The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-04-18

stead OF complying WIN LehnOAb uo-
mand for the arrest Of Boutwell,, she
heaped fayors upon the murderer, Pub,
lie opinion. 90 pronounced both at home
and abroad, compelled her to order that
Boutwell, be tried but his trial was q
mockery, the government acting scandals
ously in his behalf, and he was acquitted.
New and signal marks Of favor were be
slowed upon him, and tbe whole power
of the government was in his hands. lie
sought to marry the queen, and was d.
vorced from his wife, AT tavern sup
per, to which he invited many OF the mo-
bles and others, he procured, partly by
intimidation and partly by falsehood,
their signatures TO bond declaring him
innocent, and recommending the queen
to marry him. On April "a, while re-
turning from Stirling to Edinburgh, she
was seized by Boutwell,, and conducted
to his castle Of Dunbar She was allow
ed to return to Edinburgh, on May 8,
when Bothwells divorce was completed,
Her intention to marry him was then
announced. He was made duke OF Ork'
ney, and on May 10 they were married
This marriage created universal disgust,
A conspiracy which had been formed
against Boutwell,, composed of the chief
mobiles, now assumed serious magnitude
and hostilities broke out early in June.
The confederates seized Edinburgh, and
when the two armies met on Carberry
hill, June Is, Mary was deserted by
most of her troops, and was compelled to
surrender. Boutwell, fed, and never re-
turned. The queen was committed to
Lochleven castle, where on July "a she
signed an act of abdiCation in favor OF her
soa, and other acts arranging the egovern-
ment, Of which Murray WAS to be the
head as regent. These acts were extort-
ed from her, and depended for the vail
dity entirely upon the power of the con-
federates to maintain their position. On
Murray's return from France, he visited
Mary, and by working on her fears he
had the art to make her request him to
acceptthe regency, Parliament passed
an act virtually dethroning the queen,
and charging her with being prigy to
Darnley's murder. On May 2, l66S, she
made her escape from Lochleven, and
rallied a powerful force to her support,
which was defeated at Langside, May l3,
by Murray. Mary fed to England, which
che entered May l6. There was no oc-
casion for this course, which was the
most unwise she could have adopted. AT
first she was treated with some conside'
ration by Elizabeth, but the latter assum.
ed the part of Judge between Mary and |
her opponents, and affected to decide on
her guilt or innocence of the charges pre-
ferred against her. The examinations
were unfairly conducted, and injured
Mary's reputation. During the early |
years of her residence in England she |
was variously treated, and it was not till
1878, when her party in Scotland was fl
nally overthrown, that she lost all hope |
of deliveranCe from that quarter. She
was concerned In various attempts against |
Elizabeth's government, and sought to |
marry the duke of Norfolk She intrigued
with the king of Spain, and with other |
foreigners of eminence,for her liberation. |
The northern rebellion, headed by the |
dukes of Northumberland and Westmore
land, which was the last open effort made
by the Catholics to restore the old faith,
she discouraged. At one time, in 1871,
Elizabeth was on the point of restoring |
her but in 1872 she engaged in a treaty |
with the Scotch government for the sur
render of Mary, who was to have been |
tried, condemned, and put to death. This |
plan failed through the death ofthe regent |
Mar, as it had previously failed through
the deaths Of the regents Murray and
Lennox. ..
Her hand was sought by Leicester, by |
Sir George Carey a near relative Of Eliz
abeth, and by Don John Of Austria. She
was confined in various palaces, her chief
custodian being the earl of Shrewsbury.
In most cases her treatment was outrage
GUS, and shows the extent of Elizabeth's |
personal hatred of the woman she had |
wronged, and that she desired to effect |
her destruction. Mary was both feared |
and hated by the reformers, who demand |
ed her death through the ministers of |
Elizabeth and through parliament. She |
was believed to be the principal person
in all the numerous conspiraCies against |
Elizabeth, though with most Of them she
could have had no connection. An "as.
sociation" was formed, directed not only
against those who should do violence to
Elizabeth, but also against those for whose
benefit the crime should be committed.
Parliament sanctioned this association in
1886. Babington's conspiracy was form
ed in 1885, one of the objects of which
was to liberate Mary, who had some cor
respondenCe with Babington, in which
no encouragement, however, was given to
his designs against Elizabeth. This con.
spiracy early became known to Eliza
beth's ministers, who nursed it, until
even the queen became alarmed, and
compelled the arrest Of the assassins. It
was then resolved to proceed against
Mary, who had been removed to FOther.
ingay castle, Sept. 25, 1886. A commits
sion, composed of 46 persons, was ap-
pointed to try her. AT its head was the
Bromley; and the treasurer,
was one of its members. The
other members were all persons of emil.
nence, either state officers, or peers, or
lawyers. This commission, of which II
refused to act, met at Fotherin
gay castle on Oct. IL, 1856, and, after
overcoming Mary's original determine
ton not to acknowledge its jurisdiction,
proce eded with the trial on the 18th. She
defended herself with skill and success
against the great array of talent on the
other side, and the commissioners burst
not come to decision in her presence.
They adjourned to Westminster, after
sitting two days, and on Oct. 25 they
unanimously declared her guilty. 1t was
not until Nov. 10 that Mary was informed
Of their decision, and she heard it with
cslmness Efforts to save her life were
made by the governments Of France and
Scotland. The publication of the SEN
tence of death, Dec. 4, in London, was
received with extravagant demonstra-
lions of joy. Parliament urged exeCu,
lion. Elizabeth, however, seemed reluc.
tant to proceed to extremities, and for
SIX weeks the warrant for her execution
remained unsigned in the hands of Da-
Vison nor is it certain that she ever sign,
ed il. A warrant purporting to bear her