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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On March 23, the Paris Commune issues a proclamation calling citizens to arms against invading enemies overrunning parts of the Republic, including Aix-la-Chapelle, Liege, and Brussels. It warns of dangers to Paris and urges a decisive effort to save the Commonwealth and exterminate kings, signed by Mayor Pache.
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March 23.
Proclamation
BY THE COMMUNE OF PARIS.
"To arms, Citizens, to arms! If ye delay all is lost.
A great part of the Republic is over run; Aix-la-Chapelle, Liege, Brussels, must be in possession of the enemy; the heavy artillery, the baggage, the treasure of the army, are retreating with precipitation to Valenciennes, the only place that can stop the enemy for a moment. What cannot follow will be thrown into the Meuse. Dumourier is making conquests in Holland; but if not supported by considerable forces, Dumourier, and with him the flower of the French armies, may be swallowed up.
Parisians! behold the greatness of the danger; will you permit the enemy again to lay waste the land of Liberty, and burn towns and villages?
Parisians! it is against you in particular this abominable war is directed, it is your wives and children that are to be massacred. it is Paris that is to be reduced to ashes; recollect that the insolent Brunswick has sworn not to leave one stone upon another,
Parisians! once more save the Commonwealth, give an example once more, arise, arm, march, and these band of slaves will again give way before you.
It is necessary to make a great effort, a terrible stroke, a last blow! This campaign must decide the fate of the world; we must dismay, We must exterminate KINGS! Men of the 14th of July, of the 6th of October; men of the 10th of August, awake.
Your brethren, your children, pursued by the enemy, surrounded, perhaps, call to you! Your brethren, your children, massacred on the 10th of August, on the plains of Champagne, under the smoking ruins of Lisle; your brethren slain at Genappe, bid you arise!--they must be revenged!
Let all the arms be carried into the sections; let every citizen meet there; let us swear to save our country: let us save it.
Misfortune alight on him who shall hesitate; let to-morrow thousands of men leave Paris.
This is the deadly combat between Men and Kings, between Bondage and Liberty."
PACHE, Mayor.
COLOMBEAU, Secretary.
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March 23
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The Commune of Paris issues a proclamation urging citizens to arm and march against invading enemies who have overrun parts of the Republic, including Aix-la-Chapelle, Liege, and Brussels, with French forces retreating to Valenciennes and the Meuse. It highlights Dumourier's conquests in Holland needing support, warns of threats to Paris, references past revolutionary events, and calls for exterminating kings to save the Commonwealth.