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George Washington, President of the United States posted:In order to secure the preservation of Government, I hereby announce these United States’ neutrality in your internal strife.  Monsieur Ambassador, perhaps you should check on the position of your government again.
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Rincewind posted:As for the other legislation currently before the Assembly, I also oppose the Reinforce the City Guard Act. Despite my opposition to the specific turns of the Defend the Boarders Act, I of course recognize the critical role the military plays in the defense of the Realm— and therefore cannot accept depriving it of funds and war matériel to empower a band of Jacobin thugs. While we object to your denigration of the Revolutionary Guard--a legal organization, empowered by the Assembly to safeguard our revolution--as 'Jacobin thugs', we have responded to your concerns regarding the lowering of the army budget. We hope you will reconsider your vote.
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If the Reinforce the City Guard Act no longer takes money from the armies in this time of peril, we are much more inclined to look favorably upon it.
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 Jacques Roux, speaking from the Paris Commune: I call for a Referendum on the future of the Haitian people, the Haitian people, both black and white, should be allowed to vote on the matter of the transition of Haiti to a province of a France. The Referendum in my mind will have 2 options, Independence, and Incorporation, the vote will be both in writing and using pictorial explanations for those who are illiterate. I hope the Jacobins, and my Enragés colleagues will support this proposal, as well as the Honourable Toussaint Loverture. I will respect any result, but I believe the Men and Women (who also must be allowed to vote) must be allowed the right to choose. The Royalists are what caused the abuse of the Haitians in the first place, the Republicans are the ally of the Black people of Haiti.
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Tao Jones posted:
 Man you weren't complaining about the French military when we saved your ass from the Brits ten years ago. I sailed my ass around the world so you could pay less taxes, and now you come in here trying to throw your weight around because you've got a racist hair up your ass? Fuck off back to you homeboy Jefferson, and ask him what he remembers about fighting next to Frenchmen so that he could call himself a free man, oh wait, he couldn't answer that question, because he ran like a coward back to his plantation so he could write a bunch of words about how all men are equal except the ones he's personally enslaved.
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Georges Cadoudal Concerning Lafayette posted:...Monsieur Lafayette lives on another world, removed from such earthly concerns as "truth" and "prudence," for that is the only way I can understand his latest babble. At last count, the men who have fled to our Majesty's brother number less than One and a half thousands, compared to the over 40 thousands of the National Guard now stationed in Paris. Does Lafayette have so little faith in his men that he thinks they will flee at the first sight of blood? Does he think the comte so utterly stupid as to seek such a useless death, after having sworn before God and all men not to be the aggressor? And with all this, he thinks Paris at-risk? If Paris is in danger, it is from the armed mob, given the fig leaf of authority by the assembly for their riots, thieveries, and outrages, or even worse by the Cambions! Let us not forget that the Satan worshiper and his minions were under Lafayette's nose, committing untold atrocities, and the man did nothing! Worse, he has now camped across the border with Brittany, a region which has done nothing, preparing himself to slaughter and rape across the Duchy. He is no man of peace, but a tyrant and a blood-crazed fool. Guardsmen, do not bring war upon those who have not harmed you, who instead have their hands open in friendship to you and your families! Take up conflict against those in the assembly, who seek everywhere to make enemies of friends, sniffing for blood like a hungry pack of wolves! Vive le Roi!
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Also jesus christ St. Just you little weasel, you were supporting the goddamn independence of Haiti like two months ago and now that it's the king doing it you'd rather deny an entire race of people their freedom than, quelle horreur, see His Majesty do literally anything. Suck it up and go look in a mirror, and remember what the Jacobins really stand for. And before you people think about taking money out of peasants' mouths or whatever to form the Guard of the Revolution or the Revolutionary Guard or the National Independence Guardians or the Fuck You Flotilla or whatever the shit you people splinter into next, consider funding the god damn Navy, which, uh, stands between you and the British trying to burn your house down.
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 Marquis de Lafayette, Commander of the National Guard Various forces work to tear France apart without the consent of its people. I call on the Assembly to pass a new law, in defense of its nation. That no region or colony of France may secede from the central authority of the Legislative Assembly without the consent of ALL the people of France through a Popular Plebiscite of all with enfranchisement! This Secession Act is vital.
