The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1874-02-19
What is Carlism?

.Scribners' has timely and interesting
paper on aCarlism in Spain," which at
this juncture of affairs in that unhappy
country will commend itself to many read
ers. The faot is that what are painfully
notorious as the Carlist troubles had their
birth no longer ago than March 20, 1880,
when Ferdinand VII. caused to be repub
lished with additional sanctions, the Prag-
matica of his father, Carlos ". in order to
remove every obstacle which might be In
the way of the succession to the throne OF
then expected child, whatever its sex
might be. As the child proved to be
daughter, since we'll known as Isabella
H., her birth became signal for civil
commotion in the interest of Don Carlos,
Ferdnand's brother, aiming to revive the
French Salic law which Philip V. had
introduced, and which the Pragmatica
had nullifed. We have not space to give
the writer's graphic summary OF historical
events occurring during Ferdinand's life
time. nor the lucid and interesting record
he reproduces, touching the Salic law it
self But our readers will be glad to look
over the following clear statement OF the
Carlist question proper, and its present
position as an element of discord In Spain.
"Ln little less than year thereafter
(the re-affirmation of the Pragmatic Sane
tom, September 20, 1888, Ferdinand
died.
ellis daughter, Isabella H., was pro-
claimed Queen of Spain, under the regen-
ey Of her mother, Maria Christina, and
Immediately thereupon commenced the
war of revindication, or Of the rival claims
to the throne of Spain. Such was the
origin of the Carlist party.
"The Don Carlos of that day styled
himself Carlos ", as though he were in
reality king, unjustly deprived Of his
throne His son, Carlos W., Count of
Montmolin, perpctuated the claim but
died in 1861, without issue, when his
brother, Don Juan dc Bourbon inherited
his brothers rights, but instead Of pur-
suing them signed an act of abdication at
Paris, October 3, 1868, in favor af his
son, the Duke of Madrid, who now repre-
sents the Carlos interests under the name
of Carlos VII.
GAS between the opposing claims of the
Duke of Madrid and Alphonso, the Prince
of Asturias, it seems to us that there can
be no question. The right of Alphonso
rests upon the ancient and undeniable
law of the Spanish monarchy. If it be
asserted, in opposition to his claim, that
Philip V. changed the old Spanish law and
substituted the Salic law, which prevailed
in France, with the consent Of the Cortes,
it may be answered that Carlos ". and
Ferdinand VI. changed the law back
again, with the consent Of the Cortes, and
restored the ancient law Of the realm
and their act was surely as valid and ef-
fectivc as that of Philip V. Alphonso is
the son of Isabella ii. and Francisco
d'Assisc, Duke of Cadiz, who were mar
ried October 10, 1916. The Duke of
Cadiz is the son of the Infant Francisco
de Paula, brother of Ferdinand VII.
THE Duke of Madrid, Carlos VII,
the Pretender, Prince of Bourbon and
Este, was born at Venice, March y. 1913,
Of Don Juan de Bourbon and Donna Be
atrix dEte, Archduchess of Austria. lie
was educated at the Military Academy OF
Vienna In 1861 he married, at Gratz,
Styria, the Princess MarguarIta de bour'
bon. daughter Of the Duchess OF Parma
and niece of Comte de Chambord' the
claimant of the French crown, as heir
of the elder branch Of the house OF bour-
bon"
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