Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-16

From the Courier Ges Pays Bas Of Oct 49,
The Provisional GovERNMENr OF BELGIUM.
With reference TO the Commission intrusted WIN
the preparation of Constitution for Belgium,
and to propose an Ordinance TO regulate the cleo
items of National Convention.
Taking into consideration that the Convention
summoned to determine with respect to the ih'e-
rest of Belgium ought to be true national re-
presentation is therefore now necessary to ADOPT
a direct and liberal system of election.
Nevertheless, taking into consideration that
circumstances demand the prompt assembling OF
the Convention, and that system oil election
which should retain nothing of the foundation oil
the ancient electoral system would occasion de-
Law, and that the mode Of election III which we
shall now proceed is only temporary-lt is de-
creed.
I. The National Convention shall be compos-
ed of 200 Deputies.
III. The members of the National Convention
shall be chosen directly by the citizens
Of EtecforS.-llI. To constitute an elector'
it is necessary.
|. To be a Belgian by birth or naturalization,
or to have resided six years in Belgium.
9. To be at least 25 years of age.
S. To nav the proportion Of contributions
Which the usnagcs Of the several TOWNS and dis
tricts have appointed. according to the respective
localities, for admission to the Electoral Colleges
4. To form the electoral census, spoken ct IN
the proceeding article. there shall be reckoncd to
each elector the direct taxes which he pays
throughout Belgium.
rive omit tn. 9Th and 9th articles, as being oil
no particular interest to our readers.
:. The following are. in like manner, electors.
without any electoral! census being required OF
them. provided they fulfil the two first conditions
of article 8. CounselOrs, Judges OF the lrIbu-
nails, Justices of Peace, Advocates. Auornies,
Notaries, Doctors of Law. i'll science. in Letters
and Philosophy, of Medicine, Surgery, or Mid
wifery.
8. The elections shall take place by admins
trative districts.
9. The electors shall! assemble at the elections
in the administrative districts where they have
their actual domcie.
Of EHg;5ies:-lO. Every citizen Of at least
IS years complete, Belgian by birth. or. having
obtained the right of naturalization. may be 4 de-
puty TO the National Convention il he is resident
Of Belgium. All strangers who h.a established
their dcmicile III g. siuin previously To the FOR
nation of the ci-dcraaf kingdom Of the Neither
lands, and who have continued to reside therein.
are considered as natives.
Ii. Ii is not required that the deputy shall
have his domicile in the province for which he
shall be elected.
GHENr Oct 1.-THE Provincial Estates Of
East Flanders having met yesterday. declared
their conviction that the National Congress would
soon seem (as the President assured them, 10 recu
late the DESTINY of the country, and that East
Flanders would. like the other provinces. be re-
presented IN il in proportion to us population.
"A provincial Committee, Of eighteen members,
81 C,,n,,l, tha pl1ca nf tIp hpnu
tation of the Estates. Till the National Con
gress shall have determined the form of our new
Constitution. and have given up the power TO tie
new head of the State, we shall continue to all
duce all the arguments favorable to the opinion
which would place at the head Of affairs ms Roy
al Highness the Prince OF Orange.
GThe Jour alist then considers the Princes
conduct under the last critical circumstances.
which renders him dear the hearts OF all the Bel
gians and the manner IN which lie has proceed
ed in an exercise of tive authority newly conlided
to hin-he then continues:
We he'd scarcely ?enned these lines. when
we found the following article in the Journal d.
Anvers:
.sThe decree by which His Roval IIighncss
the Prince If Orange orders that all acts emant-
ng from him shall be coun tersi@ned bv Ministers
TO whose department they belong. is rcmarka-
bic and lurortant act. 1t is the constitutional
profession o lAith of the Prince; it is the frank
Adoption Of the representative Government
BY ,he Counter,igG, the person OF the Prince. is
cut Of the question, and the responsible Minister
is pointed out: it announces that a new era COM
meuces tof the Government of Belgium"
Private Correspondence
BRussELs, Oct. 12.-You may be almost con-
fdeut that The Prince Of Orange will be offered
the the sovereignty OF Belgium with a cnnsti,u-
ton framed by the leaders of the revolution. -.
The most violent opposers of this measure openly,
are in secret lis favorers To Judge from the
Courier dies Pays Bas. You would suppose that
paper hostile to the measure. No such thing.
They editorialy oppose it. but insert letters and
extracts from other papers, recommending it as
necessary for the country's salvation. There is.
however, strong republican party. and. strange,
asst may appear, there is one for calling the
Prince of SAKE Co5urg to the throne, but this last
party is very small.
The place hunters are hard at work to make
the best terms for themselves. The Prince of
Orange is to reign over Belges as nation, for
o,.ar S,nora 70 nj Iie finct frnn, tho nnfch