go Jeanette Needham. 
Without further preliminaries, Moreau read an extract from 
the minutes of the electoral assembly of June 25, showing that 
an address was voted that was to contain the electors’ sentiments, 
particularly, the statement of their adhesion to the decrees of 
the national assembly, and first of all, to those of June 17. 
Then the minutes showed that four men were selected to frame 
the address in harmony with the assembly’s outline.?’ ‘‘The 
assembly of the electors of the city of Paris,” it ran, “filled with 
respect and gratitude for the wise, firm and patriotic conduct of 
the national assembly, takes advantage of the first moment of 
its union after vain attempts to get together, to give expression 
to its sentiments and to declare its unalterable adhesion to the 
deliberations of the national assembly, particularly those of 
June 17. It will sustain those principles at all times and under 
all circumstances. It will consecrate forever in memory the 
names of the nobles and clergy who have joined the national 
assembly.’’28 Finally, the extract noted that twenty delegates, 
including the four who had drafted the address, were named to 
carry it to the assembly in Versailles.2? This reading called 
forth as much applause as had the appearance of the delegation 
itself, so Moreau reported to the electoral assembly.*° 
In his most felicitous manner, Bailly thanked the electors for 
this testimonial of hearty support and he commissioned the 
delegates to report to the body that had sent them, that a 
partial union of the orders was already effected and that a 
complete union was hoped for soon.*!. Then, as a mark of its. 
favor, and perhaps for reasons of its own, the national assembly 
27 Procés-verbal des électeurs de Paris, 1, 93; Procés-verbal, No. , 4-5; Boulleé, 
Docs. inédits, Revue de la rév., XIII, 78; Mercure de France: Journal Politique 
de Bruxelles, No. 27, 47. 
28 Procés-verbal des électeurs de Paris, I, 93; Procés-verbal, No. 8, 4-5; © 
Assemblée nationale, 1, 235. With some changes in paragraphing and a few 
in wording the text of the address is given here. Point du jour, I, 54. 
29 Procés-verbal des électeurs de Paris, 1, 94; Procés-verbal, No. 8, 5-6; 
Boullé, Docs. inédits, Revue de la rév., XIII, 78. 
30 Procés-verbal des électeurs de. Paris, I, tot. 
31 Procés-verbal, No. 8, 6. The full text is given. Assemblée nationale 
(I, 235) has a condensation of what Bailly said; Point du jour, I, 54; Jallet 
(104), Biauzat (II, 142) and Duquesnoy (I, 133) mention that Bailly replied. 
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