74 ^^(i^ Darling 



Mirabeau's action, Biauzat says, was interpreted by the people as 

 simple rudeness, and it did not decrease the disfavor in which 

 he was held.-^^ 



The votes having been collected, the result was found to be in 

 favor of Rabaut's motion, 320 for the motion with its amend- 

 ments, as against 66 for Chapelier's motion.^-^ The third estate 

 had thus decided to delay radical steps and show their willing- 

 ness to at least confer on matters that were, in their opinion, 

 subjects for discussion. 



On May 19, the election of commissioners took place.--'^ The 

 plan followed was to divide the deputies into groups of about 

 twenty-five persons, each of the groups to name sixteen persons 

 and from these lists the sixteen receiving the most votes were to 

 a;ct as commissioners. ^^^ Duquesnoy relates that in choosing the 

 commissioners, the word " persons " was used to avoid such 

 expressions as " commissioners " and " deputies," evidence that 

 there were those who feared that the election of commissioners 

 might be interpreted to the disadvantage of the third estate.-^^ 



The election resulted in the choice of the following persons: 

 Chapelier, Rabaut de Saint-Etienne, Target, D'Ailly, Mounier, 

 Thouret, Barnave, Garat I'aine, Bergasse, Le Grand, Dupont, 

 Volney, Salomon, Viguier, Redon, Milscent.^^" 



Duquesnoy tells us that the nobles were greatly displeased over 

 the personnel of this commission, and he thought they had just 



225 Biauzat, II, 67. 



226 Biauzat, II, 67; Boulle, Revue de la revolution, XI. Biauzat gives 

 the vote as 7 for Rabaut's motion, without any amendments, 33 for the 

 same motion with the first amendment, 320 for this with both amendments, 

 and 66 for Chapellier's motion. Boulle simply gives the vote 320 for 

 Rabaut's motion and 66 for Chapellier's. 



^^"^ Recit des seances des deputes des communes, 24; Biauzat, II, 70; 

 Duquesnoy, I, 26; Boulle, in Revue de la revolution, XI, 16; Revolution 

 frangaise, XXIII, 413. 



^-^ Recit des seances des deputes des communes, 24; Biauzat, II, 70; 

 Revolution frangaise, XXIII, 443. 



229 Duquesnoy, I, 27. 



-^'^ Recit des seances des deputes des communes, 24; Biauzat, II, 70; 

 Duquesnoy, I, 26. 



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