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The Origins of Contemporary France
Volume 3 (of 6)

CHAPTER III
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Who amongst us would reject so wise a measure?
The galleries of the National Assembly have had as much to do with fostering the Revolution as the bayonets of patriots.

"-- In Seine-et-Marne the Assembly at first decided for the secret vote; at the request of the Paris commissaries, Ronsin and Lacroix, it rescinds its decision and adopts voting aloud and by call.] [Footnote 3324: Barbaroux, "Memoires," 379: "One day, on proceeding to the elections, tumultuous shouts break out: 'That is an anti-revolutionary from Arles, hang him!' An Arlesian had, indeed, been arrested on the square, brought into the Assembly, and they were lowering the lantern to run him up."] [Footnote 3325: Mortimer-Ternaux, III.

338 .-- De Sybel, "Histoire de l'Europe pendant la Revolution Francaise" (Dosquet's translation), I.
525.

(Correspondence of the army of the South, letter by Charles de Hesse, commanding the regular troops at Lyons.)] [Footnote 3326: Mortimer-Ternaux, V.101, 122 and following pages.] [Footnote 3327: Guillon de Montleon, I.172, 196 and following pages.] [Footnote 3328: Sauzay, III.

220 and following pages .-- Albert Babeau, II.15.At Troyes, two mayors elected refuse in turn.


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