New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-19
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rNs hI,,sr,ieI TIE Netherlands for ms aecPV
srarsssns chapter In The annAs |" -,
,N~rs,. ilraa the sei'eA'iea Of Cear'es " 'aO
c>,csa IL Aass.ry n~'snca the e'aSS OF "es'"'
"a he ssusisis, siica ei tie GsveTHmeaI PA'''~
-. -. r,.a. II the Duke 81 Savoy. Tbs per
sn,,,.,,a 30 the fortunes Of Philip and
- a 4. Qualifications which em!nentg h''ed
a. A, \, ~ instrument Of hts dA'k AMI erae'
-, gn2rwSi with sn innate passion Tor
.a.,,r, rarsa!ss. he hAa carved his US! {" dts
,..~,sss. Ar, w~sltA ~ his sword. favoTiie with
a. Fs,r>eS,r. Re hSA served viii sis0si success IN
,,z,sss sEap <s.zt canapAiSss HIS personal ooa-
-. was u, les r,nsAIAsSls 'hsa his military
s.i,-.s, ersc<a. he A&AiSGSlly exercised degree
=. rs,l l~ss asriax. which was deemed insemPAfieie
x,sa h. prsssSoa s. a commander. Nor were has
,NNsrl.sA xrsts inferior 10 his professional aolI'
H. lie WAS . Esssier az tie Lshn. frcnea'
s.D,s:sA .rS Italian languages 'sas $ conn"'ssear
1870. -. All allied in tAs sraees OF Literary
eSrrSSStSSa-
l',>rx sae accession Cf Philip the Second to the
,>-cse & Spain. ~ determined 70 regard me
,,,A,,l.-l, as Whole, wisAoa, respect to the
,N,-,n,s rr;y,leScs which irierfered with bis
49, 81 rc,,:csl symmetry. The satqus,ed rights
,Ax csSissss wire 70 be reduced 20 uniformity By
A., a. M q NerAln and the 6res of the lnquisi-
ia lrser tie action o. this machinery, the
.r;r;, - isSt VSDiencc was 80 be crushed OUT OF
~ - y. Al oPition and eo0duct to be forced
g. ~. soas levej oi TIE royal standard. hsiiung
d. views f7osa kis father Philip applied all the
r>curccs c; RS p,siiion 10 realize them in the
rsssc, 81 n. Government. Alter the grea. battles
a :. Caeniin and Grayelines which resulted in
tle re..r.tiOu al peace between Spain and France.
he Duke o. SSvcy resigned the Regency OF the
NSh~rla,Ss ard was succeeded by the Duchess
N.rs.r-s ef Farms, = nstaral daughter of Charles
tie fIfiA.
Margaret was thirty-seTen years old when she as
szzst tie re.ns Of Government. She had the rep
s:..ioa Of remarkable tslents, and Of pride and el
err Of character. The pupil Of lgns.ius LOyOla,
yko h.i beer her confessor and spiritual guide,
she was f.lsical Catholic, feeling greater hor-
ror So keretcs than for the most atrOcous malefac
tors and regarding the bloody edicts of her father
in the light Of special revelations from heaven. The
social coalition Of the Netherlands upon tire
ssca Of Margaret presents few attractive features.
Tie .ristozscy o. the Netherlands wa, excessively
<rfrEykcsst olss stej aid aTesdy considerably EN-
ks!r.s-t Il circumstances. II had been the policy Of
e. E-p<ror AID OF Paiip to confer high Offices civil,
-isTy s=d diplomatic, upon the leading mobiles, by
ytpcb SDOTDe expenses were entslied upon them,
V.ttoct sny Te-poDdirg SSlaEIeS The case OF
CrtDge ras been already elluled 10, aud there were
I-.-y o.hsr MOBILES less able 70 afford the expense who
LsS beer II iR,geo with .l-se runVus bOlors During
the var. tAere bad been, however, many Chances OF
l<ttesia broken fortunes. Victory brought immense
pre- tie leading officers The ransoms Of so many
I8r-trioDs pi-oners as had grsced the triumphs OF
SAT- Quentin aud Grsveines had been extremely
4, JftAbe These sources Of wealth had now been cut
az; yet on the departure OF the King from the Meth
trsDo-. TIE inIEry increased instead OF diminishing
a. listed Of ODE court, ssid cOtemporary, you
EO1jd have ss'd that there were fifty Nothing
cozl be more sumptOous then the modes OF life
BfJ sses. The household Of Orange hos been already
PAINTED. Tbst Of Egnont was almost as magnificent.
Iiy AIN IN Hospitality aud In display began among the
highest bObles, ard extended to those lees able 10
I4sintain themselves in the contest. During the war
there ad been the valiant emulation Of the bdttefed
eenteI0n had WED with each other how best 10 illus
trste aDcisnt name vita deeds OF desperate valo
10 repair the fortunes Of ruined house with the spos
Of war They now sought to surpass each other in
splendid extTsvagance. 1t was al eager competition
bio SHOULD build tie stateest palaces, have the great
Get number of noble pages and gentlemen 10 waiting
the NOT gorgeous hvees the most ho5pitsbc tables
Tie INST ecehtifc COOKS. There was, also, much de-
pEayiiy well as exi7ayagance. The morals of higa
f1eie,y were loose. Gaming was praCtced to fright
istc e be higher classss Even the Prince of Orange
LiussI D. tins period although never addicted TO
Ltt'Us eycess extremely coDyivisl in his tastes
tCtfo.tg and companions not likely nj later
dsy "a Ind much favor in bis sight. owe kept Saint
hsIths ioyOusy," he wrote at about this period, to
BIZ bother Z" and in the most jOvial company Bre-
desode one cay In SUCH state that thought he
would certainly die, but be has now got over it.
Count BIederode, soon aiterwsrd to become 50 con
sycpOus in the early OF the revolt was, in truth,
O4t GLORIOUS for hi peronnences IN these banquet
ing tc-pes. de appe AIRED to have vowed as unoOm-
promising hostility 20 cold water az to the nqusion,
and always denounced both with the same fierce aud
Iodic,ous vehemeDce Their cons ant connection with
Germany at thai period did not improve the sobrety
Of the Netherlands mobiles. Tne aristocracy of that
coubtry % IS well known were most potent at pot.
ting" "Wben the German finds himself SOBER said
the bitter Badoyaro, che believes himself TO be H."
Glody III the peace, they had welcomed the oppor
tub,ie, afforded ioi many deep carouse with their
Netherlands cousins. The approaching marriage of
The Prince Of Orange with the Saxon prize san cpl
soce which viii sooL engage our atteniin-gaV rse
TO tremendous oTgies. Count Sch Iltz5ury, the
Princes brothef-in-law, ana Of til negOators OF
the marriage found many occasions ~ s.Tcngthen the
bOnds ii harmony between the countries by indulgence
olthese colnnoB taste. have had ma ~ princes aud
courts al my table" he writ. 10 Orange, where
good deal more drunk than eaten The Rhine
grave brob fell down dead after drinkng too much
nlslvoisle; but We have bed him balsaned and sent
bcme 10 bis family"
These disorders among the higher raaks were in
reality 30 exte nsye 10 justify the biting remark OF
TIE Venetian; The gentlemen ntoxcate Themselves
every day." said be, and the ladies also; bat much
Iess than the men His rrmarks as TO the morality
in other respeo, OF boil equally sweeping
and mo- more complimentary.
Bat the state Of the people, in manv respects,
furnishes q grateful contrast 10 tho vices of the
siistocrscy:
The people were numerous industrious, accustomed