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F K A M r
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Xh MivUg is a full rj accurate trarpthh
if tae- report mad; by Henri larhnerete:
vutt 6 : it pivetan rm-lh', ATl -
PRESENT STATE OF FUANCE
K. idiilxoine Si th emcoft!rl;
eu committees 'nTriititi fj.W A
r.;:l wtltarf, and of legiflation, to prnpoJe a
:! liw Wiethe tfls.'tioii- of principles, and'
, the general interellbbjeahlch' (hculd ,
ever bs bleparablc, Jnlorcc it on ,)8 as" a da-
tv, to ftibmit to vmir v
previous to oar reading. tint law, yo tr com- .
niitieeaFe of onimonJ tN jf- it ir .v. .
topper itty a feiV reflections to wbxh
' the d!tcuLriJii has given rile. r " V
" Uiprtlcnwtives of the pfe pley you are
.iware, that-if the rcvoiutioii :h'as ds
ilroyeda vnc;y ; of abiiles, it has alio .riven
In ri b tommy others. ' r
-1 ha benefits we '!f:i'ff,'-or u r;j
from biing hn mixed and fickere.il-AV'itb, uo
yrsgi . a kJ couraous men, thieves and
co-vardv are united and while the former
i.rviorotrlly-SUacked the oid . fyllem of
tU i-s iu order to fuhMitute in its place, a
nrjre p jrrt Oiie,' tlic latter endeavoured 0
nnm.'.h jfe it, only that rheymrglit create a
vvorfe, under the coyer ai:d pibi'eflion cf
which, tjtey nuhs.ir.vads every property
the.otner, 'all !eem;d fobs united ardxen-
r , ' " i'uiitu aia ccn-
-founded nncer the fa.nepi,it of vie w ; all were
cquahy clamorous at the Eovtr:inienf,
w ncli they were caer to detioy : on ai
iiues. ihe lafetv
. ' -vUIIkl v inc cauie
or the pretext of tte engines putln mono;,.,
..and Jo con.plrte was tne . Windcefs of tht
people, u )der the influence, of this flra..
tqcK ;ur ttwir-bcil
ir.cnd, not the true patriot who furrditd
.to then) the wifdt meafnrcs, but the hvro.
critc republican who hurried them into the
woit-fxtray-gam-excefles: :
' .. Ar;ocrat:jPi,;perIy fo called;: fcon c
vaucu ihcmte ves of this wror of the pe.j.le.
Ihepldeditacn, to caJu.mii
ateihcir mojl ze,!o.s clef-nders j'f n.J the
latter who hriLftipnofi-rl fh,..r-i
butoncktucUf CLCKy, had Toon toitin,r.rle.
-garnft u 0 ta:0ns w ith trhoin v Wi Jed
the ignorant' vnlo.iary, and cxtravnm'V, "
tnots, wh(J -little iugined they abetitd
luth acan.'e. '
This Chan: and confi-ficn thxWrcd c
very diy, rt.i,i ti e acteCion of private, re.
iri.tnicnt, al(d rcuy ii tert lis ofi.Tida ds
denu ;c,att,ry vcgf ,.. ce ru6rid,
Ji1S,l2iCC'-ll.'e .V,UI1 cvcrvpcrlon
from whom it H xhbed to bc cenvrrtd
r vMrunHels audHity, ic nrp
l,mV0ri ' 1 VKr,C haVc ,I50rc erne
auu j;encrouiluppuncrJ
by lon.e, and deceived by other, pil!,.
pp exed by hat features tod.:tovcr the-?
toofa.thfu! lu gam.t.-.cir cor.fi-Jedce . the"
1 l.npaMe,.cr, and .rci. lvcd t a 0,1
jroni their own irr puffe. . .t : 7
n Such wai ih wifrir:.!- -r .i ...
with the1 moft abominable Tibels ; apcftles cf V
plunder atKlraUination Ipredd the;.- inter
mraithonarie?vert iiwu tK -narofni i.,.vi
-t I'VUVUI U tt L I
lifi ol the cwutry .'Hie 'lodia of v.llany
rtwg on all iiiey Ihe voice of tne -Nati-i-
onal .iiepri. it-ntstiyes was ' Toon i flifled and
fupprefltd, and t!:e fpi '. s of public mcjaU .
ity wtrceerv he r'e tjoliiucd.' f )h t -.",
hTOifpltJhVllUiivs this atdicved'oti'r
.bUikelt tnun:ph ; this was the decpefl wound..
you inflicled this is the 'wound the lm fl
difficult t. hca!, :. " - , : r ..:
' By fo rap d .and. gigantic a progrefs did
this tyitein ot proHigacy accoinpliiii' rs pUr. ,
pole. The M of 'tyrai.hy dropped into
ii.v-u i;.uivit aiiu wnn it tney uruck' down
all tiatcpu!d oppo!'eaher:i ;' bQt the narioi:- '
r.a ton vent on was moi e par -liVula'r the phje Ct
of their attack.-; 1'hey knew it; to fie a bod" -at
tiie lame rime both powerful and weik ,
crm'p-.yied of wicked' ibi'Tirtubus.Vatzns":
vtoiMoaie time it oppojed-f h 'ciKetl'iial
r t.c -u Ms Buenjtf uus reipt?t -ohm e -formidable..
