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COUNCIL of FIVE HUNDRED
,f
hun
tnd
Eceninc Sittlrig. Nov. to.
it 6 Vclock be coiiuci! of fire
arcJ eoaftituted thealfeWes. the majority
i havin? repaired to the ball
- t R.iomoartt took the chair
invited ih council to relume theelibera-
' BeViwr retraced, the eent of the day
.He praifed the cortdua of the troops, and
the prudence of the officeri, the dangers
Vhich Baonaparte h.s run,; rhofe of the le-
rinstife body itiel', t be wild om ot me gc
i as tne courase of the two gre-
(UCM
a
de-the
enerals
direao-
th'e
line,
Yadtr who covered the general with
bodies aad their; arms. .
his proponon the council panca
of which was, tha
'.nf in1 chief Buonaparte, g
iefebVre; Morit. j Berthier, SerrorierJ.Le.
clerc. Bbornont ille, Money, Samte, Reicy,
AadreofG, Solignai ; admiral Brnli, jLouis
RnnWabarte. coWander of a ftuadronk ;En.
reoe Beuhnais, aids de camp ; the (uperior
. adjutant; Berariner ; Sparre, officer of the
ic. the crenadiera of the le
ruin" . " .
giflative body, and of the executive
. ihm fth. 70th. and 07th of ,
th arid :h of dragoons, and the grenadiers
-hk rriAc k buckler of their bodies and; their
c iinnninirfp. hate ' eferved well; oi
arios iui uuuiinj'-' m i i
their country, by faving the majority of the
legiOative body and the republic, attacked
bj a minority compofcdof afiaflitis'. : .
v Chazrl propofed divers meafures of Public
NVch wereui frrti to a commitfe
of five members, of whi ch he hirafel f w as one,
as we'll' as VilUtird and Bouiay de la Maur-
the. .:-,; 7j:J ; " . . )
Lucien Buonaparte pronounced a difcourfe
oo the events of the day; He defcribed the
perpetual efforts' made by the feditiousjmcm
bers of the council to lmother the contti ra
tion.: and to fubttitdte in its ttead a regime
of bldod and profcriptioiu
- Bcuiay de la Meurthe made, in the
f Five, a report tin
nUn whlth had been referred to
' The council of Elders," (aid hej "
ordering the remoTal of the Legiflitive Body
to St. Cloud, had for its objea to arrpve at
a favorable goal for maintenance of their li
berty. They have been convinced that there
exited reai vices in the organization of the
conaitVtloa HThe reprefentativer of the peo
ple miiH candidly avow what experience has
itfelf'prbved; there eaift in our o(gani
aation vices which; from its tOablifhmcrit.
baa never ceafed to: produce dtftraaohs m
the Republic, and with refptdt id the f ecuri
ly of the canflitutioa. U,naa nunerto
33 its obia ;Va&s have proved this.
bonths fter it was ut into , execution, the
Dirertory was obligid to maKe the 12th
Fruftidar, and foon atterwards the aad Flo
raf, which was alio made neeeffary by the
.nature ef the choices made at the eleaions.
1"hus there was kj. ireeefnty . of proceeding
frdtri violation to violation, at it were by
ihockt It is time to confider of improve
ment; which produces the necedity of! a pro
tiSdnaland intermediate ft a to," which will
prepare the means of making the people en
joy their rifthtiitt their full exient." j
Villetard Xeportedfrom theh committee,
propofed the following refolutioa. I'K .
V Tha councij of five hundred, corifidering
tbt fitaation'bf the Republic, declares! that
the bufinVfs ia urgent, and , adopts th fbU
lowing-rtefoiut ooa : . : y .
Article ift. There ia rid loneer any Exe.
name
the
them.--
in
failed
Some
are no longer members of the, national' Re
prcjcnuuon, on account ot ine excellea and
the violent attempts which they have uni
tormly made, and particularly the greater
part of them !n theitt
Joubert, I Joaanne,
ng of this morni ng.
i a jot, uupiMDtier.
