The Centennial Universal History; A Clear and Concise History of All Nations, with a Full History of the United States to the Close of the First 100 Years
The Centennial Universal History; A Clear and Concise History of All Nations, with a Full History of the United States to the Close of the First 100 Years
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ... freedom which they had learned. Many writers in France, especially Rousseau, had advocated republican principles with the greatest eloquence. Calonne, Minister of Finance.--The vain and extravagant Calonne, who, through the influence of the queen, was now appointed minister of finance, adopted a policy just the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ... freedom which they had learned. Many writers in France, especially Rousseau, had advocated republican principles with the greatest eloquence. Calonne, Minister of Finance.--The vain and extravagant Calonne, who, through the influence of the queen, was now appointed minister of finance, adopted a policy just the reverse of that which had been pursued by the economical Necker. He continued the system of loans long after the termination of the American war, and delighted the queen and the courtiers by giving the most extravagant entertainments; but his resources were at length exhausted, and he saw no other remedy than the taxation of the nobility and the clergy of France. For the purpose of securing the adoption of this course, he called an Assembly of Notables at Versailles, in 1787. After a long struggle, the project of universal taxation was defeated; and Calonne, threatened with impeachment, resigned his office, and retired from the country. Brienne, Financial Minister.--Calonne's successor as minister of finance was Brienne, who found himself obliged to follow the usual method of raising loans and increasing the taxes, in order to cover the deficit in the revenue; but in this he met with the most determined opposition from the parliament of Paris, which refused to register his edicts. The government then arrested the boldest speakers of 'i.e parliament, and banished them to Troyes. This proceeding aroused such a storm of indignation among the French people that the government effected a compromise with the banished members, who were again recalled, and the parliament were again sanctioned. Spirit of the French People.--The French people now openly manifested their opposition to the court party. The parliament of Paris was surrounded by noisy multitudes, ...
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