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meeting of the cohte?.
IK MADRID, jui.y 9, 1020.
The extraordinary Gazette of
Madrid, gives an interesting account
f,f |bc proceedings of this memora-
Me epoch in Hie establishment of
•* the right* of a great nation. The
King proceeded to the hall of the
Cortes at ti n in the morning* ac
companied by the Queen and the
Infant.is. They were received by
two grand deputations ,the nm
tioual representatives. When hi*
Majesty entered, all the metnhers
flood up, as well as the diplomatic
corps in the tribune on the right of
the throne. The Counsellor* o(
State, Generals, and Magistrates oc
cupied the other tribunes ; the im
mense multitude which filled the
galleries, could not rent ruin them
selves bursting forth into loud ac
clamations and /t rot! 1 he King
took Ins seat on a magnificent throne,
on the sides of winch was displayed
the royal insignia. A* soon as the
King had seated himself, the Queen,
the Infantas, the President of the
Corlos, agd all tint deputies also sat
down. After a short pause, the
‘ President rose, nnd with the se
cretaries proceeded to receive the
•King’s oath, which was taken in the
manner prescribed by tiro Consli-
Mi ion. The President. Don John
th-piga. Archbishop elect of Seville,
tlj.m ad Iressed the King, who im
mcdi idy afterwards read the fol
lowing speech :
srkKCii <>!’ tid: kin’", of spain.
To THE COIU KB.
“0 if/t-mru ,
*• ,\t length has arrived the day,
the object of my ardent wishes, on
vhiun I see invsell sui rounded by
the i cpresentatiies of the henm
Uipl giuior npi. pinisli nation, .mil in
wl,ten’ll solemn oath lias complolHy
iden'i'i it my interests and these
my f.i mly, wit it the interests es my
people.
When eX 4 ess of evils produced
the clear manifestation ni ibe voice
of the nation, formerly obscured
by I arnentahle circumstances which
ought l » be er-wnd from our memo
ries, I imuieiii dely determined to
embrace the designed system, and
to pine the oath to the political
constitution of the monarchy sane
tinned by the General and Kxtraor
dinary Cortelin the year U.U.—
Then did the crown, as well as the
notion, ie< eive its legitimate rights;
ruy resolution being no less spoota
neons and free than conformable to
mv own interests and those of the
Spanish people, whose happiness
bas never ceased to he the objci f
•of mv sioceresi wishes. My hearl
thus indissolubly united with the’ 1
hearts of mv subjects, wuo are also
mv children, the future presents to
tne only agreeable images of conli
deuce, hue, and prosperity.
“ With what s itisf h tion must the
grand spectacle he coideiiipl ited.
iiithTin unexampled in tiisiory ,of j
n in ; pi intiuous nation, wfii u h.i* j
pass I tr im one pohiie.al slate to i
anet eV without Couvulsi n er vr> !
Icti'H*. snl’je •ting tier anihusi isui to |
the guidance of i.'asub, undor . n- j
CUar: *ces which have covered
tv it i oo ii-aing. not inundated w m
tears, t o-r less l"irlunel<‘ c ; m:/.! i«-s. 1
’ e giMccal atleuliofi d >-a j
imp*’ 1 ■ iV lr i I It' l ibe pin 4 ■ j
iiu> in toe t‘miui***** ’i uicli ropve- j
Bftitl l.iTs ill hU ItV i'l l flitioil. :
I'm.it it are. eX| a l , led prude in- |
did ,ence for the. past, and eoHght |
en'd firmness for llie future ; mil j
that <t the moment which confir.i.s |
the n ippin s, for t..e pres- ot anil j
•UCcee hag geuef ilions. the errors
of Um preceding epoch ui.fv be un
ified in oolivioii. it is also hoped
that multiplied ex nnph's will be
displac'd, of justice, benevolence,
generosity ; virtues wmch always
distinguis i iSp.nUrds; which ti.e
Constitution recommends; oc wliieb,
having been religiously observed
doling the effervescence among flic
people, ought to he still more strict
ly practised m the congress of their
representatives, invested with the
circumspect and tranquil char actor
ol I- gisUtxrs.
