New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-18
xwc AMADEUS THE FIRST

Of Aosta, on Wednesday, received majority
of the votes of the Constituent COrtes, and
was yesterday proclaimed. by the President
of the Chamber, King of Spain. Madrid IL
excited but not disorderly. The church bells
are ringing for the election OF hercules son,
and re Deums are going up from the most
Catholic country in Europe in honor OF tins
new triumph of the banned King of Piedmont.
The family that seemed destroyed, so few
wears ago. ON the fatal field Of Novara has
now gained foothold on every Latin throne.
Victor Emanuel, who only claimed the crown
of Sardinia by the Grace OF God, Is hlng OF
Italy by the grace of Garibaldi. His daughter,
Maria Pia, is Queen of Portugal His daughter
Clothilde, when she married Napoleon Jerome,
became Princess of France and wife OF the
Heir Presumptiyc And now the Cadet OF the
House has been chosen to fill the throne OF
Saint Ferdinand. Only in the royal family OF
Denmark do we find so marvellous rise In life.
The acceptance of the Spanish crown 10y
Prince Amadeus ia striking proof OF the
improved condition of monarchy i'll Southern
Europe. There is no doubt that the bold and
defiant tone of the Republican Press III Spain
caused this same young gentleman to reject
the election which was offered him more than
year ago The same freedom of discussion
frightened the Duchess of Genoa into Mysteries
when the crown was formally rendered to her
boy son. Don Fernando of Portugal,
an going man of letters, fond of his old
books and pictures and his new wife, refused
the perilOus bauble more than once, in the in
terest of a quiet life Its tender to the Prince
of Hohenzolern set the world on fire, and his
withdrawal was not enough to extinguish the
cOnfagratiOn. The question OF the monarchy
remained in allegiance during the first shock O1
arms. The general impression in Spain was
that the victor on the Rhine would impose
King to his liking on the empty throne. ole
sole or Don AlphonsO," said the placid Cas-
tilans, and resigned themselves to wait the
issue The fall of Napoleon destroyed the
hopes of his Bourbon prOtege, and Prince Leo
pold failed to distinguish himself in the war
II is probable that the Spanish politicians be-
gan to regard with some anxiety the prospect
of Prussian occupation in the palace OF
Philip V. They imagined the Savoyard would
be more manageable, and renewed their former
, offer
This time il seems TO have been promptly
accepted. There were no international com
pIications in the way. The two combatants
did not care to acquire new enemy by
veto. The question of force paralyzlng the
Republican movement in France, rendered the
contagion less dangerous in Spain than during
the existence of the Empire. All doubt "a to
the feasibility of an election was removed by
the action OF prominent members of the Union
Liberal, who deserted the Duke of Montpcn-
sier and gave in their adhesion to the Sar-
dnian aspirant. From that moment the ma
jority was assured. We have not yet received
| an analysis of the votes of which this majority
of nineteen is composed; but they embrace,
without doubt, nearly the full Progressista
! vote under the leadership of Prim, u strong
contingent from the Liberal Union, and a por-
lion, if not all, of the Democratic MonarchSts
under their chiefs RivcrO and Martos. The
minority of 12O is made up of Republicans,
Carsts. the faithful friends of MOntpensier
among the Unonistas and of Espartero among
the Progressstas and Democrats.
The new King will take his throne with q
reasonable chance of keeping it for while.
He is not too young to observe, nor too old to
! learn He is universally considered IN Italy
the best of his fanily-a respectable gentle
man and good sailor. He is better than
though greatly inferior in all respects TO the
Duke of MOntpcnsier, whom the Spaniards
would not have at any price. If the Italian
comes to Spain determined to make himself
a Spaniard, and above all, if he has sufficient
intelligence TO see that his business is not to
govern. but to allow the people to govern
| themselves, as provided by their admirable
/ Constitution, he may be great improvement
on former rulers in the Peninsula, and per
| baps be nearly us good as no king at all.
! The minority. it must be confessed is
rather formidable one. Ii represents much
more than its own numbers. 1t speaks the
sentiments of twO-thirds of the Spanish pco-
pie, for the Republicans and the Carlists con
stitute very nearly that proportion of the pop
ulation. More than half the majority are Of
ficc-holders, voting Loyalty for their wages
for Spain has not yet abolished the cOmpaii-
bility of legslating and place-holding. The
vote was, therefore, almost purely mechanical
and official, and expressed the sentiments of
the voters no more than the salutcs that fol-
lowed expressed the sentiments of the cannon.
But the instinct of obedience is strong in the
masses, and they will probably accept for the
present the King their rulers have made. We
near Already Oh hcpupicah organization ior
resistance and Carlist preparations for insur-
rection But Prim and his subOrdnates have
already quenchcd in blood one serious Carlist
rising, and two rash and heroic attempts
at revolution by the Republicans. IL is not
likely that they can succeed now, when an
added prestige has come to the Government
from the shadow of the crown If the Union
list faction in the army remains loyal to the
new monarch, he may stay, until the people