New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-12

REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY, JULY Il, 1870.
THE POSSIBLE KING OF SPAIN.

Uermany appears TO nave been, time out
of mind, the emporium to which the nations
and politicians Of Europe look for king
whenever, like the Israelites in the dsys of
Samuel, they find themselves deprived of
that blessing by any political exigency, in
consequence of the failure of the legitimate
succession or of revolutionary upturning.
1t has been found expedient, too, in various
cases where the contentious of opposing
candidates threatened the dangers and hor-
fors of bloody war to "split the difference, y
and settle the trouble by importing a king
of Gemanic nationality, who, being a
stranger in language and manners to the
nation over which he was called to rule.
would have, at any rate, the merit of i'm
partiality, and mete out Justice and decide
questions OF State with the scrupulOus dis
regard Of favOritism that actuated the
monkey when he adjusted the cheese con-
trOversy between the two cats. We might
instance King Otho, of Greece, or nearer
home, the two first Georges of Great
Britain, who reigning over the land with an
impartial dislike to everything English, re-
manned intensely and dogmatically German
to the end of their august and kinyly ex-
istence.
What has been done before by nations
distressed for lack of kingly rule, is now, it
seems, about to be done by Spain; and in
all probability the German Prince Leopold.
of HOhenZOlleTn. is to be the recipient Of
the splendid prize and perhaps to verify
the words Of Shapkespeare, "uncasy lies the
head that wears a crown"
In free and enlightened America, where
tOadyism is unknown, and where the people
haXr
accidental lordling who by chance finds his
noble feet pressing over plebian soil, the
who is he, orr the what about the German
prince who is likely to be Spanish king.
will not excite much attention. Still, az
our people did on one occasion evince an
excited curiosity, when with heart deep
emotion, they anxiOusly sought to know
who was James X. Polk, it is possible that
a similar curiosity may be felt to know who
is Prince Of Hohenzollern.
Prince Leopold, Of HOhenzOllern, is an
offshoat of the royal family of Branden burg,
the head Of which family is the King Of
Prussia. He is the eldest son of Prince
Anton, of HOhenzollern-S -Signaringen, and
his wife, Princess Josephine, of Baden, and
was born in 1885. SO that he is of age-suf-
iciently mature to understand the RESPONSE
bility he accepts, while he still is in the
vigor of manhood.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from which
Prince Leopold takes his title, was. until few
tiles that formed SO largely component parts
of the great Germanic Confederation; prin-
cipalities, the territories Of which could be
walked over in a day, the ultimate sover-
eighties of which was maintained by an army
of about dozen soldiers, Officered by IA
commander in chief and two drummers of
great experience" the troops being
mustered into service at dinner time to
act as walters at table. The progress of po-
litical science has shown, however, that the
ultimate sOvereignties of these petty States
were a standing impediment to progress,
hence they have been mostly absorbed into
the realms of their larger neighbOrs. In
1S49, the principality of which Prince Leo
pOld was heir was ceded by treaty to the
Of Prussia, whose monarch is the
the head of the HOhenzOllern family. By
that treaty all sovereign rights were ceded
to Prussia, and in return the prince of that
territory received the title of highness
by a royal decree, which conferred
to the younger princess Of the
royal family. So that no power attends
his title. He is prince, just as various
lOungers around the door of a village hotel,
when the train comes in are cOlOnels and
generals. He has, however, one title which
means something; for he is major in the
guards attendant on the royal household at
Berlin. His want of power or possessions
is not, though, any impediment to the
throne Of Spain, for his noble and royal |
blood remedies all that. Like Major Dugald |
Dalgetty, He is as good gentleman as the
King, although not so rich" He is man |
Of thorough education, and seems to have
for no mean ability. What he is,
MS ascent to the throne will show.
The acceptance Of the throne of Spain by |
the Prince of HohenzOllcrn will be in effect |
Is much the act of Prussia as of Spain; for,
Is member nnsso9 Of til the a royal ia family and
natter without the royal advice and con-
ent. No difficulty will, it is thought, be
made, however, by the Prussian gov