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London, England, 1802-05-17 00:00:00

eftablifhment, and of changing it Wily to the war
ellablifhment, by means of the referve ; but will
the i zo,oco men, demanded by the Government,
be fiifficient for the complement to make up the
deficiency in the army, and for the referve requir-
eu ? As the number of the foldiers difcharged is
limited to a fifth of the eticaive troops, and many
of the defenders of the Republic are attached to
the profeflion of arms, both by the glory they
have acquired, and by the juft confideration that
it procures them, there can be no doubt but
60,000 men would he fufficient to complete the
complement of our army. If there fhould Rill re-
main any void, it would be trifling. If, on the
other hand, this number fhould exceed what is
wanting,Government would not call out the whole
force. It knows, 'it has already proved, how ne•
ceffary it is for the public profperity, not to fnatch
from agriculture, Iciences, arts, and commerce,
more perfons than the public fafety abfolutely re-
quires. As to the referve, if it was definitively
limited to fizty thoufand, it would be certainly
1 infufficient ; but you will fee, in comparing the
law we nuw propofe to you, with that of the
firth year, that the tan of the Government is
to carry this referve (by taking the different pe-
riods of Confcriptionup to iso,o0o; and then
there can be no doubt but fuch a number of
brave foldiers joined to thofe who form the peace
eftabliffiment, will be completely fufficient to
prevent the political balance inclining in favour of
thole people who may become our enemies, or to
fecure viEtory to our ilandards. It was impoffible
for government not to be obliged to recur to con-
fcriptions, both for completing the army, and form-
ing the referve. A law, that may be confidered
as part of the foundations of the Republic, im•
pored that duty upon it 1 if that law had not ex•
tiled, the government mull have called for it. In
truth, to the judgment of every wife man, the
military con fc ri ption i s theta/it:awn of glory abroad,
' and of liberty at home. Such, Citizens Legifla-
tors, are the views which have direaed the Go.
vernment in the formation of the law which it fub.
wits this day for your approbation. It will, no
doubt, obtain it, inafmuch as it confecrates one of
our molt valuable Inftitutions, the Military Con-
fcription. It will obtain it, fince it creates an in-
ftitution which fecures to France either a kiting
Peace, or Viaory, if we fhould again be compelled
to take up arms. It will obtain it, becaufe all its
difpofitions are for the interefts of equality, and
thole liberal principles that we have all promifed
to cherifh, and which we are equally bound by ho-
nour, and by intereft, to ltrengthen and render
durable." ,
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anfwer of the Cluar Comsut. to the Con-
fervative Senate, on their coming to a refolution
to extend the duration of the Confulate, and the'
Melfage of the Government relative to that fubjea,
were communicated. _ _ _

RLItAVT (the Prefident) addrefred the Legal*.
tire Body in a !hurt fpeech, in which he expatiated
on the exertions of the Cu ter CoNsut. in the rat°.
ration of tranquillity, religion, and focial order to
the Gteat Nation. He particularly extolled the.
CHIEF CON/Ives condu&, in wifhing the people to
be confulted, as an honourable teftimony to the
Sovereignty of the French people, that great prin-
ciple which the Revolution had confecrated. This
token of refped, he remarked, being fuch as the
Legiflative Body could not fail to approve, he pro.
pored that a Deputation, compofed of a Member
from each of the Departments of the Republic,
should be charged to convey to the Government
the expreflion of their fentiments.
This propofition was immediately adopted.
RABA uv next dirated their attention to the mode
of choofing the particular Members who were to
form the Deputation.
A great number of voices exclaimed that the
eldeft fhould b: chofen.

This fuggettion was agreed to.
At the couclufion of the fitting Vauscasc rote,
and requeited their attention for a few moments.
He mulled on the neceffity and propriety of con.
dueling their delib :rations, and forming their -Re-
folutions, wi h that degree of gravity which the
importance if be fobje& demanded. He there-
fore propofed the appointment of a Committee to
exam.ne, al ng with the Prefident, their prefent
proceediogs, and that t.ie execution of the decree
fhould be Tufpended till after their report in a Com-
mittee of the whole Houf . He mentioned a Com-
mittee of the whole Houle, becanfe the Conilitu-
don having prohibited them the right of deliberat-
ing on the Laws, they :Aid only debate on pro-
ceedings in which they thenfelves were particular-
ly interofied in fittings which were not public.
VAS/ SLAM c's propofal was adopted, and fix Mem.
bets were feleeted by the Prefident accordingly.

TRIBUNATE. si FLOREAL, MAY u.

The communications above referred to are com-
municated to the Tribunate. _ _ _

Slmeoa &or:1y (Wed the grounds on which he
contended that the refolution of the Confervative
Senate lhould be adopted. He referred to Botta-
PAILTIt'S llrong claims to Tome marked expreflion
of the national gratitude. The marks of grati-
tude which the Senate had decreed, were fuch as
properly belonged to their fundions. BowAPAar
had exprefled a defire that the people (hould be
confulted. In compliance with this with, the other
Confels had confulted the people, and they had,
in the ufe of the powers veiled in the Government,
put the queltion" Shall IVAPOLSONZ BON/Alltrt
be Corilid for life ?"
He concluded with moving the following prqd
of a decree : _ _

4, The Tribunate decrees, that a maage fhall
be addreffed to the Government, thanking them
for having taken a meafure at once the molt fuit-
able, and-the molt conilitutional, to fulfil the with
which the Tribunate had expreffed relative to the
Chief Conful."
This propofition was unanimoutly adopted.
The Prefident invited one of his colleagues to
take the Chair, while he in a thou fpeech addreffed
the Tribunate. In order to carry into effea the
refolution of the Confeyvative Senate, he pro-
pored that the Members of tl.e Tribunate thould
individually exprefs their opinion on thcqueftion •
that mit* Awls by peed, iA wbicb cad;