The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-28

King Amadeus Of Spain Abdicates the
Throne--The Cortes Proclaim IA Kepub-
lie by Vote OF $50 tn 3x--A Gloomy
Prospect.
MADRID, Feb. liking Amadeus
persists in his determination TO abdicate.
When it became known that the King
would certainly resign, groups gathered
in 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 a
permanent committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Secretary Fish
this evening received the following dis
patch from Minister Sickles
AT 9 o'clock tonight the Cortes
adopted Republican form of Govern
ment by vote of 359 in the affirmative
and 30 in the negative.
LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE abdication of
King Amadeus is the all-absorbing topic
in London and Paris. The view is con-
sidered gloomy, and bitter civil war in
evitable. The last dispatch from Madrid
was dated ! o'clock this morning. Moth
ing since has been received. The fail
IRE of dispatches is regarded as
ominOuS.
The last dispatch says the streets are
now filed with crowds OF excited people.
The Senate has appointed a permanent
Committee Of Thirty. Senior Malcamps
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
tillery, and 5000 or Z 200 volunteers and
in the neighborhood of Segovia and
Estella.
Further Details of the AbdicatiOu OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of IL Repubiic--
Departure Of the king--He is Escorted
to The Frontier.
London advices of the 18th give fur
ther 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-
sidered his course. He accepted the
crown under the belief that the people
would support him. He was deceived.
If his enemies were foreigners, he would
-,
been in perpetual disquiet, and all his
efforts 10 put an end TO the intrigues
were unavailing. He had 40 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 Sovereign
Cortes. Senior Rivero, President of the
Congress, in n 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 a resolution
establishing a Republic, vesting in the
Assembly supreme power. The resolu-
ton was adopted by q vote of 256 yeas,
against 80 nays.
The resolution of Pho comprises the
following propositions That Spain be
declared Republic, the National AS
sembly TO assume all the powers of
supreme authority and appoint respon-
sible 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
The Cortes elected the following Gov
ernment Figueras, for President of the
Council Cordoba, Minister of War;
=. Y. 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
Minister of Finance.
Figueras then addressedthe Assembly.
He said he owed his appointment to po-
litical circumstances. He promised that
the Spanish people should III 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 :ust in
fuence in the affairs of Europe. He
believed that other Latin nations would
not 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
n I