Historical Epochs of the French Revolution eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 215 pages of information about Historical Epochs of the French Revolution.

Historical Epochs of the French Revolution eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 215 pages of information about Historical Epochs of the French Revolution.
persons,
914,800 voted for accepting the constitution,
41,892 rejected it, (so the convention reports);
consequently it was decreed that the new
constitution is become a fundamental law of the
state. 
As to the re-election of the two-thirds—­of 270,338
voters, 167,757 voted for the re-election and
95,373 against it. 
The convention declares the enlargement from prison
of all terrorists who had been imprisoned since the
death of Robespierre. 
The committee of marine writes thus to the
convention:  “We are going to prepare arms in our
“arsenals and forges against the most perfidious of
“our enemies, against the haughty England, which
“must fall under the efforts of a nation which has
“subdued the rest of Europe.”
20.  The army of Pichegru having passed the Rhine near
Manheim, this city surrenders itself to the French
by capitulation, of which one of the articles is,
that the Palatinate shall be considered a neutral
country. 
The convention addresses the Parisians, to inform
them that if any attack be made upon the national
representatives, the convention will remove to
Chalons-sur-Maire (sic).  The convention, which
never had so much apprehension for its safety,
ordered the republican columns to march to its
defence. 
Decreed, that every member of the convention shall
make a declaration of his fortune before, and since
the revolution. 
Joubert, representative of the people, writes to
the convention, that the French, since their
passage of the Rhine, have taken 371 pieces of
cannon, 331,000 pounds of powder, and other stores. 
Decreed, that Belgium and all the countries which
are, or shall be, conquered from the House of
Austria, shall be incorporated with the French
republic. 
The section of Le Pelletier writes severe truths to
the convention. 
The salaries settled by the constitution upon the
750 members of the next legislature, amount to 174
millions of livres a year.  The salary of the five
members of the executive directory amounts to
20,400,000 livres. 
According to the new organization, Belgium and the
county of Liege form nine departments, of which,
the chief towns are Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp,
Brussels, Liege, Maestricht, Mons, Namur, and
Luxemburg. 
A funeral ceremony in honour of the victims of
decemviral tyranny. 
A famous resolution of 33 sections of Paris is the
cause of a terrible explosion hereafter. 
Proclamation of the convention on the danger which
threatens. 
An afflicting picture given of the state of the
Southern provinces of France, by a representative
of the people who was an eye witness of it. 
The primary and permanent assemblies of Paris
demand of the convention the re-imprisonment of the
terrorists, and enquiry into the conduct of the
committees of government.
Oct. 5.  An extraordinary fermentation
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