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BRIES, one of the Reprefenta
rives of the people with the
armies of the North, the Sambre
and Meuse wrote from Brussels
that the inhabitants of a Com
inune in the Ducchy of J tillers,
Obierving fame of the troops to be
in want of (hoes, had colle&ed all
the (hoes in their neighbourhood,
and (ent them as a patriotic gift.
Vernifr&f Jura, one of the mem
bers lately restored to their feats,
said, ** There is no reason to fear
any plan for dimintfhing the quan
ti. y of affignats in circulation,fince
they are fccured upon proper!y to
the amount of fifteen thousand
millions. In finance the fear of
evil is itfelf a great evil.: and we
know that with fefped to aflig
nats, the evil of opinion has been
earned to its utmost height. It is
generally said, that we have ten
thousand millions of affignats in
circulation, while in fad we have
Only fix thousand millions. It is
therefore of infinite importance to
accelerate the calling in of this
paper money, for which all the
means propoled by the Commit
tee of Finance appear to be well
calculated- Let us add to thete,
reviving confidence, alluring the
progrels of government, and or
ganizing the Conftiturion on the
foundations of equality and a wife
liberty. Let us convince Europe
that France esteems her honour as
much as her liberty, and that (be
is resolved to do every thing for
the holder of aflignats, even if (he
Ihould give as an additional secu
rity, the whole property of indi
viduals.”
Duffaubc. w Citizens let us re
turn (hanks to Providence for
(hatching this worthy Representa
tive from thepoinard of afluffins ”
Feb. 7. On the propoficion of
the Committee of Public loftruc
tion, 30,000 livres were voted for
the pupils of the Normal School.
Feb. 8. A number of addresses,
exprefiing equal hatred of Royal
iftn Terror ism, were read,
Letter from Pares, Repr^feniftti^ l
of the People with the armieshi
the North, Sambre and Meuf^.
Send proper persons i
these countries to examine the paw
lie spirit. The enquiries I have
beet) able to make, a^ most fatis
fadory. Royalifm and foperfti
tion fill but a few heads, which
maybecuredby inftrudion. Blood
and terror are here detested. The
anniversary of the execution of the
tyrant, was celebrated with the
gaiety and the franknefs that cha
radertfe Republicans. As an in
fbneeofthe faMW d*
The whole aflemby flood up,
and exprefled their approbation of
this fpecch by three diftrnd plau
dits. .
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'INTERESTING DEBATES
IN THE
NATIONAL contention,
O F
Tburfday, February 5.
American Herald of Liberty.
FRANCE.
lous. In places of public rtlbrt
they have dared to regret the late
tyranny^ and wifbed for the resto
ration of terror. In popular focie
ties, in fecrec affembfies, not one
of which has escaped the vigilant
eye of the police, men and even
women have calumniated justice,
exprefled withes chat infuk hu
mant y ; hopes that outrage liber
ty and morals, and provoke by
their difcourles, civil war and the
d (Ablution of the national repre
ientation. The most seditious
propoficions found fupporcers, and
rebellion a crumpet. The Con
vention was called the senate of
Coblentz, and your fyfttm coun
cer-revolution. The reftoratioh
to their feats of your colleagues,
whose recall was di&ated and con
fecrated by just ice, was repreient
ed as the clear opening of this
counter-revolution. To involve
them with 30 other Reprefencatives
of the people in a general mafla
cre, these monsters had adually
projeded and called a purifying
of the Convention. Is it poflible
there could be a doubt ot these
projects, when one ot the mouth
pieces of this handful of traitors,
proclaimed rebellion aloud, in a
paper which was distributed gra
ns, and read to popular audiences r
lc «ias thus that they endeavoured
to miflcad the Fauxbourgs of Par
is, and cd pie the hands which de*
ftroyed the Baftik, to build up the
icaffolds of r<rrdr. They were
deceived; the cutera of the Faux
bourgs were not t® deluded by
the insinuations of meh whole fa
ces they did n<?t evt-n know-**
treat/ with the Grand fittie of
Tujtany,. \
Ricbard*^^ When I w^s •
member of the com mittee of P^
lie Safety, I undertook a bufine&\
of which, although no longer a
member of that committee* I am
now dieeOed to make 4 Report.
Citizens, in announcing to all EuV
rope your dilpofition with refpeA s
W peace/ you have said that you
will attend particularly to thf situ
pie, a teacher educates 24 youth
in Republican principles without
anycharg?i f recommend h>m
to the national generofitv —Re
ferred to the commi.te of Public
Inftru&'on and Succour.
Mathieu, in the name of the
commi it of General Safety.—
** For low days the public tran
quility has been menanced, the
friends of liberty alarmed, and the
parti fans of the hateful system of
Terror difeovered their criminal
hopes. I will not conceal from
you the conduct of several young
persons at the theatres/ On in
quiry it was found to proceed
more from levity than evil inten
tion. Two or three of (he mod
reprehenfiblc have been taken into
custody, and rhe rest admoniffied
to be more guarded in future.—
More dangerous m ovements have
called for severer meaiures. Evil
minded persons have attempted to
mislead the weak and the credu
THURSDAY, May 28, 1795.
