UNITED BRETONS SOCIETY. “Address to the National Convention - Lot 230

UNITED BRETONS SOCIETY. “Address to the National Convention of France, from the United Bretons Societies, united in a common cause—namely, to obtain fair, equal, and impartial representation in Parliament.” - Read at the session of November 7, 1792—the Manchester Constitutional Society, the Manchester Reform Society, the Whigs... : “Frenchmen, While foreign brigands, under the noble pretext of avenging justice, ravage your territory, spreading desolation and death everywhere; while, as treacherous as they are deceitful, they have the audacity to proclaim that compassion and friendship are the sole motives for their incursions: … we address the most fervent prayers to the God of the Universe that He may favor your cause, to which theirs is so intimately linked. ” — Printed, 7 pages, in-8°