Litchfield enquirer., 1830-10-28
NETHERLANDS.
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character of the King of the Netherlands.- Truth never gains by injustice; and 1t must be a bad cause indeed, which requires the aid either of deception or suppression. know the King of Pays Bas.s I have passed some hours tn his society. To strangers he ever manifested the greatest urbanity; and he was never aveTse to being told the truth. pro- vided it was done with respect and prudence. The King Of the Pays Bas is not to be chased with the Ex ROi of France-Awith the Ferdi- nands of Spain--or the Miguels of Portugal --or even with the Kings of Sardinia or Ma ples, or the EmperOrs of Russia or Austria. He is good father-an nnexccptiUnable hus- band---an amiable and VirtuouS mana sin- ceve PrOtcstant--and if he governed accord ing to his own principles and system of edu cation, he would be liberal and just. The King of the Netherlands gives public audi ence to his suhjects-emharks his own capital in the commercial speCulations of the people encourages arts and manuiactures-andi is friendly to the abolition of the slave trade to the establishment Of system of free com merce in the wOrld-and to the maintenance of moderately liberal opinions. Personally he is a man of good sound sense. excellent education. agreeable manner,, and by no means addicted either to extravaganza in ex- penditure or to love of absolute power. Yet, with all these recommendations in his favor, fine King of the Netherlands is not popular ;rrince with his Flemish subjects. How is this? -
 We'll, then, the King of the Netherlands is tho mere Minister or subject of the British Government! This is a fact. When Eng hand was governed by Mr. Canning, his for sign policy was liberal. and the King of the Pays Bas followed his advice, and made his subjects comparatively. happy. When Eng land was governed ny the Marquis Of Lon donderry. her foreign policy was OdiOus and tyrannical, and then the policy of the King xsrsal discuntent. When England was gov srned by milk k-and- water or Goderich Cabi- net, her foreign policy was changeable and without foundation, and the King of the Pays Bas was left to himself Then he contempia- ted making various impi Ovements; and he began even to the popular. And now, when England is governed by the Duke of Yelling ton, his foreign policy is disreputahle, because 1t is founded on no principle.
 This subservieDcy to English politics. and especially to the Duke of Wellington, is Ob- aOxious to the FkmiDgs-and occasions great uneasiness and discontent. If, say they, we be not formidable enough as nation to n,ain- tain whatever political system we may think proper to adopt, then let US not exist nomin ally as an Independent State, whilst really we ere dependent.
 Now what think you of this :! Do you say why it was part of the arrangements of 1915 that the forts and strong places of the Low Countries should be placed under the man. l ageVnent Of Commission of which the Duke l of Wellington is Chief? I answer, so much | Che wOrse. Do you say why it was under stOOd by aIt the parties tO the Holy Alliance that Great Britain should become a sort of ! prOtectrcss, or nursing n:o:her to Flanders ! ! answer, so much the worse, because the Flemings reject such protection and aid. Do you say that Flanders is important Co Eng- land, as an inlet to the Continent for her ar mics, should another general war devaste the whole of Europe? answer that this very circumstance would always prevent good understanding between the inhabitants of the Low Count, ies and England. Do you say that France would be too powerful if Elan ders were united to her! | answer that Flanders is already virtually united to France aud that if any thing like a contest should arise between the Continental powers in which Flanders should be involved, every Fleming would rise, from the richest and most powerful to the poorest and most ignO- rant in favor of the French. say more than this that # France to-day were to march l only five thousand, troops to the frontiers of | Belgium, all the Flemish army and Flemish | subjects of the King of Holland wonld declare | against the standard of the House of Orange. | The Duke of Wellington knows this. Every l man who has studied the question on the spot, l knows this. 2 But there are other reasons than even these | why the Fiemings will effect revolution. l say, will effect, because it is possible. just pos sible. that for time palliative measures may { be adopted. or the Dutch and Pr1ssian forces !! may put down the insurrectiOn and prevent | the accomplishment of the views and wishes | of the Flemings but they will return to the ] eharge-they will not be convinced by can- non balls or the bullets of foreigners- I VIII organise local revolutions, and render the | land seens-of civil var, carnage and terror. The people are detcrmined---ihe peOple are [ eouahinet-the people are unanimous-ahc( people are numerans. They demand The io. | dependence ot Belgium, or its union with France; and if they can obtain neither. thsv will march. sOldiess and citizens, together in. 1 t0 the territory of France. and claim tn he called subjects of the King of the French You may rely on that.
 But this is not all. nor tenth mart of th.;- ] aals Of griefs and causes of discomfort. Thsv | eemplain, drst. that Belgium does not nars;. | c,pate n tne Government of the Pays Bas. 1 ssnough she contributes more than Holland
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