Star.
London, England, 1802-05-19 00:00:00

'of the Tribunate, on the queition fubmitted to the'
decifion of the people. Shall Narot.son
:foi,+►-
raras be Conful for life ? To vote on this qui:

Lion was, for the Tribunate to vote on the execu-
tion of that with which the Tribunate had folemnly
exprefed in the fitting of the t 6 Floreal, May 6,
and it was undoubtedly proper that having, begun
the meafure it should be the firs to carry it into ex-
ecution. But thus the people have to manifeft
their fupreme will ; and how is it to be conceived
that they will not flatten to attach to their dellinies
by the molt durable ties, the man whofe valour
and whofe genius have already achieved fuch pro-
digies; who always victorious at the head of ar-
mies, has been conllantly great and magnanimous
at the head of the Government ; who laid public
liberty terminated the molt bloody war by the
molt honourable peace, re-ellabliffied religion and
morality, and who has difcovered a with of adding
to Co many benefits the devotion of his life, to the
happinefs of his fellow-citizens ? It is then on a
view of their dearell interells, that the French
people are called upon to pronounce their with on
this fubjea, and it is under confederations of the
highell political importance, that they are invited
to decide on the propriety of a propofition which
has been made to them of nominating for life the
Chief of the fupreme Magillracy. It cannot fail
to be feen that the object of this mcafure is to give
fecurity for the continuance of that repofe which
is fo much wanted, to fix that liability in the Go-
vernment which contlitutes its force, to calm fears
and anxieties about future events, to defray for
ever the Lopes and pretentions of different parties,
to fix, in a word, what is to happen, and to put
an end to revolution. Such are the great motives
which have determined the Tribunate in the refo-
lotions they have adopted, and without doubt the
whole nation will fandion them by their fuffrages.
Another important confideration prefents itfelf to
the friends of liberty. Too often during the
courfe of the revolution the fovereignty of the
people has been called upon to fanaion lifts the
molt contrary to their rights. Now the Chief Ma-
gab-ate of the nation demands that they (hall be
epnfulted refpeeting the duration of his fundions,
and the nation is alfembled to exprefs this with I
May this fpleudid homage to the fovereignty of
the people be folemnly proclaimed! But what need
it may be Paid, was there of this new guarantee ?
Bosaratre has too grand and too generous ideas
evert° depart from thofe liberal principles which
conaituted the revolution, and founded the Re-
public. He is too great an admirer of true glory
to tarnifh, by the abufe of power, that immenfe
hTory which he has acquired. In accepting the
onour of being the Firlt Magiftrate of the French
reople, he contracts obligations of the llrongell
kind, and he will fulfill them all. The'nation
which called him to affume this high Ration, fs
generous and free. He will refpeet, he will
itrengthen liberty, and he will do nothing un-
worthy of It. Invelled with fupreme power, he
will ufe the authority delegated to him to render
the people flourilhing and happy. He will dif-
tinguifh his true fhlends, who wits fpeak theii fen-
timents to him without difguife, from the flat-
terers who will Peek to deceive him. He will be
farroundel by men of property who, having
brought about the Revolution, ate infereltid In
fupporting it. He will fcel that it is his Entered,
as it will conflitute his glory, to preferve the au-
thorities whofe office it is to concur with him in
the formation of the laws of the State, the &pi-
ty, the force, and the independence which the
Legifiators of a great people ought to poffefs. In
A word, BONAPARTE will be always himfelf- He
will be •desirous that his memory may d4cend
glorious and without reproach, to the remote(
pofterity, and never (hall BONAPARTE be the
vidual of whom it Wall be Laid, that he has Area'
too long."
The anfwer of the CHIRP Consua was couched
in the following ternis'
-
" This proof of the affeaion of the Tribunate
is precious to the Government.' The union of all
the different bodies of the Rate is to the nation a
pledge of liability and happinefs. The mcafores
of the Government will be conllantly aireded to
the happinefs of the people,- from what' are 'de-
rived all pcwcrs, and for whole interefts the ef-
forts of all men of worth are employed." •
ROEDERIR, Counfellor of State, on the part of
the Government, prefented a Bill relative to the
modification of the Cullom Houle Duties. It is
as follows : •
ART. L—The Government Intl be enabled proidEonalfy to
raife or lower the duties of Cultomb, to allow or forbid the
eitabliitunalt of magazines, to prohibit or permit the Imports-
don or exportation of all commodities, under the penalties
alas".

11..--Tbe modifications Mail be dikulfed and adopted agree-
ably to the forms ufcd fur the regulations of the public ant&
Itration. They Audi be prefentad in the form of a Bill to the
Legillative Body, before the end of us Seffion, if it is 4embkd;
or on its next &Son if it is not.
ROIDEAER.—The objea of the Bill which the
Government propofes to the Legiflative Body is
the commercial and political intereft of France.
The Cultom-houfe Duties do certainly form an
impoft ; but thcy much more pat Ike of the na•
tore of that which conilitutes part of Commercial
and Diplomatic Police. The intereft of commerce
may, from time to time, require the diminution
or increafe of the duties impofed on certain articles
of merchandife; unlimited liberty or prohibition
for others, either for importation or exportation.
Our manufactures could not, without greardan.
ger, be expofed either to a hidden fcarcity of the
raw materials, by which they are carried on, or to ,
the fudden irruption of rival articles. It muff be
teen too, that the alarms of war may render ne-
ceffary the prohibition to export certain articles,
provifions, or merchandife, which the enemy
might employ with advantage. As imports, the
duties of Cullom: cannot he eflablifhed, fuppref.
fed, or modified, but legiflatively. As a mea-
lure of commercial and legiflative police, the Go-
vernment ought to be allowed to modify them
with a promptitude correfponding to the circum-
fiances which may render a change neceffiary, often
even with fecrecy and precaution. The Govern-
ment is of opinion that it may be poflible to recon-
cile the forms necelfary to render the impoft law.
ful, with the facilities neceffary to maintain the
intereft of the State, and the aaivity of commerce;