“ ll is now time to undertake the
•lamination of the slate of the mi
tion, ftu t to commence those labors
indispciisabhstor the applications of
remedies suitable to Hie evils pro.
du •ed by nncieiit causes, and ,mi. I
nicmed by the invasion ■»!' ilie ene
my, and by the erroneous system
ofthe succeeding period.
“ llie account of the public re
venue, wjiicli tiie Secretary of late,
to whom that department b. K im
will present, will show its ill uiiiu
tion and emb in iss.oent, and will
ex.'ite ||te zeal of (be ('orb 4 * n> s«*el»
und select, aihoii. (be rctouives
•till possessed by |ae nation, Imao*
bes, suite I for ino.wing llie engage
menu and lolcpcgsable tbilges ol
the state. t in* inquiry will ptii
Ui"n 4 -niil more in c niurm ibe i<| i
•ion. Pul it i* ((••cup d mi I urgi i.
|o e»l thlisli public . (. .fit miine (in
•D'liable In.in nf justice ni I , ii'
/all 1 1 . Ill' IHi ** | i 1 inili | ill I
•od fvilUllUVUl ol oil •••'I^CUIOIU.
wdiiclyfive satisfaction and tranquil
lity lowcdrters and capitallaU,
live sod foreign, nnd relief to the
treasury. I fulfil one of the most
sacred duties which the royal dig
nity and the love of my people
p impose on me, in earnest|y recom
mending thin important object to the
■j serious consideration of the Cortes.
j* “ The administration of justice,
, without which no society can exist,
. has hitherto depended almost ex
' clusively on the Imnor and probity
’ ofthe judges; hut, now made sub
, ject to known and established prin
ciples. it affords to the citizens new
J and stronger grounds of security ;
, and still greater improvements are
. to I*o expected, when our codes,
p carefully improved, shall attain that
p simplicity and perfection wliiob the
knowledge arid experience of the
age in which we live are capable
, of giving.
“In the interior administration
dfficntlie* nre experienced which
. proroe ! from old abuses, aggravated
in these I attar time'!. The perse
[ veriug application of (he goveru
, niftnt, and the zeej with which its
agents and the provincial autlioriiies
| labor to establish the simple and
beneficent muaicipaWystcm adopt
ed by tin* constitution, are lessen
ing the obstacles, and will in time
perfect n department of the. state,
which has an essential influence
over the public welfare and pros
perity.
“The army and the navy* call
gnore particularly for mv attention
and solicitude. It will be one of
my first cares to promote their or
gaiiization, and establisli llietii in the
manner most convenient for the na
tion —combining as fir as possible
the advantages of force, so impoj
-1 (Tot with thut economy which is in
-1 dispensable, mid reiving on the pa
tnotisui and good will of the people.,
md the wisdom of their representa
tives to whom I shall always have
recourse with entire satPfictinn.
“It is to be expected that the re
estatdisbuient of the constitutional
system and the flattering prospect
w in, li that event presents for the
Inline, may, by removing the pre
text of which maligni y has been
abb 4 to lake advantage in the ultra
marine provinces, smooth the path
to the pacification of those which
are in a stale of agitation op disturb
ance, and n iftier unnecessary the
employment of any other moans.—
i'ne oxiimple of moderation and
love of order given by Peninsular
•Spain—t‘<e j ist pride below,png to
so 1 worthy an 1 generous a nation,
and the wi- * law* which are pro
u'llgated confequable t<> the Con
stitution will contri aite to fids ob
ject, to the oblivion of past evils,
md will draw closer nil Spaniards
around my throne—sacrificing to
tin* love «>f their common country
all the recollections which might
break or weaken those fraternal
lies by whiifii they ought to he
united.
