The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-02
KING AMADEUS.
Travelling Through the Spanish Pro-
yinces with the Royal Party.
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE COMBINED.
Popular Demonstrations Every
where Along the Route.
.
IN THE CITY o. THE CID.
4 little Church Around the Corner Receives
the Son Of the EXc9mmunicated.
THE KING Ar A BULL FlGHT.
Honors and Flowers Strewn in His Path
by the People.

Honors and Flowers Strewn in His Path
by the People.
49,
TARRAooNA, Sept. H. 1871.
In my last l detailed the progress OF the royal
party from Madrid to Albacete and from Alba
Cete to Valencia, with the enthusiastic recep.
tion given to His Majesty at all places where
we stopped l mentioned that on the after
noon Of our arrival at Valencia there was a
grand parade Of the troops before the Palace which
the King witnessed from the balcony. This seems
10 be the custom at every place where VIC have
stayed night 1t was so at Albacete and al Valen-
cia: It has been at Oastellon and Tarragona The
first thing His Majesty has done on arriving at these
resting places has been to proceed TO church. there
to pray in silence for a few moments before the
high altar, and then to the place assigned for his
residence, there 10 receive the various Populations
aud commissions deslr0us to be presented to him.
This over the troops have been mustered and pa
Yaded in view Of His Majesty. There is great policy
IN this Spain still keeps up its traditional belief in
and respect for large standing army. One Of the
surest means to make himself popular with the
army Is to identify himself with II, not merely as
its nominal mead, according to the constitution but
"a It's effective head, according to the traditions
of his family and the customs OF his race.
Thus throughout this journey he travels In
the undrcss uniform OF captain general,
which sets or mis- tall and commanding
figure to great advantage, and before we enter any
place Of importance he dons the handsome full
dress OF that rank. Thus 1t is that his first care,
after receiving the various corporations and de-
putations TO see and be seen by both troops ana
people. ! must confess that with my Anglo Saxon
notions am opposed TO the Intense nstiitarfsno
which exists In Spain. Large armies are dangerous
FOOLS The tyrants Of the world have ever used
them 70 crush the liberties Of thc people They
constant menace Unpopular rights. So far from
being safeguard against internal troubles they
have oStenspr0duced them. So far from being pro-
lection against foreign invasion they have often in
vited It, The nations which have had the largest
standing armies have always come or second best
IN actual war-witness Persia, Greece, Rome, France.
The nations who have had the smallest standing
armies have ever founa men ana leaders sufficient
TO serve them In the hour Of danger. England and
the United States and even little Switzerland are
proofs of this. Spain, however. must be taken as
she is not as we would have her. and therefore no
man could rule over her at the present. day who did
not make the army one OF his chief studies. There
much TO be said in favor Of the large
army Spain keeps up It gives employment
70 $4,000 men, most Of whom would lead but
, sorry life as peasants. 1t 1rds vent
the middle and upper classes as Officers Hardly a
family in the country Is unrepresented In it. l
have often wondered what would become OF all
these onicers and men II they hat TO seek O living
By other means, In q country where commerce,
manufacture and agriculture are dead. But am
ADDRESSING, and writing an essay On the army
Instead Of an account Of my journey.
THE ROYAL ROUTE.
Since my last from Valencia, so rapid have been
the movements and so constant the occupations of
party that 1t has been utterly impossible TO End
leisure for correspondence. Not moments breath
Ing time has the young King given to himself or
Others From i've in the morning I'LL twelve at
night, day after day. including days OF travel, in
cludes moro time than kings In general are pre-
sumed to dedicate 10 work. yet it 10 work Tor which
young Amadeus seems to have an "affcctlon.n The
result has terrible for those around his person.
Generals, brigaders and officers, whose man deco
rations testify to the fact that they strangers
TO iatigues OF soldiers life have began to COM
plain OF tile intense
AMOUNT OF WORK HIS MAJESTY
performs In one day, and OF the desirab.lity OF his
taking things easier and with regard 10 after
consequences. Tue complaint has not been dlsloyai
or selfish, but has arisen from conviction III their
minds that neither His Majesty nor those immejl-
ately around him can "hold QUIZ on this tack much
longer, especially In the garng sun and intense
heat OF the country we are Journeying through
Tie prediction was fulfilled this morning. Alter an
intensely heavy days work yesterday this ancient
and Interesting city OF
TARRAGoNA,
beginning with an inspection OF hospitals and pub
tic institutions at six i'll the morning and end rg
with the theatre at halfpast eleven in the evening
we were to have gone to-day at six A. NJ. TO vlsis
Reus Ehe birthplace of General prim) and other
points OF Interest the line between TGrragona ana
LOrida. All were assembled at tie depot including
the palace servants, with their baskets OF good
things for refreshment by the way; the royal train
was ready, with lis gayy decorated engine In 'front.'
pufing and blowing or Its steam, and only waiting
vs., arrvn, ~ ~ "Nvo nersonage who was to make
tns little ,otif6sk a.; II .ssaaoa ~ the
evening, prcyloGs to setting or tomorrow for Bar
celo-~ Seven O'Clock came and no King lalfpast
veven, and stilf4iis Majesty put in no appearance.
The Ministers OF War and OF Marine grew uIl.
easy; the rest Of US grew anxious. little
before eight O'Clock word was brought that Ills
Majesty, after making several attempts TO prepare
himself for the excursion, not wishing dsappoint
the .pueblos,n who would be waiting to welcome
him, found II utterly impossible to 60 owing 10 his
intense WEAKNESS and that therefore, the trip must
stand over till tomorrow "A fellow feeling makes
us wondrous kind ;" and instantly there was con-
graduation and delight among the waiting party.
A gallant officer near me, whose breast was covered
with orders, said to me that His Majesty could not
nave done him greater kindness, for ne had had
but two or three hours rest every night since we
left Madrid. Others echoed the same sentiment,
and thus unregrettingly we all left the depot for
our respective abodes some to sleep, ana Others,
IKE your correspondent, to bring up arrears which
the active engagements OF the last few days com
PEELED them TO accumulate.
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BULL FIGHT. s--@s =,
told you Of the Kings visit TO the bull nght-that
most repulsive Of Institutions Eight noble bulls
and several ignoblc horses were sacrificed on the
occasion. am happy to say that few OF the edu-
Gated people Of spain approve Of this amusement OF
me past, but with the common people the taste re-