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shall be known to have Iwdany part 

 hi tiiese atrocious scenes, l;p instant- 

 ly dcnounced'and seizedj reserving 

 to ourselves to pronoiuice the chas- 

 tisement which their culpable con- 

 dact, in a ciiy so long our ally, 

 jnerits. We doubt not, dear and 

 liiilliful citizens, thai participatii;g 

 in the same sentiments diat animate 

 us, yon will redouble your aciiviiy 

 and zeal in the execution of this 

 present ordinance. 



ProclaviatioupubUshed ly therevolu- 

 tioriari/commiitcc of Geneva, July 

 . 20, \79-L 



Ec/iiaUli/, lilc/it/, independence. 



Revolutionary citizens ! 



THE revolution of the 28th of 

 December, 1/92, was more 

 serviceable to the aristocrats than to 

 the revolutionists. The former, al- 

 ways incorrigible, and invariafely 

 the enemies of liberty, have sulfered 

 no abatement of theircriminal hopes 

 and libcrticidal pretensions. I'he 

 moment is now arrived, when the 

 revolutionists, wearied with living 

 among men who have not ceased 

 for a moment to be inimical both to 

 them and the Frctich republic, hr.\ e 

 been forced to rise for the comple- 

 tion of the w.ork which had nearly 

 been entered on, and to ensure the 

 everlasting triumpli of tlie princi- 

 ples of equality in our counir)'. 



Revolutionary citizens, your mo- 

 deration has liitherto mervly served 

 io ensnare you, to embolden the 

 aristocrats, and give consistency to 

 their culpabjc views. It is lime 

 liiat the people should have justice 

 done; and with this intemion the 

 jevolutionary committee lays before 

 you llie following plan : 



1 . Arcvolutionary tribunal, con- 

 sistingof t\^tcuty-pne members, shall 

 be formed, 



2. The revolutionists, assembled 

 in a body at the national lyceum, 

 shall elect this tribunal by a single 

 process, and according to the rela- 

 tive majorities. 



3. The electors shall not return 

 more than 21 citizens, and net less 

 than 11. 



4. No one shall refuse his vote on 

 penalty of being considered as a sus- 

 pected person, and treated as such. 



.5. JCaeli revolutionary citizen, 

 without any exception, shall be en- 

 joined to repair armed to-morrow, 

 the 21.st of July, at eight in tlie 

 iriorning, to the national lyceum, 

 and there to vole, on pain of being 

 considered as a suspected person, 

 and treated as such. 



6. The revolutionary tribunal 

 shall try those who are imprisoned, 

 as well as those who have escaped 

 for the present, and have fled since 

 the revolution. 



/. It may pronounce sentence of 

 death, pccuijiary lines, banishment, 

 &c. 



8. Every sentence of death shall 

 be subject tn the approval of th.e 

 whole body of the revolutionary ci- 

 tizens. 



t). The revolutionary tribunal 

 shair complete its functions within 

 the space of six days, reckoning 

 from, the moment of its election. 



10. A military committeeshallbe 

 created, to consist of seven mem- 

 bers, who are to watch over the 

 public safety, and to execute tlie 

 sentences of the revolutionary Iribu-i 

 nal. It shall succeed the revolution- 

 ary committee, at the expiialioii 

 of its powers. 



The members of each circle are 

 enjoined to give their suffrages in 



the 



