POTTER United Families

The press was still excessively prosecuted. Claes and Jottrand were
sentenced to imprisonment; Coché-Mommens, was threatened to be
confined at the prison of Saint-Bernard if he would continue to attack
Van Maanen. However, this system of prosecutions seemed to give
new ardor, new courage, and new force to the press.
The February arrests must have either shocked or terrified the nation,
for both the citizens and the delegates had remained mute.
Nevertheless, the opposition had actually made great progress
for: “The royal power only had a materialistic expression. It would
not awaken intellectual or moral interest or respect. It had lost all
credibility and people’s faith.” Now was the moment for Louis to
resurrect from prison to power...
In June 1829, Louis’ powerful pamphlet called "Union of Catholics
and Liberals" was published. It was, without doubt, the most
important work of his career.
The manifesto of the whole political opposition, becoming, later on,
the one of the whole revolution and, eventually, a sort of constitution
for the democratic project that would emerge from the public standup.
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