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the former government, and partieularly '

that part of it which it would be improper

France was a monarchy {its extehtyits

' Wants,1its, manners, irsnational spirit, Were

invincible objections. to- republiean— being everaadmitted into it; without ocea- sioning a tbtai._dissolution. w

The monarchical power was vitiated by

'two causes ; its bases were‘surrcnndcd'by‘ _} prejudices, Ianditslimits were dE'ﬁncd by

partial resistances. "I‘o purify the pr'inci. pies, by establishing the throne upon its true basis, the sovereignty of the nation; to ascertain its limits, by placing them in the national representation, was what you ought to have done, and you think that you havedone it.

But in organizing these two powers, the'strengthand the success of the consti- tution dependedron their equililirium ; and

- you had to guard against the propensity of

your ideas. You ought to‘ha'ge seen that

in the generalopinitin, the poworol kings

is on the decline, and that'the' rights of the people are on the increase : thus, by weakw

ening beyond measure that which natus ‘

rally tends to annihilation, and by strength. ening beyondilllproportion that Which na- turally“ tends to increase, you arrive by force at this m'clancholly result,- - A IQhN‘G

wr'rnou'r ouruoanx, amount-ammo, ' FL‘E'W'r‘riiour Ras'rnam'r. '

By. abandoning yoursol'ii‘esio' thewan dering of opinion, you haVe faVoured the inﬂuence of thémteltitude, and inﬁnitely multiplied. pOpular elections. Did you not forget that elections incessantly re- newed, and thetransient.duration of pow- ereare asouree of; relaxation in political strength of government ought to be pro- portioncd to‘the number of those whom it has to provide for, v and whom it ought to protecti-e;-*r#‘gw;"~—#**’ A“ ‘ A

' You "have preserved the name of King, although in your Constitution, it is not

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You have reduced his "inﬂuence'to that pointwtwiich corruption may usurp; you have in fact invited, him to c0mbat ‘a ConstitunoTwhichﬁiic‘eﬁa—nﬂyﬁhfws him what he isﬂnot, and what he may be.

