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Article NEW LEVY AND CIVIL WAR IN FRANCE. ← Page 3 of 4 →
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New Levy And Civil War In France.
and to the dictates of reason . In this prospect , which appeared so certain , the Executive Directory negociated with good faith , and thought of nothing but of leading our victorious legions against a perfidious povver , hostile to the repose of ^ the world . But this power seeing the tempest by which it was to be puimbcd , brewing , and about to burst upon her in every quarter , has exerted every effort to turn it aside . With gold , the fruit of her rapines , she has succeeded in sowing in different Cabinets corruption and discord , in the thirst of
re-animating vengeance , enllamiiig certain Princes deceived by new illusions , and in exciting " through the States which stand most in need of peace the impiudent desire of re-kindling the war . ' The Executive Directory cannot yet say all which it conceives its duty to do , in order to remove the veil from the eyes of these deluded powers , and to prove the sincerity of its offers of peace . The world will one day he astonished when it shall know how far the Directory in their pacific views
carried their condescendence even for Governments which only now exist because they forebore to sweep them from the face of the earth . But the moderation of the French Government was even turned against itself ? The more concessions it made , the greater obstacles were raised to the object in view . Every day premeditated delays were opposed to the conclusion of a general peace . The French nation is tired of ' these crafty delays . These
are not the days of the Monarchy , when its weakness aided the eternal procrastination of ' a temporising Congress . If di plomacy is the art of subterfuge , this-art is not suited to Republicans . ' France has proposed peace ; but it wishes that the powers concerned should distinctl y declare whether this peace be accepted ; and since they hesitate , it is proper for the Republic to asnime an attitude calculated to put an end to their indecision , and to obtain by force . tubal persuasion has in -vain
aitcir . p . t . 'd . Such is the object which the Directory propose , and as they are . certain that it is likewise yours , they now come to " propose to you the means of attaining it in a sure and speedy manner . The object of this message is to fix your attention on . the urgent wants of your armies by sea and land . 'These wants are considerable , but our resources are immense , and it is proper to point them out to those who may dream of new coalitions , and who have not been undeceived by the issue of ( he first . Europe ought to know
that the French Republic is yet able to sustain an extraordinary crisis without imposing upon the Legislative Body the necessity of-new imposts . With regard to the land forces , their quotas are not completed ,, and in order to fill them up 200 , 000 would be necessary , whose accoutrement , equipment , and maintenance for a . year amount to a sum of 90 millions beyond ibesiiiiis . iuciueied in the service of the year seven .
- _ ' Thf .- , Executive Directory annex to this message an account drawn out on this subject by the Minister at War , in order that vou may know in what ' respects the land force is defective . Thus will be fulfilled the conditions required by the fifth article of 1 st Session of law of 19 Fruitidor , respecting military conscriptions . At the same time it belongs to you , Citizens Reprtsenratives , to put in execution the + vh article of the same law , that which requires the Legislative Body to for , by a particular law , the number of
defenders of their country to be actively employed . You will easily conceive thar , in the present circumstances , it is impossible to procure the formation of the tables and the collection of documents relative to the conscription . ' The Executive Directory shall lo :-e no time in regularly complying with the forms piercribed by the law ; but in the present moment every tiling " urges . The eifc-it of the measure depends upon its celerity : 200 , 000 men are wanted to complete the army ; speak the word , Citizens , and let these 200 , 000 start from the ground at vour command . This prodigy is easy for yon to perform ;
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New Levy And Civil War In France.
and to the dictates of reason . In this prospect , which appeared so certain , the Executive Directory negociated with good faith , and thought of nothing but of leading our victorious legions against a perfidious povver , hostile to the repose of ^ the world . But this power seeing the tempest by which it was to be puimbcd , brewing , and about to burst upon her in every quarter , has exerted every effort to turn it aside . With gold , the fruit of her rapines , she has succeeded in sowing in different Cabinets corruption and discord , in the thirst of
re-animating vengeance , enllamiiig certain Princes deceived by new illusions , and in exciting " through the States which stand most in need of peace the impiudent desire of re-kindling the war . ' The Executive Directory cannot yet say all which it conceives its duty to do , in order to remove the veil from the eyes of these deluded powers , and to prove the sincerity of its offers of peace . The world will one day he astonished when it shall know how far the Directory in their pacific views
carried their condescendence even for Governments which only now exist because they forebore to sweep them from the face of the earth . But the moderation of the French Government was even turned against itself ? The more concessions it made , the greater obstacles were raised to the object in view . Every day premeditated delays were opposed to the conclusion of a general peace . The French nation is tired of ' these crafty delays . These
are not the days of the Monarchy , when its weakness aided the eternal procrastination of ' a temporising Congress . If di plomacy is the art of subterfuge , this-art is not suited to Republicans . ' France has proposed peace ; but it wishes that the powers concerned should distinctl y declare whether this peace be accepted ; and since they hesitate , it is proper for the Republic to asnime an attitude calculated to put an end to their indecision , and to obtain by force . tubal persuasion has in -vain
aitcir . p . t . 'd . Such is the object which the Directory propose , and as they are . certain that it is likewise yours , they now come to " propose to you the means of attaining it in a sure and speedy manner . The object of this message is to fix your attention on . the urgent wants of your armies by sea and land . 'These wants are considerable , but our resources are immense , and it is proper to point them out to those who may dream of new coalitions , and who have not been undeceived by the issue of ( he first . Europe ought to know
that the French Republic is yet able to sustain an extraordinary crisis without imposing upon the Legislative Body the necessity of-new imposts . With regard to the land forces , their quotas are not completed ,, and in order to fill them up 200 , 000 would be necessary , whose accoutrement , equipment , and maintenance for a . year amount to a sum of 90 millions beyond ibesiiiiis . iuciueied in the service of the year seven .
- _ ' Thf .- , Executive Directory annex to this message an account drawn out on this subject by the Minister at War , in order that vou may know in what ' respects the land force is defective . Thus will be fulfilled the conditions required by the fifth article of 1 st Session of law of 19 Fruitidor , respecting military conscriptions . At the same time it belongs to you , Citizens Reprtsenratives , to put in execution the + vh article of the same law , that which requires the Legislative Body to for , by a particular law , the number of
defenders of their country to be actively employed . You will easily conceive thar , in the present circumstances , it is impossible to procure the formation of the tables and the collection of documents relative to the conscription . ' The Executive Directory shall lo :-e no time in regularly complying with the forms piercribed by the law ; but in the present moment every tiling " urges . The eifc-it of the measure depends upon its celerity : 200 , 000 men are wanted to complete the army ; speak the word , Citizens , and let these 200 , 000 start from the ground at vour command . This prodigy is easy for yon to perform ;