£ • ■■ . ■
means of refilling. The agents
of the French republic received
orders to quit the territory, and ail
official communication was broken
off. I'he Tuscan government loon
tek that the fitua^on in which it
was placed, was not its natural
Halation ; and <henceforward aim
ed at re-cliabldhing its neutrality.
Even m the year 17931 h began
to manifeft this dilpofition to luch
of our agents as remained in the
country ; and has since taken sev
eral open steps to carry it into ef
fed. Finally it has lent to Paris
to treat di edly with the commit
tee of public fafety, M Carleiti;
a man known over all Europe for
rhe numerous services he has ren
dered to the persecuted French re
publicans in Italy. Several weigh
ty confideracibos determined your
committee of public fafety* to
iiften to the Tulcan Envoy* and
to conclude with him a treaty
which 1 am direded to prelent for
your ratification. It appeared to
be confident with your principles
and your intentions to treat with
particular benevolence* such gov*
^nments demanding peace, as
co^ld prove that they had nevdr
take 0 P art <hc war coin ’
puffier Tuscany was the fir It co
acknowledge the French republic
^f«i* the ibih of August. k
knew co be weak. Her Ambafla
dors tailed with the cabinets of
Sweden and Denmark; and hei
admirals succeeded before the
ports of Naples and Leghorn.—
On the Bih ot Od.j 1793, Lord
Hervey, in the name of me King
fignified to the Grand Duke, at
the dole of an infufting declara
tion, that he gave him 12 hours
for deciding against rhe French re
public. The fame day the Grand
Duke complied wit h this impera
tive lummons, which he had no
uielul system seemed ealy to be
pursued by this government. Bv
its nature and its position, it is
destined to t^ke no part in the
quarrels of its neighbours, and all
Europe had been accustomed to
rdped its tranquility. But ha
tred of the French revolution de
ranged ail political calculations;
and England, thepilotof the whole
coalition, directing towards her
ambitious vicwsjthe general delir
ium, let no bounds to her arro
gance and her pretenfions.-^-U
--lurpmg the empire of the lea, (he
wished to dilate to all govern
ments the fendrnents of her own,
and forbade t|iem to be indiffer
ent in the grand cause. Towards
thole who equid not be expeded
to obey her orders, (he employed
persuasion ^nd squadrons ; and
menances cowards those whom sh
ation of those governments whom
fear or violence constrained to fol
low in the train of the coalition.
Among these Tuscany is more es
penally entitled to notice. This
state amid the political con vol Gons
occasioned by the French Revolu
tion, »ong prtdervrd (be cour
prescribed by the rights of nations,
and its own true interests. This
maintained irt neutrality as long
as it had the power. The grand
Dake himfdf, after the Bth Oft;
*79s} never failed to Treat the
.French cftablifh.d within his ter
ritory, Wiih all the regaid that
could have been cxp*& d from a
friendly govtrnmenr,— 1 hev were
never perfecured. citier for their
opinion, or on account of the <>
vents tha: di lingibthrd the differ
ent periods of rhe resolution —
They received their revenues as
before, and the tribunals of the
country were open to them. A
considerable quantity of corn had
been taken from us by the Engblh
at Leghorn, ThJgrand Duke
has made feftitucion at his owft
charge, and the corn is now in our
ports. In acceding to rhe demand
of the government of Tufcany^
? \ou will confirm by a pradical
Kiftance, the grand principles you
Save proclaimed as the basis of
your diplomatic tranfadions, and
compel your detractors to dd
homage to your candor and your
just ice. On the other hand, a state
of war in Tuscany can in no point
of view, promote our ihurefts.and
its neutrahty presents real advan
cages; principally with refpr£t to
commerce* What these are, you,
who know better chan any body
how important it is to the national
profpency, co extend commercial
reia ions, will eafilv perceive A
mid the multiplied triunfphs that
have signalized this Campaign, it
is honourable sot you to conclude
such treaties. You have aftomftL
ed Europe by your military fye
. cedes; you will astonish it no led
by your manner of using victory.-
You will be eafv, without weak*
nets towards governments whom
the force of an almost general
compulsion, which they were m
no condition to resist, has drawn
into the leaguetormed agamft you;
but you will be firm, w thuut be
ing inacceflib^e, towards the great
powers, who have inthgafed all
Europe to the defttu&idn of
France, and who, to gratify their
vanity and ambitionj have caused
such floods of blood io be (Red for
three years. Above all, you will
humble England, whole rage fat
blood is particularly diftinguilfird ;
and you wdl never forget, that
you ought to avenge upon her the
outrages (he has so often commit
ted upon justice ?nd humanity.”
The following are (he articles
of the treaty between the reprefena
Uti es of the people compqfing
the coriimitteC of Public Safety/
charge ! by Decree of the Nation
al Coftventio'tt of 14th August last
with the direction dr external re
lations undersigned :
E. M. Francois Count de Car
lett', Envoy Extraordinary of tbd
Grand Duke of Tuscany, charged
with his full powers; giv^n at
Florence, the 4th November and
12th December, tf94f annexed td
the minute of these presents, afto
undersigned :
It has .beeh agrreed upon and
relolved at follows i
[Number 4g.