SHORT CHRONICLE 
OF EVENTS. 
July 4. 1792. 
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France. | have been sapping the: founda~- 
France has long exhibited altions of true freedom. The 
very interesting appearance to|Jast national afsembly seemed: 
all surrounding nations, andjto foresee this before their dif- 
affairs there begin now to al-|solution, and therefore disco- 
sume a very scrious-cast; andap-|vered the most earnest. solici- 
proach to some important crisis.jtude to fx and define the con- 
‘There is a determined firmnefs| stitution, and guard it from. 
in the following letters of Ja innovations with all the caution 
Fayette, that could only pro-!in their power. .. This consti- 
ceed from a conviction that he}tution, having been. solemnly 
is to have a powerful support.|approved of by the nation at 
From whence that is to arise, al|lJarge, has: been a powerful bar- 
little time will probably disco-|rier to their views. They 
ver; but now, we conceive, be- 
gins the most interesting peri- 
ed of the French revolution; 
durst not.directly attack it;. 
but, no. means: have been. ne- 
glected to sap its foundations, 
and it deserves to be adverted|and to: get it overturned by 
to with care. indirect means, As it is pret- 
All our readers know, that |ty generally believed, that the 
for a long while past, a set of |king adopted the constitution 
levellers, under the name of |rather from. necefsity, than 
the club of Jacobins, | have |choice, their chief efforts have 
_borne sovereign sway in France. |been iehdcae directed towards. 
They dictated to the king, to ‘the inducing him, and the royal 
the national afsembly, and dg learsity, to do something that, 
the nation itself. “ By, their|might be deemed an infraction 
influence, the most. atrocious! of the constitution, on his part, 
deeds have been sanctioned| which would have afforded a, 
with applause, and under the fas-| fair pretext, for them making, 
inating name of liberty, they|such decrees, by way af pror. 
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