Newberry Library - Motion d'ordre par Chénier sur les théâtres : séance du 26 brumaire an 6

User-Contributed Translation adopted its honorable title, has not ceased since to spread republican principles, and has, by its courageous consistency, deserved and obtained the honors of oppression during the two royalist reactions.
Let it not be said, citizen representatives, that these objects are outside of your jurisdiction, and that they exclusively concern the Directory. It is evident that the Directory cannot extend its own surveillance, or determine its limits; it can neither report, nor modify laws; and that is precisely the question at hand. One must not denature the powers on this point, no more than on any other. The Directory must precisely and faithfully execute the laws that the two councils passed with maturity and wisdom. Secondly, I request for the legislative branch all that can serve or honor the Republic. It is the legislative tribune that must launch glorious testimonies of the nation’s gratitude towards the heroes of the homeland; it is the legislative tribune that must display the flag of peace; it is the legislative tribune again that must preside over the prosperity of commerce, the magnificence of the arts, and the strengthening of institutions that will elicit more and more love for republican laws and morals.
As a consequence of these principles, which I exposed to you only succinctly, and which will likely need to be developed someday, I ask that a committee of five members be formed to present to the Council a report on these three questions:
1) Should the first article of the law of January 13th, 1791, the one that relates to the theaters, be modified?
2) What should the Directory’s surveillance of these establishments consist of?
3) How should one determine the type of reward given to theaters that will have served the cause of liberty well?

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