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jects remained to that rebellious 
army but the shame of having con- 
ceived them; the ignominy of hay- 
ing massacred, with a civic joy, un- 
fortunate prisoners who had done 
their duty; and the opprobrium of 
having burnt at Courtray, without 
advantage, without object, and 
even without military pretence, 
the habitations and property of 
three hundred families, against 
whom they had no cause of com- 
plaint. But other enjoyments re- 
compensed the usurping assembly 
_ for these checks. Contrary to the 
express letter of their own laws, 
without process, and without. pre- 
vious accusation; without hearing 
him, or any person for him, the 
assembly had unjustly dismissed, 
and removed from the King’s per- 
son, an irreproachable guard, and 
invited banditti from all the pro- 
vinces to their assistance. These 
famous banditti, whose names must 
be handed down with infamy to the 
remotest ages, as if they wished to 
try the strength and energy of the 
villany of their agents, caused the 
asylum of the King to be violated 
on the 20th of June 1792; and the 
most atrocious crimes would have 
been then committed, had not the 
majesty of the monarch, his vir- 
tues and his firmness, over-awed 
a band of regicides, whose arms 
were evidently paid and directed. 
All France, who in justice ought 
to be separated from the factious, 
turned aside with horror from that 
execrable day, and demanded that 
punishment might be inflicted on 
the guilty. But he who refuses to 
ish crimes is alone criminal ; 
and Europe cannot be mistaken 
Tespecting the authors of these 
outrages. 
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Such then is the French revolu- 
tion, unjust and illegal in its .prin- 
ciple, horrid in the means Dy which - 
it was effected,.and disastrous in its 
consequences. 
** Their Imperial and Royal Ma- 
jesties, who can no longer delay to 
fulfil their mutual engagements to 
deliver mankind from so many ex+ 
cesses, have considered this revo- 
lution under the following points 
of view : 
1. As it personally regards his 
most Christian Majesty. 
_ 2, As it respects the French na- 
tion. 
3. Asit respects the Princes of 
Germany who have possessions in 
France. 
4. As it respects the tranquillity 
of Europe, and the happiness of all 
nations. ; 
I, ON THE REVOLUTION, AS IT 
PERSONALLY REGARDS HIS 
MOsT CHRISTIAN MAJESTY. 
The whole world knows that it 
was essential to the French mo- 
narchy, and the unanimous wish ex- 
pressed in the instructions of the 
bailiwicks, that the King of France 
should be legislator ; that he should 
have the full and entire disposal of 
the army; that he should cause 
justice-to be administered to his 
subjects; that he should have the 
right of making peace and war; and, 
in a word, that plenitude of power 
which belongs to sovereignty. But 
it is also known, that an usurping 
assembly, leaving him the title of 
King, which they considered as a 
gratification,deprived him absolute- 
ly of royal authority; that, reduced 
to be the executor of their will *, 
their servile and passive organ, he 
had not even the right of proposing 
* VilIth article of the constitution, section Internal Administration, 
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