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Foreign News
May 11, 1787
The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
On March 15, the French Assembly of Notables prompted King Louis XVI to express regret over his inability to abolish the Gabelle, an unjust salt tax, due to state reasons, highlighting his humanity amid despotism.
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March 15. The Assembly of Notables in France has, we are informed, already produced an avowal on the part of the French King, which does honor to his humanity, evincing, that even decided despotism can entertain regrets for its inability to redress wrongs which despotism had caused: He therefore pathetically laments that circumstances, or reasons of State, prevented for the present his abolishing such a grievance as was reproachable to the GABELLE, being a most iniquitous impost upon Salt, that necessary of life.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Assembly Of Notables
French King
Gabelle Tax
Salt Impost
France Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
French King
Where did it happen?
France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
France
Event Date
March 15
Key Persons
French King
Outcome
king laments inability to abolish the gabelle salt tax due to circumstances or reasons of state.
Event Details
The Assembly of Notables in France elicited an avowal from the French King expressing regret for not being able to abolish the Gabelle, an iniquitous impost on salt, due to state reasons, honoring his humanity despite despotism.