Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-29

enthusiasm and valor of the Belgians to the sau
degree OF excitement, In This he is mistaken Il
mist cacu!ltc upon the GOODNESS o.! he Bc.,an Gin
1c;cr-usou The luAe-warnprss ur ,lie canlnl,s,
who were he friends OF ,ho fallen d,Glsty-anl :on
\ the opposition secret cunspiracrs ,f the Ora3s-
party The Regent has host of difficulties L, con
tend With, q the last, though not hast is uncrrta;,
| g If the policy Of the French Government
! Who and wha' are the Minister'S of The R.rcni
On this head the Information which we are in nos
session Of to-day Is not nare satisfactory. The Cab
met is dissolved-2 new administration is for;ninr
various names announced as likely to form + :
and we must wait eight and forty hours before q,
can pronounce oponion.
What is the conduct OF the Members of tho Con
grcss? Some arc still conspi7ing FOR the Prince n
Ofangc-5n. they are few, obscurc and anti
national Some (the mlio-!ty) siuhint- and nrn.
sing sr reunion 10 France. Belgium is too SINAI
too powcress-too divided 10 form an iudenen
dent kingdom for any great length Of time. An uni
on 10 Holland is impossibe-io Prussia imposs;hl.
but Franco, both possible and desirable n-ov;
ded Great Britain would consent
And what the people about? They are prnna
ring for war; they first of al for fixing the ter
ritoria limits of elgium. They say with trnrl
that it is useless to elect king until there be a
kingdom to offer hun: and that nn'Il the limits OF
Belgium shall be fixed. all her MEASURES are n.o.
visona and useless.-They wish far a war with
Holland 10 decide the question. They do not wish
for war 70. The sake Of war; bat they understand
that King William will not abandon the ciindaI Is
Of Antwerp and Maestricht, Luxembourg; and
they, therefore, wish TO appeal to the force of arms
Can this be avoideb Yes; by the Reunion of Bel
GUM to France; or by he armed Intervention of the
foreign powers But this armed intervention il FIR
hidden by the principles Cf our July revelation
The re union to France viii not be sanctioned bv
Prussia Great BTi,ain. Then war between
Belgium and Holland Is inevitable, urless the prin
clple OF The July revolution is o b. compromised
This is the position Of Belgian affairs.
But wha Is isis ale tod' l. is said IN private
and in public, that Protocol was signed in London
the IL MARCH,, which sanctions he OCCUPATION
of Luxembourg and Liegc, by he Prussian troops
Mons, Burgess, and Ostend, by all English army
and Namur, ussels, TOurnay, &c by French
forces"--This army of occupatIon and this fleet of
inspection aud odar, are To be stationed in Belgium
for two object s-frst to prevent war between that
country and Holland, i. e. prevent an attack on
the part of the Dutch Government; and second TO
enforce on Belgium the Protocols OF London and the
election Of such Prince may be agreeable to the
Allied Powers! Do pledge myself that this Pro-
toccol has been signed? BY means; but fear il
has beer and that even Taileyrand is partv to
such an arrangcmenta-lf France shall be thus ca
joed out Of hr Revolution of 1890. she VIII take
not to be deceived in 1881; and any govern
nent which shall be party to similar attack on
the right of the Belglans and on the principles Of
their Revolution will have sad and short life in
regeneraed and emanc!pated France.-W hat! is Ii
berty be crushed IN Itulyis patriotism to be ey-
terminated in Poland-and are the Belgians to be
protocoed out of their rights, by the armed inter-
o.. o.
France will not endure this!
Poland IS still the theme of cur anxieties, our
hopes, our fears and our love. The first campaign
of the Emperor has failed, He thought the Revo-
luton was coup aetat and he called the revolution
lists handful of brgands! He reserted to his -four
teenlh arcle! for the benefit of his faithful and well
beloved Polish Subjects and large army to ar
rest the brigands. and plenty Of cannon maintain
''ordsr These lovers of order always for shoot
ing ana they have sort of patent for putting doYr
Instruction, that of killing all the Insurrection
lists. This the mission OF Marshal Diebitscb
but the Poles and the tnaw were too much tor him
and he has adjourned the execution of his task to
more convenient season..
What now is the duty Of France? 1t is too clear
too ob vious to infant IN leading strings to be mis-
taken by even doiard or Dnpin' Her dutv is to
aid alone, to cooperate with Austria; and if the
King of Prussia shall indeed be willing as ii is af-
and above ALL, with Great Britain, in preventing by
diplomatic negotiations, the future efsion of blooI
and the sacrifice of a brave and vrtuous people. Ry
even the Treaties ef Vienna, Poland was declared
Russia though as King William of England is also
King of Hanover, was the Emperor of Russia
declared King of Poland. The Poles have refused
longer to obey their King! 1t is a national and not
party determinations Their King disputed this
denied it-said hat Europe deceived-that
handful of brigands the Revolutionists- and
that as his standard should be raised IN Po-
land the nbabitants would flock by thousands to the
head quarters Of his arms
No one believed this but the Emperor; but as
Charles X. had tried at Paris and William of Nassau
had tried Belgium, To order and Legitimacy
by the sword-why the King of Poland was allowed
TO march Russian troops against Warsaw. But his
troops are defeated-hs standard tranpIed uuen-
and, unless he shall from time to time reduce Poland
ashes, and thus reign silent morasses and bar
rem deserts he will never be King of that country
Diebitsch can tell him this secret, though it viii
be painful developement. The duty, then of France
is cear-that duty is 10 enforce the principle of non
Intervention. Any further Interference of Russian
troops in the afflirs of Poland VIII be a violation o.
that principle; and Russia has right to take
up the cause of the Elk King Of Poland than Prus-
STA would have the right TO espouse that of the
King of Holland. I lover of this prlnci-
pie of non intervention long as absolute Cove
rnments exist in Europe; but still, as this principle
is adopted tor the benefit Of Kings, let US insist or
partaklng of its advanta ges-we who form part OF
the people
The policy Of the French Ministry in The do
mca &c affairs Of France demands greater space thar
| can devote 20 il IN this letter can say but feg
words but they may explain ell desire 10 state fo
: the moment. The Ministers have commenced an op
position to he associations Some have callet
them in their circulars 'usoless and unnecessarily
ohprs insulting to the King and to the government
md all nave indicated that they may 5-corao dan