The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-23 00:00:00

or, rin other words, this Sovereign was re-
quired, as the condition upon which alone
the negotiation could proceed, to anticipate its
amicable conclusion, and on the strength of this
anticipation to call upon the German Diet for
an °biter dictum—for an expression of its opi-
mon and will in reference to a portion of terri-
toryin which it possesses certain rights, which
expression of opinion and will may turn out to
be of some use or of none--for a declaration
upon a subject of grave importance, to be laid
up in the archives of Holland during an inde-
finite period of discussion, and to be produced
and acted upon or not at some uncertain future,
just as it may then happen to suit the interest or
convenience of parties in a negotiation with
which the German Diet, as such, has no imme-
diate concern. With this absurd and despotic
requisition the King of the Netherlands was un-
willing to comply. As a man of vigorous un-
derstanding, its wretched silliness must have
been revolting to him. As a Prince of digni-
fied nature, and therefore respecting the proper
dignity of others, he must naturally have been
averse to a proceeding conveying so much dis-
respect to the authority to which his request is
to be addressed. This difficulty, created, not by the
King of the Netherlands, but against him, has,
however, been employed as an argument that it
is lie who seeks for concealed and sinister pur-
poses, to retard the progress of the negotiations
—he who has been always ready to proceed
with them, while his opponents—we fear we
may call them his enemies, and the enemies of
the excellent people whom he governs—have
absurdly refused to go on until he shall have
procured something for them which they cannot
pretend to be necessary yet, and which, for
what either lie or they can tell, may never be-
come necessary. The mighty difficulty, how-
ever, such as it is, will, we are happy to be-
lieve, be speedily surmounted. The King of
the Netherlands has done enough to show
that the absurdity of transposing, without any
motive, the natural and regular order of
proceeding in diplomatic affairs was not
devised, and has not been patronised by
him. He has done enough to show that
he is no willing agent in presenting a disrespect-
ful application to the German Diet. And
now, if our intelligence with respect to foreign
affairs does not mislead us, the time has
come at which the King of the Netherlands feels
that he may magnanimously humour the petted
politicians with whom he has to deal, by attempt-
ing to procure them their toy, and reduce to
silence the rancorous politicians who have
assailed his character with so much perseverence,
by a practical refutation of their calum-
nies. We have already said that the speech
of the King of the Netherlands is expected to
intimate the probability of an early renewal of
the discussions in the Conference of London.
To this we beg to add the expression of our
belief that the expose by Baron Verstolk of the
foreign affairs of Holland, which will be laid
before the States General at one of its earliest
sittings, while it will abundantly show that the
proceeding imposed upon the King of the Ne-
therlands, as a condition to the continuance of
the negotiation, is most irregular, and most irra-
tional, will at the same time intimate that it is
not the intention of his Majesty any longer to
withhold ir.--illorning Post.