Arena, Garpud, Quirat, Leclcrc; jCfiippers,
Briche, Poulain Granl Pre . B err and,- Gou
pill ean, Danbermep(h!j, J Marpuefi, Guedon,
Granmaifion, Argnofilcd, Doiimond, Fri
lon pcfraixBergaueA Laziroul, Mount
pellier, Conftaht, Brion Deftrm, Carrete,
Laggarrierj Cayrand, iJegot, Biin, Bonlay,
Party , Sonilbe' DemooA Riggonur, f Men
tor, Bolffie-, ;Bailly, j Bourier, Pritcher,'
Honpre, Declere, BouffA, Gaflitj Lao rent;
Reitz, Prudhom, Porte, TrucbDeibert,
Leyris, Dache,. Dehille; SteyenoteJ Lefage
Senaula, Chatemele, Andre, Demartelle,
Colembel, Philippe, Moreau, Jourdan, Le
touruent, Citadella. TooVdap, Bordas 6o
X
danger. : . ! ..
J tth 7here "rolutioni fl,all
and lent bv . . .
i h, j ....luinary couriers
"'!n'- Pu lifted
p u an ine rrirm.it r . i-
ii "M.iuumi oi i
1'Ci L ; ; V ' 1 . . i
be
he
to
irted'
the
and
Rcpub-
l dbaHs made a fpeeel, i v hich he f raced
of ,he;d?ffercnt Ugiriativ.odies,
fur tonventio nd alfo the faulu
of thefe different rMIerablies, as welfaa thoV
Of the prefenc councils. He hewe that the
prefentconftnutio!, .opened the dor .of-conti
mi.l revolutions which ou!d end in anar
Chy which was always followed by Royalf;
He afterward., prbpof-d in Addr'efs to the
rrepch peoole nnnn tK- U .i
, , j r "v !ugu wmiio i I lie
Members.
2$. The
fionally an
compofe-do
Lepifluive Body creates ( provi.
Executive Conlclar Committee.
Citizens Si eyes and Rogers . Du
co? Kx-direaori, and Buoiiapafte, Ueoe
raf. They (hall bear, the naiie of Confuls of
the French Republic, ? j
3d. This Committee it veled w ith the full
powers of tie direaory, anl fpecially com
midioned to organize order in all parts of
the AdminHlration. to r.eeabliui
tranquility,' and to procure an
S r
ana toliq peace.
4th It is au'horifed to ! fend
internal
honourable
with a, power limited accofling to j
Delegates
a own
at that
Legifla.
their
the
They
public
(hall
commit-
! :
the
power;
5th. The Legiflalire Pody is adjourhed to
the 2oth of rebruary. It it to meet
period in full power at Paris.
6tb. During adjournment of th
tive Body, the Members fliall prcfervc
indemnity and their conftitutionalj fecuritj
f; ; 7tn. i ney may, witni ut loiing
fit v as Repreferitatives 6f the
..employed as Minifters, Diplomatic ri gents,
Delepatet.of the Executive Conliilar I Com
mittee, and! in all other civil functions.
are even invited in the name of
eood to accept them.
8th. Befbretheir feparatibn, and during
:he time their Iittin? eacn cauncu
name from among their member
tee of 20 Members. .Li
oth. The committee appointe-d by
councils, will, in coniunaion with the x
ecutire confulate determine upon all j urgent
objects relative to the Police, Legiflation,
and Finance. .Jr .
loth; To j the tommitfee of the Council of
Five Hucdfed will belonJthe right of pro
podng, anbj to that of ihe Council of Klderi
that of faeaioning tbeea.: J j; J
i th,5 'The two committees wjll a 1 fo, iii
the order, above menHoned, regulate' the
changes In tfcofe parti bf7the jconftitution
which experience mayihave mewn r; to be in
cVjnvenientj or vicious.) .5; ' . ' .'
