Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-07-24
PARIS. M~ 8.
FRENCH TRIBUNATE.
ossrvs'''m ssai.s ne esabl,5mer, .fa Lssiss
Of Hsrsr.

Of Hsrsr.
SAvtr RcLLis attacked the plan az con-
trary TO rhe letter and fpiri of the ccniimutioa.
A free hate contains only msrit,s,es and citi-
xens-Thoie sho Win 10 defend the plan, rely
on the s7ih article ofths conftitution which
declares that national recompences fhali he Riv-
en- TO thsie warriors who ihail have rendered
coniPeoou' ierviees in hghtiog fof the Icpub-
lie. only lee Ia that promile Of granting 20
our brave foldies individual recompence but
TO dicovef Ia this article, an oder OF chivslry.
pr'viegei corps, one mua forget our language
and our conititu,ion.
The people ough, not TO tolers,c body
bound by osths, and more powerful than tho
people, 60 undertake the defence OF the conai-
tuition. The people ihouh be fubordina,e only
TO their Magiarate'. and thoie Magifrates arc
delegated by the contribution.
Inbunes, TO accept a Lse;-s Of Hsnsr,
10 to accept of a Pasrfeian Or9sr ], Is the in-
.rodotsion OF an hereditary and military No
bi.Ds into the republic.
Alter twelve wears of irightfnl calsmi-
ties, which the eenius OF France (guided by one
OF thoic extraordinary men " bo are necefIary 20
6aifh resola,ionsl has furmoun'ed. 10 accept OF
fach an inftitution, aimed with power aud pi-
viegcs, would b: TO go back TO the point from
which we iet our. What do fay IL is going
back 70 'hoie barbaroas ages that gave birth TO
the feudal fyRem, which began with war horL
6, 6ne Goa" Of armour, and 'eRivals, but which
ended with snA iving Of Europe for eight cenru-
rics.
Such is the cafe now in Rufia ard in
Turkey, where the condilion Of the citizen or
fubled Is 'obordina;e to the clah of folders.
is free fate. the civil officer ought TO have
the fra place.
sit will be qaite different ir ,he Legion
OF Honor. and will il not be ihamcfui, that an
offcer, who ihnll have carried a red pubt At the
point OF the tSord, fhouid have a hi aher rank
than Monteiquien, the author OF the Immortal
work Spirit of Laws -
"F,r many ages our Kings even did not
dare TO truf the defence OF their hstes 20 k,ights
Grant or to orders Of chivalry. Why tnis ex-
cluGvc denomination OF Legier Of Homer, as II
honor was an excluGvs privilege ! n NOR is
NOT givens il is acquired. Often thoie 70 whom
il j. given have NOT dcicrved il, and taoic have
dcfsrvsd Il TO whom il has no, beea given.
Befides one Of the diipoftions Of ,he plan pots
pones the execstion till the a Veademlaire,
year ~. / do not fee why the fsnttion OF it
ihould not he poaponsd for the fame term.
vote its rejection. "--Tk6 Jteseb qVas srdtved 10
BE- printed.
CHAvvsLrN oppofed the plan that was
now p'ciented and thought that both the su
thon and defenders Of il had very widely de.
parted from the objetl they declared. .--W Without
doubt it is incu mbeut on US TO difchargc the
great debt of national gratitude TO owI brave
warrior; we mutt conhrm what has been al
ready decrecd, and add other rewards of .new, ,
honorable. and diainguihed natsre. But, can
II be nccsnsry to Incorporate civil funttionaries
10 an organization altogether military l---In the
ancient Republics, military exploits have been
often rewarded by civil diltinetions; crown Of
laurel or OF oak leaves adorned alike the head Of
the, warrior and the magiffrate. the poe, and he
artiR but this will he the firR tine that he
roifm in civil ofiiccs is to be repaid by military
honors, that are noihiEg in the eyes Of reafoo,
IL not gained in batfe. II the oath required OF
this corps was nsct Hary for the fecusi,y e nor
rights. il fhosld be taken by the army in geoe
raj. sad by all Ffsnchmcn. ltit be iuperAuoUs.
1t can only tend TO call in queition ,ha, equality
which the iaw confecrates, which is dear 70 ali
Ffenchmen, which was introduced by our man.
ners for half a century paA, and which was "a
ther acknowledged than required in 1850.
Such corporation as thiswould partaks of the
vices Of NobisHS. on account of the diAinttion
cossersed upos it IL would, like the clergy.
poaeEs itfeIf Of eRatcs in the mort. msia. and
would. like them, continue fepsrate order IT,
the State. The authors Of he plan repreirnsed
this inhitution M ufeiul Intermediary between
the power Of the government and the public
opinion; fuch Doctrine 10 altogether uncophi.
tutioosl; in . Representative Government the
conitirotcd authosi,ies are the only in,ermedia-
ries between the government ard the people
10 France. il 10 the Tfibunate, the Senate, and
the Lrs 0a'ive Body that are the confitufionsi
Intermediates. In order TO pay the great debt
Of oatiops gratitude IL may be nece nsry TO &riks
ont a new coin, boi this coin however, fhoud
aoi be truck st the expensc Of the French peo-
pic. He voted for rejecting IL.
IoHpor, May zs.
Thc qamU announces the approaching arSi-
val Of french commidary, depu'ed to concert
si,h our government fixed plan for the COM
mercisl relations of'he two countries. M. Ouo
received yeaerdsy,a courier who brought him
his Intelligence.
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