'344 National AJfembly* Nov. 9 , 



<« Gentlemen, 

 " You have terminated your labours — the conftitution is 

 finilhed — I have proniifed to maintain it, to caufe it to be exe- 

 ■'cuted — it is proclaimed by my orders. Tbe conftitution, friTOi 

 wfcicti France expedts profperity, tliis fruit of your cares and 

 watchmgsi, ♦I'ill be your iScompence ; France, made happy by 

 your labours, will communicate her happinefs to you. Re 

 turn to your homes, and tell your fellow-citizens that the happi 

 nefs of the Frerch ever has Deen, and ever will be, the object 

 of my wifhes ; that I neither have nor can have any inti-relt 

 but the general intereft ; that my profp'^rity confifts only in the 

 public profperity ; that I Ihall exert all the powers entrufted 

 to me to give cifficacy to the new fyltcm ; that I ihall com- 

 munica*;- it to foreign courts ; and fhall in every thing prove 

 that I can only be happy in the happinefs of the people of France. 



" Tell then", alfo that the revolution has reached its period, 

 and t'.at the firmeft fupport of the conftitution is now the re- 

 eftiibliftiment of order. You, gentlemen, in your fcveral de- 

 partments, will undoubtedly fecond my vigilance and care with 

 all v; ''r j-iower ; you will give the firft example of fubmiflion to 

 the lav s which yoq have framed ; in the capacity of private 

 citizens you will difplay the lame charadter as in the capacity 

 of public men : and tiie people feeing their legiflators exercife, 

 in privatr lile, fhofe yirtuet which they have proclaimed in the 

 Na:ioiial .'flt'Tibly, Will imitate them, difcharge with pleafure 

 the obligati. n. which the public good impofes on them, andcheer- 

 fully pay fhe taxes utcreed by their rrprefentatives. It is by 

 this hapoy unioii offentiments, of widies, and exertions, that 

 the conftitution *ill be confirmed, and that the nation will en- 

 jov all the adv.-jntages which it guarantees." 



The Prefnjei't immediately made the following anfwer, which 

 was al'o highly applauded : 

 " Sire, 



" The aoherence of the nation ratifies the conftitution de- 

 creed by the Affembly of the reprefentatives of the nation. 

 Your Majefiy has accepted it, and the pubUc joy is a fufficient 

 teftimcny of the general aflent. It promifes that your Majefty 

 win no longer defire in vain the happinefs of the French. On 

 this memorable day the National Aflembly has nothing more 

 to wiih ; aral the nation, by its tranquil confidence, is ready to 

 co-operate for the prompt liiccef? ot its internal government." 



The Kiiig tl:en left the .'i.fiembly mi the fame order that he 

 entered, amidft the ftiouts of the people. 



The Afiimhly continued, and, as it had been previoufly 

 fettled, proci-sJed to read over the minutes of the day, and 

 finally concluded by pronouncing their own diflblution, and fe- 

 paratii.g to meet no more. 



