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tion of the protests was called for. Clermont-Tonnerre thought 

 that all opinions were only provisional and stated that if any one 

 wished to dispute his opinion in the assembly this request must be 

 granted. Pison du Galland said that since a decision had been 

 reached without contradiction it could be changed. ^^- The as- 

 sembly persisted in its previous decision and regarded the first 

 deputation as legal.^^^ The number of deputies was then decided. 

 Le Chapelier worded the question, " Shall San Domingo have six 

 or twelve deputies ? "^^* Mounier said that this question would be 

 contrary to the liberty of suffrage so each deputy was given the 

 right to say how many deputies he desired.^^^ The majority 

 favored six,^^® although during the debate the majority of the 

 speakers favored twelve. At the request of AI. Gouy d'Arsy per- 

 mission was given for the other substitutes to attend the session, 

 but when he asked that they might be granted consultative voice 

 the assembly felt that he was asking too much. M. Freteau stated 

 that substitutes from other provinces merited no less favor than 

 those from San Domingo, and that although the deputation had 

 been judged valid it was not certain that it was all right. This 

 statement was instrumental in causing the request of Gouy d'Arsy 



^'^^ Assemble e nationale, I, 352. 



313 Assemblee nationale, I, 353 ; Point du jour, I, 108. 



^'^^ Assemblee nationale, I, 352. 



315 Ibid., I, 352. 



^"^^ Assemblee nationale, I, 353; Proces-verbal, I, No. 15, 4-5; Journal 

 de Paris, No. 187 (July 6), 839; Gazette de Leyde, Sup. No. 56, July 5; 

 Point du jour, I, 108; Bulletins de I'assemblee nationale, July 4; Courrier 

 de Provence, I, i6th letter, 34; Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 162; Biauzat, Sa vie 

 et sa correspondance, II, 160. 



The result of the balloting as given in the various sources: 



Point du jour Gazette de Leyde Journal de Paris 



523 for 6 523 for 6 523 for 6 



223 for 12 250 for 12 223 for 12 



9 for 4 8 for 4 Some for 4 



I for 8 I for 2 Some for 8 



Bulletins de I'assemblee nationale says 566 votes out of 788 were for six 

 deputies. 



From these reports it is certain that a considerable majority, 523, favored 

 the admission of six deputies. 



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