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tary concession intoright, andabus- 
ing a double representation, the ob- 
ject of which, on the part‘of ‘the 
monarch, was to increase his infor- 
mation ‘without increasing his pre~ 
onderance, wished, by taking the 
lead, to swallow up the other-two, 
and to bear them down byits weight ; 
In vain did the laws of the monar- 
chy, the authority of precedent, the 
nature of things, and the sacred and 
imprescriptible rights of each order 
oppose this ambitious, unjust, and 
illegal confusion... "The: resistance 
of the two first’ orders: were soon 
overcome, by turning against them 
their love for the King; opposing 
the danger of ‘the monarch to that 
of the monarchy, and ‘exciting a 
revolt, which threatened in an im- 
minent degree the life of ‘his: Most 
Christian Majesty: On the:report 
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style themselves the national consti= 
tuent assembly, as if they had pos+ 
sessed’ a right to constitute them- 
selves what they were not establish- 
ed, and when: they were only:the 
deputies of the assemblies of the 
bailiwicks, the real representatives: 
of the nation. Perjured invespect’ 
to the oath‘of fidelity, which they! 
swore to the King, as well as in re-: 
spect to that: which they swore to! 
their constituents: and substituting: 
the individual will of their crimimal 
majority to the imperative letterjof 
their instructions, the national wall,) 
expressed in all the bailiwicks,they 
rendered’ all their subsequent»ope-' 
rations absolutely null, by «making 
themselvessuperior totheir powers,’ 
by rendering themselves independ+ 
ent of them, and by assuming.au- 
thorities to which they had no title ; 
of a danger, which'the resistance of~ they treated: France asa country: 
the two first orders might doubtless 
have despised, had. it threatened 
only them, consternation’ put an: 
end to reasoning there was no 
longer room for deliberation— it) 
was necéséary to act.’ ' The nobility 
and clergy rushed into theassembly, 
with the third estate; to save France’ 
from the most horrid: of ycrimes; 
and from that moment the ‘states- 
general, in ceasing to be free,ceased 
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The monarchy was “overturned 
by amad and tumultuous assembly ; 
rebellious subjects, deputed towards 
the sovereign to learn his decisions, 
and to receive his laws, dared to 
dictate to him others, which in 
every respect were intolerable, and 
violently pulled down that throne 
which they were called. to support. 
They commenced their sacrilegious 
usurpation by violating the oath 
they took when they received their 
-powers. They had the audacity to 
not subject to:a’ monarchical \form 
of government, ‘without:monarch,> 
without laws, ‘and leagued together! 
to plunge it into all the: errors of! 
nations almost yet savage, sand ‘toe 
form a government after | the ,rade~ 
sketches, of infant states-making’ 
their first advances towards civiliza-! 
tion, and which at present would: 
mark the last stage of their declines 
Like all usurpers, they flattered the. 
people, in order that they mighty 
subject themto obedience; assigned» 
to them a sovereignty, with a view’ 
of converting it to their own pur-’ 
poses; spoke to them of the Rights. 
of Man, while they were silent.re-) 
specting their duty, and employing, 
according to the dictates of their 
turbulent and destructive ambition, 
the poignard of assassins and the 
flames of revolt; and taking ad- 
vantage of the prejudices and pas- 
sions of the multitude, they succes-~ 
sively called to their assistance fa- 
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