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has so avowedly given him over his opponents will make at least his chains heavier , if not his safety more precarious ! There is now no doubt that the Party la Fayette have lost their superiority in the Assembly and in the kingdomand if
, as yet , he possesses authority , it is only within the walls and in the militia of Paris . How long he will be able to maintain his situation against the efforts of his enemies is uncertain , but I think he
will see it expire on the fourteenth . Whenever that crisis arrives all that this kingdom has hitherto suffered will be but a faint picture of what they are to expect . Enthusiastic as this couutry is in all its pursuits , what will be its fate when governed by a set of men whose principles
of Republicanism equal that of the Levellers and who have seriousl y debated in their club the proposal of reducing every fortune to 20 , 000 livres a year . VYe certainly have nothing to fear . Their principles , or at least their interest is
diametricall y opposite to the affording any assistance to S pain . Castellane said that the family contact would certainly be annulled , but that he was convinced they would adopt a defensive treaty . The face of affairs is changed ; his party is overturned , and the letter of M . Montmorency sleeps in his portfolio . I was present the other evening at the
hrst representation of a tragedy named "Bamorvelt , " where the cause of dispute between him and Maurice is the continuation or infraction of the truce with Spain . In Maurice it was not difficult to trace M . de la Fayette , in his desire of war , the assistance
to be given to Spain , and in Bamorvelt the friend of peace . During jour acts the play was received with unbounded applause , particularly the part of hatnorvelt , and all those sentiments which treated war and its supporters as the curse oi human
nature . M . de la Meth has nearly been chosen commander of the militia of Versailles , » M for the present that evil—though with every effort of royal , aristocratic , and la J -ayette interest—is avoided have
, yet I "ttle doubt bis success is not far distant . toTh T 6 VeU al ' e 1 uittin S Paris Pilous of \ i- k ' ^ uever was an 7 spectacle ve . n re J oicin g wkich seemed so uni-«* ail y to inspire terror and dismay . The
presence of the Duke of Orleans , whose return is now no longer a doubt , will certainly add to the public tranquility . M . Nekar was insulted last Sunday as he was walking in the garden of the Tuilleries with his wife .
Paris , July 9 th , 1790 . The return of the Duke of Orleans has occasioned a general alarm amongst the aristocratic party and the friends of M . de la Fayette . To the latter the bourgeoisie still hold firmand of course look with an
, evil eye , nay many with indignation , on his arrival , but with the lower orders of people the case is far different . The militia and its chief have long passed with them for aristoorates , far more despotic than their former enemies , because their
influence is more immediately felt . In the course of last week the 10 , 000 workmen employed to prepare le Champ de Mars insisted on an augmentation of their pay , and cannon were pointed and cavalry employed to oblige them to complete their
daily labour . Would you imagine that in a moment when the fear of popular commotion drives from the capital the larger portion of its wealthiest inhabitants , when a faction are seeretlyundermining hisinfluence , and a
rival , whose purse if not his popularity maycommand all those who occasioned the Revolution , is on his return , would you imagine in that moment M . de la Fayette should himself afford a pretext for every species of riotous assembly .
The idleness or mutinous disposition of the labourers made doubtful the finishing the preparations for the 14 th inst ., M . de la Fayette insisted on the inhabitants of the difierent districts to prove their patriotism by contributing their labour .
At first it seemed ridiculous , but , prompted by curiosity , the number of spectators was immense . From spectators they became labourers , and with the enthusiasm peculiar to this country , every orderevery agenay even women of the
, , superior class affected to find in their patriotism the recompense of their fatigue . The hairdressers , the tailors , th » butchers , and the gardiners went en corps . The two . latter had banners ; on the one was inscribed " Tremblez Aristoorates ! Nous
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Contemporary Letters On The French Revolution.
has so avowedly given him over his opponents will make at least his chains heavier , if not his safety more precarious ! There is now no doubt that the Party la Fayette have lost their superiority in the Assembly and in the kingdomand if
, as yet , he possesses authority , it is only within the walls and in the militia of Paris . How long he will be able to maintain his situation against the efforts of his enemies is uncertain , but I think he
will see it expire on the fourteenth . Whenever that crisis arrives all that this kingdom has hitherto suffered will be but a faint picture of what they are to expect . Enthusiastic as this couutry is in all its pursuits , what will be its fate when governed by a set of men whose principles
of Republicanism equal that of the Levellers and who have seriousl y debated in their club the proposal of reducing every fortune to 20 , 000 livres a year . VYe certainly have nothing to fear . Their principles , or at least their interest is
diametricall y opposite to the affording any assistance to S pain . Castellane said that the family contact would certainly be annulled , but that he was convinced they would adopt a defensive treaty . The face of affairs is changed ; his party is overturned , and the letter of M . Montmorency sleeps in his portfolio . I was present the other evening at the
hrst representation of a tragedy named "Bamorvelt , " where the cause of dispute between him and Maurice is the continuation or infraction of the truce with Spain . In Maurice it was not difficult to trace M . de la Fayette , in his desire of war , the assistance
to be given to Spain , and in Bamorvelt the friend of peace . During jour acts the play was received with unbounded applause , particularly the part of hatnorvelt , and all those sentiments which treated war and its supporters as the curse oi human
nature . M . de la Meth has nearly been chosen commander of the militia of Versailles , » M for the present that evil—though with every effort of royal , aristocratic , and la J -ayette interest—is avoided have
, yet I "ttle doubt bis success is not far distant . toTh T 6 VeU al ' e 1 uittin S Paris Pilous of \ i- k ' ^ uever was an 7 spectacle ve . n re J oicin g wkich seemed so uni-«* ail y to inspire terror and dismay . The
presence of the Duke of Orleans , whose return is now no longer a doubt , will certainly add to the public tranquility . M . Nekar was insulted last Sunday as he was walking in the garden of the Tuilleries with his wife .
Paris , July 9 th , 1790 . The return of the Duke of Orleans has occasioned a general alarm amongst the aristocratic party and the friends of M . de la Fayette . To the latter the bourgeoisie still hold firmand of course look with an
, evil eye , nay many with indignation , on his arrival , but with the lower orders of people the case is far different . The militia and its chief have long passed with them for aristoorates , far more despotic than their former enemies , because their
influence is more immediately felt . In the course of last week the 10 , 000 workmen employed to prepare le Champ de Mars insisted on an augmentation of their pay , and cannon were pointed and cavalry employed to oblige them to complete their
daily labour . Would you imagine that in a moment when the fear of popular commotion drives from the capital the larger portion of its wealthiest inhabitants , when a faction are seeretlyundermining hisinfluence , and a
rival , whose purse if not his popularity maycommand all those who occasioned the Revolution , is on his return , would you imagine in that moment M . de la Fayette should himself afford a pretext for every species of riotous assembly .
The idleness or mutinous disposition of the labourers made doubtful the finishing the preparations for the 14 th inst ., M . de la Fayette insisted on the inhabitants of the difierent districts to prove their patriotism by contributing their labour .
At first it seemed ridiculous , but , prompted by curiosity , the number of spectators was immense . From spectators they became labourers , and with the enthusiasm peculiar to this country , every orderevery agenay even women of the
, , superior class affected to find in their patriotism the recompense of their fatigue . The hairdressers , the tailors , th » butchers , and the gardiners went en corps . The two . latter had banners ; on the one was inscribed " Tremblez Aristoorates ! Nous