The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-01

for the succession, which mas continued
with varying fortunes ever since. Tue
tempt for their liege lord Amadeus. and the
Oortes also impeacned the wisdom aud ability OF
OF his Ministers with SUCH cumbersome and morti-
alton q the executive branch Of toe GOV.
ernment very embarrassing. These unpropitious
dImcultles, growing more complicated and
yeXatious and the King receiving continual
administration, Amadeus, with the advice OF his
.he tao vc'or p emanuel ,% determined to andsae
the following message TO the cortes:-
The Spanish nation has conferred on me great honor
IL @SaSf
The enterprise of governing nation 50 profoundly dis
Sustained by the resolution peculiar to my race which
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to hsoy .nS ns
virtue ana f,SSn cons Of It's children give Just claim
cem%aa$ns ass the he' non one q
@ did 1 NOT escape ae y
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end to me and sterile conflicts which have
pow find lhat my good Intention led me astray as
during me e.. two long years when have elapsed since
aSS nd wssb day and e era
eomns more and %ore dsaaa 50 afeAy desire BE-
,ors, even the . sns%es welfare Spain
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LEGISLATION which exists cannot have recourse to any
the resolution which dstsrmned on and peril
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such, gentlemen are 1he motives which induced me
Crown Which had been offered BY the national will,
Children and my successors be assured that In Swing
up the crown Ide net by any means set aside my az
and feel other than that having been
''''''''' -AN N'' Ava AMEDEO
On the same evening on which the message Of
abdicatiOn was received 1t was accepted by the
Cortes and the republican form OF government
was voted.
THE REPUBLIC.
very important event in the history OF Spain
q history so fruitful In lessons to governments OF
the present day, perfect eptome OF human lie,
world and an instructive volume to all-was
the proclamation OF the republic OF Spain
at Madrid. on February IL. 1873 The Cortes
was then assembled and received the
news Of the abdicatlon Of King Amadeus. That
the Spanish Legislature was astonished may DO
readily understood. But the Cortes Of that
day appreciated the position in which they
were placed, and the motion Of Senior Pi y Margal
for the establishment Of republic in Spain was
carried by vote OF 256 yeas against 80 nays. On
the following day the Cortes elected the follow
ing officers for the administration of the newborn
Republic; Senior Figueras, President OF the Coun-
Gil; Senior Cordoba, Minister oil War; Senior Pi y
Margan, Minister Of the Interior; Senior Nicolas
SalmerOn, Minister OF the Colonies: Senior BE-
ranger, Minister OF Marine; Senior Emilio Castelar,
ter OF Public Works, and Senior Echegarry, Minister
OF Finance. Madrid for a time went into ecstaces
over the unheard-of sensation-the establishment
OF republic in Spain.
The United States government was the first to
recognize in an official manner the existence OF
the new Republic. Then came Don Carlos as a
pretender to the tn one, and few days after the
abdicatlon OF King Amadeus we find the redoubt-
DSn C0s in n ed MR
france With suite OF thirteen carriages
until the present DAY continued. The leading
spirit OF the new republican government-SenOr
the great change which had taken place in spain.
Our governments was the first to recognize the
change. Then came host OF political intrigues
that left 10 doubt the actual state OF affairs IN
Spain. switzerland followed the example OF the
United States IN recognizing the Spanish
Republic. Meanwhile the followers OF Don
carlos swelled up to degree OF Importance and
peril to the Republic that threatened its very
existence. The Carlist war assumed formidable
proportions and victories and defeats on the part
Of the republican troops were so equally divided
that there was little confidence among foreign
Powers In the continuance OF the Republic After
ward Senior Castelar, became President OF the
Republic and during his administration manv
exciting events took place. First, there was q
serious revolt against the constituted authorities at
Cartagena In winch large proportion VI the navy
took part. The 'lntranslgentes," as they are
now known, cost the Spanish government deal
OF blood and money. They successfully resisted
all efforts to subjugate them until regular mill
tary and naval force, after months or resistance
compelled them TO succumb Just at this time
occurred the terrible affair OF the Virginlus, in
which so many American citizens were Dutchered
in cold blood In Cuba under Spanish
law. Spain at that time was fighting
the "Intransgentes" at Cartagena, the
Carlists and the Cuban patriots. CASTELAR, soon
lost his seat and Marshal SerranO became Dictator
since that time Spanish history has been OF q
Kaleidoscope nature, varying betw cen republican
ism, Carllsm and a score OF other political lSms.
The outcome OF all this seems to, be monarchy,
q triumph Tor the old Queen that was SO
ANONYMOUSLY elected from the Escurial few
years ago.