Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-01


TO a fnregn 'e,gn: D,d tho noble duke i.c TO
enforce the peri irm,n-c ut the cnndto In The
persuasion that satisfactory explanations might be
made upon the topics to which he had adverted, he
should off r no opposition 60 the add ess.
Tha DUKS os WELLINGTON said he in hopes
Judging from the li'st art fthe Noble Ears speech
that h. should only have had to congratulate their
lordshps the sentiments which he Noble Earl
had delivered in commenting on hs Wsi Sstys speech,
and what had fallen from the noble lord and the
BILE duke--( Hear Those sentiments tn which ho
referred did tho highest honor 10 the noble earl and
became the rank which he ought 10 hold IN the coup-
try senator. They dld equal homo TO his heart
and head, and he (the Duke of Weliington) congrs-
tnatcd the house on their expression, a, the same
time that he sorry lie could no; cqiily agree with
what had fallen from the noble earl upon other points
The noble earl ended his speech with some observa
tons relative to Portugal, which he (ihe Duke of
Wel!ington) should commence By answering. He
begged the house 10 rccoect how frequently his late
majesty had stated 70 Parliament the Inconvenience
felt III this country in consequence of the interrup-
ton of our diplomatic relations with Portugal.
how frequently his late majesty had stated his wish
to re-esiablish those relations, how anXiOusy he
sought to re-establish unon Ee wecn the two branch
es OF the House of Braganza and how frequently, as
he repeatedly told the House, he had negotiated on
the Sub ect Having failed his Majesty adopted
other with view to remove The difficulties
Of the and benefit his SUBJECTS and the Royal
speech innr med the House that there hopes
of ei'cting these objects AT early opportunity.
As long there existed Governments in Portugal,
with large portion in state Of exile, his Majrsty
could not recognize n Government so cirCums anCed
with ,ut endaugeriug safety and honor. There
fore this amnesty which would permit the return of
the eXled party and guaranteed their security. Ind
been long recommended and it being at length in,cn
ded to carry it into effect his Maies:y conceived tbs
difficulty tn b. removed all had expressed his intcn
ton to recognize ~hr -gnvrrnme I of Portugal -
The Noble Earl said, Snail we be bound to 20 a
war to carry into execution that amnesty? That did
not FOLLOW at all, and the Noble Earl would see
from the oppression, used in his Najas'y's speech.
and from what no (the Duke of Wclling on( had sid
tina, we should not be bound 20 go TO IN order to
carry int" effect particular Of the engagement.
We should be bound TO Interfere in every possible
way short ofnc'uai war. to prevent vnllion OF the
amnesty. The Na5le Lord had thought proper 10
find .nu't with the expressions us 81 ~ the Speech
with rrfe to tho Government of he King Of the
| n thcrland: and h bic Earl. the SINE time
tn he lounl \ similar fault had observed that his
/ M"i"sty'a Ministers had MT mentioned ore single
subject Of compliant made By the people THE Ne
ther ands to their Severe en- though these complaints
Ind appeared in phamphlet which published
some years Ago. and had become matters Of history,
and were well known 10 the kIg. What if this
wore the case? Was his Majesty. the ally, close
oily of the King Of the Nerheriands-in speaking Of
Tie Cove nmeDt Of that Sovereign. mention wha.
had occurred among his subjects any thing but
revolt against his authority? How could his MnJesty
to do Otherwise than treat tn" CONFUSION which had
taken pace in the territory Of his close and neor ally,
but a revolt against his legal and established Gov
ernment3-Thc Noble Lord had no doubt IN the da
" publications, the full history nf the transactions
n riot Tho troops even; uaily overpowcrcd by
those who hnd revoed under the pretcnce Of putting
dow tn RIO. nnd for VIII ch purpose hey had osten-
shly armed themselves though thew eventually turn
ed their 10 other Objects the COM plants OF tho
rcvoers against the King Gf the Netherlands were
in tho first instance. absolutely nothing. OF what did
thev complain? The FIRST object they found fault
with was tho union of tho TWO countries, and the
existence in the admnisr crat Of the Government
ola person named Van Maenen, who however, was
actually out Of ofii at The tine when he complaints
against him made
In fact u is very wei known thu: no comp a Mt
whatever was male against the King of The Neither
lands personally, against his administration of the
Government, nor with one Yc9pioa) against those
to whom he had coutilcd the fInct ons Of official
dutes the rcvol ers had attained certain degree Of
success, and began 10 ann what IN the first in
stance. they had not contemplated. Would the King
OF England have don" common Justice to his A.y1-
did justice from friendly Sovereign TO another
require tina he should not assume that his coEdHct
previously to the revolt, had been that Of wis. and
good Sovereign, and that he wished 10 adopt the most
eI"Ctu1l to remedy the grievances complain.
ed Of? What his Majesty the King Of England had
said merely hat he lamaned that those meas
ures had not produced satisfactory results He should
now come another part of the Noble Lords
speech in which he alluded to the treaties by which
this country bound in her relations to The Meth
crands. The first the treaty of peace signed by
the Allied Powers in The year 1914 and by which the
PROVING commonly called Belgium were conceded
and agreed 20 be joined to the United Province of
Holland. with view to form n sovereignty under the
Government Of the King Of the Netherlands. In
consequence of this treaty of 1914, arrangements
were made for the Government Of the Netherlands,
under the King of Holland by each Of the four
Powers which had made the treaty with France. 1t
was well known to the Noble Lord that this arrange
recorded in the treaty of The eight articles
and that the treaty referred TO the Fundamental laws
Of the Government Of the Uncd Provinces, which
we've to be made applicable to Tn" Who'll" kingdom -
There could be doubt wba ever that the four
cont ractng Powers were bound by he treaty in the
present case. II made over To them the United
Provinces; they received them according the ar
Engagements of the treaty. and all parties were be
strictly bound by those arrangements The treaty
mad received every possible sanction and ratification
and France had become party 10 all the arrange
mems under which it referred 10 the kingdom of the
Netherlands. Notwithstanding this il had been said
that the King Of the Netherlands could dissolve this
| nninn hot w the narla of lLls Eln,rlnn of