New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
POLITICS AND MARRIAGE

The world had Jus, witnessed The rise and fall
as 4. a. the wave O. a magic.an's wand. q the
Empire o. Charles V. vh!ch covered nearly the
whole o. Europe west o: the gates 0. the Dan
ube large part o: the Orient. and the whole
.. the New World. The peoples O.. Europe We're
not even counted in the royal transfers OF real
estate then In fashion. They were simply passed
In bulk SO many millions a. once. from one owner
20 another Even where the popular conscious
ness neu;razed the transfer. I. Sill hampered
legitimate politics II the successive mar
riages o. Mary # Scotland which made that
country nuty in the European diplomacy.
while I, was Just the mistaken View that these
marriages were taken seriously by the Scottish
people which kept English politicians anxious
whenever the claror was loud in Europe. 7, was
the marriages 81 Henry VIII that made England
a party 10 tire bitter religious wars o. the Cont
nent: and IL he most dubious marriage 0.
all which In the end made England Protestant
Power I. the marriage Of Anne Boleyn had been
accepted by all parties lawful. Elizabeth could
safely have avowed the Catholic leanngs which
she frequently confessed In private; AID thus
England might have passed from the hands o..
Mary 70 those of her successor without recog-
MIXING any change in religion. But either the
marriage q Catharine OF A-sg'n or the ma rriage
OF Anne Boleyn was legal II one was right the
other was wrong II was comm = talk that
everybody, even the Pope had beer on both sides
Of this question. Blu, II also well understood
BY the time Of Mary tina; she and Elijah beth
could rot both be legitimate a; the same time
English law with It's simple way q getting over
difficulties saw no reason why they could not OF
legitimate one after the other. But this required
q change Of parties Elizabeth came 10 the throne
by the best O., all titles. TIA, given BY the will
OF a majority cf the nation But thar will had
no, been recorded as i wouli be now; and dur
ing much o. her reign she was oppressed by The
fear that Il would be disputed by force o. arms
under cover % the legal sanctions supposed - be
efticacious IN those times.
Thus sire came 10 the throne as the t!tular
mistress OF her people. but really as partner
with them. hab!tuay waiting on their prefer
ences in all important affairs. During ,he whole
OF her long reign she followed rather than led her
subjects: and they took tina, intimate part IN her
life wh.ch left her IN the end few relics o. woman
~ del!cacy. Mr.. Hume describes her IN her later
years as a painted old harridan" with frank
ness that has been censured but !s justified by a
single inc!den, OF ths tine when she about,
70 get rid OF her las, and most importuna;e
sutton while pretending boundiess affection :or
him. Her advisers pressed her 10 speak her mind
plainly tcr once whereupon she broke Into
strong language. as her wont. and called
curses down upon her own head II she Sd not;
instantly marry the Prince after the King grant
e. her demands" The Prince was The Duke o..
Alencor. the King Henry III y France. AMI
her demands were. o. course. carefully made. 50
tina, they could 10. be granted. Calling Cecil as
q witness 70 her words she renewed her vovs
swearing Ike a trooper. until. E. Castslnau says.
Il made his blood run cold. and Ceci. himself wh,s-
pered 10 Lady Stafford he LEI, the chamber
that II the Queen did not fulfi her word this
time God would surely send her TO he'll FOR such
blasphemy.'