POTTER United Families

It was again Lamennais and Louis, together with journalist Bartels,
who drafted the Act of Union of November 15, 1831, which called
for a vast federation of liberal Catholics in Europe. The liberal
Catholic opinion is still maintained and plays a leading role in the
creation of a 'right' press.
In order to unite these various opinions, some “reasonable rulers”
created an "unofficial public newspaper" that would "have a great
influence on the public mind". Various projects were set up in
December 1831 with the generous support of King Leopold I. On
January 1, 1835, “The Independent” was born. Its managing director
is Marcellin Faure, at his side, the editor Edouard Perrot.
It is another Frenchman, Philippe Bourson, who writes in the
“Moniteur Belge”, the official “Open Transparency of Public Life”
journal of the young Nation, created at the initiative of Louis and the
Central Committee of the 1830-government, opposing resistance to
The Independent.
As early as 1850, Minister Charles Rogier, accompanied by two
emissaries of the Prince-President Napoleon III, invited himself to
the table of Edouard Perrot, who became director-owner of the
“Belgian Independence” newspaper in 1844. They tried in vain to
bring more amenity to the powerful neighbor, the head of a press
organ with an international audience.
The Belgian rulers strengthened repressive mechanism against
newspapers. The Faider law suppressed offenses against foreign
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