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tatankatonk posted:
 The forces of France displayed themselves magnificently in my nation's struggle against the British, no one is disputing that. Now, elements of those same forces that once were a midwife for my Republic are apparently intending to surrender themselves to a mob of slaves armed with little more than a few guns and reinforced by a single cannon. If I am complaining about the French military, Admiral, I am complaining that it seems to have lost the fighting spirit and skill which it so lately displayed in aiding the cause of America. Toussaint Loverture claims that the infamous massacres at St. Marc and Le Cap were committed by rogue elements of his army, slaves that could not control their base desires for violence and bloodshed. Should your government ratify the surrender, who is to say that the same will not happen to those men who put themselves into Toussaint's "care"? Toussaint himself? History attests to how empty his promises of safety can be. Your ideals are blinding you to the harsh realities of war and politics, Admiral. If I, one of France's greatest friends in the world, view the proposed course of action as a show of weakness, what do you suppose your nation's enemies will think of it?
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 196x250 Alexis Le Veneur de Tillières, commandant l'Armée du Rhin I must at this most delicate moment must avoid the appearance of taking sides in matters of statecraft. Yet it occurs to me that, should these seizures of self-determination continue to wrack the foundations of our fair France, the very blood of our grand nation shall be sucked dry from its veins! I can only sigh with a heavy heart as I gaze upon a map showing my beloved land--shall this be the extent of France's greatness? Shall regions be lopped off as though France--France, the center of world culture and art--were nothing more than a pig at the slaughter? My hands tremble at the thought! Still, I must step aside and let the politicians do their work. I have nothing but the highest, most unshakable confidence that a united France shall endure, therefore I have no need to support nor oppose the Secession Act--besides, such is not my place.
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 quote:Excerpts of the Report by the Prussian ambassador on the French situation
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sniper4625 posted:To clarify the position of the Assembly, I will propose the Defend the Borders Act: our army is directed to fortify the borders of France and prepare to defend France. To those who accuse this act of being a provocative one: where anywhere does it say that the army is directed to take offensive action? We have a pretender to the throne actively raising an army to invade France. Isn't a it good idea to try to defend against his forces and any allies he may raise? This seems like a rather simple question to me. Where do the detractors of this act propose we raise our defenses, Paris itself?
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 Minister of War von Bachmann I am placing day to day operations of the Swiss Guard into the capable hands of Brigadier von Altishofen, a God-fearing son of Helvetia whose watchword is discipline. His family have been very prominent in the Pontifical Swiss Guard and I'm sure he will do his duty to the King. No changes to the organisation of the army will take place for the next 3 months as I will be implementing the plan Marshal Luckner developed, including his creation of cottage industries for the production of war matériel (which, it gladdens me to report, includes extraction of sulphur from the Earth with which to manufacture gunpowder. What a useful substance! Destroying the enemies of God both corporeal and spiritual - yellow is truly the colour of divinity!) I believe that, rather than constant changes to the command and training regimen, it is essential to establish some sort of continuity so that discipline can be established. If I have the honour of retaining this office in the future I may try to improve the state of our logistics. The orders currently in effect in the name of the War Ministry are summarised as follows:- -The protection of the French-Breton border by elements of the Army of the North from any and all who would breach the King's peace. -The arrest of the criminal de Sade by the Army of the North (why the National Guard refused to undertake this simple mission escapes me - presumably Lafayette is loathe to turn against his "erstwhile" Jacobin friend) -The cessation of combat in Haiti God save the King!
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Georges CadoudalA reply to the Lawyers of Champagne posted:...Perhaps Monsieur Robespierre should listen to the good ambassador of the King of Prussia, as that good man hands the Monsieur the truth! His act would do more to harm the Kingdom's diplomatic position than any court faux-pas could ever hope to achieve! He and his allies seek the blood of Europe so they may slake their thirst! "The Incorruptible" who so strongly spoke for the satanist de Sade seeks the sacrifice of the men of Europe for his own devilish plans! He ignores the oath the good Louis made, on the Gospels themselves, that the royal prince has abjured aggression, and seeks to provoke war for his own designs! War, hellish war, war that will burn the farms, desolate the people, that he claims to speak for! This provocation, is it not the very sign of the work of Satan, who seeks the ruin and damnation of all men? I know that not all men agree with me, who think the assembly is a true continuation with the history of the kingdom, and I count some of them as my friends, but I know no man outside of the assembly who sees war as something lightly to be undertaken, to be taunted like a chained bear by dogs! Peoples of France, do not be the aggressor! Do not let the blood of men, the tears of orphans and widows, stain your soul in front of the seat of Judgment! Deny the aggressors, and flock to the King, peacemaker! Vive le Roi!