:CEhis, Gentlemen, is a vice inherentin

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Buyout—power to destroyi‘Why, alfte‘rwhavt at a'timﬁ'tlh'm you endeavour to" .," . in'g proclaimed the dogma ofalibertj‘in re- A be-gne‘i'ther»; Thus, by; perpetua'iing' the . , ligious opinions, will you suffer the clergy slaveryLoLthewg Wes, youhageﬁutrthe " .:_ ~to be'overwhelmed‘ with persecrft‘ioniigand ' les’srhy your ﬁGClﬁiQQ.IEQCCQngjQQIMS, ~ 5 ‘ ,outragesrbecause they do: your l'attoes, given analarutjtofcornmerce and“ 7 , ' ‘ Oplll‘lOﬂSf’T‘" ' ‘ ' ' ‘ Car col,(lﬁift;’T'—;""i" .ﬂ' _,,_._,1 VJ 7. rWhy,~~mrhﬁngconsecratw the prin- Be assured, Gentlemnﬂhatnnone-of ~ '“ ., ciples of‘ individual liberty,: do you sulier theseobservationsescape thefriendsgot' li. to exist in yorir bosoms an. inquisition, 'berty: they'demaud your hands. “Which serves as a model and a pretext to the deposit of the puhlier'opinion, of the ’ all those inferiour inquisitions. which afac- pub ii: reason, ot‘ywhich you arebut the . tious— uneasines has generated lll'cyery'part organpgand which no longer possesses an , of the "empire? ' character; EurOpe £9nsideu you wit ‘7 V Why do not yOu shudder at’the audaci- . astonishment; liturope,‘r .u’hicht—mayfbo ty and the success of . those writers who ishakenjo its .t'oundationby the‘propaga-. profane the name of patriots? More pow- tiOn of .your principles, is vexed‘at their erl'ul than your decrees, they daily. pull exaggeration, V-The silence ~oft-itsprin» down what you erect. You are desirous as may be that of terrors. but. do not 'of a mo'narchical government, and they ".aspire, Gentlemen, to the fatal honour ., endeavour to renderitgdious girYouﬂare ’ 91rendermgrrlyourselguﬁreadiul$rexﬁéﬁ'A% "desirous tlﬁfih} people should enjoy liber-A ,- travag'antfinnovations, as dangerous .for -' ‘ ty, and they wish to make them the most yourselvesias foriyou‘r neighboursr Open ferociourot tyrants : You are desirous of once more the annals of the world 5 callto reforming the manners” and they com- your assistancethe,wudotnjohges, ; and ‘mand the triumph of vice, the impunity see how many empires'have perishedby Aofcri'mes.‘ ‘ ‘ , ' anarchy. ‘ It‘is tinievto put an end mum I will not mention to you, Gentlermen, by which we are. desolated, to stop the m ‘ your operation of finance; God orbid veriﬁes, the seditious, and commute”; ’ that I should invereaae your uneasiness, or and to restorerto us at length. peace ‘and diminish your hopes'uponthat ,subjeCt conﬁdence. ~ , i ” r The public fortune «is"‘ye'r"entire in):o'ug"‘ " " 'ToIittii‘nihig 5mm,” end, there id,” _ A“ hands ;.bi.itir2eollect, aegowmr-wotrent'od‘e,’"and mafia by-reuitiiié-yéujae. - ‘ ment is neither powerful nor respected, trees, byiuuituig and strengthening-TEE; W therembenciﬁiemes, credit, nor an powers weakened bydispersion, by entrmt- .- ' ascertained receipt z-ni expenditure. ing to the King all the force necessary_;to 7 i What form of government can stand maintain thepower-of the lawh'mtlby. " " against this new assumption of power of particularly watching over the liberty of the clubs '3 You have destroyed all the onto the primary assemblies, vfromiwhieklacq ’ POIatiOUSi and the m0“ ($010331 and‘mtish tioni'have, driven all wise and virtuous"? w ‘ I formidable“of,aggregatiomisraisingitself citizens. "' ‘-.‘ - y , j _. “ H .._upon_.y.om.laczds,m~tcpthedeﬂﬁlcti0WlFWWiWEeTGEWéﬁen‘I” other powers. France at present contains re.estakl.ishmen,t‘of.. the executive power- 7 a two kinds of people exceedingly'unliit'e‘. can be the work of your successortgno, That consisting of the. [virtuous and the. theLwill,ta_ke_theiugm,_withkugpoﬁu-r

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' m’od‘ératc spuitsgia amend-sum: and a- than you possess; therwillibauto acquire

larrned ; whilst men of violentdispoeitions, that popular opinion of which. you have of , WhiCh the other consrsts,crowd togetherr disposed 5' you onl are able to Create anew estroyed,‘ or tuﬁ‘crerl, to

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vulcanoes' Which vomit forthsuch quanti. destroygdg, 7 L, 7 _ V ttes ofilava. . . , " ' _ You have laidfthe foundation?“ the ii. “" You have made a declaratipnirights, berry of ever {reasonable constitution, by i ', and that imperfect declaration has spread securing to t epeopletho-right of making , W throughout the empire of France numerous their laws, and deterihiningtheir {Mrwwggwt -n

«seeds .91, anarchyanddiwrdcr.

. . - . -' :;.. " r w Agate}! cﬂi‘liﬂﬁﬂmﬂ in?“ ’ your Constﬁutionagﬁg rictceuluchmilldéii~-r~-£oustantlyhesitztingﬁetween1hepﬁﬁ7 margarita; if you do nofplaco than" "

hasten to extirpate It.

I will not point out to you. all the faults which may‘ be ascribcd to circumstances; oFthose you are yourselves aware: but why

_ will you suﬂ‘erthe evil to exist which it is

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from modifying, and circumstances which extort exceptions from you, you constant'y 'do too little for the public good, and too much according to your doctrine. ~You are frequently both inconsequent and int»-

under protect-ion .of '38! actiye and gorous government; and despotism aWaits ,

us,-~ if Ou continue to reject the tutielaty. protecuon.o£.—royaiauthorityrj--~W' *

I have collected myet'rength, Genre. men, to speak to you the austere language