lay violent
hand. upon the Bourhouic crown which IN fact, yWaed
the temporal key That opened t0us, or kept locked in
reserve, rights. Nou shOnd remember by the
wounds not yet Ccatuzed, which You bear IA your
IN order 70 bring the press 70 recognition OF ths act
Boulbons.
This idea was so rooted in the mind Of the patton that.
as far ~ It's VIII concerned the nation labOred 10
that end cannot explain in any other way how that in
is days throne ever respected as II Was Ie ana hat
there ~ It's place everpersecuted Democracy
The match applied 10 the Of the feet lighted all the
trains Of powder which mderiad the whole surface Of
the Peninsuathat train Of ideas antidynastc, all Of
which were blazing aud eUgent in those creative days,
called the Days Of the Revolution" The dynasty
VII ch 10 eht have resisted, convinced by warke
that the revolution universal and by it's remorse
the land of France and bewaed IN the palace OF the first
Bourbon the catastrophe which had befaen the last Of
upon a throne today lees tnan citizens in the universal
baushment-the new Gdpus of Europe What is II 1
gOug 20 ASH % you, SUOles Jhat you Will eealze
tI1f Won win sanction tie sentence gt the Revolution.
IOoKin- the matter in parliamentary hSh theIe are
great precedents fOT laws O TINS class not only Hlh
but without country. Within 1t is sufficient iQI
me 20 aude 10 the Parliament OF Caspe without need
Ony refer to the Revolution Of 1919 IN England and the
Convention Of 1873 IN France.
beng republican. will cite you mOnaTchea Instances.
Tie Convention, which met IN England III consequence
VI last monarchical instruction, excluded James II
a1df he Pm Uf
OF ghts excluding all the descendants Of the house Of
savoy and another CLAUSE positively excluding all the
Catholic princes. when the provisions Of the Bin OF
Rights were carried out, and William, Mary, and Ann
died without descendants, England invested as re-
member ElectOr OF Hanover in INA with the
Always the same thing has succeeded. The French In
they excluded Charles x and his family. Our hum
Die Estates III ls34 when seemed 20 Pe moved 0y tn9
sput OF the Middle Ages eHciuaeu ION Cdiios ana
his innocent children, not being able 10 dispense
with the latter Of this sad and sentence
Yes, sad, most SAD Is the iac thdt heredy pans ana
penalties now abolished far citizens concerned,
should be IN iu Nlgor a. 10 KDg ana tnat those VINO
nust dces such rules shOuld De sKed 10 30 Apply tem
but the fault The faut proceeds from those
who have entaled upon family the hereditary privilege
Of governing society, and who supposed they were able
20 transmit their descendants crown o. gold, which
the revolution converted into crown Of thOrns, and
throne which revolution has often changed into scat
fold. IL is impossible FOR an enanclpatcd people 10 De
feHd itself from hereditary tyranny, except ny abolish
Rev ctEeus cauio. exist the society with old
kings, without there being continual disturbances
cannot understand what scrupes could have retarded
the majority from presenting TINS proposition We should
the transport Of victory, winch engended so many hopes
given 20 this Of Justice the appearance or vengeance
Hut now a. these illusions have been dssIpated, now
may De uJe of prescription ana death, we BRING
forward that the world may know That the Republican
minority the same interests the same ideas. ana the
enemies the Revolution OF September dln
much surprised that the meaning Of the Revolution ~
understood This movement Is social result, is the
phase 81 that grand revolution which mas agtated
Europe during TIE last four centuries mat revolution
began 90 material things by dlscOyercsi II pro-
grcssed far effect that part OF our maud Which
holds the closest relation TO natureO feeling ana TO art
matters 81 conscience and spiritual reform, concluding
philosophy, which theological forms To dis
appeal and substitutes IN their place the laws OF reason
Whrn ths spiritual revolution had finished IL crossed
over 10 political society, Tor political society IN nothing
mole than condemnation Of the spiritual. Hereditary
aud pcrIHHciit powers had dIed the human con
scicuce. aud historical ynases. which represeue them
began dcaihstiucglc with revolution
Thus 70 happened mat every historical dynasty put
its~f lu coalitions Nilh the priesthood against science
with foreign kings against the aspirations OF thor
Of the mt dynasty Reproduced Itself ~ all the other
dynastic The stuaris fel because OF Their alliance with
tic priesthood. aud in their struggles aud n sortuBes
aud 10 their achievements ever asked the Intervention
of the French Louis XVI fed because Of clerical laws,
and sought foreign bOyOnes although they only "a
be- driven into the heart Of France.
The BOnfb8us returned; they returned bY tho aid Of
foreign intervention It's presence IN The Iulcres slgu
fed the horse OF Don drinking water iu the Seine. IA
me riyrr of revolutions Again the BOurbuns fell aud
they fell because 81 laws which had been passed favor
AT The Church aud against free tboDVL tr F1DfesslOD