The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-17
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We have further particulars in regard TO the late poit
cal enente in Belgium The following appears in the
Courier da How're of May 80:
We have already said how stirring the debates have
been in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives In regard
to the law for the organization and above ALL the ex-
tension of the exercise of private and religious charity IN
that country.
The principle of the law nevertheless adopted on
the 27th instant, by majority of go votes against Al,
and from that time the liberal representatives were
obliged give up struggle which it was impossible to
continue but their partisans recommended II outside
few moments before the vote Frere Orban one OF the
principal orators of the left having been called to order
the galleries had resounded with murmurs, and this
demonstration had been Immediately rebuked by
order TO clear the house. which was forthwith executed
by the guards of the chamber which had been doubled
AT that moment M. Dumorter, a member OF the right
rose upon his seat and appeared to encourage the mill
tary to carry out their orders Then the murmurs be-
came shouts and the chamber suspended the session. I'M
til the piquet on duty had accomplished their task which
not done without resistance as it was full hall an
hour before the last spectator had quilted the hall
The galleries reserved for the press, the family OF the
President and the diplomatic corps exempt bom the
order but the expelled public would not acknowledge
under the porch and before the entrance Of the palace
shouting Long lie Fae! Dorm ch The conrnts = These
cries heard perfectly well in the chamber where
they caused an emotion easily understood
The session being ended the members the left Of the
palace were greeted with cries. which still kept up
outside There groans for members Of the right,
and cheers for those of the left who did not appear to
suffer less from their threatening demonstrations upon
the liberty Of the tribune.
The crowd waited long time for M Frcre, in order to
give him an ovation but NJ Frere, warned by his
friends had left the chamber by private door, and the
agitators obliged to content themselves by singing
the BrabanConne under his windows
An accident nearly converted these deplorabe occur
rences into diplomatic question When the sitting was
brought end the first person who presented himself
to the ewes Of the mob Mgr Gonclla the Papa Nun
Inv ecclesiastica habit taking the
Nuncio for NJ the of Haene which did not at all
detract from the farccal gravity of the afairhe knots
of malcontents commenced to groan and hiss
Violently agtated at this demonstration, as may well
be conceived Mgr Gonela recntered the palace, and
took several steps in the persye when he met M the
Minister for Foreign Affairs Upon hearing what had
happened NJ the Comtc Villain XIII offered his arm to
the Nuncio, and reappeared with him upon the outer
staircase of the National Palace and accompanied by
Demvor, liberal deputy M. Villain XIII and Mgr Go
nea passed through the groups of people and entered
the park The crowd understood the deserved rebuke
which the honorable minister administered and silently
uncovered voluntary opening was made for him TO
pass through but the first insult the less grave
for that.
dered necessary explanations from the Belgian min
ister
Accordingly the opening of the session day before
yesterday, 28th instant, M 10 vicome CHI Villain XIII
took the floor in the Chamber of Representatives. and
remarked:
Messieurs; Yesterday happened an very
much to be regretted the apostolic Nunco the court
of Brussels the object Of grave insult This affair
took place at 1--WE o'clock at halfpast five the Minister
of Foreign Affairs in full uniform in the saloons Of
his Eminence and presented him, in the name OF his
government those apologies which the Nuncio had the
right to exact if time had been allowed him TO make
formal demand.
From the Nuncos palace repaired to the Chateau
de LAekn where gave account of my proceedings to
the King.
The King approved Of what had done, and ordered
the Grand Marshal TO repair this morning to the quar-
tiers of the Nunco Of the Pope to express the regrets Of
his Majesty.
II think that the affair will end here
These words says the Nord, from which extract the
speech received general appreciation from the benches Of
the Chamber.
BELGIAN TROUBLES
Translated from tho Courier dn Havre June LIT
Belgium that model country, as she was called where
the liberty of debate hourshed in the midst Of the most
perfect calm and bore fruits of most incompatible fla
vor has herself just had her emeutes The pretext Of
these agitatons law in regard to charitable esab-
hshments discussed in the Chamber of Representatives,
and in which the clerical majority of the chamber had
conceded too much to religious influence In the
Of ntemnable debate the leaders of the right and
left became excited. The cercals denounced the ber
ais as cr and cowar to which the latter replied by
the epthets of Infamous scouadrcs and hars.
In short things arrived at such point that the popu
lace who up to that time had paid but little attention to
the debate, became excited in their turn, and asked If
they had not the right to repeat in the open air what the
nOnOraDieS nnQ among themselves under TOoI
the National Palace? They commenced by Kisses and
cheersthe first for the cecas and the second in honor
of the liberals then the song of the BraanGoe
he Belgian counterfeit of the Pdrsnne, which is weak
reflex of the terrible Marseaise D the of the Bra
banCnne agreeaby varied by the breaking of win
dows and DOORS and the mobbng of the clerical Journal
de Brs1els and Emancipation the director of which, M
Coomans is member Of the Chamber of Representa-
tives
After these exploits which, according to the purest ira
don revolutionary the crowd gathered before the
house of those coryphees of radicalsm NM Verhaegcn
Fere and Orts and shouts of rather equivoca joy
etrated their windows AT last, to close the days pro-
cecdings the Duke and Duchess Of abant upon entering
the theatre saluted by cries of Long lire The Kug
The orchestra called upon to play the Babanconne
which was heartily applauded
William Tell played that evening at the Thea
tire de la Monnaie the Begians who have good mem
ory recoected that in 1880 they preludcd their rcvou
tion by the singing Of the Muctte dc Portic =; is
probable that the ringeaders asked themselves if Viii
liam Tell would not do for radcaism what the Mu-
cite did for the Belgian nationality. 1t was probably
with this intention that the of the immortal trio
Sas-tu bien ce que G est que d aimcr sa patrie
Dost thou well know what it is to love ones country
was 80 frantcally applaudcd paudits which were adj
dressed not to the sublime notes of Ross to
the rhyming platudes Of NJ de Jouy but to revolution
whose presence suspected either in the lobby be-
hind the curtain Up to the present time this mysterious
parsonage has not made his appearance let hope that
his debut upon the Belgian indefinitely postponed
Nevertheless this delay is not to be too much trusted in
Revolution proceeds by bounds and starts 1t likes unfore
opportunities and it is precisely at the moment
when profound peace is supposed to prevail that it leaps