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The Archbishop of Vienne amid applause"^ took the presi- 

 dent's place^^^ and, after making a profound bow,^^* said: "A 

 mouth more eloquent could not express, at this time, the emo- 

 tions which oppress my heart for the honor which I receive. My 

 career could not permit a more glorious ending. What more 

 could I desire? To be buried in my triumphs and to see, at the 

 end of my life, the happy restoration of our common father- 

 land."^^^ 



The speech was heard with pleasure'^^ and, according to Du- 

 quesnoy, was applauded more than that of the Due d'Orleans.^" 

 Amid the general satisfaction, however, Bailly was not forgotten 

 for the Due de la Rochefoucauld recalled the efficient way in 

 which the retiring president had performed his functions and 

 stated that he felt that Bailly merited a special mark of approba- 

 tion on the part of the assembly. La Rochefoucauld therefore 

 proposed that a deputation should be sent to thank Bailly for the 

 " noble and wise manner in which he had presided over the 

 assembly and to make mention of this deputation in the minutes 

 of the assembly. "^'^ He was sustained in this by the Archbishop 

 of Bordeaux and the assembly named the delegation. ^'^^ 



^''- Assemhlce nationale, I, 321. 



^'^ Courrier dc Provence, I, i6th letter, 3; Proces-verbal, I, No. 13, 9; 

 Point du jour, I, 98; Bulletins de I'assemblee nationale, July 3, says he was 

 called forward by the Due d'Orleans. Biauzat also makes this statement 

 in his Sa vie et sa correspondance, II, 156; Journal de Paris, No. 186, 835 

 (July 5) ; Asseviblec nationale, I, 322. 



^'^ Bulletins de I'assemblee nationale, July 3. 



^''^Proces-verbal, I, No. 13, 9; Bulletins de I'assemblee nationale, July 

 3; Point du jour, I, 98; Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 157; Biauzat, Sa vie et sa 

 correspondance, II, 156; Gazette de Leyde, Sup. No. 56, July 5; Journal de 

 Paris, No. 186 (July 5) ; Assemblee nationale, I, 322. 



^'^ Point du jour, I, 98; Assemblee nationale, I, 322. 



s''"' Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 157. 



^''^ Point du jour, I, 98; Gazette dc Leyde, Sup. No. 56, letter July 5; 

 Assemblee nationale, I, 322, speaks of a member of the nobility making the 

 suggestion. This is evidently La Rouchefoucauld. Courrier de Provence, 

 I, i6th letter, 4; Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 157; Bulletins de I'assemblee na- 

 tionale, July 3 ; Journal de Paris, No. 187, July 6. 



3"9 Courrier de Provence, I, i6th letter, 4 ; Point du jour, I, 98 ; Gazette 

 de Leyde, Sup. No. 56, letter July 5; Assemblee nationale (I, 322) states 



