Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-02-03
Pari5, Nop. II, Eight yrar of tte Frenel
R11ntiic. one md findsr,:EIL

VIZ, WV. ! =, <>.yoo tfde or fpe FFfnfl
Republic, one andindsp;fds.
=" The contribution of the third year has per.
fined. 1t knew how neither to protect your
rights, or fnpport itfelf. Multiplied attack,
deprived 1t forever of the ie(pef of the people.
Heincus and ambitious factions divided the
Republic between them. France at length
approached to the lat term of general dilor.
ganization.
The Patriots have made themfeves heard
Every thing that could injure you has been
moved. Every thing that could ierve you,
every thing that remained pure in the National
Reproduction, is united under the banners OF
liberty.
d Frenehmen the Republic. re eaablilhed
and replaced in Europe in the rank which fhe
never ibould have lolt, will proceed to realize
all the hopes Of Citizens, and will accomplish
its glorious defines. -
" Take with us the oath which we have
made to be faithful to the Republic, one and
indiviible. founded upon Equality, Liberty, and
the Repreieniative yaem.
BY The Confuls of the Republic.
"ROGER DUcOS.
= BUONAPARrE.
TRUE ccpy.) .SIEYES.
"Hacuis MAREr, Sec. Gsa.''
The FRI duties of the Confuls of the Re-
public" are, "to organize all the parts Of The
Naturalization, tore eitabliih Internal tranquil
ity, and TO procure a fold and honorable
Peace.
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From sbs L.gyaafivs Body to tbe Frsueb pso9h.
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The Republic has again efcaped the rage.
Of factions your faithful Representatives have
broken The poignard ia the hands of the parri-
cides /; but after having aversd the blows with
which you were menaced, they felt IL their duty
to prevent an eternal agitation, and taking coun.
Eel from their courage only, they preinme TO
hope that they have fhewn themfclves worthy
Of you.
" Frenchmen. your liberties torn, ftll bloody
with the crimes of Revolutionary Government,
we fhaIl Ieek an afylum in the arms of Con-
Aitution which pfomiies at leah iome repole.
|" But the Tedious have attacked without
ccafng the weak parts OF our Contribution, and
the Coni.itutional Regime has been bur con
tinuason Of the Revolution in every fei fe in
which the different parties themfslves have il,
tcfpreted i. Thofe even who wihed the moi
iineerely tn maintain that Contribution, have
been forced to violate II at every initant, that
they might fave It from perifhing.
8" From this aa,e of iniiabil.y, Of the Gov
ernnnsnt, has refulted greater nltability fill in
Lcgflation, and the rights, the moi facred OF
focal man have been delivered up to the caprice
offadion and events.
Is 1t is time to put an end to this tumult
il is time to give fold guarantee TO the Lib
erty OF the Citizens, to the iovcregnsy of the
People, to the independence of the contribution
al Powers, to the Republic itfelf, of which the
name has too often ferved to cbnfecrate the vi.
olation of all principles It is time that the
Great Nation lhorld have a Government wot
thy of itfef: Government firm and wife,
which can give lpecd5 add fold Peace, that
you may enjoy true happinefs For the pur
pole Of arriving more rapidly It this end, a pro-
viGonal Government is initiruted. frenchmen
rally round your Msgiarates Soldiers Of lib
erty, purdue the eourle Of your Victories, you
viii aiehieve the eonquef Of Peace, that you
may ioon feturn to the mida Of your brethfen,
and receive from the public graf" Ide the hon
ors ard rewards refsrved for your glorious Ia
bcurs."