' 1 2th. Thefe change can have Ao other ob
jea but that of confolidating and jguarantee-
ing inviolatly the Sovereignty of the pe?pleV
thr Republic one auct indiyifible, trie- Re
prcfentatives Sy (lem. tie ftTviGoB of Power,
Liberty , Equality anoTkbefafefy
ty.;, ,. -.1 v:h-:X;-...
13th. Tlie execotive confulate
tnay before the other committees
bponl thefe fubjeas ' v i
- 14th. T ie two committees are
prepare a civil code.
; 1 5th. their fitting will be held at 'Paris
in the Palace f the Legiuative Bo
they may be convoked extraordinary'
National Reprere.iati.es incurred and upon- -i
;helmeafures;of public fafety which were to '
e taken.- ;;- , f'j'.,:. 1 ' I
At oce o'clock the three coLfoIs came acd
took the following oath I I
j--. Fidelity tp;the Republic, one and indi.
Vilible, to Libertv and fn..i;tJ
repreientative fyftem.", fj I '
Atthree o'clock they proceeded o tha
crtftiily of thenominalion of the intermedi
ate committee it ia to be compofed of, tbe?
following Members.;'.; . (: . J '1 " "Ik"-. '
Cabaris, Marthieu. Dannbu.
Teauvais.
tetrnger;
la Marthe,
la Lozere.
illetsrd, Caffenave, frgeville,
Vreuze Latouche, Boulay, del
Lucien, Buonapate, dandin de
Arnould de la Seate, GifadFcuzol: hnt-
let, de la Gironde, Devenelc, Thierry, Bara
ra des Ardcnnef, thaza! Checiier, J'-qrenot,
fTheifle, Goulay Ludet, Thibaulr, Chabot
db (Gard. ' ,j- .Jp ';;'V;-'.; .
The Prefident then adjourned the council
to the 20th of February, at the ordibaf
piace or meeting. .. j;. vg,-.j: .;
: FURTHER DETAILS. '
Of ' tht jitKg if ' Mr ic4 li ; Jr.
The principal features ef h?s fittifjc, fayt
the l ien lmforme of the 1 cth we have eiven
with fidelity. - We are to give fome further
traits of the fjeech of f-uonaparte. it was
notja prepared or didaclic. dicourfe, but a
rapid fpeech delivared under the preflurc of
circumllances. ' y . i- v .
. It is on you alone Counc 1 of Ancientj
that the fafety of jbur country depend.
That of 500 is delivered over to intefline
divifions, 1 do not conceal it from you, that
I never relied on that
readers of the; party
are
"3r
of Proper
If .;j
committee
their views
I''-'-.
charged to
y Da
for the
satiteDirtclory, and the follovfing eroosf ratification of Peace or ifl sic of greiijpIic J
council, where the
w fit tine and
whence emiflvrits have at this moment de-
parted in order to excite a ccmniotion in.
Pariii. The dangers arcprefiin, evil in
creifee. The roinifter of the police : , informs
m jfhat in Vendee fever al1 places have .fallenr.
ihtq the navies pf the CtiOuans. ' Muchlagi-i
taticn in thejjcbunci(y If I muftexplam '
my felf more; j I miat name the men, herrt I
np w- proceed to mention. ., The di tect ors
h arras, Taud Jvlaulins have propofed to me to
potjmyfelf at the bead of e partywhicb (had
lor jits objta to overthrow cli .thote who
entertained jljberal ideas. The jfTerent
faaibns have knociceil at my door ; bnt I
lUtcned to none of them, ijfpoke to you
with the franknersof a foldief who has al
way; followed the dod ;of war, wuhout
knowing any : thing of tbe arta of elcqoecce.
Lei not thofe criminal plans intimidate you
Reprefntatives of the people ; furroonded
by knj Brethren in arms, I know how 50 pre
fervjl you from them. I can attetl your cou
rage s and you, my brave comrades, to whom
ihave been painted as an enemy to liberty,,
yoii grenadiers, whrfe : bayonets I Have fo
ofun turned to the (hame of the enemy t
. , .1
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