[The Origins of Contemporary France Volume 3 (of 6) by Hippolyte A. Taine]@TWC D-Link bookThe Origins of Contemporary France Volume 3 (of 6) CHAPTER V 36/46
This dub, which is in contact with that of Santerre, urges citizens to go armed to-morrow (June 20) to the National Assembly and to the king's Palace, notwithstanding the acts of the constituted authorities."] [Footnote 2532: Mortimer-Ternaux, I.136.This program is first presented to the council-general of the commune by Lazowski and nine others (June 16).
The council-general rejects it and refers to the law. "The petitioners, on learning this decision, loudly declare that it shall not prevent them from assembling in arms" (Buchez et Roux, XV. 120, official report by M.Borie) .-- The bibliography of documents relating to the 20th of June is given by Mortimer-Ternaux, I.397 and following pages.
The principal documents are found in Mortimer-Ternaux, in "L'Histoire Parlementaire" of Buchez et Roux, and in the Revue Retrospective.] [Footnote 2533: "Correspondance de Mirabeau et M.de la Marck," III. 319.
Letter of the Count de Montmorin, June 21, 1792.
"The Paris bandits not being sufficient, they have invited in these of the neighboring villages."] [Footnote 2534: Reports of the municipal officers Perron (7 o'clock in the morning), Sergent (8 o'clock), Mouchet, Gujard, and Thomas (9 o'clock).] [Footnote 2535: Report of Saint Prix, commandant of the Val-de-Grace battalion (10 o'clock In the morning) .-- Report of Alexandre, commanding the Saint-Marcel battalion.
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