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HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
immediately to put themselves un- 
der the protection of the National 
Assembly. When this measure had 
been proposed to the Queen before, 
she said that she would rather be 
nailed to the walls of the palace. 
But when it was urged that there 
was no other refuge for the King 
and the children, and that even this 
would be lost if not immediately 
taken, she heaved a profound sigh, 
and said, “ it is the last sacrifice; Jet 
it be made.”’?’ The same motive of 
tenderness for the Queen and chil- 
dren overcame at last the resolu- 
tion of the King: “ Let us go then, 
yentlemen,” said he, ** we have no 
onger any business here.” As this 
was the last voluntary public act of 
the King, so it was the weakest, as 
well as most unfortunate. M. de 
Grave, minister at war (a man of 
great probity and honour, as well 
as of sound understanding) and 
others, had frequently, before this 
time, advised the King to mount 
on horseback, and shew himself 
frequently, and throw himself thus 
upon the department of Paris.* 
Firm in resisting this and every ad- 
vice and plan, be yielded to the ad- 
vice of men, of whom the best that 
ean be said, is, that they made court 
to all parties, and took care not to 
offend any openly ; and delivered 
imself into the hands of that assem- 
ly, which, but a few days before, 
had applauded a petition for his sus- 
pension. Yet it is not to be doubt- 
ed that, could he have imagined the 
fall extent of their designs, the 
| Very motive that induced him to go 
mer 
acter of the anarchists. 
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to the Assembly would have impel- 
led him to undergo every danger, 
and either to have recovered, or: 
gloriously to have lost a throne, in 
the midst of his faithful friends in 
the castle of the Thuilleries. 
Various motions were made in 
the Assembly respecting the royal, 
family in the present crisis; and, 
among others, one to invite the 
King to the Assembly as a place of 
greater safety than the palace. Be-) 
fore the debate to which this mo- 
tion gave rise was concluded, it 
was announced that the King and 
royal family were on the way, com- 
ing from the palace to the Assem- 
bly. A number of the members 
spontaneously went out to receive 
the King; and soon after, the 
Queen, the Princess Royal, and the 
Princess Elizabeth entered the hall 
of the Assembly. A grenadier 
walked before, with the Prince 
Royal in his arms, whom he plac- 
ed on the table of the secretaries. 
M. Wthederer, procureur of the 
department, who had come witls 
the King, and had remained ever 
since at the bar, declared that a vast ; 
number of people being assembled 
in the Carousel, and cannon being 
pointed against the palace, some of, 
the populace had knocked with vio- 
lence atthe gate. On this Rhade- 
rer, with two municipal officers, 
spoke tothem, They said they had 
a petition, and must speak to the 
King. M. Rhaderer answered 
that the whole could not enter; 
but he offered to admit twenty of 
their number, who should be safely 
* The directors of the department of Paris were attached to royalty and the 
ution; but they were timid men, and easily borne down by the more vigo- , 
/ If, however, they could have been animated 
7 orted by the presence of the King, movarchy perhaps might have existed 
day in France, 
conducted 
