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rely passive, It rejects et adopte the propositions that ate jail,
foro it. Piod4ce and wisdom are the chief requisites in its
I Members. The projeg,requires that they shall be St least furry
years old. They would not afford the whole guarantee That Is
hoped fore If they had not the greatest Interest in tl, nrional
welfare. They Are therefore di en among the it, rims ntost d-s-
-tittgui,lted by their services. their birth, ur their fortune (so).
There are few things that men defend better than Ow prr•ho-
naJ consideration, the remembrance and the recninrivie of their
service.. Those must be cordially attache., t r their country who
dtrive the respect %hewn to them from a name which Lid,' utter
I tore hive re:Meted illustrious in its service.

I lie possessors of a large fortune vestal in land, lent to the
State, or usefully employe.' in supporting thu national commerce,
will carefully watch that none of these sources of public wealth
may he obstructed or dried up. They would no: ler suffi-
ciently independent if they were liable to be removed We pro-
pose to nominate them tJr life. This nomination must cone
front the King. The spirit tot a monarchical Government tre-
scribes interest or the nation demands ir. Tiii, prerrk;a-
five will give the 4overeigit an influence over the higher s
(it ',oder which wip hr i,seful to all. If has beep the ClltlStant
rule r.f tour contLic r, the . eiiilalife guide of our lainturp, to brio;
our instir4tioth to the encore r t a lhnitrd n 1111 l

*1 be Kiog proposes to the Chamber rive:eel by the Provincial
States, the projects of laws which have Wendt/liberated upon
Iris (hewn of State (limo).
This Chatub,r examines them' and having adopted them,wrels
them to the other Chamber, which has to examine them in the
same :winner (109).
The Chamber, whose members are chosen for life, reeeis es
and discuses.' the proposeeies which the of her thelke it proper to ,
make to the King. It never makes any knit (I 14-115)
It a,i,opr% the proposition and transmits it to the King, who
eves or redlines his sanction (I 18).
By not ;adopting, it will for the most part only save the King
from exerelsiug not only a necessary, but indispensable right,
but which, it too often repeated, might weaken that reciprocal
cootoli,leuce useful to the Mouerelt, and so fortunate fur the
people. In every ease, the IJW is the result of the assent ot the
King and of the two Chambers (119).
In most of our provinces, and especially in the northern ones,
a great proportion of the inhabitants took part in the dirsctiots tit
affairs, ey the effect of the orgaitrzetion of Use public authori-
ties ; and this perocipation kept :olive public spirit, which is the
most powerful spriest of reiireseittattve governments.
The government litio's *teen much stronger, it is mach better
obeyed whets it makes known to the nation the motives of hi
determinatititis, the objects of the sacrif:.T which it imposes,
and ot the effor s which commands. Reccut examples prove
what vast resources arise to Government, where the while
people follow from comviction the grand insessures it adopts.
We have tlvetelat that to preserve this prectous advantage, it
was necessary to render the sitt.og of the Si ette.G.eici al puh•-
111 C, restraining. however, tuis publ.coty within the limits wiceit
may prevent the abuse of it, and reuieve all kinds ot danger
(ins.)
To develore the motives of the projects of law., to make the
views of Government known and ape:related, to facili.ate use-
ful modifications, the head, of the depertments of the teetierel
Atltninistration shall enter bit Is Vie Citembers of the states Cc-
nerd. But thin tight, winds i, erented them to itsbeiti the
sembly. does not give them the rigor of votieg :inns the resolu-
tions which it is to Lake (91).
We have inserted in the fundemental law, some iliseosit ions
concern.ng the manner of deliberating which may appear to be
mere rept:shims. They &live the importance wince we attach
to them, from the ad cartage they offer of mithiplyieg and eteiii-
tetitig the relations between the btrishers elected by the did' legit
provinces, of snaking all well acquainted with die motives oif tee
propositions, and even with the roost delicate cons .'eratious
which nsay ioduceebeir a 'option or rejection (107 and I s I.)
It is also with a desire 'o keep up a perfect harmony that we
have subjected to certain hiring the relations of the two Chambers
with ea.:ll 'other, and the r communications with the Govern.
meld (It 9, &c)
We have no nec,l, Sire, to give any reason for inserting In the
pro jest tile famsam,iltal law, the forms of several (riffs.
Your Maj. .ty reiges over a people who have .1 fell:Anis tc pact
for the solroinry of an oath, who take teem hut with due reilee
tint, a.IL:fll• hinny perform what they have sworn to observe.
