Instead of constituting a Republic at once, in harmony with those popular rights which had been proclaimed, the half-hearted leaders proceeded to look about for a King; and from that time till now they have been in this quest, as if it were the Holy Grail, or happiness on earth.
Sumner critiques the indecisiveness of Spanish leaders in their quest for a king after the ousting of Queen Isabella.
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