Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-24

the table, that he had gwen notice on Friday.
Earl GHEy--lfthe noble marquis had given
notice, II vas more Than he knew, aud csttain.
| " nothing Of the Kind appeared upon the pa
per, To The production Of the accounts NOV.
ed Tor by the noble marquis he had 10 objsc-
| lion bat "bfu the noble marquis intruduc ID
an extended discussion upon subiecs on the
adjustment (which depended the awful qoes-
inn Of peaee or war he confidently Appealed
10 thelr lordships whether, upon every vague
fnmoT, upon every thing which appeared
tom day 10 day IN the public journals. upon
every nnt1unded suspicion which might be en-.
'etta'ned by any individual. his NlajesIy's min.
lsters ought To be called upon to answer unrs.
lion, and to enter into discussions ia that
house. Hear. lie would no, attempt to FOL.
Low The mobile Lord through his dscursive OBJ
seivanons, but con6ae himself to giving an au-
swer 10 the question which he hal thought II
necessary To put. Tho first queStiun OF the
mobile marquis he would answer by simply re-
neatlng What he had said upona former COCA.
sion. lie then stated that IL was impossible
Tor hun Ia shy what the Preach government
would do. but that thu government of this Gouu-
nv had tho fullest right 10 expect that wlLnuev-
ef The Dotch troops were w,lhirawn from Bel
gum the army of Fran6e would forthwith quiz
tue country. lint siniemeut he repeated nuw
He had added that he rrhed uphn the good
thpn this he could not nnw say. lie SAID
moreover, which was perfectly correct. tns,
orders had bcen given Ia the trouGh Marshal
10 reiife with The whole OF his force. What
events might have occurred, since those OF.
deis werb given. o. 10 what alteration of the
orders they might have led, he could not now
lake upon himself TO say. lie certainly did
mhltc "A reserve IN what hn had said upon the
iormer occasion, by stating that u was possible
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ioI some time longer IN Belgium. VIII ther
ms would he the tnCt, or whether their aCuu.
escence IN ii would he drrsliclIun of their
duty, were matters Tor future consideration,
WHEN tho whole subject could be regularly
brought before the hpu,r. The urXt question
OF the nohla marquis related TO the fortIc,scs
and 10 the part to DO allowed to the govern.
meni OF France III the neg citation which wa.
TO preeede their demolition. Upon these sub.
Jects he must decline 10 answer the questlons Of
Tue Doble marquis. His iulorm,llon indeed
was already moro extensive than accurate,
for the noble marquis had men ,oned CJnr-
iran NJ one % the t1rrrss1s which IL was deter.
mined 10 DESTROY. Their lorJship, wuuli be
enabled 10 judge of the correctness of tho mobile
mlfqhis's information when he told ihrm that
at Gpnrtrai there was not any fortress. \
laugh
The ID ,ke Of WrLIiNGr could cor q N the
statement oithc noble earl that at Conrlrm there
was no lortress--Wuh respect to tho aliuson
oil ms noble Trend TO the consultation la which
no han been engaged, he would only say that
he, being the LAST officer whp hal becn ia
charge Of the fortresses on the part Of tho Bri-
'sh govetnment II was the duty of the noble
earl 10 call npnn him for his opinion, aud II
was eq 'aiy his duty to auend 10 the call. But
he did not tisa merely for this purpose, He
TaIn tF ,,fr ne INN
upon the Important subject which had been
brought nndrr the uoiice of the houH. tie %
lu led 10 tha occupntou OF Belgium. Upon
ths subject be was bound 10 believe tha1 tbs
King oil the French in ended to fulfil his engage
meniS. But assuming it to be true, Hs was sup
posed, that King L4opold-hc begged pardon
OF his n0hie friend, tut having b-en recognised
by the Brush government he Was in that house
King Lropn'd--assnmiug, he said, that X ng
Leopold h ii asked for tie French troops, he
must say that This would be no Qualification Of
their stay in Belgium. lie confessed that he
could not look upon ten or twelve Thousand
French troops in Il 'lg ium as aught but the nd-
vancod guard OF tn French ARMY, aud he nr-
Yer could consider this state OF things AS full
hlmenl OF the agreement with this c01nTy lie
did not know that this was intended, bal il #
was intended il wasnot a tuihlment Of tho II
greement nor eonl il ever bo considered bot
as a complete SUBJ eciIon Of KING Leopold TO tue
power oil France. Checrs.I Ills noble friend
said t1ey had nothing 10 do with the elcclio1 oi
KING Leopold; but whether or not, it was pe1feci.
ly clear that Tor KING Leopold to he dependent
on frhnee WIS what never bad been intended
Why should these French troops remnant TWAS
clear that II was not to enable kiug Leopold 10
resist The Dutch, who had Withdrawn. and from
whom no new Invasion was TO be unprecedented,
but to support hun against his own muinous
troops and rebellIou> subjects. Bat suppose
protection was necessary against his own mn-
unnus troops aud robellinus subJrcts,that wuhii
not justify the continued intervention VI u
French army. They had beard great deal
of the principle Of interference, bat wa
this the Kind OF non-in'erferenco that they were
10 haye - loud cheers that the troops OF
France were TO protect the KING. of Belgium,
anh 10 subdne his native troops and TebeliiIus
subjects Could any man have expected to
find The Powers Of Europe, when they would
moi interfere 10 support tho King OF tue Nether'
Lands with an allied army. interfering to sup
p5rl King leopold with French army the
pring iple ufnon-nterlerence was generally ac-
kng wadged, bui AT the same tune II was admit
ted On ala hands that there might he cases OF
exception. Aud what had been the adnIiled
Cases oil exception IN recent TINS? There
MAJ the case OF France: where an ARMY Of oc-
cupalion bad been NAN aucI at tive CONCLUSION
ni the var 10 prevent the recurrence OF the e.
vents which hal taken place N 1910. But tins
army O ocGupu ion did not cJnsist ui the troops
oi ono power, buI OF eight, and II the ooo'e
lords took tha trouble TO uquue, they would
ind thai there were none VI the troops OF any
power bordering Oh France. They all belong
ed 10 distant States. There were 10 Spanish
troops, nor were there even any troops
of the King of Sardinh. The next IA
stances oil interference were tho French IA
vasion OF spain AID the Austrian INVASION o
| Naples, lie referred the noble lords to the rec
ords oil the Foreign Olice,io prove TO ihom ana
! tins country had not approved vi ehhrr one o
! tho other. In the case of SPAN, The strongest
responsiveness were made "a tue part 0t TN
county aud after tie occupation hal conhn
I'D lo6 sI,ne tine, tie kaeS tne Kihg "f SPAN
Dad been told more tnln once, tuat At ih'
! FieGch troops rem tned, the Brush Ambas
sador should be wlthdra~n irom Madrid lhei
there WAS an instance OF occupation Of our oHH
that Of the Portuguese iefrnory. 1t had take
place IN virtue oi an express treaty, IL was ~