Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-22

bes, Sd Of April 1853, the King left the Netherlands eav
ing Goyeness General the Duchess Margaret Of Parma who
held that station until September, 1861 The power Of Mar
gare was rather nominal the real authority exercised by
Cardinal Granville, until recalled in 1862
The real revolution continually advanced. The Duchess
Of Parma recalled and succeeded by the Duke Of Alba
who held the place Of Governor General from 1867 to 1873
His principle Of government TERROR and no other man
acted consistently with his theory, did any other
person contribute the existence Of the Baavian
republic.
The Duke of Alba quit the Netherlands in December 1873
His successor Zungade Requesen occupied the Goyemment
to the 5,h March, 1876 until his DEATH when he
ceeded by Don John of Austria under whose administration
the iuso treaty Of Ghent signed, November 8, 1875
The great actor on the side Of the revoed provinces
William Of Nassau Prince Of Orange, and after the
treaty Client concluded that the talents Of that truly
great man fully called into action Seventeen years had
passed the departure Of Philip H. from the Netherlands,
and yet with all their struggles union Of the States had not
taken place does appear that hopes Of accommodation
with the paramount State had ceased TO be prevalent in the
Netherlands William compehended the true state of affairs,
and ably couneraced the deceifu policy OF the Viceroy
particularly in the States Of Holland and Zealand that the
influence Of the Prince Of Orange most felt and obeyed
The necessity of union OF the States too apparent be
doubted and yet adopt this extreme demanded all
the exeons Of the Prince and it not effected until the
23d Of January, l579 twenty years after the troubes Of
the Low countries had commenced.
The union Of Utrecht Q579) included Holland, Zealand,
Utrecht Guelderland and Gronngen, and it then for
the first me that the domination of Spain by these States
formally rejected The other provinces eventually joined the
League, and completed the Batavian epubcwhch, how
ever not generally acknowledged State Of Europe
until Gas. The Batavian republic forced to
adopt monarchy by foreign military leader, and is
monarchy.
Every reader recur il minded the original autho-
rites have quoted and, in addition, the whole of
European history the subjects The nqurers may go
ther and cite the Of England where republic form
ed about the time that the Dutch republic acknow
lodged TO refresh the memory Of those who may have
time and patience ransack ibrares may that the
English King Charles l. beheaded the 30th January
l649 Oliver Cromwell declared Protector the head of
republic December l2 1858 his Richard declared Pro-
September 4, 1861 and Charles H. the of the
murdered Charles and acknowledged profgae restored
and crowned the 18th Of April, 1861. Thus in very
few months than twenty-five years, England went
through the whole process of rejecting monarchy, forming
and discardng republic under military leader and
the monarchy, and the and scepe the hered
tary claimant. WILLIAM DARBY.
p. s. In future paper intend take example,
to show how Inherent the principles which the three
republics have noticed in this indebted for