Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-09

ed, the skates on each foot can only rest on the outside edge, and the balance oi the body in that position has been learned -Good Healh
 SPANISH REPUBLICANS AND THE
 NEW KING. g
 The Tribune gives the following remark! of the great Spanish orator, regarding the new dynasty
 Let any one say what he will, the House of Savoy. to prevent the Republic from
 being proclaimed in Spain, as it has beer
 in France, sent us his son to monarchizt
 for little while that Latin race which ii
 so near to a Republic. The obstacle ir
 the way of these combinations, Napoleon IT., has fallen. The Spanish monarch
 ists thought of electing Frederick Charles
 Protestant Prince, but the Pope, for tn. purpose of preventing this great disgrace
 from falling upon the Church, the disgrace of seeing Protestant seated on the Span. ish throne, used his influence with the con
 lessor of the Duchess of Aosta, who indu
 ced her to persuade her husband to ac cept the crown. and to oblige him to wear that which may be crown of thorns.
 The Duke of Aosta at last accepted the crown. It is impossible to describe the rage which his candidacy excited in the hearts of the Spanish people, so fond as they are of their independence If the 191 Deputies,a majority obtained by means of liberal use of public money, be ex- cepted, the remainder of the nation pro- tests against this foolish election with a unanimity having no parallel. The clergy abominate the son of the excommunicated. the recent robber of the Pope. The mo- bility are dissatisfied, because they cling to their monarchical traditions. The more moderate portion of the Conservative par ty go along with the House of Bourbon, and the more liberal portion with the House of Orleans. The people ask for no other solution than the Republic.
 So 1t happened that the day of election was one of vsritable mourning in Madrid. From daylight the troops began to take up position on all the streets of the city, arm ed. as they were, with all classes of arms, as if in place of seeing the Messiah prom ised by the Monarchists, there was really coming Conqueror. The Republican party were under the necessity of recon mending order through their directory, to the end, that the people might not arise in revolt in the streets, notwithstanding cannon were frowning upon them with the match already lighted. Around the Cor tes there wandered large multitudes, silent but threatening in appearance. Strong attachments of cavalry prevented them from passing through the streets.
 As soon as the session was opened, the Republican deputies asked permission to speak This was for the purpose of pre-. senflng protests from different DO pula tions against the election of king. Af- terward some of them asked, What liberty was enjoyed by deputies who were con- strained to vote in the midst of such large bodies of armed men? The President de- nied that there was force. This was said amid the buzzing of members who were already looking upon the troops in arms. One of the Ministerial party said that the lives of the Monarchists were threatened. A Republican loudly proclaimed that he should prove his assertions. A member of the CMlists said that the candidacy was a shameful affair. The Ministers cried out, 'Let him be put out" Hearing this in- suit, offered to the inviolability of the rights of deputy, the Republican minor ity arose and protest energetically against such improper words. The tumnlt was SO great that the President in endeavoring to restore order broke his mace. A deputy asked that there should be read the list of those who voted for Isabel IT. in 1854. The result was that the number of voters was nearly the same as those who voted for the Duke of Aosta. Another deputy asked that list of those who voted against her should be read. This list showed the names of many Republicans, now Monarc chists. Senor Cabello, dep uty from an Andalusian province, asked in what language would the Duke be sworn-in Italian or Castilian. The ask ing of this question produced great tu- mutt. IN'@, 'tta~f- f.F<+'2 -~" g Spain does not want king, much less 8 foreign king. If, contrary to nay hopes, the new monarchy shall take root in the hearts of the people, it cannot at any rate dispel from this land independence and liberty. ..e. is ..5a T .