Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-22
THE cARLIST WARS FROM IsSs
TO Ea1l.

NNIENM NI IHfNA.8la .lE DI.E NENL -
wien Che desth az Ferdinand VII
served SIS the signal for the outbreak OF
the psrtissns Of Don Carlos, the kingfr
brother, and the fut 10 the listofclaim-
auts OF thst name 70 the Spanish throne
The bloody romance Of Cariasm has DE-
Tiodically played a prominent part oH
The political stage Of thai country. The
birth ~ EE-t8ueen Isabella, on October
10, 1888, wac the apparently Tifiinp
prologue 70 the drama Of war which
las already lasted forty years with oe
easional intervals q pesce, and which
promises tc continue indefinitely, un-
less, Indeed, some casual Don carlos
shall finally succeed 10 the future iu
reaching the throne and establishing his
dynasty there for all time, or that that
branch Of the Spanish BOurbons shal
nave become extinct in the male line
The story of the successive Carlist
risings Is full OF rOmance-not onb
ne romance Of the conflict OF arms.
but the romance OF long aud persi steul
devotion 0n.the part Of the Carlists e.
their motto, FOT DioS, PItriG q Rev
and the romance Of personal peuls uu-
aergone by food and field by each sue
oessive Don Carlos iu his efforts TO make
good his claims to the throne. The
7Eanderings Of Prince Charles Edward
in the SEQ fish highlands, after the fats
battle of Culi0den, would servess TEX
Tor a description of similar wandering
Of the C8rist pretendeTs; aud the viz
lage annals Of the Basque provinces
wherein has always Ian the chic
strength Of the cause, and where most az
the battles have been fought, are fuii OF
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first Don Carlos, the grandfather IT rhe
present preteuder, was burn in l7SS Il
was The second sou Of Carlos "
ki8g n Spain, who reign d from l7S9 q.
1895. De sdared in the exile aud mis
fortune Of his family in consequence ol
the occupation o. spain by Napoleon
snd when the overthrow Of that Gnu
quer0T ia 1914 restored to dis elder
BROTHER, Ferdinand, the throne Of whict
he had been desp lied he went back To-
Madrid. Up % tue marriage, IN 1929, of
King Ferdinand % Maus Chris
uua, Of Naples, his fourth wife
3 handsome, ambitious and intriguing
woman, much younger than het
husband, the succession OF Don
Carlos 10 the throne had seemed u1im-
paired. Ferdinand had had DO children
hv bis former marriages, aud ia the con-
ungpucy Of his dyiCg without male IT,
SIZE Don Carlos, under the Spanish Law
of succession, wgu have assembled The
throne. Soon after the kings marriage
with Maria Christine, however, the ffc.
having become apparent that the union
would not be without issue. the ambition
Oh. The queen dictated 10 the weak AMI
ilhru AIug baneIu4 policy, which Wss
destined 10 entail upon Spain untold
luUOrs. The $ lie law o. Philip Y.
proclaimed in LIB, made the succession
d the throne iueligi bic % female heir
O. the sovereign, and this law Feid.-
lanI, az the iDstiEatiou Of Maria Chris
tina, was induced 10 anDul. BY what Is
ca.lei the pr8gmatic sanction Of March
. ls20. il was decree that The child o
the queen Irrespective Of sex, should
s. l-c--t % the throne on the death of
+ ferdinand. When this decree was
u de public the nauo1 was seized
allh anxious fears. The birth of
z8l would have given Don Carlos mo
reason % complain, since IN the success
SION OF male heir no infraclion Of the
Oh sale laF OF. tie kingdom would have
occurred; but in the contingency that a
-zuzhter should be born IL was felt
spain that Don Carlos aud
is friends would resort to arms 10 de
ieEd the succession which, under the
only Jaw that they rec lguized, aud
" llcit was sanctioned by the usage Of q
century, should be his. On October 10. 7
so, the rouUt Was ended. Isabel was
/. I'm and the voice Of the 0racIes had
spoken Tor war Divided 10y bitterly
hostile factions spain ule8si.y aWaiteI
be- result The CaEiisl party comprised
le sb70.u1is-s OF the kingdom, together
81 b the clergy; the supporters Of Queen
llaria Christina, who really wieidel the
.eptrs 1f spain, we're The mOGerates and
b-rals. The queens party hailed the I
birth of Isabella with JOY. The Carlists, /
ID the contrary, not only protested I
Vigorously against the fulfil meut of the 4
rsEmatic sanction as unjlst Co their I
lIef, uut they went further. They de-
Jared The infant l-aJeila 10 be iUegi + I
NATE, charging That sue was uol the 4
4lEl-gr 1f Ferdinand, but the Off
9rif g of au amour Of the queen I
erIluand, becoming alarmed aC tue I
ruuUlI that prevailed, was ia
lced by friends Of DON Carlos, during
il illness from which he suffered, % alb /
lE1re his decree and 10 restore the law I
q Phillip v but again the influence Of l
ne queen prevailed, and for tie second
me be proeiai ned tne pTagmatic sane
Oh, and declared Isabella his successor |
10 consequence OF the known determi
nation o. Don Carlos % proceed 90 gar /
70 mallt aiu hi- claims 10 the throne d
ne event OF the death Of the king vi b.