•‘ In our relations with foreign
countries the must perfect harmony
1 in general prev uls, with the excep
tion of mine few dillerenees. whirii
I (hmigb they h ivi not disturbed the
| existing peace, have given rise to
j di-cussiims which cannot be term!-
n w it,mill the concurrence and
iiilervcuyon of the Cortes of the
iKi u'llom Such are th« differences
, peo he , with the United States of
j \on rii:a, respecting tin* Klori-las,
I and ti.e marking mil the boundaries
' o Lonisi m;i, Contests likewise
J ( re t. occasioned by the ocenpation
I '*( i“e M 4 1*; Video md other-Span
ish pcss.-s-.mus on the left (tank of
I 1 44 e rivee i‘t da ; hut tnoug'o a com
p!i •atme >f various cir ni'iistcncos
ins l.ilimrl..* prt'vunted the adjust
ment <>l I best dillerenees, I hope
(bat tiio Justice and moderation of
the prn ip!cs which guide our li
plcmdic operations, will prod 4 )c<> a
result suited l« the nation and con
firm tide to tin* pi itic system ; the
prescrv ition of which is now the
general in I dm itled maxim of Euro
pe hi policy. Ibe Hegencv of
.ilgiers Jr,is given indication of a
wish to reneij the old system >f
restlessness and aggression. To
avoid the eonseqneaces which max
arise from Hus want of respe t of
existing stipulations (he defensive
treaty entered into m the year I*>J<s
nilli the King ‘ofthe Netherlands,
s'ipulutetj the union of the respec
tive maritime forces in the Me. itei
niioniii, destined to maint iin and
secure t!ic freedom of navigation
and commerce.
“ Thus, us it is the duty of (he
Partes to consolidate general hap-
I m« 4 »s through the medium es wise
aft) just laws, and thereby to protect
f 4 'igion, tiie iiulns o( the crown,
m 1 4 »l*tl»e citizens ; so also it belmuts
>o mv oflire t 4l watch over the exi 4
e-itiou and fi.ltiliuei t tl f those l.iws,
uid cspcei.dly d| 1 |j »* fundamental
im ofthe monarchy, m which tin
H'pes and wishes of |t„. Spanish
leaplc tie centered. ITiis will lie
"V most gr iteful and ino*t conslam
• liy. r« the estalih.bment, ami |o
n 4 ••till f*«• and no ml .lib* pre>,ei'v.i*
lot of On* consllt .tin,,, (In 4 power
m< li tint c«ifikiiii|i|im grants | t)
puviojol suihwmy ml) b« a«vwt«d,
W , •
rrafl in that will corwist my fluty, my
delight and glory/* -*To Jnllil hiuJ
bring to perfection this gre.it nnll
siilutiiry enterpri ?c, after humbly
imploring the aid and guidance dt
the Author of, all good, I jeqnire
the active co-operation of the
Cortes, whose zeal, intelligence,
patriotism, and love to my royal
person, lead me to hope that they
will concur in ail the necessary
measures for the- attainment of such
impoitant ends, thus justifying the
confidence of the heroic nation by
which they have been elected,
The President replied:—
“ The* Cories have heard with
singular satisfaction (lie wise address
10 which your Majesty has express
ed your noble and generous senti
ments, and described the stale of
the nation. The Cortes presents
(o your Majesty iN most respectful
thanks for the ardent zeal with
which you promote the general
prosperity, and promises to co-ope
rate with yur Majesty’s intelli
gence, and to coatrihuie by all possi
ble means to the attainment of the
important objects for which it has
bee convoked.”
The ceremonies of this August*
solemnity being ended, their Ma jes
, ties ami the lolantas withdrew from
the Cortes with the same retinue
with which they had entered ; re
peated cries of Viva el Rcy y les
Cories! resoundingthrofigh the hall,
and all returned to the palace.
The str-.M-t- through which the
procession passed were lined with
the diflfuefil corps of the garrison
of Madrid, and the national militia,
both cavalry and infantry. The
presence of their Majesties and the
Infantas, the spbndour'of the rrdi
mie—the applause of all classes of
persons, onthusiasticallyexclaiming.
