Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-27
ROYAL VEAL AND WOE.
Bottom Facts About the Great Court
Scandal in Spain.

Correspondent Of The Tribune.
The European press rings with the con-
jugal situation of the two highest person.
ages at the Palacio Real, at Madrid. AT
the Spanish embassies in the different
capitals, which are centres of news infor-
nation, attempts have been made to hush
up the scandal by giving cues to
sentatives of their most Catholic
majesties are in relation. But the over
zeal of two friends Of Alphonso (both first
grandees) has let the cat so well out of
the bag as to render it impossible to hold
in the animals any longer. A member
of the Cortes, who is also the editor. of the
Liberal, thought he would please the
Queen Dy talking in covert manner at
the King and endeayoring to make
him feel that he was to some ex-
tent on his good behavior
and owed it to himself, his family and
those who endeavored to keep lp his
throne against Carlists and Republicans,
to set good example. This influential
editor, to cut at the root of an amorous
intrigue, limited at it in transparent
terms. The two grandees, who are
when he leaves home to amuse
himself, were so injudicious as to adj
NIT that the cap thrown at them and their
royal master was good fit. Accordingly
they invaded the EDITORS Office and threat
ened to slash his ears off if he did not re-
tract all that he had said about the gOings-
on at the Casa de Campo, q sort of Madri-
lene Pre- Catelan. The editor refused to
do anything of the kind. But without de-
nying that he had thrown stones at the
nOblemen in question he observed that he
had not given any names, and that the
only party who was entitled to complain
was the King, whose identity was not
well concealed in the article. The noble
men answered that they only, and
the Duke De Sesto, were hOnOred
with the intimate confidence of His
Majesty. eff" interrupted the editor.
cit is an honor to be an accomplice in
his treason toward his young wife. My
opinion is that it is not, and when the sup
plies are next being voted, l shall demand
in the Cortes the suppression of your
emoluments as gentlemen of the house
hold. The King should himself pay for
such services. 1t is not for the Parlia-
ment to reward immoral work. This
threat brought the two hectOring gran
dees to reason and frightened the King
and the Duke de SeStO, who begged them
to 90 off to Biarritz or some other distant
watering place and amuse themselves
there until the storm which their indiscre-
ton had intensified had blown over. They
have acted in pursuance with this re-
quest.
AlphonsO has become hardened, and
is not any longer at pains to conceal
his intidelity. As for the Queen, she is
not at the baths of Franzenbad, in BOhe-
mia, but is staying with her uncle,
the Archduke Albert, at Vienna. The
little infantas have borne the journey
well. Christina was received with the
highest marks Of respect due to sOver-
eign arriving at Vienna. Her flight from
Madrid is approved by the Republican
press here. ROyalists, talking with each
other, blame it. The outraged wife, they
say, too much subOrdinated the Queen. 1t
was undignitied to take public offense at
the Kings escapades, and worthy of a
tradeswoman to have burst in upon him
and his paramOur at the Casa de Campo
Accepting the monarchal point of view,
they judge sOundly. Constitutional mon
archy is an artificial arrange
ment and based upon conventions.
Nature has not a place in it. Mon
archs should take the utmost care
not to be natural. 1t may be to their honor
to be gnided by the impulses of their
heart, but it is not to the advantage
of the royal institution. Logic in the
end is sure to prevail, and what can
be more illogical than King or Queen
who acts on most occasions like
ordinary men and women? 1t is assumed
by legislators and courtiers that their
majesties are above the weaknesses of
mankind, and it is part of their business
to bring their lives into conformity with
this assumption,