The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-04-07
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From coBBETl'. POLITICAL REGis1ER.
New Government in Holland.

kcW OOVerninciit Ill IlOiisiiu'
II is 90 long since the old government ~
Holland was put down, that many readers OF
che present day were not then born ano' I"
therefore may not be amiss 10 point out the
change which appears to have iaken place
upon tho counter revolution. Holland, under
the cid government, was Rcpubic--it was
called the Republic fthc United Provinces
Each of these provinces sent SO many deputies
10 an assembly, called the the States General,
who exercised all the great powers OF govern
ment.--War and Peace, ,all L Treaties were made
in their uarne and they were called Their
High Mightiaesscs." The Prince OF Orange
was oniy The President, or Stakeholder and
though that post had,o late years become he
rcdi:ary in his family, il had not always been
So The change, therefore, which has taken
place, is of great consequence; Tor he is now
TO be {" Sovereing Prince Of The United Meth
crands;" of course the Republic is not restor-
ed the sovereignty is to be exercised oy
him, il tho same manncr,I suppose,that other
sovcrcigns exercise THAR power. Thus, then
Is Holland no longer arepublic,anc the Duteh
are 40 longer Republicans. In the House OF
Commons, a sort of conversation on this sub
icct has taken place---and, indeed, this Is the
only thing that has taken place there this sea-
son to relieve the scene from the dull unitor-
nifty Of unanimous applause OF the ministers.
/, was asserted there by Lord Castloreayh,
that the change Of the government IN Holland
had been the result Of the sftontaneous ana
unanimous zvish offhe feohle Of Holland Of all
harties. But how, in gvhas Ecy could this
wish be known What woe the means
adopted for collosting the will of the people
Had there been any meetings OF the citizens
of the country Nay, we're all the territories
of Holland out Of the hands Of the French st
the time when this change was announced
Have there even TO this day been any meetings
of the people of Holland If there have not,
and no trace can DO discovered of any act like
,ha, of collecting the sufFragcs, how IS it to be
known that the change was the result OF their
Unanimous zuish /? oh what 10 our state, when
we answer such an assertion IN a manner Ike
this But why torment oneself; What are
the Dutch and tho fate of tho Du,ch to mo
What is il 10 me whether they have king or
Stakeholder II is.their affair and not mine.
The Duke of Clarence, at a recent festival in
honor Of tho counter-rcvolu,ion, is reported 10
have said a great deal abou. the nnshaken
of the Dutch 10 this country. Did
they show il towards the close Of the Ameri-
can war (? 1t was either the House Of Orange
or tho people, who were for joining France
and America in that war anu his royal high
ness praised them both as our firm friends.
AT any rate, the Houseof Orange appears now
10 be free from all interferoncs OF the s'a'es
general and we may venture TO predict, thas'
in the constitution, which, We are told, 30
be formed, care will be taken not to cmoarrass
him too much with the weight OF popular as
scmblics. Let VS. bear in mind, however, that
this is not . restoration of the government OF
Holland but an cntiro new government, and
an abolition Of the ancient Republic OF the
Tnited Provinces.
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