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luuuivMtion I'roin RooiKmov. it w ii^tc to the luaviU' aiul to the 

 uiuui<.M|>.ilit\ . at noon on Jimo lo. roinituliui; tliom ot" tluMi" ilut\' 

 ami askiuii thoiii to moot with tho dirootorv botwoon two ami 

 tluoo i>\M»H'l<.''- It wrote another lottor to PotiiMi snj^jiostini;' that 

 ho issue a proolaination statini; tho laws lolativo to pnhlio poaoo. 

 oallini; attention to tho fornior ilooroo oi tho niunioipality roi^ard- 

 inj^ ainiovl tlolonso ami roi|uostoil that ho ask tho oiti/ons to main- 

 tain ovilor.''-' r>otwoon two anil throo o'olook tlio mayor atul tho 

 polioo attoMiloil tho mooiins; of tho ilirootory. Tho sossion was 

 oviilontly a stormy ono. for tho situation was frooly disoussoil.'*'' 

 At this mootinj; tho ilirootory. in tho prosonoo of Potion, passed 

 a ilooroo doolarini^ that it had learned from several souroes that 

 notwithstandins; the deoreo of tho oonnoil o\ tho eomnnmo. evil- 

 minded persons still intended to form armed assemblies under 

 pretext of prosontini^ petitions; that they thoui;ht that tho public 

 should bo reminded of tho law whioh forebado an assomblajic of 

 armed oiti/ons and of the nnmioipal law whioh authorized the 

 sending' of a deputation of twenty citizens to prosotit petitions: 

 that tho people ou^ht not to insult the council which had refused 

 the request of the f.mbouvi^s on the i(Mh by .illowinj; an armed 

 gatheriuii- nor otTend the majesty of tho representatives of the 

 jHH^plo by presenting themselves before them armed. The tliroct- 

 ory then decreed that the n\ayor. the municipality and the cotn- 

 maiulant should be warned without delay to take all possible 

 measiiros to prevent armed assemblies that would violate law and 

 use all the force at their disposal to prevent disturbance of the 

 public peace, and for citizens, national guards ai\d all composing 

 tho armed force to hold themselves ready to assist if necessary.*' 

 Pursuant to this decree. Potion immediately dispatched orders 

 to the conunandatit and to the administrators of ^xMice to execute 

 the Uecreo.*" He instructed the commatulant to keep the posts 



** '* Conduite tenuc par M. lo muiro-" 

 ** This letter is found in Tornuux. I. 140. note J. 

 **"Conduito tonne p;\r M. le nuire." 

 ** n^vree ot the directory. Tune 10. iroj. 



** Rooilerer. Chroniquf df cinqHiitttc jonrs, lO. says that the mayor 

 \vrv>te these letters at the desk of the directory: "Rapport fait an oonseil 



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