:.s thf mrifni' Vhi U
tio niembci s- of that iltnibly.' c VVus
tne re to re, i o ..mighty tcik to . Infrij-c an
. a"ll' ..;fi?cn -tfiey'tonJiuufrtl apnrt
and which they It ad beikles reduced ro j ou ' hf '
by injecting it to the ye!;; ot a ivrantcal
m u i-i c -pal ity , o Ver 'vJjicluljey excrc'i fed "s n
ablolute dominion.' tut in U.h t,d fJOt con.
fi'J the 'grctit.xjtcrct or" jt heir ftrct;gih' for
while they laborneJ lo ddlolve tt.W-'K'ation.'
al llenrele
'-aJixibariejjn thApnVir. t . lihrrty, Lt.
uiMi.ut:i, ja.u inty, tne myjt Ipotleis cha:
racrers cf..U:eCcwven;3i.n.-Jcx:uvprticrib-them
: ar.d loon Wfr Mi., 11 to c
them.evety. 'pcu3ol counter revolu::cii;,ry
aiTiitv.
3 1 it ol fvja ?
7 ' " J '"Ik'H J1-
fai ! i i:UU UfltlIlP I'Vfrrllll'pliii nfxM.
infernal cci Jp'i atit j Wo tt ptneii caupaiiu
that gi'lp.'i of tviis' i::to wr.ich thou ,hafl
1 trcaier oart nr.m t
c.r' anJ '"?rr.llij ,n ,tt ,' if. ,J
' I U.l. ll -t a f 1 a
plunged .iiiy ccuutry." More thin a,l.ordred
rtprclenia;'vcs"ci .'c it):rowij in:o
pniuns, piofcrled, cr murdertd, wkJk.u:
Jjuxiiclr- a being hontd ; an iminen.e mill.
:tude ( t attroiious v:.!li:ns erect d into fu.
preme Judges ot the livcVol cii zeM ; the
whole lace cf France cuercd W:th fcalfolds
and baiMes. r 'i'houfar.di of vicirro'i with
out difl t ctrcn rf je or ft:, deingi- g with',
their in.oteni blood tl.ep-v u.cu' t ihe pub
liciqnires ; enure comn unes tieiivucd a
prey to ddb.uirlve II.oi.es ; our rivers choak-,.
cd, ar.d labouring m tiieir courft, tro.n the
heap, oi cr pej, which aht.olt pievemcd
them from i'uivving ; numeroin armies led
to be butt-hired by ignorant or mu'recrous
generals $ tur IroniKr invaded the cue
nyat cur ga r .. t)tM, luch was the la
mentable, ihclicnid fpccl-cle exhib.ted l,y
ir.at on, onte the n olt tciiiicd, the molt
J.umai r, ii. the tiv zed wrrSd.
" U whit ineat: was it thenpoflible thus
to clin;,e ami to deprire its natuie ? lie "
prclrmat.ri if i c people, I have airca
dy told yet:, it was by afl.giiiuus at:a"cktn
prmc p!.$ ?nd morrli , it wa by pinhflmg
the JtMrtu lsof be Maratsand the Hcbtrts :
it wa. ny uHirg altar to villain?, and pa.
cing pr; lb,;3C in the Panihtoo j but above -all
it was by prtclud.ug men, froanhe molt
fjcttd aod tl e mod tit I ghtful of ihtir du
ti-i, the ctTcripg up their honjpgc to the
attili' r i f nature.
'Nay, wf a: do I fay, was no: the Au.,
llitr nf N 'fiir liini'il' ...... ..I l L.
dt utlelt, the tyrants dicp'y tit, they ci.u;d
n-jt reconnie the r pnlligacy with a lVovi.
n.it. u.ii ioc gin locrtiiiuir tiavncti
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" Ut my lips bail il.ee, Quay I 'for e.
ver memorable, on winch was brclcntl e
ciiini f foniany cii;a(lroucvertiI May the
rccoliidiou of if.ee lor evtr ohhtct c tuc
blatk, the tttflanchol days that preceded
thee, and g?add.n every heart uh the
looih;n profpectof abriglitcr futur tf.
