The history of the world; a survey of a man's record . HohenzoUern-Siginaringen, and Leopold felt it a heavy responsibility towithdraw from a people which, after a long period of weakness, was makingmanly efforts to raise its national civilization to a higher plane; that is to say, tofree itself from the dominion of the Ultramontanes. The candidature of Leopoldwas thereupon officially proclaimed in Madrid on July 4, and the Cortes wassummoned for the 20th of July to elect a king. (c) The Pretensions of Gramont and the Telegram from Ems. — Throughoutthe whole affair the point at issue was a mat
The history of the world; a survey of a man's record . HohenzoUern-Siginaringen, and Leopold felt it a heavy responsibility towithdraw from a people which, after a long period of weakness, was makingmanly efforts to raise its national civilization to a higher plane; that is to say, tofree itself from the dominion of the Ultramontanes. The candidature of Leopoldwas thereupon officially proclaimed in Madrid on July 4, and the Cortes wassummoned for the 20th of July to elect a king. (c) The Pretensions of Gramont and the Telegram from Ems. — Throughoutthe whole affair the point at issue was a matter which in the iirst instance was acompletely private concern of the Spanish nation. The Spaniards could clearlyelect any person they wished to be king, and if they looked for such a person amongthe scions of sovereign or formerly sovereign houses, all that could be demandedwas that the elected king should renounce all hereditary right to another throne,in order that a union of the Spanish with another monarchy, and the consequent h^ 1^ iT*^ W^-.
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