Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-10-14

from The sands of Westpbaa. And now, wo 70 usur-
pers! The armed burghers of Amsterdam, the rem
nants OF coniederacy formed thirty years. to put down
the stakeholder, start into being the French Project is
expelled, the national flag seen floating on the stee
pies of Amsterdam, and those of all Holland
and the cry of Orange bore is heard from the Ems to
the Scheldt. But
Qud digat:'n .ants Jerei hic promissOr hiait2
On the 2lst ofNovember, l313 ola pleasant winters
morning, the Prince of Orange beholds from his window
IN Harley street, London the Baron Peponcher and Mr.
James Fagel, approaching his dwelling to apprise him
of the events which had taken place, and invite him TO
Holland. "A British cabinet couacil is next Called but
result could take place. and the 18th of the same
month the Prince of Orange embarks for Holland on
board his maesty's ship Warrior rated at seventy four
guns, but pierced for ninety. The Russian general Win.
zingerodc already force, Amsterdam to facii
tate the organization of legitimate government found
ed on tue stone of the peoples will Thus far
things look fair could be expected for though Hol
land when we last saw her independent of foreign con-
troll had abolished the perpetual hereditary stadt-
holdershp yet the Prince OF Orange the heir his
Industrious predecessors, the governors of three Dutch
provinces Independent of the sadtholdeshp nor could
II yet appear what course he would adopt But the veil
was soon dropped On the lst OF December, he made
his public entry into Amsterdam and proclamation,
was issued, setting forth that, 1T not William the
Sixth, whom the people of the Netherlands have recall
ed, without knowing what they might have to hope or
expect from him, but William the First, who as sover-
cign Prince by the wish of the NetcI anders appears
been delivered by another William the First from the
slavery OF foreign dcspotisrn" The English historian of
these transaction observes, ''tha it was remarkable
that his higness had been invited to take the
regns of under the ancient title ofstadt
holder, but the new and indefinite of sovereign
Whence s ate'dtton originated been made p,.t
Hc." For the beginning of legitimate government
founded on the ruins of usurpaton this rather high
seasoned.
/ But the half is not yet told. Between Holland and
France, lies fertile region, known in elder geography
as Austrian Netherlands region larger richer more
popuous, than Holland, speaking different language
bgoted IN different religion, of different national pur-
suits, never subject to the Dutch government Eigh-
teen hundred thousand FIollandcrs are but small king
dom for the sovereign powerful barrier is wanted
against Frances the young Prince oil Orange is expect
ed to marry the Princess Charlotte of England and for
these and other considerations thereunto moving, the
eges OF Belgium declared subjects of William the
First and the whole territory constituted KINGDOM nv
vote OF the Congress of Vienna, in the following terms
to wit: "Ihe old United Provinces of the Netherlands
and the former Provinces of Belgium according to the
limits of both, fixed in the following article together
with the regions and territories therein named shall con-
stitue under the sovereignty u his royal hgness the
Prince OF Orange Nassau soveregn prince of the Unit
ed Provinces tie hngdoas y the Netherlands, heridi-
ary IN the order of succession already established by
tue constitutional act of the said United provinces The
title and the prerosatives Of the royal dignity recog
Missed in the house of Orange Nassau By all the powers
BY tts act OF 4 foreign body, in which neither Holland
nor Belgium pretended to be represented was
Belgium subjected 10 the Dutch yoke; and that as is
well known, TO the great discomfort of its inhabitants
This IS the way, by which usurpers are expelled and
lawful soYeregns established. Well NAV we parody The
exclamation of Mr.. Fox to the electors of Westminster
80 illuminated Turks ho,g falsely is it declared that
you rule by the right of the sword much injured Ma
poiean how moderate and lust was thy policy; tame
uninspired Nlachiavel now codly hast thou depicted
the true foundation of the power of the prince how
feeby hast thou set forth the right divine of the strong
est!n
(l,,oy co,1,, TIL,
was fairly the pet, the eant gaze of those evenuI
times Out of the indemnity of seven hundred millions
paid by France sixty millions to begin with were as
signed to him to fortfy his frontiers His share of the
remainder declared to be twenty one millions more:
but this he directed to cede Austria in
ton for Belgium. Eighty millions more were paid to his
SUBJECTS on the footing of private claims His hereditary
princedom, and his dubious sadtholdershp were con
Verted INTO the sovereignty of Holland and to his now
er as Dutch King, subjected all Belgium with
Marenbourg Phipvie, and other districts so that he
has come out of the revolutionary the first power
OF the second rank in Europe. This is the prince who
has suffered so much lis is the lawful sovereign who
Will not hear of an obligation derived from the usurpers
Napoleon and Louis.
We shall close this article with brief account ofone
portion of the claims of American citizens for French
spoatohs.
The claims for French spoliatons are of two kinds:
those, Inch arise from the depredaons on our COM
merce between 1898 and 1900; and those which date
from the period of the continental system of Napoleon
ne poSitlOb O tne claims OF The Two classes wholly
dsslnlIar Our limits will not permit to enter into
very full discussion Of either We shall confine our
selves at preseut the claims for spoations prior to
i"oO; and must reserve for another opportunity what
we may wish TO say of the other class of French claims
as of those on Spain and Denmark.
y the eleventh article of the treaty of alliance of
1913, between France and the United States the par
Ties mutually guaranteed to each other their respective
Possessi0ns This guarantee, of laid the Unit
ed states under very oncrous obligaon reference
to the French West Indies most of which fell into H.
possession of the British, during the French revolution
any war. by series of unjust and illegal decrees
efnanating from the various revolutionary govern
ments IN France, between the years 1893 and 1905
vast amount of American property in the West In
dIes the ports OF France, and the high SEAS was cap
ured or destroyed Indemnity for these spoations was
regularly and constantly demanded by the American
ministers at Paris, by the government at home of the
french ministers to this country, and lastly by the en-
yoyS' who IN 1890 were sent by President Adams to
rance. These demands, though acknowledged by
he Tench government to be of them just, were
so Tar from being paid that and greater outrages