Viva el Itey ! viva In Constitution!
viva cl Hey Constitutional , 4*c- —and,
above all, the recollection of the
object of the rnagificent ceremony,
—all concurred to render this day
most glorious to the Spanish nation,
find to present a spectacle which
will be the eternal admiration of fu
ture .ages. »
The tranquility and order which
remained in the hall of the Cortes,
a» well as throughout the streets,
served to confirm more than ever
the. good opinion that is entertained
of (lie character of Jhe inhabitants
»f this capital, who, on the great day
us Spain gave the most convincing
proofs of their noble sentiments,
their loyalty and love of the King,
/mil their adherence so those con
stitutional laws in which the happi
ness of all is centered.
The sitting of (he Cortes was
continued after his Majesty’s de
parture ; and on the proposition of
the Deputy Court de Toreno, a
Committee was appointed to draw
up an'Address in answer td-his Ma
jesty's speech; and for this pur
pose were elected the deputies
Count de Toreno,,Torrero; Marti
nez de lallossa, Tapia, 'femes, and
General Quiroga. With this the
■ olenin acts of the opening of the
Cortes concluded.
From Gold find JVurthouse'a London Jlfag
mine.
Received at the Office of the Com. Adv
lim oilY OF Till', INQUISITION IN
SPAIN.
The mvstery which enveloped the pro
re'dings of the Inquisition, the profound
secrecy observed by i s members, ami ilu
nature of its statutes and regulations, had
rendered it hitherto impossible to com
p '.s • an authentic history of that frightful
tr.bunal, The best work that had ap
pear-d as yet on the subject, was that of
Professor l.anborch, woo for many years
e»-ployed himsi If with diligent industry
i* collecting materials for the completion
i . ms ask 8.1 it was only in the ar
m>is oi >oc 1, [ u-wi on that the most
p -riant doceiueaia were to. be f und,
an. 1 .-o ,)* rsun cuutd be better calculated
0 ».* its historian loan live keeper ot ds
'•m s fins was the s.tuatio:i tilled
uirmg three yea;s, by the author of this
■ odue.tioii, amt we have, at length, a
11 o,\ of toe llie Inquisition, by an In
quisitor himself.
Home Catholic writers have affected to
consider tlie accouats published of its se
er. t cruelties as iner effusions of 'beret
r zeal; but the official stamp of this
...u-y tans silence even a Dominican—
U. 1,0 rente stales in his preface, that he
■s Sci • etary to the Inquisition of Mad
>i 1, during the year 1789,1790 and 1791;
1 at to was induced by the peculiar ad
vantages of his station to form a collec
tion.!’ the most interesting papers and
notes, amt to make extracts*!'records and
jrgisttn s, relative to its history. Ky hi
'i t sevi ring in tins respect, and- by the
jmivlmst |u made at a coasidi lablc ex
pense, of ma ly valuable manuscripts at
lilt sale of the effects ol several of the
Inquisitors, lie formed an important col
tectum of materials. But Ins riches wen
afterwards augmented far beyond' his
I'iusi s ng'iine expectations, la the year
LbU9 Hu Inquisition. uis abolished, and
<i. arclntves were placed at his clispo
s*l, and : rom tliat period until the year
1812, the author wai candidly eifijdtqcd
i., selecting whnl appeared mow Useful
far tin completion ui a history of the de>
t\inet tribunal.
It is to be regretted, that tulng in pos
wsaioii ol such matter I). I.lorg.it had him
ad. pled a different plan loi-Su ufiange
a. i i,i, Benia) als < c-mplsiu ol hung
vm mini bv il« tails that have at bi »l but a
oral iateies'i and whulever cl* ganCi amt
spirit the uri|diitfl might possess, Mon.