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A speech to the Parisians posted:How can a fort attack? How can defensive works lead to bloodshed?
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sniper4625 posted:In case it was not apparent, the forces of Monarchist Europe lurk on our doorstep, gaining power for an attack. Our armies are needed on our borders, not on the other side of the country. Even if the Devil De Sade invades Brittany, it just means two rebels for Lafayette to crush.  Steward Charles Armand Tuffin, marquis de la Rouerie Steward of the Throne of the Elective Duchy of Breizh/Brittany for Duke Luis II Open Musing of an Open Mind: On ‘French Unity’ posted:It is quite odd, don't you think, to see the offerings in the camp of 'French Unity'. The vile daemon Sade calls for France to finish what it started under his and Robespierre's mantle and will. Robespierre, as always, backs Sade completely and utterly. They both hunger for Breton blood, both live for excess and death, and both pat each other on the back for their cruel deeds. For these two men the only 'Unity' of import is unity of action and thought. These men truly are one side to the same coin; I do not consider slight variations on a theme to warrant a second, you see. Letter to the Government of France posted:Kingdom of the French,
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I will be brief, for the hour is late: First, I reject, renounce, denounce, and in all other ways abjure de Sade. My earlier endorsements and recommendations were made without knowledge of is true nature, and I now join every good and honest man in calling for his capture. The recent attempts by the monarchists to paint us with the same brush betrays their moral bankruptcy. Second, I wish not for the death of anyone - my statement merely means that were de Sade to attack Brittany, then he would easily be put down by the National Guard expeditionary force. Third, d'Esting is no longer Minister of the Army.
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Saint-Just Citizens! There are those among you who would make distinctions based on old particularism and habits to deny men rights. "Oh, these people are not French. They are Norman. They are Breton. They are Gascon.", they say. We reject their particularism! We reject their bigotry! We say, everyone born in France is French! We are done with special rights and distinctions! Everyone is equal, and everyone has equal rights, not old privileges. No longer do we say, "These are the rights of the city of Marsailles, and these of the city of Nantes." No longer do we say, "These are the rights of the noble, these of the city dweller, and these of the peasant." No! We say, "These are the rights of the citizen! These are the rights of all of mankind!"
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Steward Charles Armand Tuffin, marquis de la Rouerie Steward of the Throne of the Elective Duchy of Breizh/Brittany for Duke Luis II Excerpt From Open Musing of an Open Mind: On Rights posted:... and how is it racist to say we are our own nation? It is racist to insist that our nation does not exist. It is racist and blind(!) to declare that our language and culture don't exist. No man has any Rights if he does not have the Right to be himself. We have a Right to be Breton. We have a Right to be ourselves. We have a Right to self-determination, and we have self-determined that we are an Independent Elective Duchy! If you do not respect these Rights on account of your Great Parisian Chauvinism, then you care not for Rights other that that that which you perceive to be granted wholesale by force of 'Might'.
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Tao Jones posted:
 It's not my concern what the ambassador of a foreign nation thinks of the deals we make internally, and it's not my responsibility to attempt to appease your government of fly-by-night racists and reactionaries. I am sworn to the Constitution, which states that "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be based only upon public utility", and to my King, who desires immensely that his subjects be spared any violence or injustice. I've done my best to follow both, and as for your concerns about whether Toussaint is trustworthy, here is a man who raised his flag, the French flag, against a corrupt and brutal regime that many of us in France had long detested, and I think your disgusting racism blinds you to the parallels of his and your revolutions. If you are so concerned about prosecuting war criminals, did your General Washington not acquire quite the reputation for burning down the villages of Indians, leaving women and children to die of hunger and cold? I imagine seizing him in the name of justice would be less expensive than booking a ticket to Haiti.
