The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-23
The LegitImist NIonarchical Congress
"Divine Right" Against the v0x Populi.


"DivIne Right" Against the vox Populi.
The Congress Of European monarchical
legitimists which is assembled In Antwerp
promises to be an affair of much consequence,
and to herald, by its proceedings, the initia-
ton of a series of very important events in
the Old World. The representation is almost
universal, 80 far as Europe is concerned.
There are French, Germans and Italians.
The ex-King Of Hanover has arrived at the
place of meeting, attended by numerous
body of the supporters of his cause. There
are Ultramontanists from Rome. The
proceedings are, as we are informed
by cable telegram, harmonious. The
platform of proceeding contemplates
the restoration Of all the deposed
monarchs. This action indicates a desire
perhaps afirms q predetermination-on the
part of the advocates of the throne system
of rule to throw down the gage of contest
in moral battle to the newborn democracies
and tme-worn ''reds" of Europe. 1t is an
endeavor for the reassertion of the Divine
right despite the utterance of the voD popalis.
1t must be conceded that the moment of con-
tact has been Oh osen judiciously in behalf of
the royalties. France and Spain do not appear
to thrive, either under pure republic or
throne based on the popular franchise. The
representative of the cause of hereditary
sovereignty, and against that of huge
imperialist concentration, as he will
be likely to carry with him the
sympathy, at least, of his kinsfolk,
the Queen and Princes of Great Britain. The
Papal emissaries will urge reunion at the
aged centre of civil authority, and argue that
the first disturbance which was permitted at
that point in Rome has radiated thence, and
with disastrous consequences to the cause of
the crowns, to the most remote circumference
of the civilizations of the kingdoms. Plus the
Ninth may plead the experiences which en-
sued from his own primal experiments for the
reconciliation of radicalism to royal rule at
time when the people Of the Holy City were in
formal acknowledgment. of their own inferority
| for purposes of local administration. A know
| ledge of the first conception Of this movement
and of Its progress to maturity may have had
some influence even for the restoration of
| more harmonious state of relations between
the Roman Pontif and the Gear of
| Russia, as set forth in our cable dispatches
to-day. Whether the case of the House Of
Bonaparte will be considered one Of legiti-
macy or otherwise remains to be seen. The
Convention will be very likely to divide on
this point, Notwithstanding the fact that
Napoleon, 10 his sovereign character, pro-
claimed that he had worked the revolution to
its Legitimate consequences" and, thus,
"crowned the edifce" in France. Perhaps the
charity of the Church may be again invoked in
behalf of the French exile, and that the ex-
Emperor will argue his brief according to the
rule and In the words Of Pho Mono himself when
he wrote to the then powerful imperial ruler
of France at the Tulleries the ominous words,
'Your crown hangs suspended by the same
thread which sustains the tiara"