times devoted to the cause of [will has delegated to you, in liberty, to the sacred princi- the generous resolution of deples of humanity, equality, and fending the principles of the justice. He knows that I was constitution against all their always the adversary of facti- enemies. Let this resolution, ons, the enemy of licentious-supported by all the acts of our nefs, and that no power which private life, as by a firm and I thought unlawful, was ever full exercise of the royal powacknowledged by me. Heer, become the gage of harmo person. knows my devotion to his con- ny, which, above all in the moments of crisis, cannot fail to be established between the representatives elected by the people, and their hereditary representative. It is in this resolution, Sire, that for your country and yourself, are glory and safety. There you will find the friends of liberty, all good Frenchmen, ranged around "It belongs not to me, Sire, your throne, to defend it ato give to my opinions or my gainst the machinations of the measures, a higher degree of rebellious, and the enterprises. importance than the unconnec- of the factious. And I, Sire, ted acts of a simple citizen who, in their honourable haought to possess; but the ex-tred, have found the recomprefsion of my thoughts was pence of my persevering oppoalways a right, and on this oc-sition,-I will always merit it casion becomes a duty; and by my zeal to serve the cause although I might have fulfilled to which my whole life is dethis duty sooner, if, instead of voted, and by my fidelity to being to be heard from the the oath which I have taken midst of a camp, my voice had to the nation, the law, and the been to issue from the retreat king. from which I was drawn by the dangers of my country, I do not think that any public function, any personal consideration, releases me from exercising this duty of a citizen, this right of a freeman. "Such, Sire, are the unalterable sentiments of which I subjoin the homage, and that of my respect," (Signed) LA FAYETTE. Before the above letter appeared the clubists were in the most violent rage, this has made them desperate, and we now touch the very crisis of our fate. Either the king or the club must triumph in two days from this date. for the safety of the king; and bursting open the doors of the palace, the whole royal apartments were filled for nearly the whole day with a perpe who loudly demanded the king would sanction the two obnoxious statutes. But even among this mob the king has now become so popular a character, and he behaved with so much firmnefs and decorum, that no one was found so wicked as to inflict that wound which was probably expected by those who instigated it, and which must have plunged the nation into a sea of bloodshed. Last night, Monday, the Jacobins declared their sittingstual succeision of armed bands, permanent. Nothing could equal the extravagance of their conduct. They proposed that M. la Fayette fhould be sent to Orleans to stand trial as a traitor; but it was recollected that he was at the head of an army who might not give a civil reception to the huifsier of their club. It was even proposed that a decree fhould be passed, declaring him to be the enemy of France, and that consequently every citizen had a right to kill him. And it was finally proposed, that the national legislative afsembly should be declared an assemblee constituente. Thus passed over a day that will probably be long celebrated in the annals of France, as one of the most important that ever occurred in that country. This violent procedure immeFinding themselves howe-diately removed that mist from ver in a minority in the nati- the eyes of the national assemonal assembly, they had next bly, which had hitherto prerecourse to the agents, on vented them from seeing the whom they had hitherto de- infinite absurdity and danger of pended, the mob. By the in-countenancing the proceedings stigation of these leaders, a of a mob, under any pretext vast body of people, consisting whatever: And it was unaniof men, women, and children, mously decreed, That, on no armed with weapons of all account, fhall any armed force sorts, entered the national af- be admitted in future into the sembly, and pafsed through national afsembly. What will it with drums beating and be the farther effects of this colours flying. From thence check to the proceedings of they proceeded to the Thuil- the Jacobin club, and the conleries, leaving the afsembly in sequences of the increase of the most anxious solicitude power to the opposite party, are still in the womb of futu- | enable them to perfect their rity, and will be gradually dis- mental powers. played by succeeding events. Poland. The king of Poland exhibits, at the present moment, one of the noblest spectacles that ever can attract the attention of mankind. A man whose long life has been spent in trying to heal those divisi The following interesting proclamation deserves to be preserved to all future ages: Affairs in Poland wear an unfavourable and melancholy aspect; and never did the intrigues of princes display themselves under a more ungracious form. The revolution in Po-ons which rendered his people land seems to have been con- miserable, and who had, at last, ducted with so much cordiali- nearly succeeded in his desire ty, unanimity, good sense, and of making them all happy, now sound policy, by the nation at in his old age, to be called large, as to leave no room to forth to battle, in defence of doubt that it is agreeable to that internal freedom, which, a very great majority of the with much solicitude, he has people themselves, who are to so long endeavoured to probe governed, and that it will cure for his family; for so he have a necefsary tendency to emphatically calls his whole promote the general welfare of people. the whole ; nor does it appear to infringe upon the rights of any external power. It is entirely a private regulation of police We acquaint you, therewhich concerns the Poles alone. fore respectable citizens, in our Yet not only has Russia at- names, and that of the afsemtacked that ill-fated nation bled confederate states, that with a powerful force, but the. present state of Poland is Prussia, and the court of Vien- that of self-defence against the na, have openly avowed their | Rufsian power; that Russia has intention to force upon the declared war against Poland. Poles that barbarous system of But at the same time let us ingovernment, which has made | form you, that, confident of the them so long the pity of all other nations. One would think that foreign powers had as good a right to prevent people from cultivating wholesome food for nourishing their bodies, as to prevent them from adopting such a salutary - system of government as fhall courage and spirit of the nation, the more efforts our enemies make to destroy our government and country, the more vigorous will our mea. sures be to repel this foreign invasion. 