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Epicurius posted:Saint-Just Oh, be quiet, Louis. You've been posturing your whole goddamn life, acting like you know anything about privation or suffering, you're just another prep school asshole who gets to write for a living because you? work? of course not, there's people to bother. Haha, what are you even going to do if Brittany goes either way. You're either going to move on to the next thing like the fucking sky is collapsing if it passes, or you're gonna get a bunch of these people in Paris ginned up on your brand of murder and send them to die while you sit safely out of harm's way, writing another worthless pamphlet about shit you've never even dealt with in your life. What do you know about suffering or oppression? Check your god damned privilege.
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 Hey, people of Paris! I'm leaving this city, and going back to Toulon now to solve more things now that I have done my duty as emergency Minister of War, it's been real. But before I go, let me just say that these asshole Jacobins don't know shit from dick. You want bread? Well, the King is giving it to you, because he cares. You want more rights? Well, the King thinks its time you get some. You want peace? Well, the King wants it too. You know who doesn't want that? Robespierre and his band of merry fuckups, who all either flunked out of pre-law or huffed so much glue they think Jesus Christ descended down to Earth and gave them the divine mission to spend the rest of their lives printing pamphlets with so much purple prose in them the thesaurus industry becomes the biggest employer in France. You want stability and things improving? Go tell your King he's doing a great job. You want to see your dog get denounced as a traitor to the nation because Robespierre went on a bender and is still hallucinating a lil' bit the morning after? Go vote for the Jacobins, or whatever. Enrages, you're still cool.
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I am sure the people of Paris will listen to you, Admiral d'Esting, though should I encourage them to listen to the radical who caused half our fleet to mutiny or the monarchist who so dearly loves his king and tradition? It's so hard to keep track among the torrent of words that come out of your mouth.
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sniper4625 posted:
Hahaha, I don't know, should they listen to Robespierre the incorruptible or Max the weird kid who once got so fucking mad at losing a chess tournament at Lycee Louis-le-Grand he just started screaming until security removed him from the atrium. You didn't think anybody would remember that, dude? Hahaha you so ugly when they hold up your head to the crowd they're gonna have to have a paper bag over it. Haha your dick so small Napoleon's like damn dude they should have named the complex after that
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 Man maybe I shouldn't have been so mean to Robespierre. I mean we all know that not only did he lose his right hand he also lost his longtime girlfriend
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Hilarious. If anyone else as any hand jokes to make, I invite you to do so. I only ask you try to put a little effort into it - most of the low hanging fruit has already been plucked. As for Admiral d'Esting, the man clearly suffers from a medical malady the learned men know only as "Talkius Bullshittia". A good rest in the countryside is exactly what the doctors recommend, and I wish him the best in his recovery.
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sniper4625 posted:
 Haha speaking of Latin, everytime you come to mass the priest quits the church cause ain't no loving God make a face like that
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 Ahaha so there's this farmer who's in debt and his neighbor's got a couple fat donkeys and always leaves his pasture gate open at night. The farmer goes out to steal one of the donkeys but the neighbor sees somebody out there and comes charging out shouting with a shotgun. The farmer dives over the donkey into a bush but his wig falls on the donkey's butt, the neighbor gets closer and stops in his tracks and says "Oh, forgive me monsieur Robespierre, but aren't you supposed to be in Paris?"
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I don't want to make this "La Nation, la Loi, le 'make hand jokes', so I'll close with a request that any further witticisms be added to one of your numerous posts on this page. Merci et bonne nuit.
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Anonymous Pamphlet Distributed In Poor Parisian Neighborhoods posted:CITIZENS!
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Pamphlet distributed in Paris by the Society for Haitian Liberty posted:
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 Vermont banned slavery in 1777. Pennsylvania followed suit in 1780. In 1783, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts— the cradle of the American Revolution— ruled that a black man is entitled to the same liberty as his fellow men, and free under the Constitution of that Commonwealth. New Hampshire also abolished slavery in 1783. Rhode Island and Connecticut followed suit in 1784. In 1787, the American Congress banned slavery throughout the whole of the vast Northwest Territory. Thomas Jefferson himself— though personally a slaveowner— sought to end slavery in all the territories of the United States, although his proposal was narrowly defeated in Congress. Given that many of your own countrymen do not agree with your narrow conception of who is a citizen and who is a slave, Mr. Short, I find your attempt to meddle with who the French government extends the rights of citizenship to extremely inappropriate.
