Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-22

encourage this sontu(1 y. and declare openly that
ne catholic religiO.o thrive under the govern
nent OF prot iank< =, who Is the mere Lord
Lieutenant at h, Bird 1overnment.
But thor othn1 |oous than even those, why
the F.emings viii q \ Revolution. say, will
effect because - u, just possible, that for
time palliative messurc4 may be adopted, the
Dutch aud Pruss'an foE6e2> may put down the nsur-
rection and prevent It'd uplishment of the views
and wishes of the Flaming; but they will return to
the chargc-they wiil-ro be convinced by cannon
balls or the bullets at foreigners-bey Will organize
local revolution, and render the land of civil
war, carnage, and terror. The people are dctermin
cd-the people are unanimous the people are com
bined-and the people are numerous They dcmlnd
the independence OF Belgium or ITS union with France
and n they can obtain neither, they wIl march, sol
dlers and citizens, together INTO the territory of
France and claim tn be ca led 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 Bns, although she contributes
They complain, with truth and ustlce, that they
should be obliged to contribute the payment of the
interest on the old debt ct Holland. hey ask. what
have gained by the union of Flanders with Ho-
land. that should pay dearly for III By the
unoH they say. and that truth, has de-
creased, trade diminished taxes quadru
pied, wishes and opinions, preudiccs, and feelings
IN matters of religion and education, constantly
lnsuiteu ana ViOated. and, ABOVE ali, we not al
lowed to take any effective part in the Government -
this portion ofthe United Kingdom They claim TO
have Flemish Minister'S of Sate-Flcmish Burguas-
ters-G 'vernors-and Public Functionares-Fem-
iSh Observation-Disclosures and Attorney General,
and above ALL they claim that those who direct he
Councils of the King shall b. least half of them
Fiemngs by birth and education. They say, with
truth, we have right TO demand this because we
were not conquered by tie Dutch we were
compelled by them to submit to their dicaton,-
since If single handed had oppose them in tho
field. If we did not march lriumphanily armies
ino Amsterdam and even TO the ITdgu", at leas, we
would prevent the Hollandcrs from passing an inch
of the territories of Belgium. IL was not Holland
that conquered and as the conqueror united orr
Country 10 that, for then should have right TO
complain, but only to mourn our ieebleness and de-
po'e our fate; but 1t British captal-lnd Prus-
san troops-RuSsan COssu cks-and Polish Lancers,
who destroyed our depcndcnce-annexed MS by
force TO people whom we ever hated aud with
whom never be brcthren-and who would
now claim the asccndency because the King is n Pro-
testant, and because the Government is under the
dctation OF British influence As, however. they
add, We are for certain length OF time obliged to
submit TO this forced and unnatural UNION until
shall either by one vast revolution relieve
ourselves, or until the generosity of England
herself shall come to aid, at least we claim
during the interval, that we be governed by men IN
whom we have conference.-the think, and act. and
feel do ourselves, and who shall have some
slams on our respect. and some right TO demand our
obedience. But this prayer, oft put up has been
unattended to- Thus request often made, has
been refused; and Flanders Is governed against her
Will by Dutch SPECTATORS and Protestant Fleming Ina
tiers. For ycu must not suppose that all the hatred
is on the side nj the Bclgans, and that the Dutch
love their Flemish llpw-subJects brethren willis:
the Beiglans GverSe To their cold and calculating
oppressors! No. no; he dislike is mu ual-and a real
union of heart and soul is quite impossible This,
then is OF the grefa OF the Flemugs. and anoh-
or of the causes Of the revolution. But there are
others yet more onerous and ling be developed.
and which | must expose Iii my next letter.
In the meantime prepare the readers of The Morn
ming Chronicle tor the separation of Holland from
Flanders. 1t event which must arrive though
how soon can scarcely venture to predict.
Your obedient servant, q. p. O.