'1 he 141,14 of the orgenization of the,oe:ici.sl power its the tirst
fundamental law, nearly approaching the ancient laws of
eto .e.i deviate from the oncieut legislation of
Le!giutn—we have retained them.
In veil causes, the ju :et.s in the first instance are placed nearer
to those end r their juri.diction (184).
A court appeal is tor one or more Provinces (182).
A high court, superior to these tribe'. d., regulates their ads,
and to this the law which will organize the whsle judicial system,
may give more extensive attribute. (180).
In crinsimil matters :he presecte.on and put.ehment of crimes
are comnsitted in a ceroain resort to blagist rates already invested
with the cognizance or civil causes, and tempering by this double
capscity, the habit of severity whtch may be contracted by the
daily ex.:rare of the right of punishing (183).
A high inilstary court, compowd of nuldary persons and law-
yer', is cherged mkt' the revision of the sentences of courts-
marn.ll, to w Inch numerous reasons make it proper to leave the
,:oz.itz-iice of all comes dining eel by military persons (1118).
Cod• . ewer tttttt to the kingdom shall he 'corned of the
coal, :111d tot •rcial laws, and of Ilse organization of
justice s. s )
Ihe r oiled ender:et of the Judges is guaranteed, they receive
from the prefix treasury a salary fixed by the law, asset are named
by life Ktig, the mod of diens for life' upon the presentation of
the Provincial States, or ot the s..cond Chamber of the States
'Genet-Al (171 i, 109, 116.)
Such, :lire; is the basis of a system of laws, which matured
in your Council, and submitted to the satictiont of the States PC.
astral, will be a new beutfit conferred on your people.
We have adopted also all the principles laid down by,thti first
law ; for the deience of the State, a permanent army will boas it
were the advanced guard ut the nation (1204 )
A militia, wisely organised, will always be ready to fly to the
defence of tier country (204 and t'2.)
The nation, wholly tisclud,il in the guards of the communes,
will defend in a mass, if necessary, its bbeity and its indepen-
deuce (el 3.) Some part* at the laws lately adopted for the
mf-
l.tis have supeared to us proper to be incluJetisin the fundamental
law, because they 4ii..rsigee to the State services which it has a
right to claim, and to funnies fixed and invariable riales,,instis-
cepulde of aiiy ouhitiefy or inconsiderate extension.
In speaking tit -she sacred duty of defending the country, we
have cal. 10 'Mud two celebrated epochs of our history, the
pacification of Christ, which precede.i the unhappy separation of
the Overlay...li Provinces, and the union of Utr.-cht, the bass of
tier national independetiee, the swim of so much glory and pros-
perity (20.1).
One day our descendants will recall with just pride thee me-
morable days its which the Dutch and Belgians, betore they were
funned into one nation, but already united together Gy the hoods
of esteem auth fraternity, have, under the seandarAs ot your 'n-
itwit SOO% rivalled the bravest on the batiks ot the herniae, and
on the plaits of Warerloo, those days, whets worthy to fight
tinder Princes t.l the House of Nassau, they have acquired the
esteem ni your Allies, some glory and laurel, *lnch are pledges
of the lutrepidity with which they will at dl times defend their
Country, ther King, and a social compact, homed under such
happy auspices.
'1 he hidependence of a nation, worthy to be free, governed by
a family, in which prudence and valour are handed down front
father to son, will he, re.prcted by its neighbours.
The Princes of yner Howe will exercise with prudence the
right of making war sad peace, which is Inherent its a well con-
'dieted Monarchy. We have not restricted It ; but we venture
to say to your Majesty, that while iv, were employed in settling
the prerogatives ot the Crown, we never forgot how much you
have at heart the liberty and the rights of the nation.
We think that the truject of the fundamental law gives to the
Crown all the power which the essence of a Monarchical govern.
meat, the extent of the territory, and at. active and safe protee.
time of every right, of every interest, may render deorable, and
that its duty flies the limits whis.h your Majesty would yourself
wish to set tel the authority of a Alunarch, who, in the lapse of
time, might not resemble you.
'I he reciprocal obligrtions and promises of the King, and of
his peo.ole, will be rxmemed by solemn oaths.
'the inauguration of the King shall be accompanied by every
thing that can give to this grand act the character whlsh belongs
to it ; performed according to ancient usages in a public square, ,
it will he in the presence sit a great number of his subjects that
the King will receive the oaths of allegiance, whtch will be caked
to him by the nation; that he will himself swear to observe thy
fund.unental law, to have at heart the happiness of his people, td
inmate the founder of the national independence, and the first
King of the Monarchy.
traninaihlon of the Crown In We illustriooo holly liar