Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-02
70 THE FRINGE OF WATERLOO.

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secd offer you remarks ON the AFFAIRS OF Bel
Rium. Thrro is no doubt that the revolt IN that
country was bastcrrd by the revolution IN France,
but, IL is clear that the causes OF 1t existed before the
revolution IA France much as though. ot. Tor
We know that public hsn'shcd from Bel
GUM before the month CT July. and We kaow they
were banisicd for making known the grievances OF
thcpcoplc. In all cases where revolutions nrc made
by the people, the chief ever has been ri'g
TAKES. w hen the government leaves the people to
ENJOY the fruit Of their industry, they seldom revolt;
as amongst individuals. n.nciy nine suarrels out OF
Every hundred ere about property ut some SOFT or
either; il is between governments and people. Men
rever revolt If they have the full enjoyment of The
fruits of their lrbour, skill. aEd and whenever
rest,nins put on the press, we may be sure
that the governm nt knows that tie people have
for complaint; because, 1t must know that no
writer, however able, can persuade man that he 10
badly eff WHEN no we'll off; writer can per-
sua,.t that he is u, ngry and Naked when that
mans ke!ly Is full and his body well clad
9. nu, Of what DO the Bcigians complain. They
complain Of the heavy taxes they have To pay. They
complain OF other things also. bat this Is the root Of
the whole, Just is England, aud Just 1t has
been in every country whcle revolutions have sprung
from the people, which revolution of 683 did not,
that being loi:iun made by the arstoc.acy, and
for their benefit. The Americans not, IN 1916,
loaded with taxes, but they that they should he.
The taxes enacted by the taxing Parliament,
and the Americans resisted, rather than pay hem.
Their declaration OF Independence contains twelve
distinc: charges against the King of England; but
the root IF all was, tia; lie was about to load them
with thXcs.
,. The French revolution Of 1850 had the same
cause. Look Mt the Gathers thnt were delivered in
to the States e. neral There complaints re-
lativc 10 the dro de classc the seigncural courts
and various things; but The great burden OF The
complaint was, the enormous weight of the tpXes,
The sovereignty of the people, the equality of rights
these came afterwards. They were true and inst.
they were founded in nar.rv and reason; but they
would have rcmaiptd buried in silence if tie cruel
burden Of re tacs and the ga5ciles had ira yn
mem forth.
4. And have tie taxes had nothing 10 10 with this
last ev,luion in Franco The taxes in France
were become very heavy, though light compared with
what have bear. but ST II they neavy and,
accordingly, VIC find, that the new King, III his very
first ordinances, promises mitigation of the taxes
The ordinances OF Po.ignac were ourugeous:y yran-
nical; but the mefe character Of them would not have
produced such effect. The people saw, that If
they submitted 10 these ordinances, they should be
deprived of all voice in choosing representatives,; and
they saw, that they would enable the government TO
ado 20 the taxes as much rs 1t pleased. This was
the real ground of tho revolution The people found
the much heavy already; and they saw that
it the press put down. and the right OF Iepresen-
taton taken away, they should be wholly the ier-
cy of the layers on of taxes. The brave Parisians
cid not, therefore, fight for theory; no, nor for
p e: but for their property, for their very bread.
). Just the same IS it in BoigIum. Tue people
there demand repeal OF taxes But what is
the cause of the taxes' II England the grea,
cause is the Deb, contracted by the Sep,ernal
Feance. In France the debt is great; ard how did
it come? II was contracted, principally to pay the
Allies for forcing the Bourbons back Frunce: to
nav the ancient uoblcssc for coming hack; to paw m
fact for trcasoEs committed agains; the people OF
France; and this Debt wns expected 10 bind he mo.
MED peopic the Boufbnns firmly as O enable
the government TO set oil dIscon,ents ct defiance for
the future. In Belgium the debt which Is very great
in PROPORTION TO the resources Of the country vas
nresen, made TO the poor BclGans. along VIII their
new Kin! They had no debt before: when under
the French thcy had debt: but their former sove
r,i-g, the Emncror Of Germany, having contracted
debt with the Jews, tho new King was 10 have Bel
gium upon condition o! making the Bclglans pay the
interest of this debt! And thus these fortunate pco
pie got legitimate sovereign and national debl al
one and the same time, both present from the gen
erous allied sovereign. The people of B.l1,um
complain of many tkirgs, and dare say, very justl
but the root Is the taxes which perfectly enof
III
6. We'll now, mon Prince de Waterloo, what re
dress are they to have! II is said that the BeIrlsu
King will make CONCESSIONS What concessions
VIII he take ci the taxes! That is VIVA, the people
want; and e do that, how Is nc to pay the interest
of the deb,! They do rot ask him TO cease TO pa
the neTcs; of tho debt; they Only asS him 10 cease
10 take from them the means Of paying il! VOLTA
tout! That's ALI and that is not much. So that one
Of two things must happen TO his Beige MnIe..y:
he must refuse make CONCESSIONS or mus; bav. n
national bankruptcy; and in 81 her Of which cascs /
would notgivc much for his aslcs'y's crown
7. What, however, is the interesting point here
1t is this land bescech the French TO look well :,
it), that national debt cannot long exist TO any
considerable amount III any country where the PEG
pie choose those who made the laws. | beseaci, tho
excellent man who is The chef magistrate IN
France, and beseech the F,encb Legislators To con
slider sefiou y that proposition, and to be PREPARED
for tive consequences which will naturally resu,,
from the experimental establishment Of It's truth |
4 people who have no voice IN the niikiDp OF the
laws will suJ'nt for ages 10 pay the interest of
ia ona deJ they wll submit To- u, they do to oy
cry itFv - -. B
fOrcr: but Il they have voice IN the nak,np of tc
laws, thTy viii not long sobm to It There is IN n
debt OF TINS sort, something abhorrcn, TO natural
right, 5onch NJ contrary IT, MI our nntions of
property and justice. that people ever will ub,oi,
20 It, II ihcy have the power TO rcfse sitfnissino
s5uppo law were passed To enable all who are nos,
just married to borrow money snd to spend it, and e.
mortgage tho labor OF the Children proceeding .roru
Their marriages III order 10 pay Of the debts TIM.
contracted Ia there ~ The Sorld IN o.,
fend law like tii,? And yet. what national deb,
- ii'e,c that has more cquteble foundation, The
is III" light III which natural sense of iue,icc
views tho natter md. upon tins vevy of !. NJ .,,