Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-01

ONE DAY LATER FROM ENGLhND-NEWS
MORE WNKI.IKE

IL.
Liverpool, ihc editors of the New York Commercial
Advertiser have received numerous fics Of London
nape's OF the mcrning Of Tie LIST OF December, ana
Liverpool ofthe Cd They have also received some
o{ thc pcrhGicals for December, and this too be-
fore they have had time to look into; those for No
vember
AFFAIRS or BELcUM.-Thc Morning Chronicle
~ December ST contains two letters from its cores
pcndoul a. Brussels dated the 25h and 26ih Of No
vrmbcr The w-'ter is strong the belief ha, the
injndciouS proceedings OF the Balsic Congress will
inevitably bring down upon the country the wrath
OF the Holy Alliance The fatal step, the writer be-
Eevcs was the decree excluding the House of Mas
san from the Throne of Belgium forever we mako
the following exiract from the letter of the Goth
which although of date later than we received
Yesterday 5iscoses facts which show very clearly that
the Belgic Congress has acted prciptacly and mad
iy.
The Government (Provisona) has rccciccd several
MS from NJ essen, that he government of Louis
Sip would wish the exclusion of the House of Mas
sHu 10 be postponed. bot it took notice Of them
However, within two hours ef the period at VIII CHI
ne congress was to vote for the cXcusi n, special
Chrarge d Afiires arrived at tins place from the
Minister of Foreign Affairs at Paris charged as 1t
- sad to counsel The Provisional Government not To
reject tho House of Nassau pcrpetute! The in
dvidnal in question is Mr. LangsdorI. The COM
mum alton surprised he Diplomatic Admnis ra ton
- The Provisional Government. aud M. Van de
Vey"r could merely communicate this to tho Con-
gross. But how 10 do this difficult. TO nut
end to the difficulty. the President, declared that the
Congress should resolve itself into a Secret Commit
tee, and the public excluded for two hours
have heard that it was resolved with unanmity to
nny TO attention whatever to the communication, but
II pass to the Order of the Day Whai gave rise to
this tardy communication on the part of Franco I
will tel you all know have Just seen letter
from - at Paris. to which says tina {
Count Appony, the Austrian Ambassador in that
capitol, val cd on Louis Philip and represented TO
20 him that Austria aud Russia, i'll concert with
Prussia and tic GcrmaEic Diet, would interfere to
replace on the hrouo OF Belgium the House of Nus
sun, in IFS dechance pcrpciuc should be pro-
nouuced by the Congress "
Pho Intelligent writer argues tIa question
rs to The propr1ty o. the course pursued by tho
3 iGjc Congress, but limits forbid the insertion
Of his lctr. We quote the following:
WAS this measure expedlont; Not if the Belrians
have not made up their minds rather to be GU of
from The earth as people, and to reduce Belgium n
one arid Gcsert rather than submit to the yoke of
Holland and the Nnssaus, But if they have resolved
TO prnHnre and endure this rather than submit then
their determlra ION is not IneNpedien To determine
is expectancy, we must look into fntury; and this
cauot do, If Russia, Austria. and Prussia shall
invade Belgium and France shall not assist her. she
wIll hn conquered, rather destroyed But before
she is destroyed, all her two and half millions of
PEOPLE mnSt be destroyed, for woman and children
will fight against the invaders. Should this be so.
and France should remain neutral, The decision will
be rulnons, bu still not IneXpedien for who will saw
that it is not better die than be ruled slav
ut should France not remain ntutrsl, the decision ct
the Congress will nlthcr be nor incxprdrens
Belgium will hen neither he conquered or cnslaved
yet Belgium will then become n part of France
In another paragraph tn" writer says. With an as
surance founded upon something stronger than ri
NOR; eve know for certainly that the decision of
the Congress aghinst the House of Nassau wiIl be
opposed by the Holy Alliance. Our Congress voted
its exclusion fully aware beforehand of this fact It
was informed by Russia, and warned by France
In conclusion the writer says: "fhe Ducli have
"F"ken the armistice. Russian troops are on the
n1arch 10 Holland. Shall we have war ia pecen
her or Marci' | will hope neither at the one or
the other p7rod but my bopas are no, verv ass,,r
up3r
THE QUESTION OF PEACE Oh War.
we have just read the latest letter of the csle
hra;ci corresponding, of the Morning Chronicle.
O p. @. 1t is full of interest, and we only re
gret The lmpossbility of publishing it entire-THs
fret half Of it is devoted to the consideration of the
change Of Ministry IN England In the second the
able and Intelligent writer considers the Question:
w III there be war in Europe7" He does no, fear
Tnnture b3tween France and England He does
not fear for France, because he believes England
and France will be allies and they united car, ron,
tend against the world in arms. He next emphsti
caly asks:-"what then do faur?"-q'he answer Is
Loo Important to be omitted in any event:
Il fear that tens OF thousands of huuu1n beings
may he sl"in; that villages and towns may be- de-
ropulated That the drums dscordans sound nav
again be heard IN Belgium, IN Spain, italy in Prus-
STA ana III France; that widows will mourn tneir
husbands and mothers mourn over their sons
that the tierccr passions Of our nature will be
again roused iG'o action, and that we shall rejoice
ut the glorious news of the slaughter of Pru4-
sim or Russian army Yes, Efear that the CON
mach civiizaton-Will stop the progress of the
schoomas,er-wi arrest the happiness Of the human
race, a. least for season-wil encourage the bipot
cd and inioleFant, tho Jesuls aud Priests of Eu-
rope a'd vii make '.the orgies Of the congregation"
less m3urnfu and sad. fear that trade vii be in
lnrod commerce ruined, the arts neglected., manu-
tac'ures and science, literature and law reIir1on
and morals, considerably affected and ! fear lest
Young and rPreneratea France should be again in
dnccd 10 think of conquest and to extend her
thoughts and wishes to other lands. after she shall
have first repealed the invader from her own Have
! not then right 10 say. who wishes well to
France, we'll to this old Europe and well to human
nature that fear much, very much fear, and trem-
bic when think, that there will be war in Enrope!
Bat do believe that this war is probable,
am obliged 20 do So Fact after fact occurs; and
courier after courier, from every country in Europc
arrives with such raPdity, bringing additional facts
and additional news all leading to war that | am
compelled against my will 10 dcclare-yes war ig
pr2baA!e. Take my cts--Tske the news which
we have received from tho various count. les Of Eu-
rope within the last forty eight hours, and tell me
how can think otherwise.
''From Russia have official int Iiirence If The
raising of troops of the non-recogntion of orr onis
Philip King of the Ercnch of the determination of the
prDDa mr. IN fuiD h.. III.