.. nr I*, liter, has taken care to infuse
or ot it in ms translation Nut ih »<-
•ho Me Imid o| liisiurlcai resesr*!i, ahi
uni a coinpi iis/imii for tiwsv ilelm s in
*u ample stoic ui ei iginal and valuable
infoiwntio*. After giving a general out
line of the historr nf in
which he haa followed l.immrch father
closely, the audio* proceeds to relate liie
first establishment of the Inquisition if.
the country of Toulouse. It is rather u
curious coincidence of circumstances,
that this tribunal a'uould have origmaten
in that part of France, where religious
persecution has been re-produc d at dif
ferent intervals from the .*poch of the cru
sade against d - All igt-uses, up to our own
day: that th< * st prompter of this insti
tution slio.dd have been Dominic do Guz
man the founder ot the order from which
the Inquisitors were afterwards generally
chosen; and that he should have been a
native of the only country where the In
quisitors were all-powerful for centuries,
and where il is at present in existence. —
Shortly alter it bed receive d a regular
organization from dope Gregory IX it
v.’ioi gradually introduced from the (opr
kingdoms which formed the Catholic part
of Spain. But it was not til! the reign ot
Ferdinand and Isabella, tliat il acquired,
terrific Importance. For near a century
the Jtivs had experienced the most cruel
pc.secutiort, and every invention that
could'be devised by cupidity or'bigotry
«as leveled tf.ainst them. To escape
from the doom that awaited them, thou
sands declared riu-msclvcs converts to
Christianity. Their sincerity was doubt
i.-d, mid to enable the old Christians to
ascertain whether the new ones were not
still Israelites in heart, the Holy Office'
published an edict in thirty-seven article;
pointing out the circumstances in which
ii became a duty to inform agnins' the
new converts as being guilty ot Judaism-.
Some of these points are rather of a sin
gular nature. Wc shall extract a few ol
(hem for the use of our German neighbors
.vlio, in this age, seem disposed to follow
the traces of the Inquisitors of the fif
teenth century.
(Art. 4) Those wore to be informed
against who wore clean linen on the Sab
bath, or who put on a better sort of gar
ment —(Art. 6 ) And those who, before
they killed the animals necessary for their
■support, tried the knife by drawing the
b’i'de on the nail of a finger.—(Art. 18)
Those who cat of the flesh of animals
slaughtered by a Jewish butcher—(An.
28.) Those who on the eve of taking a
journey,! invite their friends or relations
to a convivial meeting.—( Art. 36) Those
who, ns a test-many of their sorrow, have
secluded themselves f rom ail society dur
ing one tear, after the death of any per
son dear to them. Llorcnle is not apt to
he jocular, but he assures us, that proba
bly few persons were informed against on
this article. The great majority of this
devoted tribe continued, however to ad
here to the religion of their fathers, and,
consequently, their expulsion from the
kingdom was resolved upon. The prin
dipal insligatru of this was Thomas de
fo.qut maria. First Grand Innuisiton Gen
eral or Spain. Tcrquemada was eminent
ly qualified for such a station; he was ar
rogant and inflexible; his cool and metho
dical cruelty was surpassed by none of his
successors; .iis knowledge of business, his
activity in the dispatch of it, and, abpve
all, his fierce bigotry, secured to him an
uncontrolled influence over the minds of
his sovereigns, In his visits to the differ
ent provincial Inquisitions, he affected a
sort of regal state; lie used to travel es
corted by fifty familiars , armed and
mounted, and about two hundred foot,—
His arrival was always the signal of des
olation.. Llorentc hud dedicated a long
chapter to a minute calculation o l ' the
number of victims sacrificed during ins
Inquisitorial reign of eighteen years.
The result is, that ten thousand persons
perished in the flames at Seville only; at
Toledo, upwards of six thousand; and a
much greater number was condemned to
perpetual imprisonment, confiscation of
property, &c. There were then thirteen
Inquisitors in Spain, and if ail were equal
ly industrious, according to our author’s
computation; more ' than four hundred
thousand persons were punished by the
. Holy Office during that short space of
time.
, When the Jews were informed of their
intended banishment, they had recourse
‘ to their usual mode of averting danger.
Ferdinand and Isabella were then wag
- ing wav against (lie kingdoms of Grenada,
1 and the unfortunate Israelites very proper
ly thought, that the offer of thirty thou
-1 sand ducats might obtain for them leave to
remain in the ki gdom under certain re.
