The Counter Revolution of June-July 1 1 3 



him to use the " infallible means of gentleness and confidence in 

 the people."^*" 



Gouy d'Arsy, it appears, asked that the three orders, not the 

 bishops alone, should compose the deputation to the king. He 

 thought also that the best way to end this popular uprising was to 

 send four deputies directly to Paris. They should represent to the 

 people that they — the people — had been deceived and should en- 

 gage the crowd to separate so that the assembly might obtain the 

 pardon of the king for the transgressors.^*^ The Archbishop of 

 Bordeaux desired action hastened as delay was dangerous to public 

 security.^*^ Volney and Mirepoix claimed that each one had the 

 right to speak on such an important question. M. Volney thought 

 that the deputation to the king should be composed of all the orders 

 according to the established proportion. M. de Boery said that 

 the nature of the offense should be known before asking the 

 clemency of the king.^*^ 



The assembly was on the point of going to vote on the motions 

 of Target, Camus, and Boufflers when Le Chapelier asked for the 

 floor. He expressed the opinion that in this circumstance the 

 executive and legislative powers should be united.^** According 

 to the Assemhlce nationale, he said that " at this time it would be 

 dangerous to show a cruel hard-heartedness for those who, in 

 other circumstances, would be guilty, 'but who to-day are excus- 

 able."^*^ He proposed that six deputies should be named to con- 

 sider with the king's ministers the surest and easiest way to put 

 a stop to disorder in the capital.^*'' The Bishop of Langres and 

 the Archbishop of Vienne thought that it was not right to ask 

 forgiveness for men who were in a state of sedition.^*'^ 



^*'^ Assemblee nationale,!, 2gs; Point du /owr, 1, 84; Duquesnoy, Journal, 

 I, 150; Bulletins de I'assemblee nationale, July i. 



5*1 Point du jour, I, 84. 



542 Point du jour, I, 84. 



5*3 Ibid., I, 84. 



^** Assemblee nationale, I, 289; Point du jour, I, 85. 



545 Assemblee nationale, I, 291. 



^"^^ Assemblee nationale, I, 290; Duquesnoy, Journal, I, 150; Bulletins de 

 I'assemblee nationale, July i. 



^^"^ Assemblee nationale, I, 290; Bulletins de I'assemblee nationale, July 

 I, says the Bishop of Laon, but this is evidently a mistake. 



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