The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-11
THE GREAT SPANISH COMPROMISES

THE GREAT SPANISH COMPROMISED
We translate from the Paris Unirers Ca
brera's proclamation to the Carlist army in
favor of compromise or conve'aio with Alton
50 XII, and also the articles agreed upon be
tween this celebrated guerrilla chief and tn
ministers of Isabelias son. Both document
are interesting as belonging to contemporary.
history, and have not yet been published il
this country.
| Proclamation to the Carlists.
ought, and desire to explain to my party the
| voluntary, spontaneous and patriotic act have
| just accomplished in recognizing Don Alfonso
MI as King Of Spain. As ldier, vaiulng low
atty above all things, am going to do 80 with
com plete frankness.
| ''God, Country and King" says our banner.
God first, our country next, and then the King.
To forget God, to destroy ones country for a
| King is to tear in shrcds our banner. This is
| what shall not dc. As q Catholic, a SpaDiard,
| | canno: do it both because religion and the
country imperlouslv ask for peace, and because
Providence in His high DEGREES, requ res it.
fulfil the duty Of fruitful sacrifice with pro
found faith, and in accepting an accomplished
fact. in acknowledging Don Alfonso XII as King,
deposit into his hands, for honorable safe-keep-
ing, the flag have ever defended, and upon
which are inscribed the sacred principles OF our
holy cause.
Twill not write here the enumeration of the
faults committed; | Will not oppose to the in
suits, the caumnies, the indignities showered
upon me, bitter criticisms or welsupported
charges. In every thing which takes place | see
great misfortune, and my heart is too noble not
to respect the misfoitunes Of my party.
The .me C uses which destroyed our efforts
iii 1889 and ISIS, have reappeared in 1875.
Should we forever sustain this dark struggle, and
foster this germ Of discord which condemns our
,yp+r tn ~ rfy-yI,,r tnJ1l4 Ny1
.ch charity over corpses should we found
order upon disorder :?
Oar cause has always numbered heroic sol
diers, sublime martyrs, admirable sacrifices.
How comes 1t that we La, not ttlumphed?
Allow me to preserve respectful silence. But
upon my word as cdbaile1O and soldier, know
the causes Of this failure; and because l know
them and love my country, take this step with
the intention Of preserving the principles have
alwsys defended, which | still want to defend,
and which, l nope, you viii help me to defend
upon noble, generous and beneticent platform,
where shall stand by you and where will die,
if God hears my prayer, after obtaining for you
the admiration even Of your enemies.
The generous blood OF our soldiers is shed in
glorious but useless battles. The country,
which knows their valor and their ability, calls
in vain for the slightest Information as to the
policy OF the men who lead them. Liberal Eu-
rope is confronting us, and thus far nothing has
been done to rally to our cause the assinlable
clements it contains.
After having heard me, the Carlist party WILL
trust, have the wisdom and the Justice required
to judge my conduct with equity; for if have
thus far carried the spirit Of selfsacriice to the
point Of enduring in silence attacks and calum-
MES, duties more commanding than those OF
prudence might compel me to make revelations
which it We're better, for the honor Of history, to
bury in generous silence.
appeal to your reason and to your feelings in
explaining to you frankly my decision. Should
you acceps it, you will dc great act, for you will
obey the voice OF patriotism. which places peace
above all things. Should you refuse to do So,
our banner will be torn; You will remain with
the king. shall take the side Of my God and Of
my country.
RAMON CABRERA.
Proposed by the Ministry Of
Alfonso XII, and Accepted by Cabrera.
ART. /. The Basque provinces aud Navarro
will continue to enjoy their respective tueros
local institutions) they did before the present
released from any promise to such Of tho prov
inces az might not have submitted to King Al
fonso MI within the time fixed by article 6.
ART. 2. Al the offices, ranks, titles and deco
rations OF the generals chief officers and others
known to have certainly and positively belonged
to the Carlist army will he recognized no matter
what may have been their previous conduct III
the fultillmcnt OF their military duties.
ART. 3. nv This article all the officers above
are to be Incorporated IN the Alfonsist
army.
AIT. specifies that the rank, titles, etc, OF
these officers viii be asceTtainfd BY Gen. Cabrera
to whom all the documents to that effect will
have to be submitted.
ART. 5 extends to al civil employees the
above provisions for the benefit Of the officers OF
the army.
ART. 6 provides that The military civil OIL
GERS above mentioned will nos be entitled to any
Of the above privileges unless they submit to the
government OF Alfonso Mi one month after the
publication OF this convention in the Madrid
Gazette.
Arts. and 8 extend the above privileges to
all officers proposed by CABRERA and not Included
in the active army.
ART. . pledges the government and the courts
to indemnify communities or individuals living
in the provinces now in a state Of war for all
damages suffered by them i'll consequence OF
that war.
The convention is dated from Paris, the / ith
Of March, 1875, ard il signed by Gen. Cabrera
On behalf Of the Carlists, and by the Duke de
Santona Marques dc ManZanet!o and Don
Rafael Merry del Val, as representatives of
Alfonso MI.