The other marked candidates in Paris, were, Pastoret, a man of the South, prudent and skilful as a Southron, steering ably betwixt parties, giving sufficient guarantee to the Revolution to be accepted by it, enough devotion to the court to retain its secret confidence; borne hither and thither by the alternating favours of the two opinions, like a man who seeks fortune for his talent in the Revolution, but never looking for it beyond the limits of the just and honourable.

Lacepede, Cerutti, Heraut de Sechelles, and Gouvion, La Fayette's aide-de-camp.
The elections of the department occupied but little attention.

The National Assembly had exhausted the country of its characters and its talents; the ostracism it had exercised had imposed on France but secondary ability.

There was but little enthusiasm for untried men: the public eyes were only fixed on the names about to disappear.

A country cannot contain a twofold renown: that of France was departing with the members of the dissolved Assembly--another France was about to rise..