We read in the minutes of the Convention:
Meeting of 10 Brumaire an II.
Citizen Nalbec demand that all citizens are obliged, under pain of being considered suspect and treated as such, to give in conversations and reports of any kind between them to form deceptive, demeaning to his employer, and flattering than it addresses, you, that means many people as he is only one, and he says is a lack of language at the same time it is a contrary to the principle of formal equality in politics.
This petition is converted into motion by a member, it undertakes on a slight discussion, which ends with a decree that the citizen's petition Nalbec will be inserted in the Bulletin, with an invitation to all citizens to n ' use in their own language expressions to penetrate the minds of all the immutable principle of equality (Minutes of the Convention, Volume XXIV, p. 226).
National Convention, meeting of 10 Brumaire
A deputation Companies popular city of Paris asked that all individuals who have left the cities where they were resident to go live in their castles, are kept and those that are useless to the cultivation of land, to return to the cities, under pain of being regarded with suspicion and treated as such.
A member of the deputation, then taking the floor, Citizen Representatives, the principles of our language must we be so expensive that the laws of our Republic.
We distinguish three individuals for the singular, and three for the plural, and in defiance of cete rule, the spirit of fanaticism, feudal pride and made us enter into the habit of using the second person plural when speaking to a alone. Many evils resulting from this abuse yet, he opposes a barrier to inlelligence sans-culottes, he maintains the morgue perverts and adulation on the pretext of respect, repel virtues fraternal principles. These observations communicated to all the popular societies, they have agreed, unanimously, that you petition would be made to give us a law to reform these services. The good that must result from our submission to these principles will be the first proof of our equality, since any man can no longer distinguish themselves believe in a sans-culotte familiarly, when it so familiarly, and then less pride less distinction, less hatred, more apparent familiarity, more inclined to brotherhood, consequently more equality.
I ask, on behalf of all my constituents, a decree that all French republicans will be required in future to comply with the principles of their language as regards the distinction between the singular to plural, regardless of tu ones or those to whom they will speak in one, just been declared suspects, as sycophants, and thereby lending support to the morgue which serves as a pretext to inequality between us.
Philippeaux. - I ask the honorable mention from this address and the inclusion in the Bulletin. Approval solemn assembly that will give him an invitation that will equate to a decree, and all citizens eager to adopt the language of brotherhood.
Basire. - An invitation is not enough, there must be a decree that will print a similar nature to citizens in our republican system, and which it will result in great benefits.
Charlier. - I wish if it could be a decree that the word you should name it aristocrat, as is done with the word sir.
The proposal is enacted Philippeaux
As for the proposal made by Basire at its meeting on 21 Brumaire, that proposal does not mention the minutes of this meeting, here's how the Monitor reports on the incident:
National Convention, meeting of 21 Brumaire.
Basire. - The Convention has received the addresses by which he was asked to order tu. The Convention has not thought it necessary to make it law. However it is certain that many children do not dare tu their fathers and mothers, it is certain that domestic fear thou those they serve and it is certain that in public places that use cost many people and may even cause some inconvenience, excite quarrels. It must, however, after the feast of reason, that all citizens désaccoutument this you foolish and servile. I demand that the Convention, rather than an invitation to make a formal law.
Thuriot. - I oppose this measure. If everyone was at the height of the revolution, one could adopt the proposal Basire. But I think at this moment, far to avoid the disadvantages which he speaks, it would lead to persecution. The friendship has always called "thou. This language has been adopted fraternal without penalty by the friends of equality. But there are men who are surprised of all innovation contrary to their old ideas and small, so let ripen it, print it in public opinion when reason has made enough progress, so make the order. We know that you is absurd, it is a fault against the language to talk to someone like you would talk to both, several, but so it is not contrary to freedom of citizens to prescribe the manner they should express themselves? This is not a crime to speak French badly. I ask that by honoring the principles, recognizing the right of all citizens to become familiar terms, however, the Convention goes to the agenda.
The minister of war to his brothers in arms.
Paris on 17 Brumaire, year 2 of the republic one and indivisible.
I send the petition to the National Convention, and inserted by its order in the bulletin to spread the knowledge, you will see that to make the language more energetic and in accordance with reason, the petitioners propose to delete when you speak to one, and substitute the you. This way of speaking will be easily passed by without panties, because it is familiar: it is also convenient to the principles of equality. Thus, brothers and friends, I invite you to serve you when you talk to one, regardless! Th power he would be clothed, he might not take offense without admitting he is not homeless pants.
I invite friends of equality to placard my letter. Hello and brotherhood,
BOUCHOTTE
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