ut a male heir, the iutTigUes OF the /
.I-eu's ps-ty were SO directed against /
.m that be and mango his 10 st Do fu 1
uuai pariisaUs were Danished fum
.lurr Don Carl z t)os up hisresiieuce
Ia Portugal and be was 10 that couutrs
Yhel the news OF the siBg's death 4
7hich occurred in September. 1888 /
cached ban. After the death Of +. ri'- 4
ard, his daughter was proclaimed 4
Ieeu. under the lite Of Isabella III. and
ilaria Christina Was declared regent ?.
Govern Guag Der minority. Every
hing favored the Christi os, as tla |
.1-eu-Tegeu's party Wa called, au8 lare
-emeu 10 isOWu Ou Don Carlos. whose
received only the weak re
nguIuyn # ibe rope aud some OF the
.JurlO1 sOvsreigBs o. Italy. But, o. I
he other hand, the Christmas possessed
be- army, navy and treasury, while lisa
ella -ucc= sion was recognized by the
OURS Of Eng and, France aud Pgrtu-
ID. The brst Cauist war was
5W Oh the eve OF com mencs-
lsat. With the hope OF raliying /
IS par.isaBs b. bis presence, Don Car /
- accompanied b. two hundred fll-
lWers, crossed from POr-Uga into spain. /
sWs having reached bin Of a rising OF |
is frieBcs DO several Of the provinces
.ut tie hope tlst had inspired him /
-gved visionary, and be was driven |
sck into Portugal With his wife. q |
riDce-s Of Lue royal house 81 Portugal, |
ld teveTai OF his most devoted irieuu4.
e wandered ABOUT, fugitive, undergo. !
.g many bard experiences aHd con-
auuy pursGed by the Cnristu0s, who
ten seemed on the point Of capturing
ul. On one occasion be and bus escort | {
ere followed 80 holly that al bis lug |
age fell into The hands Of the pursusrs,
I'D be and bis party escaped with only I
Dr. clothes they wore. At another time
ter a long days journey, footsore ard 4
eary, they took refuge on sm 90 farm.
cd while tue pre-euCer AMI his male
slept on the ground, tha
.8uty supper was prepared by The r1ya /
dies. The intervention gf the British /
Iin steT 6ualiy Induced The Christine |
, abandon the chase OF the fugitive !
-iBce, and Don Carlos was enabled o.
lake bis way 30 England. IL was in
Ile. 1874 t1st be set OF on Bri ish |
,il, AMI while in London he rejected !
ith Indignation Lord PalmeIst0u's |
opposition t. sim % f0Ts8ks bis preten- /
0us to The Spanish throne and accep. /
pension from the government Of 10
.aency To the meantime the robust |
r1ug-iimbed muuutsineeTs Of The
asqus provinces, aided by the expressed /
termination oi the queens party to
spdve them Of their time-houage8
lsros. OF free institutions, which had
zen granted them centuries before oy |
De- Old Spanish kiugs. esp0used the
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