historical chronicle. 



«etid of war.— Liberty ! Laws ! 

 Peace I these three words were 

 inscribed by the Greeks on the 

 vralls of the temple of Delphos. 

 You will imprint them with 

 indelible characters on the 

 whole surface of the territories 

 of France, — and each of us, 

 vrhen w^e return to our respec- 

 tive departments, will every 

 where inspire confidence in 

 your wisdom J respect for the 

 existing laws, in expectance 

 of those which are about to 

 proceed from your tutelary 

 authority ; submifsion to the 

 free and popular government, 

 which you are about to esta- 

 Wifli ; and the most sincere 

 wifhes for maintaining among 

 all the parts of this extended 

 empire, that unity, of which 

 your august afsembly will ever 

 be the common centre and 

 bond of connection." 



After this addrefs was read, 

 and approved, a deputation 

 from the national convention 

 having entered the hall, their 

 spokesman said, 



" The national convention 

 lias sent us to inform you, that 

 they are constituted, and that 

 they are going to repair hither, 

 to commence their sittings.'' 



M. Francois, who was in the 

 chair, informed the deputation, 

 that the national legislative af- 

 sembly had just decreed, that 

 they Ihould proceed in a body 

 to the Thuiileries, to serve as 

 a guard to the convention. — 

 All the members immediately 

 rose up, and thus terminated, 



after the existence of an year, 

 the national afsembly, under 

 which the French nation mar- 

 ched with giant strides towards 

 republicanism. 



We have inserted the above 

 as a specimen of the mode of 

 proceeding, and manner of ar- 

 guing in this convention, — we 

 must pafs over others more 

 briefly. 



Sept. 2 2. The convention de- 

 creed, 



I. That all public acts (hall 

 be dated, " Thefrsi year of the 

 French republic. 



II. That the state seal fliall 

 be changed, and have for le- 

 gend, " French republtcy 



III. That the national seal 

 (hall represent a woman sitting 

 on a bundle of arms, and ha- 

 ving in her hand a pike, with, 

 the cape of liberty upon it y 

 and on the exergue, " Archives 

 of the French republic.'''' 



IV. That petitioners (hall 

 not be admitted to the bar, but 

 during the evening sittings. 



They next resolved, 



I. That all citizens of the 

 republic, without distinction,' 

 are eligible to vacant places. 



II. All the members of ad- 

 ministration, and of judiciary 

 bodies, now in the exercise of 

 their functions (hall be chang- 

 ed. 



Mi" Thomas Paine opposed 

 this last motion, thinking it a 

 matter of too much couse- 

 quence to be determined with- 

 out deliberation j but he was 

 over-ruled. 



