The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-31
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II kms dan 4rouLl Tins be formed bo.re,n,i u,
all .is resources Of So commerce, navigation and
military Strcagh and he had the satisfaction of
stating that no Sovereign resumed the exercise
" oil LIS functions, who displayed industry aud
&c tai mt, in calling forth all the Of Hollsnd
and uniting into is various parties than the
. Prince oil Orar % had done. lie hoped tllat ihis
g kingSom would be sufficiently strong, both from u.-
tOre and art, and az future be o6ie to resist 0p
GsSrh either from ne north or the seeSf, at lear
" uata ether boreers cone for1e0,1 to ifs SUPPORT
He trusted 1t would be supposed that ayu ia,ls,
" CONCESSION had been made with the 1ie1r of obtain
''uts' ga increase Of territory 10 IdHocer On this
'Spcnt, there.had alva been degree of ZEAL
'fousy in this country; but he was rather inclined TO
''thinS that Hanover had, generally speaking suffer
Is e more than she gained from the connection Its
'pecpe hau recently proved themselves faithful sup
po"ters ofG. Britain and he would saw that there
g had not been more efficient, more faithful. and
honest body OF men in service than the Iiano-
verrin Legion; they amounted to not less than 49,
g coo men. 70 which number they had always been
Kept by voluntary .cnrolmcnt, and it WAS not too
much TO say that the absence of corps might have
" had mostnjurious effect military exertion.
-" The preservation az the importance of Hanover
rs a constituent state otGermany, should, there
" fore, De dear TO M, ms well ia tits point of view
as from III, connection 1rith err reigning Tsnri-
The Increase of territory she had received tended
$ TO consolidate her cuiaerion seiM this country,
by the extent of sea coast which il gave hc~ while
liable tn be Intercepted from this country her eff
cheney was less considerable From the moment she
was also in close contact 1cih Holland for an ea,-
tent Of $50 miles, this naturally contributed To.
" strengthen and Protect her. Neither was this
connection OF which continental allies were at
all disposed to feed jealousy They thorough
sly convinced, that interest felt strongly in
this country, the conservation of the general L.
berries of Europe"
Such, then, is to be the use of Belgium! Belgium
IS to cover the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the
Kingdom of the Netherlands is to cover the kingdom
OF Hanover, &c which should be very dear TO u.s.
viii pass over your episode the Hanovcrian Ic-
s1on, and ON the character Of the Prince of Orange
as matters tco high for my pen but, really, l
cannot refrain from saving that this darling scheme,
which you seem to think advantageous tc Eng
land, and the account Of which seems to haze given
SO much pleasure to your Honorable Hearers, seems
! to have wrapt them In wonder at your surprising
skill, penetration anu grandeur OF views; cannot
refrain from saying, that this scheme appears to me
to be one of the weakest that entered the head
oil mortal man and, which is great deal worse,
| traught with endlesss c-lamities TO England, be-
cause 1t must be of continual war and ex-
pence.
You sly, that This new Kingdom (Which Nv the
bye, hns yet actually heen organed) viii be A.
bic to "reSiaap dssGUf, at least, GO tin oHer fo1r-
ei's can come 10 IT'S SUPPORT ," So this King, Ike
watehman, is, when danger approaches to spring hs
rattle, and cail others IN To his assistance Ny good
Lord pray keep yourself cool but, really, such
scheme such scheme was never before thought Of
in this worM. +
will not enquire, whether the Eelsians. the
Dutc'i, and the Hanovc,ims would be better Of nm
der these arrangements, than if they were under the
French and, viii, for arguments sake allow that
II Belgium be yielded to the French, the Kingdoms
OF the Netherlands and of Hanover will be
blown into very thin sir But, what contend for is
that, 10 keep Belgium from France, EagL0nd mast
constantly keep foot great n,7ry in he countiv
rather than which, 1t is my opinion, that ought to
suffer the French TO regain not only those countries
but az the countries which they possessed in 1Sl5
am tar from reishirg, that they should possess all
those countries but it would be preferable to be-
ing involved in continual
I'm frOt
turned our heads We have gone from step to STEP
till, at last, we really conceit ourselves
greater military than a narGL power Too
many amongst us seem to look with sorrow On any
thing which shall deprive of all for keeping
up great reluctance to lay aside the gorgct the
sash.
We have fallen into set of notions quite foreign
from all our former notions. We are mlitary-nad
and, IN the midst of the rage, seem almost to for
get the feet, the defence which and nature so
clearly point out TO us.
Continental connexions, against which orr foreIa-
Tiers were anxious to guard, are really sought
after with eagerness and, indeed, full OF the notion
that 1t was 1ce, who reduced France, we seem to
think necessary, that should become almost an
intregal part OF the continent To defend the king
dom OF Hanover, we must constantly keep large
army on foot in the Netherlands and more troops
ready to 20 TO the assistance of that army That coun
try must always be filled With troops in our paw in
peace, in war And is this nation in state to sun
port such expense
Shall be told, that no reace can be SGf which
leaves oeSilin IN the hands oil France 07f, lord,
VIII hardly tell me so, who defend the be0ce Of -4n,i-
ems, which lett Belgi'im an the hands Of France nor
VIII the Earl of liverpool who made that treaty, &
VINO contcnded, in It's defence, that the erte7iSon of
territory which France had gained had not rendered.
her na.re f0rmidabie TO as. Come back, then, to
your former doctrines dsclaim all connection with
a continent where we never can have power without
the ruin OF this island and then we shall have peace
the inld-holders viii he paid scet will still be
our huiwaTk we shall prosper aud shall be as great
France.
ir If war again is to he our lot if We arc 10 send
our armies TO fight amidst the ortresses of Belgium
II millions are to he expended in the kingdoms of the
Netherlands and of Hanover if a war without pros
pect OF termination and almost without clearly de-
ned object, rs TO be our lot whe zee are the means to
come What sufcrngs are i'm store for us
Is well know to Your Lordsip, that the rejoicing of
the people at the late peace, the hope of
Their being relieved from the long endured burhens
ct the war. 1t is well known to Won, that even in
peGce, orr resources, hout the war taxes are in
sufficient II is well known You, that loans ere in
contemplation 20 supply, in part in beace, the alb
scnce of the Property ] AK What, then is to be
tie fate Of the fund-hodcr, if new warts now to be
lot
However, perceive, and perceive Il with indig-
nation, that there persons who ere wiling 10 sa-
eficc even the fund-holders to send them orth IN
beg, to spread general ruin and misery over the cntr-
try, rather than not enter into a new war | have
seen the following alarming WORDS printed ia very
conspicuous manner, ~ the Courier newspaper Of