1 strictions. This proposition was on the
- point of being acceded to—but Torque
s meda, on hearing this intelligence, took
s a crucifix in his arms anil repairing forth
to the royal residents, and addressed his
i sovei > igns with a high tone of indignation.
- "Judas” said he, first sold his muster for
thirty pieces—your Highnesses are now
, ffsing to stll him a second tme for thirty
I thousand.” Here,” added he, laving
i down his crucifix, “take him, hasten anil
1 sell him.” Their Highnesses bowed
> do > n before the Inquisitor, and the sen
i tcnce of banishment was pronounced.—
This measure, with the subsequent emi
gration of the Moroscoes, deprived Spain
» of nearly two millions of inhabitants
- Bat these proceedings were far from
meeting with general approbation; Fcr
i dinand assembled the Cortes of the king
- dom of Arragon in 1510, and the d'-pu
- tics made energetical remonstrances a
gainst the abuses of the Holy Office; the
; king eluded giving a positive answer.—
- lit a subsequent meeting in 1512, they
voted a serins of resolutions tending to
I restrain and modify the power of the In
quisition. These formed the basis of a
convention between the king and his sub
jects; but a few months as erwards he so
licited and obtained from the Pope a
dispensation of (he oath he had taken be
fore the Cortes to observe its stipulations.
Home time afterwards, on the accession
of Charles V. the Cortes of Castile, and
i those of Catalonia, were nut more suc
cessful in a similar effort, and the power
i of the Inquisition was then finely secured.
One of the most vahlable pai ls of'this
work is the complete disclosure it makes
i ol the Inquisitorial code and mode of pro
-1 creeling. Lloreutr has corrected in ma
ny insulins the errors of his predeces
sou, and has made considerable additions
>o the tacts already knowu. But what
will be more g-nc rally read with inti rut,
are those points connected with impor
tant lustoiic.il n-c dl.ctioiis. One author
i lias given us elaborate disquisition* oil N<«
I circumstances whioli attend mid followed
the las' moments of Ckartes V.—on the
death oi Don Cailus—on (he Inal of An*
undo Peres, hist Herniary of Hlalc of
i Philip U.iMii the expulsion of (he Mo.
i rescues. Hut Charles V • alter his *hdi»
i tatiua, bad unbilled turn* of the hutbc
ran tenet*, ha» been menUdned by «eve
ral writer*, li bos heel a!»o affirmed, that
poilip had consented that proceedings
shout,t be insdtued a,gainst the memory of
tis father by the Inqnisitfnm; who, for
that purpose, had seized ais will. Bran
tome gives us a detail of those reports
that were then in circulation ; Fra I'aiilo
hints al them, and Tiiuanus sj.t ms inclin
ed to give them Some degree of belief. A
Inrtuitons conevn rence ot circumstances,
says Liurente, probably caused this accu
-ation. Uarthelrmi Carranza, Archbishop'
:( Toledo, Who assisted t,‘lurries in his
last moments, was am sied shortly after,
and tried tar her stay by the Inquisition
Constantine I’onc'-, and Augustine C;iz
zalla,hib two favorite preachers, were bo;h
delivered over to the similar arm. UN
confessor, John de Regia, was Confined
within the walls hf the Holy Offii c,,and
obliged to abjure certain propositions he
had maintained. I.lnrente treats tills a
- as an idle tale, h ;l he is not always
successor in his relh-tajioii of it. lb.
seems to lay great stress on the displea
sure Chailes-. is said to have shown to
Carranza in his i.;s moments, from having
been informed that the Prelat ft was strong,
ly suspected of her* sy. This ho states
on the authority of Sandoval, whose his
tory of the Emperor is nothing but a con
tinued panegy ic, and wim felt anxious
that the impnladoitof heresy should not
be fixed on the memory of Ins hern.
