STATE PAPERS. 
wour to stifle, at its birth, the germ 
of your prosperity, and to break 
the thread of the ‘political opera- 
tions of those who govern, 
Citizens, this’ is the moment in 
which you are going to gather the 
fruit of so many painful sacrifices ; 
this is the moment in which a de- 
finitive government, the only re- 
medy for the present evils, is on 
the point of being given to France, 
fixed on the bases of ‘liberty and 
equality; in this moment, when 
you are entering the port, your in- 
ternal and external enemies ex- 
cite commotions and tempests, and 
throw this city and France against 
the rocks still blood-stained by 
anarchy, 
Whatever perfidy may attempt, 
or anarchy undertake, the national 
convention, who by their courage 
will always be worthy of their post, 
will open neither the hall of the 
jacobins nor the temple. The ge- 
nius of liberty animates them; 
strong in the confidence of all good 
citizens, they will’ know how to 
fulfil their funétions, and to make 
an honourable termination of their 
career... Itispainful tous, citizens, 
to direct your attention in this mo- 
ment to any other objet than that 
of subsistence. Your multiplied 
and pressing wants affect our sen- 
sibility, and have long occupied 
our zeal; but can we speak of the 
Miseries of scarcity, without refer- 
ring to adisorganization which was 
the cause of it? Can we talk of 
ills, without referring to those who 
wished to increase them ? 
The convention, on their side, 
by redoubling, as much as possible 
their diligence and care to provide 
for your wants, hope to be second- 
ed by the attive patriotism of all 
good citizens who are the friends 
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of the laws, of liberty, and of peace, + 
and who are attached by principle 
to the maintenance of property. 
This well-founded hope, doub. 
ling its force, prepares success to 
the new measures of government 
relative to provisions, and will give 
you abundant resources in the pre- 
sent crisis; it will give to your ene 
mies the opprobrium of a defeat, 
and. to the republic the ec/at and 
utility,of a triumph. 
Substance of the Emperor's Decree of 
Commission, dated Vienna, May 195 
relative tothe preparatory Measures 
for a Pacification, presented to the 
Assembly of the Diet of the Empire, 
at Ratisbon, on the 23d of May, 
1795+: 
IT is well known, that on the 
sth ult. a separate treaty of peace 
and friendship has been concluded 
at Basle, between the French na- 
tion and his majesty the king of 
Prussia, eleGtor of Brandenburg, 
and co-state of the. empire; and 
that it has since been ratified by. 
both of the contra¢ting parties. 
The present urgent period ap- 
pears to :his, Imperial majesty te 
require of him to express his opi, 
nion with frankness and candour, 
to the electors, princes and. states 
of the empire, and to the German 
nation at large, in order tojdissipate, 
certain doubts and fears, which 
from ignorance of the real state of 
circumstances, from misunderstand. 
ing, or from other causes, which 
have originated in- the minds and 
hearts/of mankind, have been spread 
and inculcated, either by, chance or 
design, with respeét to the pure and 
sincere views of his Imperial ma, 
jesty ; in order also from his Patera 
na 
