, 1873-11-23

maae mag room tor tho ficcroy. VINO Ind brought
King had eigned hi blank and loft him tho p'oas-
AIT duty Of filling up, Ills first work wan to eg-
tabls!, In Dtuaaoa wlas lio callod Tho Co,11-
ell Of Troubes," but what Tho world has called
from TINT aay to This
Tho whole judiciary Of tho Netherlands was
cngnged In this ono tribunal. Ila members
wcro appointed by Alya, ho himself was prosi-
o anooao a s syos so woh e.srsa asS
aud oonflscation Of. property with 1t ho
vetoed oYcry cdct which roleasod priaoncr
Tho had eyer raised bis voice agalnst tho Inqut-
eltton, or rho was rich enough to bo worth rob
eatants, wore brought before tho Council Of
Blood, and, without scarcely tho form Of trinl
dismissed to tho scaifold or Tho stake. They
noro not condemned singly. but In drovos Of 20.
charges stated, aud tho verdict rendered. 30
rogulnr wnu tho routine OF buloIory that It la
anid ono OF tho Judges, the infamous Hessol
used TO 60 sound aslcop while tho court was Ii,
caao which ho had neyor heard, would always
e1claim, TITO tho gallowsf to tho gallowsl"
E0MoNT AND npnN
werc among tho first to taste tho tendcr mcroics
svcr "mtld, benignant, aud p1acabla." Philip
had given Alva spcoial orders to seize those
leaders At the oarlioHt opportunity and execute
thom whenovor It waa most oonyoniont. Thoy
wore invited to . banquet IN Brusaols. EEmont
rsa arroated while walking arm IN arm with
Alra, and Horn . few m{nusos later In nnothor
apartment Of tho palace. Both wero bohesded
IN tho grand squaro Of tho city, Juno 5, 1865
Alya looking on from anelghboring window,
and, as soon IS tile 40 had fallen, dinpatohing :
courier to Madrid With tho wolcomo tidlnga that
swo brave and honeat nobleman, whose only
crtmo waR devotion to tho cause OF down
trodden people, had boen '..suitably punished
for their Ubiquitous behavior"
Whnt1 Trrf,1nrt nr1 Horn had HAAn SfhrnfHnnd
the machinery Of massacre rcdoublod Its speed.
Agents uoro sent Into tho ren1otost towns and
villages Of tho Netherlands with instructions. to
bring oil sunpeoted rorsons-that H., herotfcs,
the Blood Council took chargo Of thom; Vargas
Ava aei1. "Amcn," and they were swept
out OF sight by tho hands Of tho exeouaonor. It
is estimated that during the six yeare Of Alva'a
rule, over 1900 mon, womou, aud children
HUNG, BURNED, AND aEHEApKn.
This does not include Tho Thousands upon thau-
Bands who we're slaughtered By blu no1diers- : In
the battlcg and siages which ho conducted in
person or by his Houtenents, 10 quartor wau
over shown. Tho beaten army wns cx-
terminated, the captured citlos given up to
fire and sword. Women wore publicly
slolaIca; children hacked Into pieces; unborn
to the dogs or to tue fire. At thu sack Of Haar-
lem 300 citizens wcro tied buck to back, in
couples, and thrown into tho lako; at tho sack
OF Iutphen 900 moro wore fastened in the aano
manner and drowned iu the river.
We hn7e not the epaee to oYcn mention half
tho horrors perpotfated by this demon in human
shape, with the sanction OF tho master-demon,
who, in the oloistcrs Of tho Escurial, spent bin
days and nights In debating and Buperlntending
the informal work. Philip Tns worthy Of Alys,
md Alya worthy Of Philip. Dronehed in trcach:
cry and blood. both are piiloricd in history, and
Us long III grasB Growa and water runs mon will
wonder why tho good God allowed such monsters
AZ these to
Gu1t6E HIS fooTaTooL.
.AlVa retired from tho Government OF tht
Netherlands Nov. II, 1878. His farewell advice
to the King. WAS to destroy oyory city iu the re
volted provinces except two or three to Berya Al
| gar1isons, and by no meano to relax tho "Chrls
tian chastisement'' which ho Ind go happily
commenced. A ehort tino after his return L
| Spain he incurred the diBplcaeuro Of Philip OF
sacount Of GONE misconduct Of hia son. II.
was imprisoned aud bnnghed, but in 1850 wal
employed in tho conquest Of Portugal, whic1
restored him to royal favor, 80 that LIE could dis
peacefully in his bed Jan. IL, 1853.
Leaving name to other tinlcs
Linked with no virtue and million crimes.