SUBERVIE (Jacques-Gervais) Général d'Empire, Député du GERS, - Lot 503

SUBERVIE (Jacques-Gervais) Général d'Empire, Député du GERS, Ministre de la Guerre en 1848, Député D'EURE-ET-LOIR en 1848. Grand Chancelier de la Légion d'Honneur 1849, (Lectoure/ Gers 1776 - 1856) - Lettre A.S. Général SUBERVIE Représentant d'EURE ET LOIR. PARIS June 12, 1849 - Strongly protests against sending troops to Italy. "Mr. Editor (of the Moniteur). Detained in bed for 4 days, I was unable to attend yesterday's session of the Legislative Assembly. If it had been possible for me to attend, I would have voted with my friends against the agenda proposed on the occasion of the Affairs of ROME. I will be part of the Commission... to deliberate on the request for Credit made by the Government to operate a troop transport on the Italian coast; and despite the positive and solemn assurance we were given that our intervention had no other purpose than to preserve French influence, and guarantee liberty against the attacks of the Austrians who were marching on Rome, I remained convinced that we were deceived, and that the expedition would be directed against the Roman people: So when Jules FAVRE took the podium to read out his report, I voted against his conclusions... I'm one of those old soldiers who in the fourth year of the Republic brought freedom to Italy, and who later defended it on the Champs de MARENGO. Today I can only lament Rome's misfortunes, and protest against the attacks made on her liberty." 1p in-8°.