Dear Sir,
Damn. Close enough.
50% slaves? Double damn.
Yours,
Enewald
I think Lafayette agrees with you (on both counts )
Dear Sir;
Well, we do need to shake the world up, don't we?
I'm happy to see that a worthy man has claimed the worthy position of our nations protector. I must say I'm a little worried by the disappearance of the Austrian Bonapartes... I think highly of our late Empereurs dynasty, but if they would come here not invited and demand any kind of power, they would bring dishonour to their name.
When I read of the Greek uprisings I was filled with joy as much as I was filled with sadness when I read of the Turkish attrocities. I hope the Greeks shall rise in an all out rebellion and liberate their Patria from the absolutist tyrants. Rise greek brothers, and fight in the name of the Revolution!
Yours,
Mr Gabriel Valjean
It is a time of great change, across the world. Your advice to the Bonapartes is no doubt correct. Too bad they're generally shameless in trying to retrieve their ill-gotten power
Dear Sir,
The day of Market Street Massacre is a date that will forever live in infamy! A pox on his majesty's subjects!
Yours wrathfully,
R-G. de Baie.
The British aren't going to win any popularity awards, that's for sure!
Dear Sir,
As you indicate in your responses to correspondence, the slave economy of Saint Domingue was one of the most advanced manifestations of the plantation system in terms of sophistication and profit margin. The history of the twists and turns of the slaves' revolution and of its impact around the world is very interesting. Hearing the yawns of my fellow readers, though, I will stop here by mentioning one of the age's fascinating and often forgotten transnational connections: tiny Haiti was the first country in the world to recognise Greek independence in our own timeline's 1821.
Good luck to general Lafayette. I guess it was the best an old Jacobin like me can expect for the time being...
D. de Salvator
That's an interesting tidbit on Haiti - didn't know that!
Hummm Louis' implication can't be good, he was the worst of the Bonaparte...
Worse than Jerome? Louis was just the closest Bonaparte I could find to Vienna.
Dear Sir,
As perturbed as I have been in the wake of the Market Street Massacre, I was nevertheless overjoyed by the arrival of M. de Lafayette, a hero of both great revolutions of our time and a distinguished moderate at that. I am also filled with optimism at the news of the Greek Revolution; being an avowed classicist, I can only hope that the civilized nations of the world will see this event as the first step towards a rebirth of the Golden Age, this time encompassing the Old World and the New.
Yours,
Mssr. Seleucroix
The moderate liberalism of Lafayette will undoubtedly be a boon for the Louisiana, as will his international standing as a diplomatic and military celebrity.
Dear Sir,
Magnifico.
The monarch selects 70% of the senate and the consul, the senate selects the Viceroy when the current one dies. What's not to like about that system?
If all real executive power remains in the Consul and Viceroy, then it is some sort of nifty popular dictatorship by royal decree.
It's also very Banana Republic if a Bonaparte, once of age, has to kill a Viceroy and constantly replace Consuls every time he wants to exert power over his state.
- Monsieur Rogov
I think Lafayette would ideally like to libaralise the system, but time will tell if he can convince the Senators of that!
Dear Sir
First may I comment the new layout and typesetting of your esteemed publication. I shall renew my subscription.
The Viceroy's arrival seems to be a suitable compromise and I look forward to hearing his manifesto for government.
Yours faithfully
Mr A Alfredian
I'm glad you like the new format. It was borne out of necessity, but I'm pleased with the results.
Dear sir
Forget the pricvous reply I have liked a idea someone else made and change it a litle.
So have a Bourbon restoration in Luisinania. While that hapens have Napolean 2 oficaly unify Italy and have the boniparte coat of arms on top of a background with both the frech colers horizontal and the Italian solwr diangnal, and have Mexico be a Monarchy becouse the Luisian Empire helped out the Monarchy of Mexico.
From
Derkc2 (a Monarchist)
That's a lot of monarchies! I'm not sure our tiny army would support that kind of adventure. Not yet, at least