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History of the Constituent Assembly, 1789-90
History of the Constituent Assembly 178990 Author:Alphonse de Lamartine General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1858 Original Publisher: Vizetelly Subjects: France History / Europe / France Travel / Europe / France Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of t... more »his book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: BOOK ELEVENTH. Project for the division of France into departments -- The King's sanction to the sale of the clerical estates -- Removal of the National Assembly to the Salle de Manege -- Mirabeau's desire of entering the ministry -- Artfal proposition to that effect -- Horror of the Assembly -- Mirabean elected president of the Jacobin Clnb -- Disturbances in the provinces -- Comparisons drawn between France and England -- Popularity of the Revolution in London -- Dispositions of Russia, Germany, and Belgium towards France -- Peelings of Italy regarding the Revolution -- Indifference and inefficiency of Spain -- Rumours of a conspiracy -- Implication of the Count de Provence -- Sketch of the life of Favras -- Impracticability of the plot -- Lafayette eauses the arrest of Favras -- Count de Provence consults Mirabeau -- Self-justification of the Count de Provence -- Manner in which it was received -- Extract from Mira- bean's private correspondence -- Trial of the Marquis de Favras -- Condemnation and sentence -- Favras solicits an interview with the queen -- Taloft obtains possession of his revelations -- Exhorts him to silence -- His last words -- Impatience and barbarity of the mob -- His execution -- Perplexities of the queen -- Her secret sentiments -- Popular feelings towards the Count de Provence -- Louis XVIII. and Madame du Cayla destroy the papers which Favras had entrusted to the care of Talon -- Vigilance and energy of Lafayette -- His early life -- His letter to General Washington -- Corres...« less