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If my arguments are vehement, it is meant in the spirit of friendship. When a man sees his friend about to make a grave error of judgment, he should speak out. As I have said, I believe this piece of legislation which you are entertaining is an outrageous blunder. Certainly, many northern states have enacted legislation which emancipates the children of slaves born within their borders (such as Pennsylvania) or abolishing the institution altogether. In any case, this is not so difficult a thing for them to do, as there are few, if any, Negroes living within those borders. No industry there is reliant on Negro slaves in the manner that the southern states are. I am a man of Virginia; I understand the economics of slavery as well as any man might hope to. If the doubtful military wisdom of placing your men under the command of Toussaint Loverture, a man whose lack of control over his own people led to the massacres at St. Marc and Le Cap, consider the economic implications of your bill. By this I mean that the manufacture of sugar is particularly dependent upon labor-power. It is harsh work, conducted amidst all of the dangers and tropical sicknesses which your Haitian expedition's soldiers, no doubt, complain of in their letters. No European man who has not taken leave of his senses would ever agree to work on a sugar plantation. Even the English, who have held that no slave can be forcibly removed from Great Britain (and thus in effect abolished the condition of slavery on their home islands), have not been so foolish as to abolish it within their colonies. This is no doubt in part because they realize that the enormous sugar profits of Jamaica that they currently enjoy would dwindle to nothing without slave labor. I believe those men of France who support this measure for economic reasons are ignorant of the economic realities of the plantation. As my voice appears to be the only one raised against this bill, and I am a man who has no franchise in your assembly, it should pass without difficulty. If my tone toward the Admiral gave offense, I apologize - his peculiar manner brought out the worst in me.
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 Honored men of France, these past few months have seen a flurry of attempts to aid the cause of our nation's women. While all are laudatory and of most generous intentions, it is clear that just as modern society has been unable and unwilling to accept the cause of all men regardless of their social status, it will do even less to recognize the inalienable rights of this nation's women. But let us not linger upon this regrettable fact. For the moment, I am championing the cause of women without asking for our equal share. Instead, let us turn to the subject of camp followers, a practice as old as the institution of war itself. For as long as armies have fought in the field, so have those who have supported those who fought. Even as our nation is propelled towards violent exploits that I dare not imagine, it likewise girds herself in the armor of war. So while you polish your weapons and ready your armies, gentlemen, I propose the following: Regulating camp followers As the discussion regarding women indicates, the men of France are terrified at the notion of whores besmirching their most pristine honor. But the fact on the ground is that camp followers often include prostitutes and loose women of ill repute. Currently, this grievous situation has been addressed neither by the excellent officers of the Army, nor the noble statesmen of the Law, nor the pious hierophants of the Church. Why this continuing moral crisis continues is beyond me, but as one with an interest in the best interest of this nation's women, I intend to address it. As the august body of the Legislative Assembly seems to suffer from grave imbalance of humors at the notion of women engaging in civic duty, let this simply be the public proclamation of a private citizen who happens to be female. Dearest delegates, in order to alleviate this situation, we should legitimize and regulate the practice of camp followers, not simply discard it entirely. Having a supply chain maintained by virtuous and patriotic Frenchwomen can be helpful to this nation's war efforts. Therefore, I suggest these provisions- * Camp volunteers are to be organized as non-combat auxiliary corps who would be protected from frontline duty. * These women would be recruited mainly from the wives and female relatives of the soldiers serving in the units they are attached to. * Non-related volunteers may serve, but strict anti-fraternization policies can be enacted to prevent amorous and other distracting relationships from forming. To break these policies, especially engaging in whoredom, would be to result in dishonorable discharge and expulsion for both parties. * The primary role for these camp volunteers would be to aid in the logistics of the military by washing, cooking, nursing, sewing, maintaining supplies and powder, scavenging supplies, and all of the non-combat needs of the military. * These women may be trained to defend themselves to protect against the violation of their honor by the enemy brutes, as per the discretion of their commanding officers. But the most important training should be to make use of their industriousness in fulfilling the previous tasks in order to protect the wartime supply chain. * While women serving as camp volunteers would not grant them suffrage under current law, some other compensation should be given to those who join in this service. Monetary could do. * These are merely guidelines. The details are up to the discretion of each individual unit's commanding officer, but some sort of basic uniform policy should be kept in place. The dream of this proposal is to unleash the patriotic potential of France's women to defend her home from whatever enemies may threaten the legitimate order and who seek to pervert the justice of this great nation. Such an example already exists in the case of the esteemed Mme. Molly Pitcher of Pennsylvania. Mme. Pitcher tirelessly aided the war effort for the liberation of her people, fighting with her life for freedom. Instead of being accused of prostitution, or mocked, the wise representatives of the United States simply praised her courage. Can the honorable women of France do no less than the maidens of such a young nation? A thousand times non! As part of their sacred duty to defend France, the men of this kingdom must likewise allow others to come to her aid. I implore you, men of France. If you truly love your country, then allow us the chance to love her alongside you. 