" Duiiu pOioriion as the ftaiituai Con
' L i -T v-a Krauuany mitioattd :
n Y"' C ,b0" Penf l, ai d chainJ
cf all the ka;ibld6 "that glooiud over the
mfJ PIief tfirTreWned no,e
butforjuflly convided gyilr. Terror be.
1 jjgPPeafr and confidence ty revive ;
jnlt;ce,vas now the oider ot the day and
us prcfence gave to" every tbihrrtVe-Jfijeit
..cf;ecurHy.Frpm,:thailjEbme
uiverruptedly njpvtd on from pfcfpeVity-
' ' Pliave not enr intrepid ioL
clurs re-takenrunder the empire ol JS
thefort,e(U3 they had ioli unocr the ialh oT
tyrfi campaign beeri
".ore- than iiiiiuient to exter minate ilie tr e
xny from Kr icrritbries, ard even to enable
Us ro invadf. fHeirc . fli... J.i .
hau iworu our dedruciion, do 1!0t they now
" !. And have we 'not Wti-
. ..... . ...uioitie tv ai!S the honourable trt a.
tietua r iiiiif. iic j'r- O -rTiii . , . .
rob:;n ?, tiue is It that juflice and Air.
ecjureftflrmsxvhichttlon'c-a
c;'r-Hor jtsory andits happmefs.- :
v -y Vhcnce does it come topafs, that we
. a.reaeiy fecm w cary cf folow jng
crruiggmdesj lor uhatpurpoe do certai-i
men croc every encfeavcur, in order to ni "ke
ycu oc viaie ironi thloncus path Their
nuut es .re no fecret ; it is becaufe thev k&
.e y baffled iheir iell attem
re-ellablihrti eir horrid T,, . .
i i. . , -r-iiiijr, uiactruy
bccHle-thefun
to ltrnrf rnnr . . T,Mt?
, ?i udiKueu ior themfe ves
',,ld ,ne,r. compl.ces, at the mernent whea '-
a:,i the comticutionmail at lll
enable t, t people to appreciate the true
t! or tho e ,",() li'.i. t
; V ies there are me v.lio dread therevu
valolcidtr, arduftbelaws, aniiWho tietni.
-ble at U.c vaniCS of fCatc aiJ(j CcWiution.
Ihcie are ihr very men who havepurioined; '
j idaed, awlrutncd thtforiur.es of tfaepuh
la. J J.e!e arc the. very ncn, wKo, as '
m mb s oi the Kevplniionarv Commitces,
have exercd.d t fe mcft hornble irquifitioA -atnucg
trcr ftlLw ciiizent. and drained on
loaai ( i vdms to the icaflbldsof IiobifnU
eric Ihefe are t'ifi very -men, who'e: "
lunt'i arc lid! racking with the blood, and '
loaded w'thtt einoi!ir,filiiii,-.!,n..
.hoii, tley fl.ugutred in their butcheries
cf rieprcmbci;
? buch are tbc monftcr?, who, nevertbe.
Uf', hid ei lens to defend tleir ; fcrisic
l ot deducing ihcnv to nuke their taule
r.d that ot true patriots the farrei Cut
Hhat.sapatr.otr- Ai;d what fWe ide4
(.0 you attach to this appellation, oh I Falfe
ard In ocntical men f Uc U a patriot, who
folic an useful profefhen ; a m-ii wb0
a g'-cd lather, a good hidland, a goed W
JK.cdfricr.d, a man who repecif, ui
K.vcsbtluw5, ar.d is ready to obey ,km.
but wimt relation is there between a citizen
tfthisftatrp, andtbeVillians I have iml
pomtedtuif-NW Whyhcn do U
ccr.fcur.d tl em ? cu
1 k. ow well, tbtarr.cng ihearrencd "
m ;cn!i ejue. ce cl ihe c'cplorab'c trnhMm
of Ira.riaj there are manyncn who f,
bftnmined; Initjouwto rcmonflra.e f
Urrrgy ,ga,r.ft that error inleparablc (,Z
crtun, a. ccs, tell me, are tJ' ln
tmjgu ded patriot, , Mho have lcn tirtX
oljec ,clour Iclidtude r No , ard flr
Irum hav.ng been aMtjd tlicirimprif
n;ent jciicughttoddrrgardit; ucl!,".
fodadeJ, thatopportunim-smoy ;lvvay ti
tAen toea!o:nMatcthe moMlurary
lu. c, and by that means to refcue frrr, ,"c
tr.bur.alf, ,hcfc. jhfe fc, ,f .
. ' lutnik of you further wat are
then therealcns fo powerful w,:C', erear
yturunetnnef,andourtr . Doyoufe r
ri arret! maybe, asi etUriimes, the
teria.n f0rcrnn.,cr ol death? If ,j Jf iUfm
you, (hew. men .hat one ir.ncccnt perlo,, h
iutltrcd f.ncc tbc National Cuav mica L
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