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independence, or the expences of a 
monarchy. United to France, it 
will reap the benefits of its security 
and its greatness ; its laborious and 
enlightened citizens will exert their 
industry and their talents in the bo- 
som of the arts, and under the shade 
of peace. 
Security and tranquillity prevail 
in the interior of France, ‘The vi- 
gilance of the magistracy, the seve- 
rity of justice, and a gendarmerie 
vigorously appointed, and directed 
by a commander grown grey in the 
career of honour, has every where 
impressed terror on the minds and 
the atiempts of the brigands. 
Private interest has raised itself 
to a sentiment of public interest. 
Citizens have not shrunk from at- 
tacking those whom they formerly 
dreaded, even when they were 
chained down at the foot of the tri- 
bunals of justice. Whole com- 
munes have taken up arms and 
destroyed the brigands. Foreign- 
ers enyy the security of our public 
roads, and that public force, which, 
~thongh often invisible, is always 
present, attend on their footsteps, 
and watch for their proteétion with- 
_ out any necessity of imploring its 
aid. 
é During the course of a difficult 
year, amidst the exigencies of a ge- 
neral scarcity, the poor looked with 
confidence to the care of govern- 
ment. They supported, with cou- 
rage, the privations which necessity 
imposed ; and they received, with 
gratitude, the succours which they 
were taught to expe¢t. 
The crime of forgery is no longer 
_ encouraged by the hope of impuani- 
ty. The zeal of the tribunals ap- 
bY pointed to prosecute and punish it, 
and the just severity of the laws, 
” at length, checked the pro- 
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gress of an evil which threatened 
both the public treasure, and the 
fortunes of individuals. 
Our cultivation daily improves, 
and defies the most boasted agricul- 
tural systems of Europe. In every 
department are to be found enlight- 
ened farmers, who afford both in. 
struction and example. 
Premiums have been held out for 
improving the breed of horses; and 
similar encouragements are propose 
ed for the improvement of wool by 
the introduction ofa foreign breed of 
sheep. Zealous administrators are 
every where occupied in tracing out 
and revealing the richness of our 
soil, and in disseminating the useful 
plans and the happy results which 
experience daily discovers. 
Our manufactures multiply and 
receive new spirit and improvement. 
While they emulate each, they will 
soon, no doubt, become the rivals 
of the most renowned manufaétures 
of foreign countries. Henceforth 
there will be nothing wanting to 
their prosperity but capitals less 
dearly purchased. But capitalists 
begin already to give up the hazard 
ous speculations of stock-jobbing, 
and devote their attention to the im- 
provement of land and the pursuit 
of useful enterprizes. More than 
twenty thousand workmen, who 
were dispersed throughout Europe, 
have been recalled by the attention 
and by the fayours of government, 
and will soon be restored to our 
manufactures. 
Among our manufaétures, there 
is one which is almost peculiar to. 
France, which Colbert kindled up 
by his genius. It was buried under 
the rains of Lyons: government 
has exerted ail its endeavours to ex- 
tricate it. Lyons is again restored 
to splendour and opulence; already 
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