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Gazette Of The United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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In France, Dubois Crancé proposes imprisoning those refusing the Forced Loan in the Convention, likely to pass soon despite current overruling. The loan yields nothing amid severe food shortages in Paris (e.g., two potatoes for 100 livres) and depreciating assignats, fueling widespread dissatisfaction aiming to overthrow the regime, especially in provinces.
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Dubois Crancé has moved, in the Convention that every man refusing to pay the Forced Loan should be imprisoned; and tho' this motion has been over-ruled for the present, it is highly probable that it will be again made, and ultimately carried. The consequence of such a measure, at such a crisis as the present, is too obvious to need elucidation.
Meanwhile, notwithstanding these arbitrary proceedings, the Forced Loan has proved completely unproductive. The alarming and increasing scarcity of provisions, which even in Paris, where every exertion is made, at the expense of the provinces, to supply the inhabitants with food, is so great that two potatoes were lately sold in the street for one hundred livres in paper; and the growing depreciation of assignats, afford an additional ground of discontent.
These circumstances combined, have generated a most complete dissatisfaction among all ranks of people; and, this dissatisfaction is so general, that from a close and attentive observation, it has been stated to us to be entertained by nearly nine tenths of the inhabitants of the provinces. The discontent is not partial, confined to particular measures, or particular men, but general; and having for its object the existing order of things, which it is the wish of the disaffected completely to overthrow—a wish which is expected to be carried into effect, as soon as a fair opportunity shall occur.
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Paris
Event Date
March 17.
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forced loan unproductive; widespread dissatisfaction among nearly nine tenths of provincial inhabitants, aiming to overthrow existing order when opportunity arises.
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Dubois Crancé moved in the Convention to imprison refusers of the Forced Loan, over-ruled temporarily but likely to pass. Loan unproductive amid provisions scarcity in Paris (two potatoes sold for 100 livres in paper) and assignats depreciation, generating general discontent across ranks to overthrow regime.