Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-08

me CLASS oescrloeu Dy the apostle, 8: hss
ing their consciences scared with nav
not IRON" red
Carnot, like Foucke, voted 20,
death ofthat most benevolent -mnr,s w
and most amiabie man, Louis XVI ''CA
cause he was q tyrdat!! carnot ;,I It
usual systematic way, proceeded Ia -. us
nit the crime Of regitiGe, from motiv Wv,
policy! Letus refer to the record
MS avowed criminalty.
" In my opinion justice wills that1,,
is should die and policy wills it too ,''
think that in order to prove yOur >,
tachment to the laws Of equality. in ..
der to prove that the ambitious do W. ~
daunt you. you should strike with deas
the tyrani. vote for death.''
.Monitea.r, 1898 No. o.
THIS same Carnot, half year Az.
wards, was, on the proposition Of s..
friend Barrere, nominated humble, u" y
the horrible committee of~public ssfetv
enc of,the bloodiest tyrannies for the IT,,
|of it's duration that ever existed. Tho,
he state and acted with St. just aat
Couthou; and Jean Bon st. Andre. ,n%
Benaud Varennes, and Collot D'IIerbo;s
and Daston, and Robespierre, and Bar
[rere, anu Thuriot, and the other men al
|bIood, whose names cannot be prCnOnnc
led without loathing. He sat tbera
when the committee had the audac;ty to
come forward In the face Of the nation,
and say" Let US make terror the Or.
der of the day." He sat there Wills,
that diabolical proposition was carried
Into full effect by the satellites of the
committee, and the axe Of the euillotne,
See the acts of this infamous body.
signed by its different members.
.Moniteur, 1894, passim.
Carnot began life as an officer ofengi.
neers. In the beginning of the revolution
he emigrated; but not meeting with
,tnst attention which he thought his Ia
|lents merited from the princes, he tock
an early opportunity after his return to
move a decree c! accusation against
them.-See the .Moniteur; l7sS No.
1918.
Mr.. Garnot began his public life by
maintaining opinions as extravagant in
military science as they were absurd in
politics. Thus in speaking Of fortresses
he said:
A citadel is monstrosity in q free
country it is strong hold OF tyranny,
against which all the Indignation, and all
the wrath of the good citizens, ought 10
DE excited. "-JIeniteur, 1899. No. T..
In like manner. and with equal pro-
Ifundity of wisdom, did this philosophic
warrior argue against the discipline Of tie
|soldiery.
& maintain that soldier ought not
to obey, unless he is commanded in the
name of the law, and in. conformity to
the law. Such is the constitution, The
law only is to be obeyed. Passive ODE
|dience is unconstitutional. and in all Ga"
ses resistance aginst oppression is ma
tural right "-.i.oniteur, 1892. No. li9.
AS to the share which this man had in
the acts of the committee of public safe
lty, acts unfortunately of too great & too
mournful notoriety throughout Europe,
lit has been insinuated that it was but in
significant, and that in fact he was con,
fined to the duties of his Office without
examining the acts of his colleagues, III
which he ostensibly took part; but from
this defence he is cut ofby his own de-
cIarations in the convention =,
f" | declare, that all that has been sac
lin favor of my colleagues is OF the most
exact verify. l assisted at all the Sit
things of the committee. 1t is false, VIVA,
has been advanced, that | was confined
to my own particular department
.Noaiteur, 1894, NO. a..