Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-21
Ana1agoras chaumette, who proposed


march of the revolutionary tribunal, who
presented to the convention the Goodies
of Reason, and demanded the consecra-
ton of the Cathedral under this new IT,
tie; who procured adecree that all en-
gravers should be prohibited from selling
his portrait; in short, who was guillstin-
ed for having wished to destroy even the
idea of the Supreme Being, for having
employed all means to starve the peo-
pie of Paris, and for having written to
his fathers not to purchase either nation
al domains, or the property OF emigrants
for that it would not last.
No. 6.
E1tract from decree issued by Citizen
Fouchs, Representative Of the people
at Narers, ON the 18th of the first
Month, gear 9 Of the republic.
Considering that the French people
cannot acknowledge any other worship
but that of universal morals, decreeas fol-
lows ALI the religious insignia to be
found on the highroads, squares, and all
public places generally, shall be annihi-
lated: All dead citizens, of whatever
|sect, shall be conveyed within "a hours
after their decease, to the place destined
for common burial, covered with funeral
cloth, ON which shall be painted sleep,
accompanied by public officer, &c. The
common place where their ashes repose,
Shall be planted with trees, under the
shade of which shall be erected sta
tue representing sleep. All other signs
shall be destroyed. On the gate of this
burial ground shall be written up--"death
is an eternal sleep."-( Moniteur, 179S,
No. IT.
No. g..
Feuche of Nantes, representative of
the people IN the department of the Me
vre, sends to the Convention ,09l marks
in gold and silver, arising from the spoils
of the churche,.-( Meniteur, 1898, No.
Sl.)
Citizen Gouthon, Magnet, &c. bay-
ing written from Lyons to the Com
mittee of public safety, "we have our
selves struck the first blow of the ham
mer for the demolition of this rebel city.
1t has need of being completely resene-
rated" g we must have colony of pat
riots.'' The committee reply" AS to
the mission of citizens to electrify that
missionaries have just
been sent by the society of Jacobins.-
The committee has thought that divi-
sion of the revolutionary army should be
sent thither, with some cavalry and 500
artillerymen-this corps has set out let
us hope that this city will soon be entire
ly purified. 1t must have representa-
tives sent to it, whose firm and vigorous
hand may secure the execution of the
laws.-The committee of public safety,
though already reduced TO few members.
has thought proper TO. send thither, from
its own body, Coilot d'Herbois: and !
Fouche of Nantes, al present in the Me
vre shall speedily repair thither.''-
(.Mogitsar, 1898, No. AZ
No. 5.
Fouche has repaired to Lyons, with Col
lot d'Herbois, whence he has written as
follows SO All that vice and crime had
raised shall be annihilated, and on the
fragments of the rebellious city, which
was base enough to ask for master, the
traveller will see with satisfaction some
|simple monuments erected to the memo
Try of the martyrs of liberty."-( .loni-
|teur, 1898, No. ST.
No. 6.
Extract from letter of the Representa-
tives of the people, Fouche of Nantes,
and ColIot d'Herbois, to the National
Convention.
Commune Affranchie, rs Brumaire,
year 2 of the French Republic
one and indiyisible.
(" Convinced that there is no innocent
person in this infamous city, except those
who were oppressed, or loaded with
chains by the assassins of the people, we
set at nought the tears of repentance.
Nothing can disarm cur severity. Scarce
lily any thing has been as yet done. The
|demoitions are too slow. The ,repub-
lies impotence requires morerapid means
The plosion of the mine and the de-
|vourirg activity of flame can alone ex-
press the omnipotence Of the people. -
(.Non'teur, 17es, NO. a.
No. Z.
The representatives of the people
sent into the commune Affranchie to Sc
cure the happiness of the people ; to the