Annals of the French Revolution Volume 8; Or, a Chronological Account of Its Principal Events with a Variety of Anecdotes and Characters Hitherto Unpu (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1802 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXIX. The King brought to the Bar of the Convention--His Address to the Assembly--Its Effect--Lanjuinais Speech--Uproar in the Assembly--Petion's Speech--Resolution of the Section of the Luxembourg--Declaration of the Chevalier Ocariz--Thuriot's Motion--Deputation from Eighteen Setlions of Paris--Speeches addressed by the Heads of it to the Assembly--Extracts from Barrere's Speech--Observations on them--The Gironde Party denounced--Report of the Municipality on the State of the Capital--Letter from Dumourier. interval that elapsed between the two examinations of the King, may, perhaps, be considered as that period of the Revolution in which, of all others, the greatest number of crimes was committed. How many man uvres, how many infernal machinations had those wretches, so athirst for the blood of this unfortunate Monarch, recourse to, in order to induce, partly by promises and partly by threats, all those Members of the Assembly whose votes were yet uncertain, but whom' gain or ambition might seduce, or terror constrain, to support the motion for his condemnation Yet, at that very moment, and in his prison, did Louis XVI. before the Supreme Being forgive all those outrages and persecutions of which he was the object, and wrote these immortal words: --" My foul "forgives all those who have shown them selves mine enemies, and have persecuted ' me without cause, and I implore Al"mighty God to forgive them also. I " See the Will of Lduts XVI. 7 T 3 "heartily The "heartily advise my son, if ever he have "the misfortune to be King, to keep in "mind, that he is bound by the strongest "obligations to promote the happiness of "his fellow-citizens, and that it is his duty "to blot out from his memory all hatred "and resentment, but more especially all...