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1821. Septr 15.
Collectanea
Norway
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the soldiers, & the vast multitude of inhabitants of all classes,
who had repaired to the camp to witness the imposing scene.
Message from the King to the Storthing of Norway on the 2d of
August, 1821, relatively to the changes to be made in the Constitution:—
The 112th Section of the Constitution having indicated the means
of a change in the stipulations of the fundamental Pact, the King is
bound to discharge a Constitutional duty by calling the attention of
the Storthing to questions of the highest interest, as well to promote
the peaceable progress of general affairs as for the maintenance
of the liberties of the nation — liberties which experience has proved
cannot exist without a change, or distinct & precise interpretation
of several articles of the Constitution.
The King will point out the evil & in proposing the remedy,
which the several cases require, his Majesty will much more discharge
his obligations to the future, than seek for himself a guarantee
for the present. But founder himself of the liberty of the Norwegian
nation, the King will never limit either his views or his solitude,
merely to the time which he can contribute to her happiness. Experience
has proved, that a State which wishes to maintain its tranquillity
& dignity & to live under the guarantee of laws which protect individuals
& the rights of property, can preserve neither, when its King
is not invested with power sufficiently extensive, legally to guarantee
them, & without his being necessitated to have recourse to force &
or arbitrary controul.
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