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 THE STRAIGHT TALK OF FATHER DUCHESNE My fellow prisoners of starvation and unemployment: Let us talk about the black man. I have heard, in the taverns and whorehouses, that the working men and women of France have nothing in common with the Negro overseas, for their skin is black as coal and are not really human, but rather are as cattle, like a mule or an ox that, seeing its master shout for equality, tries to drop its yoke and burden, crying "me too! me too!". These are shit opinions coming from shit minds. Are we ourselves not also treated as the mules and oxen of the rich and privileged, even by those who claim to stand by your side? Are we not expected to do the toiling and sweating for them, while they idle away in the Assembly arguing over the best way to dismember the Republique? I say, to the lot of you, that we must not only hold the wretched Negro of the Caribbean as our equal, but those of you who can write, must also take notes of their success, so we can learn from what they have done! For they did not throw away their chains by lying about in the shit and mud, but by taking muskets and bayonets to conquer their freedom by destroying those who got in their way. For I tell you, when the day of retribution comes, when the take charge of our future as they have done, you won't be able to see the soot on their faces that makes them different from the white man in the eyes of some, for both of us will be covered in the blood of those who have kept us captive of hunger, poverty and misery. Haiti has shown that the correct form to take what is owed from the Coward of Versailles is to intimidate the royals and nobles into submission. Follow their example!
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 Colonel Napoléon Bonaparte In a speech to the troops in Haiti Men, I have good news, and good news. The good news are that the butchers of St Marc and Le Cap will be brought to justice for their heinous crimes. The good news are that this war is over and the revolt has been put down. Louverture has accepted sorting out the murderous elements of his army and seeing them punished for their actions, and to the incorporation of Haiti as a department of France, in exchange for domestic autonomy. But our job here is far from over. In fact, we are just beginning. As of now, you are the Haiti garrison. You are the maintainers of the law on this land. You will complete your objective and see this land brought to peace. The first order of things will be ensuring the investigation on the atrocities in St Marc and Le Cap proceeds as it should: justly and thoroughly. Once that is over, the transition into the new law will proceed under our oversight. You are all good men. You have followed me to the ends of the earth, so far away from home. I trust you and have full faith in you.
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 Turns are due in five hours at 6 PM EST. Get them in! 1st French Assembly, 3rd Session  300x336 Vote Distribution: pre:Feuillants: 166 votes Girondins: 167 votes Montagnards: 166 votes Independents: 245 votes Enrages: 1 vote Proposals on the Floor: pre:Breton Rebellion Act - spons: Marquis de Lafayette The Agricultural Innovation Act - spons: Jean-François Varlet (Enragés) Defend the Borders Act - spons: Maximilien de Robespierre Reinforce the City Guard Act - spons: Jean-François Varlet (Enragés) Closing the Loophole Act - spons: Maximilien de Robespierre The Province of Haiti Act - spons: comte de Montmorin Breton Semi-Independence Recognition Act - spons: King Louis XVI Secession Act - spons: Marquis de Lafayette Regulating Camp Followers - spons: Olympe de Gouges Haitian Referendum Act - spons: Jacques Roux pre:None
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Georges Danton Votes YES Regulating Camp Followers Agricultural Innovation Act Reinforce the City Guard Closing the Loophole Defend the Botders Secession Act NON All else at this time
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 The Navy needs to be fully funded. I submit this slightly modified budget that will ensure this. quote:Contributions Directes:
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There are more pressing concerns than our navy, especially with the cessation of hositilities in Haiti. Current funding is sufficient. Citoyen Danton, I must urge you support the Breton Rebellion Act, for the good of France.
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