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can not state the general wish. If the election of M. Malouet was 

 the only one, some doubt might arise but subsequent operations 

 have done away with any such doubt. The electors could have 

 opposed the election. Thus there could 'be no stronger proof of 

 the confidence of the electors than when they have made a new 

 choice without protesting against the first. I believe that it is not 

 in order to deliberate. "^^^ After M. Loys had repeated that the 

 rcglement did not have the force of law and that it did not pro- 

 nounce a nullity,^^^ a call for the vote was made, but Mounier 

 secured the floor and asserted that " the assembly had the right to 

 ask if the deputy has a legal power to act for another, but if the 

 constituents do not disavow him the assembly cannot deprive a 

 bailliage of representation. . . . Without doubt, acclamation is 

 subject to some inconveniences, but a law must be made in order 

 to proscribe it. Until that time, you cannot force the electors to 

 name deputies in any other way than they choose to name 

 them."^^'^ When the vote was taken the election of Malouet was 

 confirmed by the assembly. ^^^ 



VI 



At the same time that the committee on verification was at 

 work on the credentials of the majority of the nobles and the 

 minority of the clergy who had joined the assembly on June 27, 

 the committee on rules was busy making plans for the future 



sssPowri du jour, I, 160; Biauzat, Sa vie ct sa correspondance, II, 172; 

 Bulletins de I'assemblcc nationale, July 10. 



336 Point du jour, I, 160. 



^^'^ Point du jour, I, 160; Biauzat, Sa vie et so correspondance, II, 172. 

 This latter source gives no speech, however. 



^^^ Point du jour (1, 161) gives the result of the vote as 439 for Malouet 

 and 33 against him. Proces-verhal, I, No. 20, 4; Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 

 183; Courrier de Provence, I, 19th letter, 6; Bulletins de I'asscmblee na- 

 tionale (July 10) state " on fit voter par assis et leve pour savoir s'il y avait 

 lieu a deliberer ou non. Une vingtaine se leva pour I'affirmative et le plus 

 se leva en 2d lieu pour la negative. Cependant les ennemis de M. de 

 Malouet (et ils etaient en grand nombre) firent tant de tapage en de- 

 mandant qu'on allat aux voix, qu'on fut oblige d'y aller; et a la'majorite 

 M. de Malouet fut admis." Proccs-verbal, I, No. 20, 4. 



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