The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-04
AMADEUSS ABDICATION.
BEHIND THE SCENES At MADRLD-
SCRAPS OF SECRET HISTORY.
The Queens Vow to the Virgin-Curi-
GUS Stories Concerning Victor Eman-
ueI, Prince Humbert and E1-King
Amadeus-Was.M .Montpensier the Assas-
sin of Prim

ueI, Prince Humbert and E1-Kins
| Amadeus-Was.M .Montpensier the Assas-
sin of Prim
Correspondence OF the N. Y. World.I
LONDON, February 13.
An extraordinary stery concerning the abb
dicalion of King Amadeus comes 10 me from
80 high source that am constrained to be.
lieve 1t. It is to this effect: The Queen, as
every one will remember, was the Princess
Mary, the daughter of Prince Charles Eman.
uel dal Pozzo della Cisterna; she is only twen-
ty-Ave years OF age; she is a very deyout Cath
olic, and she is the mother of three children,
the Youngest of whom, q prince, was born at
Madrid oaly few days ago. Immediately
before the birth of this child, the young Queen
was in great distress OF mind and In very
alarming physical pain; and In her agony of
mind and body she made VOW to the Blessed
Virgin that If, through the mercy OF God, she
was brought safely through the perlls That then
environed her, she would beg her husband on
her knees to resign the throne Of Spain and 10
hasten back to Italy. Her husband was pres
ent when-perhaps in dellrium-she made
this vow, aud he uttered no remonstreDce
against 1t. There is no doubt that he has been
growing more and more weary OF Spain for
several months, and the distress and anguish
OF Ills young wife, to whom he 10 tenderly at
tached, pr0nably strengthened his desire to
ret rid of his lhankless task. Events which
happened after the birth of the chlld-Who, IN
the opinion of liz mother, was given her only
as hostage for the performance OF her VOW
doubtless removed all hesitation which he
might have still felt. He ana MS Wlie-oesple
all his noble qualities and all her grace and
beauty-had never been able to via 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 Vtctor
Emanuel or to give any countenaDce TO hls
government, 80 In Madrid the grandees heid
aloof from 'the foreign adventnrer," as they
called King Amadeus, while their Wifes could
not be induced to appear in the train oil his
wife. This alarmed and irrltated 0otn OF
them-not without reason; but they continued
10 hope that In time the nobility could De won
over 10 their side. The King made last ef-
fort to do this on the occasion oil the chrlsten'
ing of The newborn child. He asked the
Duchess de Ia Tore, the vile OF Serrano, TO
present the royal iufant at the baptismal cere-
mony. She refused with scorn, and the poor
baby would have probably had to suffer the
ignominy of being "presented" by lady Oh
low rank had not the widow OF Marshal Prlm,
herself duchess, consented 10 leave her
mournng retirement and perform tne
function. am told there was terri.
BILE scene In the palace that day. and
IL was then that the King finally yielded
to the prayers and tears of his wife, and
made to her The promise OF aodication
which, as you know, he fulfilled on the llth
of this mouth. ut Is great honor" said the
KING Ia his message 10 the Cortes announcing
his aodlcalion, ITO preside over the destlnies
of country however disturbed. had resolved
to keep my oath and respect the constitution,
for believe that my loyalty TO Spin would
compensate Tor whatever errors might oe
caused by my youth and lnexperlence. But
my good Wishes have deceived me, tor spain
lives In the midst Of perpetual conteet. III
NV enemies had been foreigners would not
abandon The task, but they are Spanards. l
wish neither to be the King OF party nor TO
act Illegally; but, believing all my efforts s 10 De
sterile, renonnce the crown lor myseh, "y
eons and heirs"
THESE are plain. sad and bold words; but
the Cortes listened TO them with scarcely con-
cealed 10y, and the abdlcation was unanimous
ly accepted. There are wheels within wheels
-and, had the Cortes known all tnat was
10 the Kings mind. they probably would have
Iistaned 10 his message with emotions OF
yery mixed character. For have as yet told
only one halt of my story. The King has 40.
dIcated, It Is true, to please his wife; but, II
nv inlormants are correct, he did this oil the
more willingly because he believes tnat oy
giving up the Insecure throne OF spain ne
makes 8 stride toward the throne OF ltaly.
Yiclor Emanuel's health is extremely precarl.
ems. aud bis death at any moment would sur
prise no one who knows him; the Crown
Prince Hnmbert is the victim OF nameless
disease which mekes hls lille Q burden, and
from which death may soon relieve him; and
his son-lhe four.year-old Prince Of Naples
Ia In such condition that hls lie can De
protracted only by something like mira
Gle. These three precarious lives are all
that stand between Amadeus and the Italian
crown; and even should Victor Emanuel
aud Humbert die before the baby Prince Of
Naples expires, Amadeus would have claim
TO regency which would be In TACT soyer-
eighty. The personal relations between VIC
lor Emanuel aud Humbert are oil the most ur-
happy character. The latter Whose vices lar
outnumber his viriues-has cherished bitter
hatred lor his ialher ever since Tue hlng, on
what he thought was his death-oed, married
the woman with whom he had 30 long lived
10 adultery, and by whom he has been made
the father Of several children. Humbert was
NOT shocked by the sins OF his father-he Ia
fond of such sins hlmself-but he was dis.
gusted beyond measure by his repentance and
Hls Preparations; and the other DAY, When the
King announced his wish 10 puoNcly solem-
nizu the marriage contracted 10 private Win
this woman, and TO elevate her 10 lne throne.
Humbert broke out lEto learlnl storm OF
raue. and not only publicly declared That 10
such an event he would leave Italy, 0ut prl.
yateIy sent word to his father that If he did
this lining he would head revolution to
depose him. Victor Emanuel, always
wrak Welded for the moment 10 these
threats. and nothing has since been said
ohomi the marriage. But am told That what
he now desires is that uumbert should die;
thai he then should cause his marriage 10 be
nnhliclv solemnized and his "countess" called
gueen for day: that he then .srould abdlcate
IN favor of Amadeus as regent or as king. Sc
thai to the persuasons OF the vile OF the lat.
tar ware added the secret advice and prayer
n hia father 10 leave Spain and to come back
tn Iialv. Victor Emanuel greatly breads death
an InnS az he ia at eumlly with the Pope. He
wonld Withdraw Ills government from Rome
,oOmorrow and restore st. Peters patrlmony
IN pins TX. II his Cabinet and Parliament
suon,6 aIIow him to do 1t. Amadeus is q better
Catholic than either his father or his brother.
and VAGUE dreams float through the brain OF
the King of a reconciliation effected between
T,alv and the Papal See with Amadeus on The
throne, This ali sounds like O romance, you
will say: but | have reason-and the beBt OF
reasonIto believe that 1t is all true.
VAR correspoudent at Paris thus writes me
" t.The Intelligence from Spain is producing
intpnse excitement here. II: Amadeus aodi-
cafes and revolution follows, the course which
ira friends here predict, we snail see the Mon-
. arnhical nariv in France even more strength
.. aleii .'o 900 nv Nanoleon'S death. France