Cafrvpana, whose authority is infinitely
prefarabic, in his.history of Philip 11. dis
tinctly say;. that Carranza remained with
h in till he breathed Ins last, and thagiie
was thanked by Charles for the consola
tion he had afforded him. In support of
his system, Llofente adds, .ha; luring anx
iously sought in the archives of the In
quisition tor papers relative to proceed
ing’s against the memory of Philip 1 * fa
ther, ho could not discover that any ha t
been in existence. Agah.st this negative
proof it may be objected, that, in the tri
al of Carranza and the olhcr ? ltie instili
ing of heretical opinions into the mind of
the Emperor was one of the points of ac
cusation
Onr limits do not allow ns to follow om
author in hi p historic doubts / and notwith
standing his ingenuity, he has not abso
lutely converted ns.—The tragical death
of Don Carlos has been such a favorite
subject v'ith historians who deal in to
munce, and with yornmee writers who
deal in Ijptorv, that a very erroneous
view of this subject has b. en ad; p: d y
many. Watty autho:s of high respecta
bility hav a l * i advanced assetli..ns widen
cannot stand the test oi investigation. In
most histories, we rea 1 that Lis love for
his mother-in-law, Elizabeth of France,
and his, inordinate ambition, htou-tu
down upon him the vengeance o! his f i
ther ; that he was confined, tried by the
Inquisition, sentenced to death, and Hue
poison was administered to him. Wat
son, in his history of Philip 11 says, “ that
after six months inipri.sor.ment, Philip
caused the Inquisition of Madrid to pas*
sentence against his si n ; and, under co
ver of that sentence, ordered poison to be
given to him.” This'accountdiffers great
ly from the one given by Lloreatc. V.'e
shall abridge this slaiemeiit, for its prolix!
ty prevents ns giving the whole of it. 1!
a secret article in the preliminaries of
peace between France and Spain m 1588,
the eventual marriage of D/m Carlos and
Elizabeth, daughter of the French mon
arch, was agreed upon. The death of Ma
ry, Queen of England, which took place
about three months after, altered the state
of things. Don Carlos■ was then a pale,
sickly, and puny youth, of about thirteen
years<>f age, whilst his father Philip was
only thirty tWo years old, and his person
was far ftorn being repulsive. Don Carlos
never was informed of this intend- d mar
riage, and nothing is more fabulous than
the story of Ins passion for Elizabeth
Philip, naturally desirous of securing the
throne to his posterity, espoused her him
self, and at the nuptial ceremony Don Car
les gave her away.—At the age of. 19, this
y»nng prince had a dreadful fall, and .his
life was for some time despaired of Asa
rm de of cure, the corps of Diego, a ho
ly Franciscan, was placed upon him : his
recovery was declared to boa miracle, i*
Diego was canonized. However, notwith
standing the intercession of the saint, it
was afterwards found necessary to trepan
the patient. His intellect, which before
tins accident was not strong, now became
consid rably impaired, and many of his
actions from this time bore a strong ap
pearance of insanity. From his earlust
fancy he had been unruly; in Ids bqvhood
he wag violent ami cruel, and at last he
displayed a ferocity of "character, which
rendered him a . object of terror and de
testation to all tliose about him. To con
solidate the connection, between Spain
and Austria, a union between Ann, daugh
ter of Maximilian, and Doit Carlos was re
solved upon. The joy he testified on Ibis
occasion, and the anxiety he showed for
the accomplishment of his marriage, is a
sufficient refutation ofthe story’ of his love
for Elizabeth. As he advanced in years,
he disdained to conce 1 his ambitious spir
it; and-the open way .in which he talked
ot his dangerous and treasonable projects,
proved the state of his intellects. He
had it in contemplation to leave the king
dom, and withdraw himself into Flanders,
the sovereignty of which he hoped toob
lain. The steps he took to laise money
betrayed his intentions, with which Philip
was made acquainted. Driven to mad
ness by the obstacles he »encountered, he
meditated the most crintinal of actions—
the murder of his father. On Christmas
eve he confessed himself, and ucknow
lodged his intention of taking the life of a
man he hated—absolution was refused to
him by tlje priest.
