The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-12
SPAIN.

Quecn lsabelln's Proclamation to the Span.
iards-lIer Plea for Her Son.
Queen Isabella's manifesto to the Spanish nation
says Paris paper-is Of great length, and opens
with q retrospective examination of the events
which have marked her career. We must confine
ourselves to translating the last part OF the docu
ment, which Is an appeal to the Spanish nation in
favor of the young King, and at the same time a
sort Of official PRONUNCIATION Of the act OF abdicatng.
1t says
STANDARDS My long reign has seen many sad
and troubled periods-and, above all, for mo, be.
cause the glory of certain facts, and the progress
realized While ruled tine destiny Of our
loving peace and the increase OF the public
good, always saw my deepest and most cherished
feelings, my nob!est aspirations and my most ear
acts independent OF my WILL AS a child, thousands
OF heroes proclaimed my name, but the horrors Of
thought but to second proposals which appeared
good and calculated to secure your happiness; but
e ed se OF no for the
At an age when reason is fortified by experience,
the ungovernable passions of men, whom would
not oppose at the cost Of your bOOd-more precious
to me than my own-have driven me to a foreign
country far from the throne of my ancestors TO this
friendly, hOsptable and fllustriOus land, which is
not, however, my own country nor that Of my chill.
dren.
SUCH in BRIEF Is the political history Of thlry-nve
years. in which have exercised the supreme repre-
sentative power Of the people committed to my
charge by Gods law, by personal right by national
yse Of with nteDton
either to the evils laid to my charge to mistor
tional Queen, have sincerely respected the funda-
mental laws. A Spanish woman before all and
loving MOTHER Spain's sons are all equally dear to
The misrortunes which I could not prevent were
mitigated by me as far as possible Nothing was
more grateful to my heart than to pardon and
reward, and omitted nothing to prevent my SUBJ
jects tears from flowing for my cause With desires
and feelings that have nevertheless been vain, to
spare me- in my country or away from 1t, the
bitter trials affecting my Undersigned to suffer
them and the can designs sas ana
neously make this last OF my acts, all Of which,
without exception, have sought to promote your
p months lave passed Since set loot upon foreign
soi-apprehenstve OF ills which, In their blindness,
Of i'll 4 ate @ Ss VINO
by the vote Of many assemblies by the right OF vic:
tory and by the declarations OF the government Of
civilized Europe, do not hesitate to endeav0r to re-
produce In these twenty months my AFFLICTED soul
has never ceased to hear the suffering cry which
arises from my I IT, areaness 81 a
and for the support OF those
who were and are attached to me-f0rgetting the
me for myself ask nothing; but would obey the
impulse OF my heart and the loyal sentiment of the
Ss e ayesa9 Of rs the
cir OF a hundred kings.
Here follows the act Of abdication transferring the
the ex-Queen preserving all civil rights, and the
custody OF Alfonso while living abroad and until he
Is proclaimed king by the government and COrtes
representing the legitimate vote Of the nation.
French Opinion Of the Act-Its Conse-
Quences.
The indifference with which the Paris journals
continue to regard the abdcation Of Queen Isabella
is anything but complimentary to her sense Of self
love, as they pass the Incident over either with
neglect or remark on the act as Of not "tne slight
est Importance" We subjoin two extracts to SHOW
In what manner the subject is spoken OF in the
French capital
Iron the Paris Patrie June 20.l
What results are likely TO follow from this abdica
tionp Nearly two years have now elapsed since the
Queen left Spain, and during that time many
grave events have occurred. Marshal Prin
10 at present allpowerful beyond the Pyre
| nees. He has acquired, whatever may be
| said to the contrary, a real influence over
| his fellow citizens, and he has become power
which must evidently be taken into account The
remuneration would no doubt have produced the re-
suits now desired II the Queen, flying before the re-
yolution had at an earlier period felt her unpOpu
larity and signed that important act on the morrow
| OF the Spanish instruction at st. Sebastian. There
is little doubt that at that moment Spain would have
| transferred to the head OF the son that crown
| violently torn from the brow Of the mother At the
present moment, that country, disturbed IN various
| directions, has been solicited by numerous can
didates and the House OF Bourbon no longer seem
| atone Capable OF furnishing ssyereIgns W IL Ia