Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-11

aHEuIcn ali those treaties that were ;ncoIapat uie
with ItSclf VIII mention but twO-that winch IN
surcd the Kingdom of France to Charles Y and his
family. and that which united Belgium to Holland
When the Minister Of Foreign AiITirS asks whether
we would 90 tn violation OF treaties I an
swcr-Yes, both for France aud Belgium; and the
Kings Government ought to make the same replv
For take upon me TO say that these treaties have
not been entered into between the Chief of France
and her enemies, but imposed upon France by her
enemies, who, by force of foreign bayoncts placed
one OF their own society i'll the Tucrics to traffic
with our independence, and convert it to their own
profit (cheers trCm the lef.)
"Nhcn called upon Ia explain in this Cbon,hnr
and III the presence of Minister'S my notions of the
system OF on-ntcrFCntun, SAID, that wherever The
right OF sovereignty was claimed by the people every
intervention IN the affairs OF that people should ba
considered 4 declaration Of war aralnst France
These are the principles VIC ought to defend be the
consequences what they may. Should we BY this q
deity to our principles be forced into war we shall
TO apply the words OF slr Canning. center INTO II
with our eyes open, and not with our eyes shut
We small be supported by 500 900 regular iroons and
by the 100000 National Guards, of whom the Min
lister OF War has rendered SO good IN accoun, and
Tor which thank hn | shall now proceed 10 il,n
affairs OF belgium, with regard 10 which the conduct
| OF Government has been perfectly consistent =
II is true that scarcely was Gcvernnc: stab},s
Gu, when we were called upon to protect the sovn
re!gnty of the people of Begi.,n and we i,nr,nd;,t
ly sgnicd to the Ambassadors os all Eoreinp Powers
that the moment foreign soldier set foot in Rclriun,
1t would be considered as declaration of war Gainst
/
principles Here confess / would have stonnrJ
When the Begians asked for counsel would have
sald--be what you WISH To be: if you wish 10 become
Il Northern Switzerland become So aycnnt nc IN tho
Aristcc'acy tlaughlcr) if you desire to have For
| cign Prince for your Sovereign, choose whom Won
w'li, we VIII support yon: and if they had elected
the Duke Nemouis, would have recommended min
listers to advise the King to give his consent
"As to the re union of Beluiun with Frorco 7
would not have stopped to inquire whether it mrbt
DC d!Sp!Gasng to this or that Power; all the inquiry
shouid nave made would have been whether it was
the desire OF the majority Of the Belgian people tn
effect, and the viii Of the representatives Of Tho
frGnch nalIon to accede to, the union for it is not
within the province OF the Government OF either
| country To offer accent IT.
! LAFAYETTE added that he did not G,.- o4r,p,1;r
England, who had acccdcG to the treaties of Iune
/ VILE and AmienS, which secured the uninn of raru,,
WIN france under Napoleon, AMI who certainly had
not more regard for Napoleon than for Louis Phlin
nor less JScr Of Frce that she had recovered h.,
h1e"g III" rc-estabshment of Poland as a barrier
/ 20 Rrss'a, might not be undesirable to England and
Austria ana PRUSSIA had yielded to It's paritt, with
! rclucancc. 'i
M. MAUGuiN sad, the Ministry have CHANGED their
language since they Quilted the ranks of the o2nosi-
l!on. What has beenthe conduct of Minister'S with
regard to Ecgum They incessantIy talk of non in
tervcntirn, and yet they threaten with war If o,r
wishes are thwarted II does no, appcar 70 mo thar
THIS Is non intervention. Yesterday new princinla
vas adVanced-that of neutrality We have lived
hiteen years under the principle CT legitimacy. ua
have lived five months under the principle of non
intervention; and, by gradual decrease shall live
cSht or ten days under the principle OF neutrality
AS TO the question otpeace or war call upon Min
isters 10 explain themselves. You have seen m the
Manifesto OF Poland, that Russia vas cominr down
upon US.
! NJ ashanti know nothing about it.
/ M Maugun--So much the worse We do NOT
nar war, and if Belgium should pfr herself wonld
say, even at the ris!; of war:--Acccpt herr Il yo,,jJ
be deadly war, know, bat it would be to the no.
nour and glory of France And besides who ,.o,II
uSS NDnl1 ba
t"and and Turkey to contend with. Wonld !, he
Austria? She knows hat with $4,000 men we shouId
eve her occupation in italy. Would it be England
With steamboats, could carry arms an ! batt5I,on
into Ireland. (Srong sensatlon) here sneoI ,,n
the suPposit!nn of war but sneak only to indi,cn
Ministers to collect their forces for the moment f
Danger Nations have their ireacherous sleep; this
sleep Is death and death is foreign invasion and par
! tition. f
The Minister for Foreign Affairs could not refrain
from some observations upon statements that Dreno-
ratlo1s had been made for making war uDon France
~ had even been SAID that among the documents left
behind by the Iussans, upon their quirtinp Poland
were found orders for he Polish army to march
DeSPatches were received daily from the French
Consul at Warsaw, and no mention had been made
| OF such circumstance Rumors had prevailed of
arIHaments Spain, and these had reused the aitcn
ton OF the Government. It had been declared 70
the Cabinet OF Madrid that iftlesc ornaments shonlJ
exceed the ordinary force ofSpuin France weld take
such precautions would prevent her interest, hn
in@ COMPROMISED no arrG!nCnts had b. en- made bv
SPAN; OF this the Government had not only the as
su'a'ce Ont the proof The armaulcnts iii the north
mad Been considerable and France had demanded an
declaring that jfa Russian soldier shoulJ
pass the frontier and enter Austria Prussia Or an,
other part Of Germany the statue quo would be re
gardcd as broken, and France would taxa conscl If
her honor alone. (Cheers.) Positive explanations
were sent to the Cabinet of Paris ard these oxpIa
nations preceded the events in Poland The Minister
concluded by stating that pacific assurances were re-
ceivcd from every quarter aud that there was no,
the slightest probability of war.
Inc close OF the discussion being loudly called for,
was put to the vote and adopted, upon which the
Chamber adjourned"
The Students of the Schools of Medicine. of Law,
OF the Central School of Arts and the greater nor
ton OF Students of the Polytechnic School, have
p"ohshed protesiations, IN which they refuse to &C
ccpt the thanks voted to them by the Chamber of
Deputies for their conduct durnr the recent ds,nrb
anccS IN Paris. The law students declare that thew
#nuIU DC proud 10 receive the thanks of France but
tna they in vain sought for France in the Chamber
Of DePWh9S' The students ofthe Polytechnic School,
"lJC. "uang TO their active participation in the re-
V9ntlon OF July say thar they had then been proroe
oga popular Throne with Republican Institutions