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8 | Here is a file "text". Print the line before the line | |
9 | containing "florin". Then leave the editor and type "ready". | |
10 | #create text | |
11 | The United Netherlands are a confederacy of republics, | |
12 | or rather of aristocracies of a very remarkable texture, yet | |
13 | confirming all the lessons derived from those which we | |
14 | have already reviewed. | |
15 | The union is composed of seven coequal and sovereign | |
16 | states, and each state or province is a composition of | |
17 | equal and independent cities. In all important cases, not | |
18 | only the provinces but the cities must be unanimous. | |
19 | The sovereignty of the union is represented by the | |
20 | States-General, consisting usually of about fifty deputies | |
21 | appointed by the provinces. They hold their seats, some | |
22 | for life, some for six, three, and one years; from two | |
23 | provinces they continue in appointment during pleasure. | |
24 | The States-General have authority to enter into | |
25 | treaties and alliances; to make war and peace; to raise | |
26 | armies and equip fleets; to ascertain quotas and | |
27 | demand contributions. In all these cases, however, unanimity | |
28 | and sanction of their constituents are requisite. | |
29 | They have authority to appoint and receive ambassadors; | |
30 | to execute treaties and alliances already formed; to | |
31 | provide for the collection of duties on imports and exports; | |
32 | to regulate the mint with a saving to the provincial | |
33 | rights; to govern as sovereigns the dependent territories. | |
34 | The provinces are restrained, unless with the general | |
35 | consent, from entering into foreign treaties; from | |
36 | establishing imposts injurious to others, or charging | |
37 | their neighbors with higher duties than their own subjects. A | |
38 | council of state, a chamber of accounts, with five colleges | |
39 | of admiralty, aid and fortify the federal administration. | |
40 | The executive magistrate of the Union is the | |
41 | stadtholder, who is now an hereditary prince. His principal | |
42 | weight and influence in the republic are derived from his | |
43 | independent title; from his great patrimonial estates; | |
44 | from his family connections with some of the chief | |
45 | potentates of Europe; and, more that all, perhaps, from his | |
46 | being stadtholder in the several provinces, as well as for | |
47 | the Union; in which provincial quality he has the | |
48 | appointment of town magistrates under certain regulations, | |
49 | executes provincial decrees, presides when he pleases in | |
50 | the provincial tribunals, and has throughout the power | |
51 | of pardon. | |
52 | As stadtholder of the Union, he has, however, | |
53 | considerable prerogatives. | |
54 | In his political capacity he has authority to settle | |
55 | disputes between the provinces, when other methods fail; to | |
56 | assist at the deliberations of the States-General and at | |
57 | their particular conferences; to give audiences to foreign | |
58 | ambassadors and to keep agents for his particular affairs | |
59 | at foreign courts. | |
60 | In his military capacity he commands the federal | |
61 | troops, provides for garrisons, and in general regulates | |
62 | military affairs; disposes of all appointments, from | |
63 | colonels to ensigns, and of the governments and posts of | |
64 | fortified towns. | |
65 | In his marine capacity he is admiral-general and | |
66 | superintends and directs every thing relative to naval forces | |
67 | and other naval affairs; presides in the admiralties in | |
68 | person or by proxy; appoints lieutenant-admirals and | |
69 | other officers; and establishes councils of war, whose | |
70 | sentences are not executed till he approves them. | |
71 | His revenue, exclusive of his private income, amounts | |
72 | to 300,000 florins. The standing army which he commands | |
73 | consists of about 40,000 men. | |
74 | #create x2 | |
75 | His revenue, exclusive of his private income, amounts | |
76 | #copyout | |
77 | #user | |
78 | #uncopyout | |
79 | grep exclusive .ocopy >x1 | |
80 | #cmp x1 x2 | |
81 | #log | |
82 | #next | |
83 | 51.2b 5 |