The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-04-26
WHO THE CARLISTS ARE.
How They Base Thcir Present Claims
to the Spanish Throne.

The talk Of Carlist risings in Spain,
and particularly the rumor that the
person known as Don Jaime dc Bour-
bon proposes to put himself at the head
Of the Carlist party, may incite u cur
iOsity in one to know who the CarliSts
are and what they staud for in Spain.
Ferdinand V, who came TO the throne
OF Spain after the earth had settled
from the NapolcOnic earthquake,
married, for his fourth wife, Maria
Christina, daughter OF the King OF
Naples, Il sister Of the Duchess de
Berri and niece Of Queen Marie
Of France. Ferdinand, a always ~ mis-
cradle creature, like most Spanish
monarchs, Became more miserable
after his fourth marriage. He fell
completely under the domination Of his
handsome, energetic, ambitious and
thoroughly unprinciplcd wife, says
The Kansas City Star.
Queen Maria Christina was deter
mined that the crUwn OF Spain should
descend to her family. But govern
ing the descent WAS the decree OF
Philip V, which had been law in Spain
for l20 years and which declared that
no woman could reign in Spain where
there lived II male descendant of Philip
w. In default Of male heirs from. the
marriage Of Ferdinand V and Maria
Christina, the lawful successor under
the decree of Philip V was Don Carlos,
Ferdinand's brother. AS it turned out,
the first child born TO this couple was
II girl, lSab la, who fourteen months
later, vas followed by Il sister. Even
before the birth OF Isabella the Queen
Maria Christina began u movement for
the setting aside of the law Of pniliu
Y Fcrdinan for . considerable period
resisted, but yielded ut last, and or
April Is, 1880, ordered that an inccm.
plete decree by Charles ", in 1883
which appeared to repeal the SaIic
law, should be published and
made perpetual. AL tho BJu, bon.
protested and the king cndcavored t.
undo his action by what was cal cd ;
decree OF dcrOgation'' but on his death
bed he declared that his act was tn,
result OF misrepresentation and wa,
therefore null and void. This restored
his act intended To make his daughter
Isabella his heir. When Ferdinand
died Maria Christina was reigning a,
queen regent and the little girl wa.
the heir apparent, just as the Mario
Christina rcignS in the name CT the
little boy Known rs Alfonso Kill.
The brother Of Ferdinand, usually
hpo"h 40 hpu SilioS, DuU no lEuuI2Cl
in the name and title at home Of Carlo.
Maria lsidor DC Borbon.y-Borbon, in
FAINT Of Spain, entered his protest be
fore the death OF Ferdinand agains'
all the proceedings setting aside the
Sale law admitting the female lin,
aud declared himself the lawful heir
apparent to the throne Of Spain. LIN
mediately on the death Of FerdinanC
the northern provinces of Spain aros,
and declared for King Charles, as he
was styled, and these people were
called Carli9ts, Il name which con
tinucs to exist. Those who adhered tt
the existing government, the govern
mcnt Of the queen regent, were pop
ularly called Christmas.
The cause OF Don Carlos, dear to tho
Spanish heart rs standing for bigotr,
and dcspOtisn, seemed at one | IN
likely to triumph, but was betrayed b,
n OF It's generals, MOrOVto. DJr
Carlos He'd from Spain. and in 1914 ab
dlcatcd In avor OF his son. the secopC
Don carlos. CabrerCa invaded Spail
In lSI9, but he neglected his former
practice OF numbering and mutilating
his prisoners, and his efforts were no
supported with the former enthusiasm
The sccoud Don Carlos attempted t.
enter Spain in lSlS and again in 1860
"heh ne was arrested and signed q
remuneration OF his claims to tn,
spanish throne. The present pre-.
tender is Il third Don Carlos, grandson
OF the first, a son Of Don Juan. He has
made soVcral attempts TO o~vcrthrUw
tho government Of Spain the most
formidable beginning in 1873 and last
ing until 1876. The Don Jaime who is
described rs desirOus Of mixing in
Spanish affairs Us head Of the Carlists
Is the son OF the third Don Carlos. 1t
Is a noticeable fact in Spanish history
n Il no real curse ever permanently
departs from Spain. One OF the per-
mancnt Affections Of Spain is what
may be termed Carlism. In no other
country Is such a party as the Carlists
possible. 1T is a party willing to shed
It's blood FOR a government of the worst
type OF the fourteenth century. There
v been many Carlist rising and they
are perpetually expected.