The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-01-28 00:00:00, page 1

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1 the Honour which the National Aflfembly
has conferred 4ipen me, by adopting me < Cit
izpn of From%=and ,headditional.Honour of
B^W&I
. fpe& team towards me as an Individual, t feel
my Felicity increased by feeing.the Barrier
broken down that divided Patriotism by foots
of Earth, and limited Ci izenfhip to the Soil,
ft Vegetation. "^ j
%Had thafe Honours Seen conferred in an
Hour of national Tranquility, they would h^ye
offered no other meaosjaf Viewing my Affec
tion, than to have accepted and enjoyed them;
but they come accompanied with Circum
stances that give me the honourable Opportu
nity of commenting my Citizenihip in the
flormy Hour of Difficulties, I come not to
enjoy Repofc. Convinced that the cause of
France is the cause of all Mankind, and that as
Liberty cannot be purchased byfl Wilh, I
gladly flhare with you the Dangers and Hon
ours necessary to success..
lam well aware that the Moment of any
great Change, such as that accomplKhed on
the 12th of August, is unavoidably the Mo
mentofTerrourapd Corifufion, The Mind,
highly W !at 4^ bop, Sufpicjon and Appre
hension, continues without Rest until that
glfinge be accomplished. But let us now
fook Calmly and confidently forward, and suc
cess is certain. his no longer the paltry Cause
pf Kings, or of this or of that Individual, that
calls Fru#<e aqd her Armies into Action. It
is the great Cause of ALL. It is the Eftab
jifhmentofanew JEra, that ftudlbtot Despot
ism from |he,Eayth, and fix on the lasting
Principles of Peace and Citizenlhip, the great
Republick of Man.
• It has been my fate to have borne a Share in
,he Commencement and complete Eftablifh
inent of one Revolution^—l mean the Revolu
tion of .America.— The Success and, Event of
that Revolution are encouraging so us. n The
Ptofperity and Happiness that have finee flow
ed to thM .Conntty, have amply rewarded her
for all the Hatdfhips she endured, and for all
the Dangers foe encountered.
The Principles on »hich that Revolution
began have extended themselves to Europe, and
in overruling Provraertce is generating the old
World by the Principles of the new.
, The Difiance of 4^riorfr@a|l other Parts
Os the Globe, did not admit of her carrying
thbfe principles beyond her own Situation.
Itis to ihe peculiar JHonour of France that she
now raises the Standard of Liberty forall Na
tions ; and in fighting her own Battles, con
tends for the rights of all,Mankind.
, The fame Spirit of Fortitude ihat insured
Success to Africa, will insure it to Fruare;
for it is impou ble to conquer a Nation deter
mined to be tree ; the military Cijrcumftances
fiat now unite themselves, to fonce, are such
as the Despots of ft Earth know nothing up
on, and can form no Calculation of. They
know no' what it is to fight against a Nation.
They have oify&fo accustomed to make. War
ifpon fafcotro, and they know frem System
ffid:ta&'/e#hbWte calculate the-prtybabfe
fytf^PHpot against Defect: And here
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boundkfs variety of Circun stances arises, rh^t
Granges ' all such customary Calculation,
whena Whole Nation gas as an Army, the
befpot knows not the extent of the Power a
gimfl which he contends % T NewWdue^ rife
pnemy ^filfyt %s iilU^
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cis in F@W& was a War Afthe whole Nation.
There itwasfr the £ne^, tyt^inftto
conquer, put himfelf in a Condition of being
conquered. His firft Victories prepare him
for defeat. ' He advanced till Ite could not re
treat, and found himfelf in the midftof aNa
tion of Aram —.—- r# ^ - ——
Were it now tob,prppofed to the Austrians
and Prussians to efcQff theffi into the middle
of Fraw, and there leave thenito make, the
mm of such a Situation, they' would fee too
much into the Danger of it to accept the offer,
and the fame Dangers would attend them
could they Arrive there by any other means.
Where then is the military Policy of ^heir at
tempting to obtain by foice, that which rhey!
would refUfe by choice? But to reason with
Despots is throwing reason away. ^The best
of Arguments is a vigorous Preparation.
Man is ever a Stranger to the ways by which
Providence regulates the Order of things.
The interference Os foreign Despots may Serve
to introduce into their own enslaved Countries
the Principles they come to oppose. Liberty
arid Equality are blessings too great to be the
Inheritance of France .alone. It is Honour to
her to be their firft Champion; and die may
now fay to her Enemies with a mighty Voice,
"O! ye Austrians, je Pruffiansi ye who
now turn your Bayonets against us ; it is tor
you ; it is for all Europe, it is for all Mankind,
and mot for France alone, that she raises the
Standard ofttyefty and Equality !"
The publick Cause has hitherto Buffered
from the Com radiations contained in the Con
ftimtion of the former constituent Aflfembly.
Those Contradictions have served to divide the
Opinions of Individual fl home, and to ob
feure the great Principles of theßevolution|W
other Countries. But when those Contradic
tions shall be removed, and the Coriffitution
be made conformable to the Declaration of
rights; when the Bagatelles of Monarchy,
Royalty, Regency, and hereditary Succession,
shall be exposed, with all their absurdities, a
new Ray 6f light will be brown over the
World, and the kevolutiqo will ofiye new
Strength by being univerfaily nnderttood.
The Scene that now qpens itfelf to Fr@,
extends far beyond the Boundaries of her own
Dominions. Every Nation is Becoming her
Colleague; and every court is become her En
emy It is now the Cause of all Nations Against
the Cause of all courts. The lerrours that
Despotism felt, ciandeftinelw begot a Confede
ration of Despots; and (heir attack upon
France is produced by their Fears at Home.
In entering oh^he great ^cene, greater than
any,Ration has yet been called to a& in,let us
fay to the agitated Mind, be calm. Let us
ptinifh by inftruaing, rather than by Revenge.
Let us begin the new JEra by a greatness of
Friendship, and bail the Approach of Union
and Success. Your Fellowcitizen,.
Friday. ,mar, 4.
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: 1 In Committee of the Whole, on the
Bill to regular Claims to Invalid Pen
fiq^reMr. Devito in the Chair—
The Biltwas read by the Chairman.
A Motion by Mr^LlfraßMOßß, to
fttike out a Qufe which provides, that
Appirations from Perlons whole Cases
have heretofore been decided upon, &
their Chiims rejeaed,fhou'd not be
again reived inti'showed after
feme Oppefition negarfvedi
Mi.VkNABLE moved an Amend
merit, she Obfradf which was to in
.varidhte the Doings of the Judges, aft.
mg a Commiffibntert in the Cafa of
Applicatiorffor Pert/ibns, turfaanf to
The La*r felted tb,att Saffian—and
10 place thole Perfiorers on the feme
Footing with futh as ate the Subjects
of the Bill now under Confideiatton -,
this Motion uccafioned a Dcbate wfifch
continued tiff the Time of Adjeurn
mer/t-Mte Cernmitree iofe and rep#
ed Progress, and the House adjourned
till'fonroHow '
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