The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-07
Anot21sr INTENSE Of Queen Isabella.
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We confess that, even with full know.
edge of the reckless disregard Of the repuh.
| tion of others, in which but too many joun.
lists indulge, we were surprised, az well b
panied, to see the old stale caiumnisI
against Queen Isabella of Spain. trumpe1
| up years ago as an excuse for dethronin|
!, that princess, revived aud paraded agS|
in the light Of day, before the whole woy
| on the occasion of her sons recent AZ
| sion to the throne of Spain. We
thought, but. it seems, thought wropSI
that these foul calumnies had died
| natural death years ago, when ths
in driving q Catholic qaeen from 1
| throne of her fathers. and handing Sod
| over, bound hand and foot, to the tend
merces of the Infidel revolution, nj
| were only the enemies of religion nj
called these scandalous tales back III
life, people would not SO much wond,|
but when we see some editors who loud
proclaim themselves, defenders par eseI
lence of Catholicity, our astonishment
great indeed.
If it be in the interest of Don Carlos IL
Isabella H., is again arraigned at the M
of public opinion, we are much mistaken
that chivalrous prince would thank sul
champions for their unwise and upcharitab|
zeal. We are ourselves as ardently h
sirous of seeing Don Carlos on the throu|
of Spain as any Catholic writer could W,|
sibly be, fearing as we do, that the pres|
astounding move on the Spanish chessboa|
is only an endeavor to checkmate ii
royal hero of many fights by placing I
the throne a mere puppet in the shape of
youth who is wholly Inexperienced in ID
ways of men, and in, the workings of I'll
revolutionary party which drove h|
ago. We cannot help fearing that the bo1
king is little likely to give peace and rel
and renewed prosperity to poor Spain, beir|
surrounded as he is with the identical me|
whom the sword of Don Carlos had drive|
to the wall with their sham republic. 3D.
that is no reason why the honor of Catl|
Ollie princess, an ex queen of Spain, anI
the daughter of royal house, should d
held up again to pubic odium.
At the time Of Qaeen Isabella's foree
flight from Madrid We placed our opinid
of her on record more than once. regardir|
her solely and entirely as the victim of II
Spanish ring of the universal revolutio|
What We are about to say in her defend
is, therefore, nothing new to our readers
that day, but we deem it q sacred duty |
repeat it again when her reputation as
woman, a wife, and q mother has been |
ruthiess'y, 40 wantonly, and, we will add
30 grossly, 30 indecently assailed. VI
will merely call mp in evidence on beha|
of Queen Isabella a few notable facts. Til
first is that, only very short time befor
Holy Father the Golden Rose, sent by hill
at stated intervals TO the Catholic princessd
of Europe. Does any one suppose thd
such a favor would have been conferred d
the Father of the faithful, before I'll
whole world, on Q1een of whose STAINED
character he was not we'll assured u
will also be remem hered that Isabella an|
her family were graciousiy received by th|
head of the Church when she visited Rom|
a few months ago. We remember con
versation which one our greatest Twin
with an American Protestant gentleman Of
the very highest standing, who was for 4
considerable time our Minister at the conrt|
of Spain, when he, being asked by our in
formant what he thought of Queen lsa|
bella, answered to the following effect
"Durieg my stay in Madrid, had acces|
to the palace at almost any hour chose Y
go there, and knew pretty much what wal
going on, and can positively assure yo1
that Queen Isabella was considered by all
those Immediately about her person, as
considered her myself. most excellen|
woman in her private character"
Only few days ago, moreover, we werj
told by a venerable Catholic priest OF IN
diocese of Pittsburgh, of another proof q
Q queen Isabelfa's high standing as womsI
and qneen, which we think a conciusiv!|
one. This reverend gentleman being u
with the accomplished Amer
lean wife of Spanish nobleman, who haI
been for years one of the ladies of honor
that princess, asked her what we're her in
pressions of the queen. "Father-," wi
the reply, "my Impressions of Queen lsa|
bella are that no more virtuous quee|
reigned in Europe since the days of Ellis
beth of Hungary" Yet this noble Lao
had been in personal attendance on "a
queen, and wac we'll qualified to Judge, -, u
her moral worth and queenly dignity. W
leave her remarkable words to the mallg|
ners, and especially the Catholic ma'lgne1
of Isabella H., of Spain.
Marble men now make small tombstone
by the quantity, with the epitaph aireao|