Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-29
DAILY GAZETTE.
THE CARLIsT SUCCESSION.

The rising prospects of Don Carlos create
an inquiry as to his claims to the SDanish SOW
eSsesignty. 10 understand fully the pretensiOns
VI the present Don Carlos, who is the third al
ms family that has in succession revOlted
agaInsG the existing government and demand
gu 81 MS rights, we must go back to Charles II,
tne last Austrian King Of Spain, who, previous
70 70 DIS death In 100, wiled the crown to PhIIip.
duke OF An1Ou, the grandson of Louis XIV
Oafranee. This act was opposed by the LEAGUE
St o. Ile Hague, and resulted in the War of the
eGsslOn, f%s psso wnich was finally terminated by
Lle Leace OF Utrecht in 1913. The Luke Of
AnB9u a. ~ became King of Spain under the title
" Fhlllp V. After Him his descendant CHARLES
~, assembled the throne in 1888. Charles re-
S''Eneu IN 1908 In favor of his eldest son, Fer
Una u,asnu IL ' A, VINO was dethTOned in one short
ceeded him ga ''N'P'i'o S"o-
Inc English, by their successful coalition
WIN the Spaniards in the PepinsuIar War re-
stored sred Ferdinand, who reigned nineteen wears
longer. I,tg He married three times without issue,
SISTER sr OF B0mba, late King OF Naples gave
Tdl PlrCn 70 daughter, Maria Isabella, Now.
rSIuhland mad an only brother Don Carlos
VINO, according to the Salic law, should have
froS;t,o fSseded MN. This law was, 1t is true, but
ell with Ferdinand, the Catholic. and It lad
yWyly Deen imported from France with Philip
But King Ferdinand induced the Cortes
UugSa " aprogate 1t in March, 1880, few months
S tns birth OF his daughter, Isabella, and to
Sos Sinte s,t, ner heiresS to the throne. This act
nS nus never been acknowledged by Don Carlos
" VI MS descendants. In 1874 Ferdinand VII
, u.e1, ana Isabella, an infant three years suc-
cSedeo him, under the regency of her motber.
Sa,as. SulStna' Don Carlos raised the standard OF
IN9NOlt. anu heid court at Onate, in the BASQUE
Mountains. At one time his army numbered
one hundred thousand men, and for six wears
nG LouRhC against Christina but the regent
tlIumpned by leaning toward constitutional
SarGy as against the absolute principles Of the
In 1S4O the dssolute Christina was Forcod
70 resign the regency to EsparterO. He reign
Gu, IN Iact, until 1S43, when Isabella, only 13
yeuLS Olu, was declared by the COrtes at A
suitable age to assume authority, In I845 Don
NHIIOS son, the Count of MOntmOulin. in
WHOSE WHOSE IavOr his father had ahiicated. en-
9eaVOred to raise loans and invade Snaln' hnt
EsparIero, o'DOnnell and NarVaez, three
sFeag warriors and statesmen althOu1h rivals
" eaen other, united against the Cariists and
it tisofen!eG . Their success. In 1861 the count
~nor ciloless i ana the unenjOyed right rested
upon his brother Don Juan, who married
MOdena. '--0 -''V0 DUN0 Va
Don Juan was expensive in his habits. and
uos t,e a,nlOlllOus enough to make an effort for
% Sn9 .uIOne. Lie aDulcated in 1868, on the ex-
puisl0n OtQueen Isabella from SDain. in favor
OF MS son, the third Don Carlos. who was
porn In lS49, and is now only "a years old. He
y married to granddaughter OF the Dutchess
10 benl, 60 both husband and wife are de-
scended from Philip V-the one from Charles
King OF Naples, and the other through Charles
X, OF spain The young pretender is of me-
alAA height, we'll built and looks like q soldier
and prince. He is said to be enthusIastIc.
hopeful and chivalrOus, and the only BourbOn
OF Ihe present generation who has taken mn
arms. HIS army, Composed of BASQUE meas
any anS ana shepherds, OF recruits from Rjsoav
Catalonia, with Castilian officers in Command
lS devoted to him. 1t is stated that he IL an
a9Soi1tlst a In politics and bigOt in RELIGION.
.L Inns Is probable, and yet the chances are
!nSs ~ ne VIII succeed the present authorities
=, may be that reaction is taking place in
~ tne minds OF the people and they are willing
~ " Iuu0rse 1 strong power rather than a weak |
one' Inelr solemn bearing and strong relIg-
tous tendencies, together with pride al ances-
uy, may induce the Spaniards to abandon the |
"a experiment. of self-gOVernment and return to |
sne sne IEao ions of their fathers But we hone
tor Det!er things, and are satisfied that the |
Pg1Ple, having tasted of the sweets of liberty. |
VIII WI not entirely abandon them, but rather IN
ShlSs FISH, H9e9 9 constitutional government from |
Roh Qarlos, ere they surrender to him