DEPARTMENT OF AIN. February 1848. "In the name of the French - Lot 595

DEPARTMENT OF AIN. February 1848. "In the name of the French Republic" Address of sub-prefect A. LAFOND. LAFOND, NANTUA (01), February 29, 1848. "Citizens,... I have only a few words to say to you today: All sincerely patriotic opinions must, from now on, merge into a single thought, a single sentiment, national sentiment. Order and Liberty; liberty, which can only exist with order: inviolability, respect for persons and property; the happiness and glory of France; such is the program of the new Government. It will, I am sure, have the support of all our devotion and all our energies. LONG LIVE LIBERTY! LONG LIVE ORDER! VIVE LA NATION! - Printed in NANTUA, by Auguste Arène, Imprimeur de la République. Cover (39.5 x 30 cm) Condition B. Small consolidations outside text.