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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Reports from France: National Assembly decrees impeachment of Toulouse Parliament members for protesting their proceedings and orders their arrest. Louisiana inhabitants request French protection. Assembly ends interest on first 400M assignats after Oct 16. Assembly works tirelessly but makes little progress, likened to Penelope's web.
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FROM FRANCE.
The following order was taken by the National Assembly, on the bold protest of the Parliament of Toulouse against their proceedings.
"October 9, 1790.
"On the report of the committee on the Constitution, the National Assembly DECREES, That the members of the heretofore court of Parliament of Toulouse, who passed the Resolves of the 25th and 26th of Sept. last, shall be impeached before a Tribunal forthwith to be established, to take cognizance of High Treason against the Nation.
And considering the nature of the Charges against them, furthermore Decrees, That the KING shall be intreated to give the necessary orders for apprehending all the persons concerning in said Protests."
A request has been made by the inhabitants of LOUISIANA—a district of South America, belonging to the crown of Spain, to be taken under the protection of, and to receive the benefit of the laws of the National Assembly of France.
The first 400,000,000 of Assignats, issued by the French National Assembly, bore an interest of five per cent. October 8, the Assembly decreed that the interest should cease, after the 16th of that month. Some call this an ex post facto law.
The National Assembly, in some of the French papers, is denominated the Long Parliament.
They labour incessantly, Sundays and all days—but they seem to be weaving the web of Penelope—
"Who though she stoutly did beset her,
Her finishing was ne'er the nearer."
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France
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October 1790
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impeachment of toulouse parliament members for high treason; orders for their apprehension; cessation of interest on assignats after october 16; request from louisiana inhabitants for french protection
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The National Assembly decreed on October 9, 1790, to impeach members of the Parliament of Toulouse for their September 25-26 resolves protesting Assembly proceedings, charging them with high treason and requesting the King to order their arrest. Inhabitants of Spanish Louisiana requested protection and laws from the French National Assembly. On October 8, the Assembly ended five percent interest on the first 400,000,000 assignats after October 16, viewed by some as ex post facto. The Assembly is called the Long Parliament in French papers and works incessantly without progress, compared to Penelope's web.