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Monthly Chronicle.
Fugion , two Police Officers . Ouigley was sitting al breakfast in a room in which was a great coat , containing in the pocket a paper , which would be stated to the Jury . He should have mentioned , that on the preceding evening , when Quigley , Allen , and Leary came lo the King ' s Head , they brought a very large quantity of baggage , deal and mahogany boxes , and leather cases , which , notwithstanding their value , so apprehensive were the prisoners of the danger of owning them , that thev denied all knowledge of tliam or their contents . He . would now slate the paper found iu a ' pocket-book in Ouigley ' s great coat , fully persuaded ,
when he had' gone the length of proving , in the manner required by law , that any man or number of men had such a paper in their possession , for the purpose of carrying to those to whom it was addressed , it would be impossible , for the Jury to say sucil a circumstance did not amount to the offence of high treason . The paper was in these words : 'THE SECRET COMKIT . TEE Of ENGLAND TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY OF FRANCE . ' Citizens Directors !
' We are called ngethef on the wing of the moment to communicate to you our sentiments . The citizen who now presents them to you , aud who was the hearer of thembefore , having hut a few hours to remain in town , expect not a laboured Address ; but plainness is the characteristic of republicans . The power of our tyrants to disturb the peace of ihe whole world is at an end ; they have tried t ' o raise a kind of forced loan . It has failed . Every tax diminishes that revenue it was intended to augment , and the voluntary contributions have produced nothing . The aristocracy pay their ' . axes under the mask of voluntary contributions . The
poor W' . 'ik / nen in manufactories are forced to submit to pav towards them , under threats of being turned on- of their employments if they do not subscribe . Even the soldiers have been compelled ; but by far the greater part resist , and the few that have submitted have either been cajoled through fear , or compelled by force . Affairs are drawing to an awful crisis . Tyranny , shaken lo its base , is ready to expire in its own ruins . With the tyranny of England , that of all Europe must
fall . liable then , Great Nation , pour forth thy gigantic force ; let the base despots feel thine avenging stroke , and let one oppressed nation carol forth the praises of France at the altar of Liberty . We saw with rapture your proclamations ; they met our warmest wishes , and removed doubts from the minds of millions . Goon ! Englishmen will be ready to second your efforts . Englishmen are no longer blind to the sacred flame of Liberty . Every day they see themselves bereaved of some part of the democracy of their constitution . —Injuries are added to injuries , and they find . that in order to possess a constitution ihey must make
one . Parliament declainiers have been tiie bane of the people ; they wish to rise on our destruction ; they wish to share with the Government in the national plunder ; and it is the interest of each to keep the people in the dark . They have pulled off the disguise ; and ihe very men , who , under the semblance of moderate reform , only wish to climb to power , are now willing to fall into the ranks of the people ; yes , they have fallen into Ihe ranks , and there they must ever remain , for Englishmen ca- ' never place confidence in them ; already have the English fraternized with Ihe Irish and the Scotchand a delegate from each now
, sits with us . The sacred flame of liberty is rekindled ; the holy obligation of brotherhood is received with enthusiasm . Even in Ihe fleets and armies it makes some progress ; disaffection prevails in both , and united Britain pants to burst her chains : fortunately we have no leader , avarice and cowardice pervade the rich : but we are not the less united . Some few of the opulent have indeed , by speeches , professed themselves Ihe friends of democracy , but they have not acted , they have considered themse ' . ves as distinct from the people , and the people in return will consider their claims aunjust and frivolous . Thev wish
; to place us in the front of the battle , that unsupported by the wealth they enjoy , we may perish , while they may hope to raise themselves on our ruin ; but let them be told , that though we may fall through their criminal neglect , they can never enslave us , and that Englishmen once free will never submit to a few political impostors . United as we are , we onlv wish to see the Hero of Italy and tbe invincible army of the Great Nation . Myriads will hail their arrival , and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monthly Chronicle.
Fugion , two Police Officers . Ouigley was sitting al breakfast in a room in which was a great coat , containing in the pocket a paper , which would be stated to the Jury . He should have mentioned , that on the preceding evening , when Quigley , Allen , and Leary came lo the King ' s Head , they brought a very large quantity of baggage , deal and mahogany boxes , and leather cases , which , notwithstanding their value , so apprehensive were the prisoners of the danger of owning them , that thev denied all knowledge of tliam or their contents . He . would now slate the paper found iu a ' pocket-book in Ouigley ' s great coat , fully persuaded ,
when he had' gone the length of proving , in the manner required by law , that any man or number of men had such a paper in their possession , for the purpose of carrying to those to whom it was addressed , it would be impossible , for the Jury to say sucil a circumstance did not amount to the offence of high treason . The paper was in these words : 'THE SECRET COMKIT . TEE Of ENGLAND TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY OF FRANCE . ' Citizens Directors !
' We are called ngethef on the wing of the moment to communicate to you our sentiments . The citizen who now presents them to you , aud who was the hearer of thembefore , having hut a few hours to remain in town , expect not a laboured Address ; but plainness is the characteristic of republicans . The power of our tyrants to disturb the peace of ihe whole world is at an end ; they have tried t ' o raise a kind of forced loan . It has failed . Every tax diminishes that revenue it was intended to augment , and the voluntary contributions have produced nothing . The aristocracy pay their ' . axes under the mask of voluntary contributions . The
poor W' . 'ik / nen in manufactories are forced to submit to pav towards them , under threats of being turned on- of their employments if they do not subscribe . Even the soldiers have been compelled ; but by far the greater part resist , and the few that have submitted have either been cajoled through fear , or compelled by force . Affairs are drawing to an awful crisis . Tyranny , shaken lo its base , is ready to expire in its own ruins . With the tyranny of England , that of all Europe must
fall . liable then , Great Nation , pour forth thy gigantic force ; let the base despots feel thine avenging stroke , and let one oppressed nation carol forth the praises of France at the altar of Liberty . We saw with rapture your proclamations ; they met our warmest wishes , and removed doubts from the minds of millions . Goon ! Englishmen will be ready to second your efforts . Englishmen are no longer blind to the sacred flame of Liberty . Every day they see themselves bereaved of some part of the democracy of their constitution . —Injuries are added to injuries , and they find . that in order to possess a constitution ihey must make
one . Parliament declainiers have been tiie bane of the people ; they wish to rise on our destruction ; they wish to share with the Government in the national plunder ; and it is the interest of each to keep the people in the dark . They have pulled off the disguise ; and ihe very men , who , under the semblance of moderate reform , only wish to climb to power , are now willing to fall into the ranks of the people ; yes , they have fallen into Ihe ranks , and there they must ever remain , for Englishmen ca- ' never place confidence in them ; already have the English fraternized with Ihe Irish and the Scotchand a delegate from each now
, sits with us . The sacred flame of liberty is rekindled ; the holy obligation of brotherhood is received with enthusiasm . Even in Ihe fleets and armies it makes some progress ; disaffection prevails in both , and united Britain pants to burst her chains : fortunately we have no leader , avarice and cowardice pervade the rich : but we are not the less united . Some few of the opulent have indeed , by speeches , professed themselves Ihe friends of democracy , but they have not acted , they have considered themse ' . ves as distinct from the people , and the people in return will consider their claims aunjust and frivolous . Thev wish
; to place us in the front of the battle , that unsupported by the wealth they enjoy , we may perish , while they may hope to raise themselves on our ruin ; but let them be told , that though we may fall through their criminal neglect , they can never enslave us , and that Englishmen once free will never submit to a few political impostors . United as we are , we onlv wish to see the Hero of Italy and tbe invincible army of the Great Nation . Myriads will hail their arrival , and