The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1791-09-12

the .uperintendance of Miniiters is reduced to
thing.
Tie Societies of Friends Of the Contribution,
are much nor5 powerful, and engrols every part OF
| the administration.
The King has been declared Supreme Head of the
| active administrations The King has Deer declared
Supreme Head of the Army; however, every thing
has been done by the Committees OF The National
| Ad:mbly, without any participation. They have
granted 70 the King the nomination OF fcme places,
yet the choice which he has made, has experienced
he has been obliged tc rev'ie the ope-
rations of General Office Of the Army, becauie
their choice Duplicated Clubs, to them only are to
be attributed the greater number OF the revolts OF
the regiments. When army no Longer reipects
it, OF. ccrs ii become. the terror and hre brand OF
the State. The King has always been OF opinion
that officers ght to be panthed we'll as folders,
and that the roa to promotion oug ht no les to be
open the latter according their deterts AS TO
foreign at,irs thu they have granted 10 the King
the nomination Of A,nbai1adors, and the conantt Oh
negotiations, they have ae' from HIM Tie right OF
| making war they ought not however TO have tuf
pccte! That ne would declare war without tpe-
cial reefon. Thu. right of peace making is or dit
frrent fort. The King whes onlyto act IN co1cert
with the Nation; out What Power will enter into
negotiations, when til light OF reving them iilal
belong to the National A.iemblyf
" independently of the necetiary iecrecy which
ii is impoilibe TO preferve in an AIlembiy Whole
deliberations are public who would chute 10 itipu-
iue engagements except the perion with whom they
we're formed, had the power of ratitying them =
| With retpect finances the King had recognized
before the States General the right which The Nation
has of granting iub.es, and in this reipect he com
| piled on the . 81 of Jane with every thing that had
! been deman.ied. On the 4th Of February he King
| rcqucitcd the Aenlbly to take into confederation
the fate Of the Finances; they deferred 1t TOO ongs
they have yet iut taemsnt OF the receipt and
! expenditure; they allowed themfeves TO 90 into
1 ,ho liz II,
arrear. and the :onrce which has been employed OF
| the /. hundred millions of Aisignats is almot ex-
h,uiiet. : hey have left to the King nothing upon
| this otcalion but barren nomination. he knew
The diiieaiy Ct This part of the Administration;
| AMI it it possible that this machine could have
been pa. in melton without his direct inperin,en-
dance, bis Majef1y would only have regretted thai
| there no dminution of the Imports; an object
! which he deiired and in which, had it not been for
! the American war, he ihould mott certainly have
| III, seeded.
| :. The King has been declared Supreme Head Of
the Adlninit, alton OF the Kingdom, and he has been
! ao'eIo change nothing without the deciilon OF the
! Aiicnbly. The Chiefs Of the prevailing party have
thrown fch DIFF lnce aGainit the agents OF the
! King, and the penalties denounced agalnt pTevari-
have occaioncd 10 much alarm that lheie a.
| gents have remained without force. The form OF
Government is in relpects particularly faulty;
| the Aiembly exceeds the limits of its power ii
interfering in ju6ice, and the internal admintra-
tan by its Committee of Reiearches ii eAercifes
she mc!i ha,barous of all depotiiins. 1t has eta
| b!,ii.cd Alterations known by the name of Friends
oi the Conituli"n, which preient corporations are
infinitely more dangerous than the ancient they
Deliberate every part of the government, and eS-
cr,e a power of luch prepone,eraiee, that all the
Bodies, and even the Aien,by i,elt, can do nothing
except by order The King does think it pot
i.aic to rrdcrve fuch government. In propo''i-
ca as tic period ot,le labours IF the Anemhly APP
yroq.i,e, The ges OF when it is competed loie their
....i.
Tie new regulations. inttead of pouring balm up
or the crcs. Gu the contrary, iaane their malig-
nancy: thon:and journals and libeilous pamphlets
rctir,ua,c the tiforder, which The Aiiembly is una
Die % remedy; their abors tend Only to govern
apply .ical in lis principles, and Impractical
| bl. in lis execution.
rreneimcn. is i. this which YOU intended by
Tending ,onr Keprelrn,atives3 Did you deiire that
tic deipotiin of rllhs ihould replace the monarchy
I sf4-e# With ,hc kingdom has proiPered during
fourteen hundred wears The attachment OF Frenei-
hlcu their ;J,uarchs is ranked among the num-
/ 4 ciilt