The country is no longer an abstraction, but a real being, to which we are attached by the happiness it promises to us, and the sacrifices we have made for it.

To what point will this patriotism be exalted at the moment now imminent, when the enemies' forces without are about to combine with the intrigues within to assail it?
The rage of the nation will be terrible if it have not confidence in you.

But this confidence is not to be acquired by words, but by acts.

Give unquestionable proofs of your sincerity.

For instance, two important decrees have been passed, both deeply important for the security of the state, and the delay of your sanction excites distrust.