New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
HEIR OF THE HOUSE OF STUART.

ar. Charles c. Startuck in The Boston Advertiser
There IS a historical blunder which ever and anon
up, and which, though of practical signi-
canoe, yet cannot be without imaginative In
nncnce on Anslosaxons. 1t respects the question
ment Is made that II Is the King OF Italy, nut
this IS mistake. It's latest appearance is In the
Youths Companion for november ), Which says that
but for the law excluding Roman Catholic lines. King
Iiumbcrt and Queen Margaret would be King and
Queen OF England. 10 Is worth noting that even the
eminent historian, Mr.. Freeman. has casually fallen
into the In Incidental alluson. knowing
that by female succession the Stuart representation
had passed into the house Of savoy, and not having
passed out Of the house Of savoy
When by death OF Henry stuart, Cardinal York, in
1907 the house Of stuart and with IL all the heirs OF
Mary had no grandchildren the stuart representatiOl
~ c orI I Si Vc,or mmone heir fr tSe thrn 81
Felix but for the stuart representation, which of
course followed the English rule. It was his eldest
Francis v, the last Duke OF Modcna whom Uisr;eli.
I'm Endymon.' represents as actually receiving the
homage Of some English IDIOTS their true sovereign
At his death without issue in 1875 the stuart claims
now Of course purely ideaD passed to his next
Theresa wife Of Prince Lewis of Bavaria who Is thus
the representative OF the suars. the Iudors and the
bears the sign of his famous descent I'm his name
OF Prince Rupert Thus the ideal claims Of the
ancient English royalty, having passed from the house
Of savoy into the ModeneSc branch OF the house of
Hap,burg Lorraine, VIII In the ne, next generation be
throne OF Bavaria, supposlng that monarchy to be
then In existence.
on tho death OF Charles Felix In 1891 the Sandman
crown passed the branch OF Savoy CargnnnO which
partcd from the elder line generation before Henri
eta stuart born King llumbert. therefore. and
his cousin and wife, Queen Margaret not only not
the representatives Of the Stuarts, but pointed
in Chamborss Encyclopedias, they not descendants
OF the Stuarts.
Queen Victoria l. guilty OF singular absllrdity. in
ono OF her books when she proudly calls herself with
true royal and feminine TOryism. the representative
OF tho Stuart>1 Her house chosen for the very
reason that its elevation sgnazcd the national re
lection Of the stuarts The Act Of Settlement shows
mat She only not the representative of Charles
the First but is not even the representative of his
sister Elizabeth until all the postcrlty OF Elzabeth's
sons shall extinct. for the passes the
and over the eldest daughter the Abbess OF MaubsS0n
and fixes Of the younger daughter, sophia being
Protcstant Tho present dynasty, therefore. rcigns
by no aniquated right OF descent but by true act
of national election Victoria Is not the representative
OF the stuarts, but which Is an infinitely higher dig
nity She is by free act of national choice, the
rcsentative of tho majesty Of mighty England. And
perhaps the now decaying British monarchy would do
well To close its long and besained, but yer uStrious
history with this long and ilustrious and vrtuous
reign. . - =,
/ may remark that the present representative OF
Elizabeth stuart Queen Nict0ria's ancesress, Is said
TO be- curiously enough. the Count OF Paris