Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-22
THE RIOTS IN THE NETHERLANDS.
To tie Editor of the London .Hornino Chronicle

THE RIOTS IN THE NETHERLANDS.
TO tie Editor The London Morning Chronicle
PARIS, Aug. 26, 1880.
of the King of The Netherlands. Truth never gains
by injus.ce and 1t must be bad indeed, which
requires tn aid either of deception suppression.
know the King of Pays Bias; have passed some
hours IN mis- society: to strangers he manifest ed
the greatest urbanity; and he sverse be-
ing to the truth, provided 1t done with respect
and prudence. fhe King of the Pays Bas is not to
be clasSed with lie EX-Roi of France-wIth the Fer
dInands of Spuir-or he Miguel OF portugal-or even
with the Kings OF Sardinia or Naples, or the Enpe
roIs of Russia or Austria. He is good lutheran
uneXceptlonable husband-an amiabe and virtuous
man "A sincere 2 rotestant-and if he governed nc.
cord,ng to his principles and sytem of education
he would be liberal and just. The King of the Meth
| erlands gives pubic audience to his subects-em
barks his own capital in the commercial specuutons
OF the people-encourages arts and manufactures
and is friendly the abolition OF the slave ,rade-to
the establishment of system of free commerce in
the world--and TO the maintenance of moderately
liberal opinions Personally he a man of good
sound sense excellent educa Ion agreeable manners
and by addicted either to extrayagance in
expenditure, or to love of absolute power. Yet with
all these recommendations in his favor, the King of
the Netherlands mol popular Prince with h,s File
mish subjects How is this!
In my letter of yesterday, I gave you the leadno
and principal reason-one which has operated for the
last fifteen years. and which will continue to operate
until the cause shall he removed But there were
other reasons, and mly we'll speak out. 1t is
best TO be frank and candid subjects of such vast
Importance. The Interests of the millions should
always take precedence to tho:e Of the units
Well then, the King If he Netherlands is tho mere
minister or subject of the British Government This
Is fact. When England was governed by Mr. Can.
nlng, his foreign pIicy LIBERAL and the Kmp of
the Pays Bias followed his advice, and made his sub
Jects comparatively happy, When England was gov
| erned by the Marquis of Londonderry her foreign
policy Was odous and tyrannica and then the policy
q the King of the Pays Bas was liibera and crea-
| ted universal discomfort When England vas gov
foreign policy WAS changeable and without founda-
tlon and The King OF the Pays Ras was left to him
self Then lie contemp!ar ed making various i'm
provemenis, and he began even to be popular And
now, when England Is governed by the Duke of We'll
ington his foreign policy is dsreputabe because
is founded on principle. One day the Duke eman-
cpa es Ireland, and the Belgian Prince conceves he
is to do the samc and he seeks to rend tho Elem
| ings happy. But the next day The Duke of yelling
ton persecues the press, and the King of the Paws
Bias takes it as the signal for his conduct and com
mences crusade against all the journals. To day
the Duke Of Wellington pronounces Don Mipuel an
| usurper, and the King of the Netherlands refuses
10 consequence, to receive the Ambassador of Por-
ugal at his court. Bur, he morrow, the Duke of
w ellington prevents the Portuguese Patriots from
landing at Terceira; and the King of the Paws Bas
conceives he thereby ordered to send all the Potu
guese out of the Low Countries.
L could give you thousand illustrations to prove
the truth Of his general proposition but more on
ly shall suffice. Why, ask with confidence has m,
the King ofths Pays Bas recognised Louis Pbin
the King of The French? We are now at the 29th of
August-neary month has elapsed since the Revo
luton IN France was eGccted-ihree weeks since he
was proclaimed King, and yet no RECOGNITION from
Brussels! the Hague! The reason for this delav il
simply this that the King of the Netherlands dare
not, Or will not dare to act independent of ENGLAND
but the moment that England shall recognise the new
Government, the ambassador of the Paws Bas will
follow. within hour n his bpols
ency to English Politics, and especially to the Duke
OF wellington, IS obnoxious to the Bieminps and oc
caslons great uneaslness and discomfort. IT. saw
they, we be not formidable eDounh IA n nation D,
maintain Whatever political system we NAV tbint
proper to adopt, then let exist noniua Nv as IN
independent State, whilst really we are deoenden,
Ii we be not formidable powerful enough TO meet
the English Navy, or the French Army then et P,,
GUM belong TO France, and let Holland be united ~
Denmark ar exist with Stakeholder at It's head bu we
do protest against being the creatures of tho
British Government, aud against not being permitted
to act independently, and to maintain with our
swords and our lives the policy We may deem j, robt
to adopt.
Now what think you ofthis? Do you say-why it
was part OF the arrangement of 1915 that the forts o.
strong places of the Low Countries should be ploc
under the management Of Commission of which the
Duke OF w ELLINGTON Is Chief? | answer so much nc |
worse. DO you say-wby it was understood bv ALI !
parties to the Holy Alliance, that Great Britain
should become sort of protectress or nursing mo
Their, to Flanders? I answer so much the worse be-
cause the FIemngs reject such protection and aid !
Do you say that Flanders is important to England as
an inlet to the Continent for her armies should ano
Their general devasate the whole of Eurone2 r
answer, that this very circumstance would ALWAYS
prevent good understanding between the inbab
tants of the Low Countries and England Do Won
say, that France would be too powerful if Flanders
were united to her? / answer that Flanders il al
ready virtually united to France and that if anv
thing like contest should arse between the Cont.
Mental Powers, in which Flanders should be involved
every Fleming would rise, from the richest and m ST
powerful, to he poorest AID most ignorant in favor
If the French say more than this: that if France
o day, wcreS) march only five thousand troops to
he frontiers Of Belgium al the Flemish army and
Flemish subjects of the King of Holland would de :
aTe against the standard OF the House of ORANGE
The Duke of Wellington knows this Every man
Who has studied the question the spot knows this
nd II is act quite incOnrovertble, that the priests
Who nave direct and positive influence IN Belgium,