Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-29
AmApsos ADDICTION,
Behind Tho soenes AZ Madrd..scraps
Of Secret History,

IoSboS, Feb. i8.-An extraordinary
story concerning the abdloaiion of King
Am0deo comes TO me from 50 Ugh a source
that nm constrained 10 believe II. II Ia
10 this effect. The Queen, Ms every one
will femember, was tbs Princess Mary,
tho daughter Of Prince Emmanuel
pozlo della Clsternai she Is only twenty.
i've years Of age she IL a very devoni |
Catholic aud she Is thu mother OF three
children, the youngest Of whom, Prince,
was born at Madrid only n few days ago
edla.ely before the birth Of this child
the young Queen was in great distress Of
mind, aud in very Alarming physical pain
and in her agony Of mind and body she
made vow to The Blessed Virgin that II.
through the mercy Of God she was brought,
safely through the pcris that then envi-
ronul her, she would beg her husband on
her Blended knees to resign the throne OF
Spain and hasten back TO Italy. Her hus.
baud was present when-perhaps in de.
lirium-she made this VOW, and he utter
cd no remonstrancc against 1t. There is
no doubt that he has been growing more
and more weary of Spain for several
mon his, and the distress and anguish o.
his young wife to whom no is tendorly al
tached, probably streng thened his desire to
get rid Of his ,hanklrss task. Events
which happened after the birth OF the child
who, in the opinion Of its mother was
given her Olny as n hostage for the per.
Torrance Of her vow-aoubtless removed
all hesitation which he hight have still
felt. He and his wifc--despilo all bis mo-
bic qualities and all her grace and beauty
had never been able to win over TO their
side the proud mobiles of Spain. Just as
in Rome the nobility Of the highest rank,
with one or two exceptions, side with the
Pope, and refuse TO attend the Court Of
| Victor Emmanuel or to give any counten-
ance 10 his Government, so in Madrid the
grandees held n loot from "the foreign nd-
venturer," as the called King Amadeo,
while their wives could not be induced 10
appear in the train ofLis wife, This alarm
ed and irriiated both Of them-not with.
! out reason--but they continued to hope
that in time the nobility could be won
over to their side. The King made q inst
effort to DC this on the occasion of the
christening of the new born child. He
asked the Duchess de Ia Tore, the wife
of Serrano, 10 present the royal infant
ut the SaptisWal ceremony. She refused
with scorn, and the poor baby would have
probably had 10 suffer the ignominy OF be-
ing "presented' by lady Of low rank lad
not the widow of Marshal Prim, herself u
duchess, consented to leave her M >urhing
re irement and perform the function. am
told there was terrible scene in the pal
ace that dny, and it was then that the
King finally yielded to the prayers ard
tears Of his wife, and made TO her the
promise of abdication which, rs you know
| he fulfilled on the ! It'll Of this month. "lt
is:a great honor, said the King in his mes.
sage to the Corles announcing his abdi-
cotton, "to preside over the destinies of a
coGitry, however disturbed. 1 had re.
solved to keep my oath and respect the
| Constitution, for l believed my loyalty
to Spain would compensate for whatever
errors might be caused by my youth and
inexperlence. But my good wishes have
| deceived me, for Spain lives in the midst
of perpetual contest. If my enemies
h ad been fore gners would mott have
abandon the task, Int they are Spaniards.
[ wish neither to be the King Of a party
nor 10 act illegally but beiievihg'all my
eHOrlS ~ Dc SltTlle, IeuouuSe 'E5 oio"H
of myself my sons and heirs
These are plain, sad and bold Words
but the Cores listened to them with scar
cely concealed joy, and the abidiSation
was unanimously accepted, There are
wheels within wheels and had the Cortes
known all that was within the Kings
mind they probably would have listened
to his message with emotions of very
mixed character. For have as yet told
only onc-half of my story. The King has
abdicatcd, it is true, TO p.ease his wife;
but, If my in 'Ormants ore correct he ala
this all the more willingly, because he De
ives that by givitg mp the insecure
:, ron ofSpan he m kes stride towards
no. ,hyon, of Italy. yl.l1l Emlaannels
hepiph IL estre,Mcly Preea r'ons ana his
! satM aA auy lnoaeot wOnIo s0g. SO no
m. vbo, Itrsgas hin Inc + 20 W Prince
the victim Of 4 disC.Nse men
makes his lii. a burden, and .roa' VIII 'cn
Heath may gsyn .e.syc him and ms 81
the four year old. 'rince OF N''ples1h
in such, u condiiior that lis life can be /,
only BY something like MY,
sole. These three pressriors lives are al
hal starS betyeeQ Am sdeo and the nsA
ian crown; ahd eyer ghct,ls victor ,, h nh,,
ana HunSert die Before the ba1y
Prince of Naples cxpsrsssg AfSaaso woulc
have n claim to a regenCy Ehiek wouid be |
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