Llorente now comes to the discussion of
a point in which he has a decided advan
tage over his antagonists. He denies that
the inquisition either tried Don Curios, or
passed judgment qn him—and he proves
tis opinion. The Secretary, Peter del
Hoyo, tm ordered to receive the depo
sitions of the witnesses. A special com
mission aus create?), to sit in judgment
on Hu* Prince. It was composed ol Cardi
nal Espinosa, Inquisitor General, and
President of the council of Castile, The
Prince Iv.oli; Mehto, Counsellor of State ;
and Mi gut ones, Counsellor * f Casli.e—
Milestones, was muitmed with Hie pre
paratory proceedings In no stsge of this
melancholy aflat r, s. ys l.tgrent*, was die
Inquisition consulted—Hie special commis
sion alone look cognisance of it. Al'er u
short Intelva 1 , Mnga'Oin* pc sented s re
port, in u hich he t< ok into ooiisul'O'stioii
Hie evidence which ban been louhnul,
and the h •lei’s and olhef p,q,eis which
hails I'l'iviice to His dsiisaitioh. It
cunctudsd by dttUtmg tut Hut Fiihftc
of V lgTl{ ■
>d parccidr; tl l; ,. ’
Jh>- land, his i.f. ’ v t
cnu 1 t xtcnd “Wk •; ' i ' '
mercy he mii : !,t , ;( ■. —-
or men,b ms of t »i e c ;„;, : ’' r d’ a
this opinion. ] n .*,• ' •*
Don Carlos aU! <= !
Another q. es ,; ‘■SI
ivhat was the ns;„v. r ■ r " r./i.
Ctrios? ThebeliA’;:..?’‘:'»diß llß !r
'stored to hi m • . i,B llfß t-J,
established, that ,t r. I dJ^B n '. ,r f
to combat it. ir. lu . : i
mu being intlini- k .|' ( - i ;
. nold’v enters the t; . ' H 10 ■ <
if
,h:<t ‘«-T> =‘ numuc «!>»
ness. Amongst othr,, , irr
jmft-ft’oin E««o, r ,;>«* hrt -.:
Cnt-ngi-l.r of T,. I{ . (1 , > Uv
•ns natural d..h;; itv> f f,.ti
>1 ness of les contaii,,.;,.,
ini state of agitation in' 3 *
thrown, cnnlrl not me ~v . , f o r
m-’veriiy of!,is disorder '
Ins (U adi he v.ws i:;f
of life remained, r,, -i,'.", ''; 1 f t 21
solicited and Ofitsi-ie-!
anil, which he dictated*’* F.
secretary He then «•„. h „
1 a P lo, ' e bis father’s foivi,. >:i ''H r r,'lt:
a j'.swercd, “that 1,« K; t) ....fi,
ah his heart, and hr, ,j > '' ' B ir stev
grace before Go,I in ftv 0r , V ’■gave >
lance.** On die 22.1, J- e r, ‘ 5 sea
calmness an 1 rea;g 0a t i,esc
exhortations of Almoner, ’•ever,
coived the sacrament Tin- r that
ed that the lasi moments ofli'-'f’" e
near, supported by the Pri nC r?i^B» b ' ;f
entered the apartment o flj (ln r
n.tltom being seen by
bless,ng on him, The unr ev
■ ted a few bonus after. n
I.lnrente brings forward 1
c remnstantial evidence i„ s,L
.pm,on, but which tinfbrtunaM
• -rs dirongh a number of p
ny attention to method. 6
He tterhups exaggerates i!ioi >U’
nf the proofs be h: s bumxht «»«
hut lie has certainly succ t( ,^^Hl < ’ s 1
rendering problematical, al»°'
looked »■ „m-as Ciftaiii, If
la,, y C)t ,!le inqnisiilon des-ru 8 1
tor having fi'htl il-yt sti-'am, «'>
some nn asusf atoned for it by df,
vest ion ■of this wo tc l^^Hvd,
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