The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-02-06
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THE OBSERVATORY.
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l am writing this on "Holy Martyr
Day." the anniversary of the behead
ing of Charles |. of England, January
50. That surely was an epoch in Eng.
fish history; it is hard for us born and
bred in the free political air of Am.
erica to understand the solemn rever.
ence other people have for kings and
princes; for the next thirty years af-
ter Charles II. was restored to his
fathers throne the Divine Right OF
Kings" was a constant theme in the
pulpits of the English churches; and
it is amusing to see how some of the
English Bishops had to twist their con-
sciences when they consented to the
reinforcement of James II; his cold
blooded bigotry and defiance of Eng
lish liberties weer too much for his
divine right Multitudes of the Pur-
tan party in England, who were
shocked and distressed over the licen-
tiousness OF Charles II, could some
how endure it because he was so good
natured, and would not allow over
much oppression of the Puritans, be-
cause they were Englishmen; and one
time when his brother James was tell
ing him OF some plotting to depose
the king, Charles is reported to have
replied to his brother that it was hard
ly probable they would try to ex-
change him for James. The latter's
saturnine disposition was we'll known
by the people; and his three years
reign is one of the darkest periods of
England.
English history from Henry VIII
EDWARDS is one of the most fasci-
mating chapters in the worlds records:
| wonder IT an impartial story Of the
reign OF Henry VIII has been writ
ten; the brilliant writing OF Froude
holds one, but all the time there is
feeling that he is not telling "all the
truth" Edward vi does not count
Tor much, although his short reign
was made much of in the writings of
the Protestant party in the next cen
tury' and up to a hundred years ago
many stories were common in religious
regarding his piety; but he
was too young to have accomplished
much; but that dark reign of MARY |,
bloody Mary, is written in red; and
YET, L have an idea that if she could
nave been separated from her environ
nent she would have been shocked
It the martyrdoms made in her name
or the stories for the affection for
ler husband, the most demoniacal
Fhlllip ii of Spain, and her lonping
or child and heir is pathetic and
'no"S ner to have been real woman
II herce one IN some lines; and
me must pardon much when one re-
ais the shameful way in which her
ather' Henry VIII, treated her moth
4, and the shame she must have Of |
en- telt because of it. Then Eliza
'eth y wat a woman! such STRANGE
mixture of frivolity and srner;or
craftsmanship. Next James vi 81
or First of England GOOD
cholar for his day, but pedantic ~
ne last degree; acting as thouph he
new most about each and ever srh
ect, and would not listen 70 f,rtb r.
lscussion when he had given his opin.
on' winch caused one of his Cont
entail contemporaries to witily call
I'M The wiseSt fool in Europe" Rnt
nat stuart blood from Mary o; Scot
~ tnu ana her son James, produced
,harles' with many noble person9i
uaiitles' but r-burdened VIII
high views of his divine riqb, "a
eignr; undoubtedly Macauley Is riobt
thinking he might have made
cry different ruler if he had marr;ed
more wise wife; but Henrietta NJ
anne to England with all the Frenrb
itsIT.egard OF the common people and
liberty. and it was her evil inans anu
lat led Charles to so often disregnrd |
.nghSh rights, and to lightly 49, So
IS promises; and so his subiects
ver-powered him and SENTENCED ~.
death practically for falsebood mn
E died January 80, l64o. Somet sonnet Gnu .
|! ke that execution and the denos sins
yames in 1893 was bound to r rop1as
nd It was fortunate for the Fn oie
ICE that 1t came as soon as Il AZ; Az
40 1t was not nearly so dist-ess ~
the gathering of the harvest af
in France in the "RiooS Ii
eTE G over century later, 0uy
1here has been much snecni,.,