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Monthly Chronicle.
and your descendants—you will give it to the human race . The career of military glory will end with you , and in future the heroes of France will have no rivals . ' But it is not sufficient to talk to you of glory . The French Revolution , which has been turned from its course by so many obstacles , delights in returning to its source . We should never forget , that it had philosophy for its origin , and liberty for its end , and that itsdefenders only took up arms for the happiness of nations . Frenchmen , you wish to overturn the proud dominion of the English Cabinet !
but you do not wish to subjugate the English . After the unfailing success of the Republican arms , this people will owe to you their relief from an enormous load of taxes , pressing equally on the inhabitants of the cities and of the country . England will no longer see 18 , 000 soldiers—iS , ooo strangers—traversing the seas to menace its inhabitants with an aproaching subjection . Its king will no longer , by a delusive tyranny , compel the people to pay the mercenaries Who were engaged only to enslave them . —Who would believe that eighty millions of Iivres have entered into the private treasury of George III . to repay himas
, Elector of Hanover , for the Hanoverians whom he lends , in order to maintain his despotism over his British subjects ? . .. ... . ' Hasten then , Citizens , to free this nation , which you always exempt from the hatred which is due to its oppressors . Let Frenchmen , always faithful , and always invincible , be at once , in England , the conquerors of the ministry , and the saviours of the citizens—the vanquishers of the court , and the liberators of the people . . ' Let it i : ot be thought that England , thus freed , will hesitate to demand from
you a glonous peace . The English themselves are now comparing the machiavelism of theirs with the frankness of the French Government . They admit of our moderation in our treaty with Austria . They know that , in this struggle which their Government forces you to renew , whatever be the events , all the decisive chances are against England . If France is victorious in her first attack , tha English Government must sink under thc weight of an immense debt . If any reverse should retard your success , the English niust know that nothing can abate your courage , or weary out your perseverance . The more the efforts of
France are prolonged , the greater will be her debt of indemnity , and all Europeknows , that , sooner or later , this debt mustbe discharged . What has become , in fact , - of that formidable league which the Cabinet of St . James ' s had organized against you at Pilnitz?—You were forced to fight for your independence , and you conquered Belgium . The possession of "Belgium was disputed , and in defending it , you have conquered Lombardy . In defending Lombardy , you have given to France the Rhine as her boundary . The war which was commenced against you in 1792 , within forty leagues of Paris , you have terminated in 1797 within thirty ,
leagues of Vienna . —Every delay which prevented a peace has been to you the signal of new victories . >¦¦ Frenchmen of every parly ! the English have inflicted on you much injury . It was their Cabinet which excited 3 'our internal commotions . It was that Cabinet which raised Europe against you , and raised you one against the other . Turri your arms , therefore , against it ; unite and march to London . There you will extirpate the cause-of your misfortunes . You will find there a peace without , and the end of all your troubles within . Having no more enemies to conquer , you will have nothing more to do than to found your Republic on happiness and
repose . You have gone through a long career—but one struggle more , and the object is attained . Already sure presentiments appear to announce your victory . The power of enthusiasm has no limits in France . To prophecy of your success , you have only to measure your will . Your enemy has but one hope , which is , if possible , to act upon your opinions , to discourage and disunite you . It is your opinions alone , which they wish to assail : in any other respect , voti have nothing to fear from them . Prove then , by the effect , that you are actuated but by one sentiment . Let each hasten to contribute his effort to this great national work . Let each , according to his' resources , pay to the proposed loan . Let your promptitude in this respect be the augury mid the image of that terrible rapidity
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Monthly Chronicle.
and your descendants—you will give it to the human race . The career of military glory will end with you , and in future the heroes of France will have no rivals . ' But it is not sufficient to talk to you of glory . The French Revolution , which has been turned from its course by so many obstacles , delights in returning to its source . We should never forget , that it had philosophy for its origin , and liberty for its end , and that itsdefenders only took up arms for the happiness of nations . Frenchmen , you wish to overturn the proud dominion of the English Cabinet !
but you do not wish to subjugate the English . After the unfailing success of the Republican arms , this people will owe to you their relief from an enormous load of taxes , pressing equally on the inhabitants of the cities and of the country . England will no longer see 18 , 000 soldiers—iS , ooo strangers—traversing the seas to menace its inhabitants with an aproaching subjection . Its king will no longer , by a delusive tyranny , compel the people to pay the mercenaries Who were engaged only to enslave them . —Who would believe that eighty millions of Iivres have entered into the private treasury of George III . to repay himas
, Elector of Hanover , for the Hanoverians whom he lends , in order to maintain his despotism over his British subjects ? . .. ... . ' Hasten then , Citizens , to free this nation , which you always exempt from the hatred which is due to its oppressors . Let Frenchmen , always faithful , and always invincible , be at once , in England , the conquerors of the ministry , and the saviours of the citizens—the vanquishers of the court , and the liberators of the people . . ' Let it i : ot be thought that England , thus freed , will hesitate to demand from
you a glonous peace . The English themselves are now comparing the machiavelism of theirs with the frankness of the French Government . They admit of our moderation in our treaty with Austria . They know that , in this struggle which their Government forces you to renew , whatever be the events , all the decisive chances are against England . If France is victorious in her first attack , tha English Government must sink under thc weight of an immense debt . If any reverse should retard your success , the English niust know that nothing can abate your courage , or weary out your perseverance . The more the efforts of
France are prolonged , the greater will be her debt of indemnity , and all Europeknows , that , sooner or later , this debt mustbe discharged . What has become , in fact , - of that formidable league which the Cabinet of St . James ' s had organized against you at Pilnitz?—You were forced to fight for your independence , and you conquered Belgium . The possession of "Belgium was disputed , and in defending it , you have conquered Lombardy . In defending Lombardy , you have given to France the Rhine as her boundary . The war which was commenced against you in 1792 , within forty leagues of Paris , you have terminated in 1797 within thirty ,
leagues of Vienna . —Every delay which prevented a peace has been to you the signal of new victories . >¦¦ Frenchmen of every parly ! the English have inflicted on you much injury . It was their Cabinet which excited 3 'our internal commotions . It was that Cabinet which raised Europe against you , and raised you one against the other . Turri your arms , therefore , against it ; unite and march to London . There you will extirpate the cause-of your misfortunes . You will find there a peace without , and the end of all your troubles within . Having no more enemies to conquer , you will have nothing more to do than to found your Republic on happiness and
repose . You have gone through a long career—but one struggle more , and the object is attained . Already sure presentiments appear to announce your victory . The power of enthusiasm has no limits in France . To prophecy of your success , you have only to measure your will . Your enemy has but one hope , which is , if possible , to act upon your opinions , to discourage and disunite you . It is your opinions alone , which they wish to assail : in any other respect , voti have nothing to fear from them . Prove then , by the effect , that you are actuated but by one sentiment . Let each hasten to contribute his effort to this great national work . Let each , according to his' resources , pay to the proposed loan . Let your promptitude in this respect be the augury mid the image of that terrible rapidity