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The Assembly murmurs." -- 208 (July 21). "Murmuring， shouts， and cries of Down with the speaker！ from the galleries. The president calls the house to order five times， but always fruitlessly." -- 224 (July 23).

"The galleries applaud； long continued murmurs are heard in the Assembly."[25] Buzot， "Mémoires" (Ed. Dauban， 83 and 84). "The majority of the French people yearned for royalty and the constitution of 1790. . . It was at Paris particularly that this desire governed the general plan， the discussion of it being the least feared in special conversations and in private society. There were only a few noble-minded， superior men that were worthy of being republicans. . . The rest desired the constitution of 1791， and spoke of the republicans only as one speaks of very honest maniacs."[26] Duvergier， "Collection des lois et décrets，" May 29， 1792； July 15， 16， and 18； July 6-20.

[27] Moniteur， XIII. 25 (session of July 1). Petition of 150 active citizens of the Bonne-Nouvelle section.

[28] Mortimer-Ternaux， II. 194. Buchez et Roux， XVI. 253. The decree of dismissal was not passed until the 12th of August， but after the 31St of July the municipality demanded it and during the following days several Jacobin grenadiers go to the National Assembly， trample on their bearskin hats and put on the red cap of liberty.

[29] Mortimer-Ternaux， II. 192 (municipal action of Aug. 5).

[30] Decree of July 2.

[31] Mortimer-Ternaux， II. 129. -- Buchez et Roux， XV. 458. According to the report of the Minister of War， read the 30th of July， at the evening session， 5，314 department federates left Paris between July 14and 30. Pétion wrote that the levy of federates then in Paris amounted to 2，960， "of which 2，032 were getting ready to go to the camp at Soissons." -- A comparison of these figures leads to the approximate number that I have adopted[32] Buchez et Roux， XVI. 120， 133 (session of the Jacobins， Aug. 6).

The federates "resolved to watch the Chateau， each taking a place in the battalions respectively of the sections in which they lodge， and many incorporated themselves with the battalions of the faubourg St Antoine."[33] Mercure de France， April 14， 1793.-- " The Revolution，" I. p.

332.

[34] Barbaroux， "Mémoires，" 37-40. -- Lauront-Lautard， "Marseilles depuis 1789 jusqu'à 1815，" I. 134. "The mayor， Mourdeille，" who had recruited them， "was perhaps very glad to get rid of them." -- On the composition of this group and on the previous r？le of Rebecqui， see chapter VI.

[35] Buchez et Roux， XVI. 197 and following pages. -- Mortimer-Ternaux， II. 148 (the grenadiers numbered only 166). -- Moniteur， XIII. 310 (session of Aug. 1). Address of the grenadiers： "They swore on their honor that they did not draw their swords until after being threatened for a quarter of an hour， then insulted and humiliated， until forced to defend their lives against a troop of brigands armed with pistols， and some of them with carbines." -- " The reading of this memorandum is often interrupted by hooting from the galleries， in spite of the president's orders." -- Hooting again， when they file out of the chamber.

[36] The lack of men of action greatly embarrassed the Jacobin party.

("Correspondance de Mirabeau et du Comte de la Marck，2 II. 326.)Letter of M. de Montmorin， July 13， 1792. On the disposition of the people of Paris， wearied and worn out "to excess." "They will take no side， either for or against the king. . . They no longer stir for any purpose； riots are wholly factitious. This is so right that they are obliged to bring men from the South to get them up. Nearly all of those who forced the gates of the Tuileries， or rather， who got inside of them on the 20th of June， were outsiders or onlookers， got together at the sight of such a lot of pikes and red caps， etc. The cowards ran at the slightest indication of presenting arms， which was done by a portion of the national guard on the arrival of a deputation from the National Assembly， their leaders being obliged to encourage them by telling them that they were not to be fired at."[37] Buchez et Roux， XVI. 447. "Chronique des cinquante jours，" by R？derer.

[38] Mortimer-Ternaux， II. 378.-127 Jacobins of Arras， led by Geoffroy and young Robespierre， declare to the Directory that they mean to come to its meetings and follow its deliberations. "It is time that the master should keep his eye on his agents." The Directory， therefore， resigns (July 4， 1792). - Ibid.， 462 (report of Leroux， municipal officer). The Paris municipal council， on the night of August 9-10 deliberates under threats of death and the furious shouts of the galleries.

[39] Duvergier's "Collection of Laws and Decrees，" July 4， 5-8， 11-12， 25-28. -- Buchez et Roux， XVI. 250. The section of the Theatre Fran？ais (of which Danton is president and Chaumette and Momoro secretaries) thus interpret the declaration of the country being in danger. "After a declaration of the country being in danger by the representatives of the people， it is natural that the people itself should take back its sovereign supervision."[40] Schmidt， "Tableaux de la Révolution，" I. 99-100. Report to Roland， Oct. 29， 1792.

[41] Mortimer-Ternaux， II. 199. - Buchez et Roux， XVI. 320. -Moniteur， XIII. 336 (session of Aug. 5). Speech by Collot d'Herbois.