The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-05

with meek VIII, / withdraw myself |
from the Kingdom mud ila careh Tor
the ghOss NJ the bloody iulurp fol low
me oven into MY innprmUsl chumhpr
and IN the night III around my bed, |
The ull of the dgunh the alarm at
brittle wakes ne from slumbpr ana
complete my dream"
The resignation at the emperor was
u long prpmrdlulod action IN thc m |
pcrul family circle, hat 40 runlurs 0l /
IT. approach found i,s way 10 the |
world not even into tho Imperial
diet.
Different opinions were entertained
hy different mrmbcIs OF lhr. royal
household, hut the empress hcrtrll |
favored lhcWsignNll0n aud wa4 ANY |
seconded hy the Arch Duchess |
Sophie, whose husband, Arch Duke
Charles, was the next heir To the
throne, But thc nrchduke declined Nc
cepting the kingdom and crown IN IA
var Of hls young son Francis Joseph
then bu eighteen years ul age MI
preparations were made secretly, upon
The 2lth Of November the Empress
Maria Anna wrote IN WiudlSchgrnlI,
the military ruler, That everything Wns
now in readiness, and that the ree gha'
ton could take plncc upon the ~ or
18th. The prince replied that the time
was favorable, ana added the follow
ing significant remarks
"lf your illustrious nephew most
noble lady, can conrlcnlIously guar,
antcc constitutional forms 10 hlA brOnd
kingdom, he owes II 10 his dynasty
and his people 10 yield them only
under conditions which shall be II
surety for his poslcrity and n surety for
the people who come under his scep-
tcr.n
Although 50 near the elimination of
the great event, perfect secrecy was
maintained. The young mchdukc
his customary instructions from his
teachers even on the lst of December
the day before the acceptance Of the
crown aud the title Of emperor
The young Ferdinand MaX, better
known rs Macmillan of McNico, mis-
trusted something and guessed that II
govcruorship was going to br given to
"FruHie," rs he uilccti0nalcly called his
elder brother Upon the evening OF
December 10th WindischgratH ana
others Of note, made their appearance
in Olmutz where the court were The
next morning OlmutI wore a lively as
poet. The troops were all called out
upon the parade plaH, though no one
knew why. The court ladies and gem
tlemen were seen hmlYing to the rest
dcncc OF the archbishop and at half
past seven the rooms about the Grand
Throne saloon were filed
The Arch Duke Karl Ferdinand
stepped to the ministers Of war and
said:
"But tel me, what has broken loose
that we are ordered TO he here at eight
O'clock
The answer was: "Only have mo-
ments patience, your hIghncss, ami we
shall soon lMOW.o
Even rs he spoke the door Of the
throne saloon opened and the MEM
hers OF the royal family entered and
after they had seated themselves the
Emperor Ferdinand read the following
paper spare in words but full of signill'
cance,
"lmportant reasons have brought Us
TO the irrrVocablc decision to lay down
the imperial crown, and in favor of
our dear nephew, Arch Duke Francis
Joseph, whom we have declared to he
of age, after our beloved brother Arcn
Duke Francis Charles, father Of the
same, had declared that the right Of
the crown, according to the house and
state law, he irrevocably resigned in
favor Of his son.
Prince Schwar2enberg then read the
act declaring the young arch duke to
be Of age, his fathers remuneration
and the record of the resignation Of
the emperor
Francis Joseph, now emperor, step.
ped to his uncle, no longer emperor,
and they embraced. The old man,
deeply moved, did not make the speech
prescribed for him, but said simply
Good bless thee. Only be good. God
will protect thee. 1t has been done
gladly"
Congratulations of the relative fol-
lowed and while the young emperor
prepared himself to take up the bu"-
dens of the empire, the old emperor
made preparations to retire into the
quiet of life almost hermetical in its
isolation and solitude. Here, in the
city of Prague, FOR twenty-five years
has he lived no doubt following the
history of his nephcw's reign with in
terest, perhaps often with anxiety, and
amid wars and rumors Of wars, amid
the restless and turbulent scenes of
strife, conquest and overthrow; per-
haps often rejoicing in the quiet peace
and happiness that surrounded him as
the 'hermit of the Hradschin,n for so
is the platH named upon which his pal
ace stands, and such is the title which
is often conferred upon him-and never
regretting that ne is no longer emper-
or of Austria.
At noon of the same day upon which
the resignation took place, the impe-
rial diet met in krcmsicr. NO intima-
ton of what had taken place had
reached them, and when at o'clock,
p. M, the messenger from Olmutl en-
tered, and read in their presence, IA re-
port of the mornings proceedings, the
murmer of surprise, followed by eacu-
lationS OF sorrow over the emperor's
resignation, were soon drowned by the
enthusiastic shout of "long live
the constitutional Emperor Francis
Joseph H.
The policy of ihe new ruler was in
Dictated in his manifesto, wherein was
stated rs follows:
"Recognizing the need and great
value of free institutions in accordance
with the spirit of the age, VS. enter with
confidence apon the road which shall
bring us to healthful transformation
and regeneration of the whole mon
archy. Upon the foundation of true
freedom, upon the groundwork of equal
rights of all people of the empire, and
the equality of all citizens of the state
before the law, as well as the participa-
ton of its representatives of the peo-
pie in the giving of the law, will the
Fatherland arise anew in her ancient
greatness but renewed strength.
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