Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-27
A NEW REPUBLIC.

NEW REPUBLIC.
King Amadeus of Spain Abdicates the
Ihrone--The Cortes Proclaim a Reput-
Tic by Vote of $50 to 32--A Gloomy
Prospect.
MADRID, Feb. liking Amadeus
persists IN his determination to abdicate.
When 1t became known that the King
would certainly resign, groups gathered
III the streets, and there were some at
tempts at disturbance. The House of
Deputies, last night, decided that the
President of that branch of the Cortes
and fifty Deputies should constitute
permanent committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11-Secretary Fish
this evening received the following dis
patch from Minister Sickles
cat 8 o'clock tonight the Cortes
adopted Republican form of Govern
ment by vote of 359 in the affirmative
and 81 in the negative"
| LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE abdication of
King Amadeus is the all-absorbing topic
IN London and Paris. The view IS con-
sldered gloomy, and bitter civil war in
ev1table. The last dispatch from Madrid
was dated l o'clock this morning. Moth
ing since has been received. The fail
ure OF dispatches is regarded as
ominouS.
The last dispatch says the streets are
now filed with crowds of excited people.
The Senate has appointed permanent
Committee of Thirty Senior Malcanps
and Admiral Topete, on behalf of Mar
shal Serrano, have offered their support
to Prime Minister Gorilla IN maintaining
order.
1t is rumored that Gorilla intends to
leave the capital tomorrow. Senior
Rivero will remain at his post as Presi-
dent of the House of Deputies.
PARIS, Feb. LIE Temps has adj
vices from Spain showing that the Gov
eminent is operating against the Carlists
IN the north with twenty four battalions
OF infantry of the regular army and a
proportionate amount of cavalry and ar
tlllery, and 5000 or Z, 200 volunteers and
gems dGrnaes. The Carlists are active
IN the neighborhood of Segovia and
Estella.
Further Details of the Abdicaticn of
Observation-Disclosures of RepubIic--
| Departure of the King--He is Escorted
to the Frontier.
! London advices of the 10Th give fur
Their and fuller details of the revolution
in Spanish affairs We CLEAN the fol
lowing particulars
Yesterday 01th) the two houses of the
Cortes assembled At late hour the
formal message of abdication was read.
1t states that the King maturely con-
| sldered his course He accepted the
crown under the belief that the people
would support him. He was deceived.
Ii his enemies were foreigners, he would
not have taken this course. Spain has
been in perpetual disquiet and all his
efforts to put an end to the intrigues
were unavailing. He had no wish to re-
main on the throne as the King of a
party.
Upon completion of the reading, the
Senate and Congress met together and
constitute themselves a Sovereign
Cortes. Senior Rivero, President of the
Congress, in a brief speech, declared
himself ready to answer for the preser-
Walton OF order and the execution of
sovereign DEGREES. The abdication of
King Amadeus was then accepted unani-
mously A committee, selected from
members of the Senate and Congress.
was then appointed to draft reply to
the message, and another commission to
accompany the King to the frontier.
Senior Pho then proposed resolution
establishing Republic, vesting in the
Assembly supreme power. The resolu-
tion was adopted by vote of 256 yeas,
against 30 nays.
The resolution of Pho comprises the
following propositions That Spain be
declared a Republic, the National As
sembly to assume all the powers of
supreme authority and appoint respon-
slble Government to execute their de-
crees that to another Assembly, here
after to be elected, will be referred the
duty of determining the form of the
Constitution.
The Cortes elected the following Gov
eminent Figueras, for President of the
Council Cordoba, Minister of War:
P. I. Margall, Minister of the Interior
Nicolas Salmeron, Minister of Justice
Francisco Salmeron, Minister of the
Colonies Beranger, Minister of Marine;
CASTELAR,, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Becerra. Minister of Public Works
Echegaray, Minister of Finance
Figueras then addressed the Assembly.
He said he owed his appointment to 20
litical circumstances. He promised that
the Spanish people should in future have
the utmost freedom in the choice of
their rulers and representatives. He
then read numerous kilograms from the
provinces, showing that the public peace
and order had been everywhere pre-
served. He hoped the Republic would
be preserved forever, and that Spain
would henceforth exercise her Just in
fuence in the affairs of Europe. He
believed that ether Latin nations would
mot be slow to initiate her example. The
Government now chosen would insure
the national integrity. The Assembly
then adjourned.
1t is stated that the principal Com
munists in London, Brussels and Ge-
neva have started from those cities for
Madrid.
The announcement of the abdication
OF King Amadeus produces a profound
sensation in Berlin The German ma