'Worthy citizens, the fate of your dear country is now at stake! such as you fhall preBut above all, respectable serve it by your courage and citizens, seek for the safety of virtue, will it pass to your re- your country in union and motest posterity. You are go-firmness. We have sufficient ing to fight in defence of your strength to oppose our enemy, country, your privileges, your but nothing can save us from freedom, and your fortunes; the effects of division and disin defence of your parents, cord. A foreign war is never wives, and children; in fhort, so dreadful to a nation as the of all that is most dear to man. internal disunion of the citi'We have an army raised by zens. Has any power been able your zeal and afsistance, sup-to effect any thing against Poplied with every requisite, land, while all the citizens, which will be your protection. joining their king, have boldly There is an heroic spirit and stood forward in defence of courage which promises to sup- their national laws, immunities, port it. Such a noble ardour and territory? You will soon in defence of the country and hear, dear citizens, the voice national liberties, as is only to be of falsehood and deceit; you found in free nations, inspires us will receive writings full of with the most flattering hopes. treachery and fraud. Those We receive from all parts news whose blindness and obstinacy the most consoling to our pa- have carried them so far as to ternal feelings with what ea- make them insensible to the gerness citizens of all condi- horror of raising their arms tions, at the call of their coun-against their own country, and try, enlist and join the nation- of bringing foreign soldiers aal army. gainst her, will calumniate the • The love of our country present government, will crepervades all individuals, and ate distrust against us, and the excites their generosity in the virtuous Diet; will try to dipublic support. There is no vide and separate you, knowclafs of citizens, who, inflamed ing that they cannot resist with a patriotic zeal, do not your united strength and encontribute according to their deavours. Arm yourselves capacity. We have a certain with fortitude and virtue, andconfidence, that the same gra- give proof of such unanimity, cious power who has inspired such concord, in the defence the whole nation with such a of your country, in resisting noble ardour, considering the perfidy and deceit, as you have justice of our cause, and the demonstrated in accepting, in purity of our intentions, will voluntarily swearing to mainnot refuse us his irresistible aid. tain this happy constitution. tion of the republic, and the final extinction of the Polish name, will be the fatal consequence of the disunion of Polanders. • Citizens and dear country and lately on the same occa- | their fertile fields, into desart sion in the exprefsion of your wastes; and lastly, the partipatriotic sentiments, so dear to our paternal feelings. They who have brought a foreign army against your country, deserve your vengeance, and not your confidence. That army which comes for the purpose men, this is the advice and of destroying your govern- warning you receive from ment, prepares only the return your king and father, and from of your former slavery instead the confederate states of the of liberty. You have already republic. But your virtue, the experienced at how dear a rate love of freedom, so natural to Rufsian protection is obtained. every Polander, afsures us that Violently carrying off from our fraternal concord will unite. residence, and during the Diet, you in the defence of your senators, ministers and nuncios; country; that, inspired with the contemptuous treatment of the same spirit which guides cur nobility; the violation of your king and father, you will property; the opprefsion of the afsemble around him, and will towns, the seizure and forcible make a rampart impenetrable to transportation of peasants and all the attempts of the enemy. their families; and finally the 'You see, citizens, what is dismembering of the republic-your situation, you see what these are effects of the guaran- measures your king and Diet tee imposed upon us by Ruf undertake for the common sia. And can you expect any safety. Let the defence of better at present from this your country engage all your power? As soon as Rufsia has thoughts and attention, let the seduced you, she will renew strictest peace and unity prethe ancient wounds of your vail amongst you in such a cricountry, fhe will renew all our tical moment as this. Follow misfortunes. The nobility and your king, your father, and comcitizens will only feel the hea-mander; follow him whom you vier the prefsure of a newly have raised to the throne from enforced yoke, for having da-amongst yourselves; and who red to become free and inde-in his advanced age, is going pendent; the poor villagers, with you to expose his life in our labourers, and husbandmen, the common defence of his whom the law (benefitting all country.' the Polish inhabitants) has re- The length of these papers ceived under its protection, will! prevent the insertion of miscel be driven in numbers from laneous articles in this number. |