Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-22

encourage this sentiment, and declare openly that
he catholic religion cannot thrive under the govern.
nent ola protestant Prince, vino is the mere Lord
OF h. British Government.
But iheresare other reasons ;han even those, why
The Jennings will effect Revolution. ] say, will
effect, because IT is possible just posslble that for
time palliative measures may be- .adoped, or tie
Dutch and Prussian forces may put down the Insur-
rection and prevent the accomplishment of the ricws
and wishes OF the Jennings; but they viii return to
the charge-they will be convinced by cannon
balls or the bullets ut ofe,gners-thcy will organize
local revolution, and render the land scene Of civil
war, carnage, and terror The people are dctermn
ed-the people are unanimous the people are cum
bined-and the Peope are numerous They demand
the independence OF guni. or its union with Frances
and If they can obtain neither, they march, sol
diers and citizens, together nto the territory OF
France, and claim to be ca.ed subjects of the King
of the French. You may rely on that.
But this Is not all, tenth part of their tale of
grIets and causes of discomfort. They complain,
first, that Belgium does not participate in the Co
vernment of the Pays Eas, although she contributes
more than Holland TO the expenses of the S0te-
They complain, with truth and justice, that they
should be obliged to contribute to the payment of the
interest OIL the old debt of Holland hey ask, what
have we gained by the of Flanders will Hol
land, that we should pay dca'y for it, BY the
union they say and 'hat TRUTH our commerce mas de-
| creased, our trade dfainshed, our axes qnadru
pied, wishes and opinions, preudices ami feelings
in matters OF religion and education constantly
iiSuiIeu anu Voiateu, anu ABOVE ali, we are not at
lowed to take any effective par, In the Government of
this portion the United Kingdom They claim to
have Flemish Ministers of Sate-FlemSh Burguas.
lters-Governors-and Public Functlonar,es-Flem-
lsh Observation-Disclosures and Attorney G. neral,
and above all, they Claim that those who direct The
Councils of The King shall b. at least one half of them
FiemDgs by birth and education. They say, with
truth, we have right to demand this because we
were not conquered By the Dutch- we were
not compelled by them to submit to heir dict ation-
HDnhn had
field, If we did not march riumphaprly cur armies
mo Amsterdam and even to the IL igu lat least we
won!d prevent the Holiandcrs from passing an inch
OF the territories of Belgium. 1t was not Holland
that conquered us, and as the conquGror united our
country to that, for then should have no right to
| complain, bu! only to NOUN feebeness and de-
pore our fate; but 1t was British captal-and Prus-
sian troops-Russan Cossacks-and Polish Laucers,
who destroyed our dependcnce-anneXed by
force to people whom we ever hated and with
whom never be brethren-and who would
nov claim the aocendency because the King is Pro-
testan, and because the Government Is under the
detatlon of British influence AS, however. they
aed, we for certain length OF time obliged to
submit to this forced and unnatural UNION until
We shall either by vast revolution relieve
Yourselves, or until the generosity of England
herself shall come to aid, at least we claim
during the interval, that be governed by men in
whom we have conference.-the think, and act and
feel we do ourselves, and VINO shall have some
salms our respect, and some right 10 demand our
obedience. Bat this prayer SO oft pur up has been
unattended to. This request, so often made, has
been refused; and Flanders governed against her
will by Dutch spectators and Protestant Fleming ha
tiers. Bor ycu must not suppose that all the hatred
is the side of the Bagians, and that the Dutch
love their Flemish fellow-subIecs brethren, Willis:
the Belgians are their cod and calculating
oppressors! No no; the diskc is muual-and real
union OF heart and soal is quite impossible. This
then is one OF tie grlcfs OF the Femngs and anoth-
er of the causes of the revolution. But there are
others YET more onerous and calling be developed
and which most expose IN my next letter
In the meantime prepare The readers of The Morn
nlng chronicle Tor the separation of Holland from
Flanders. 1t is an which must arrive though
how soon l can scarcely venture to predict
Your obedlent servant, o. p O.