ThedeathofM。deBuffonyouhaveheardlongago。Idonotknowwhetherweshallhaveanythingposthumousofhis。Astopoliticalnews，thiscountryismakingitswaytoagoodconstitution。Theonlydangeris，theymaypresssofastastoproduceanappealtoarms，whichmighthaveanunfavorableissueforthem。Asyet，theappealisnotmade。Perhapsthewarwhichseemstobespreadingfromnationtonation，mayreachthem：thiswouldinsurethecallingoftheStatesGeneral，andthis，asissupposed，theestablishmentofaconstitution。

　　Ihavethehonortobe，withsentimentsofsincereesteemandrespect，DearSir，yourfriendandservant，”AMONOPOLYOFDESPOTISM”

　　_ToSt。JohndeCrevecoeur_

　　_Paris，August9，1788_

　　DEARSIR，——Whileoursecondrevolutionisjustbroughttoahappyendwithyou，yourshere，isbutcleverlyunderway。Forsomedays，Iwasreallymelancholywiththeapprehension，thatarmswouldbeappealedto，andtheoppositioncrushedinitsfirstefforts。Butthingsseemnowtowearabetteraspect。Whiletheoppositionkeepsatitshighestwholesomepoint，government，unwillingtodrawthesword，isnotforcedtodoit。ThecontesthereisexactlywhatitwasinHolland：acontestbetweenthemonarchicalandaristocraticalpartsofthegovernment，foramonopolyofdespotismoverthepeople。

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