There was the army of rebels with which it would be necessary to fight.

Let them go, these rebels within the city, and either join the army and get themselves killed, or else disappear, whither they would, among the provinces.

The object of this second Catiline oration, spoken to the people, was to convince the remaining conspirators that they had better go, and to teach the citizens generally that in giving such counsel he was "banishing" no one.

As far as the citizens were concerned he was successful; but he did not induce the friends of Catiline to follow their chief.

This took place on the 9th of November.