Essays On French History the Rise of the Reformation in France the Club of Th
Essays On French History the Rise of the Reformation in France the Club of Th
James Eugene Farmer
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, pp. 3-10. ■ Ibid. , p. 13 (note). 3 Buchez et Roux, Histoire Parlcmentaire, etc. , tome xi. , p. 97. 6 82 Essays on French History. his throne, aroused determined opposition among the more radical republicans, and they planned a great demonstration to take place on Sunday, the 17th of July, at the Champ-de- Mars, when the people of Paris should sign a petition demanding the King's deposition. By this means they hoped to force the Assembly to carry out their wishes. The demonstration took plac...e and the signing of the petition went on quietly enough until the crowd discovered two men who had concealed themselves under the great altar which had been erected in the centre of the place. Some one cried out that they had gunpowder and intended to blow up the altar and all the people who were on it. They were dragged out at once and, not being able to satisfactorily explain their presence, their heads were cut off and paraded about on pikes amid great excitement. When the news of this outrage reached the Hotel-de-Ville the Municipality ordered the proclamation of martial law, and, about half-past seven in the evening, Lafayette and Bailly, Mayor of Paris, with some companies of the National Guard appeared on the Champ-de-Mars to put down the disturbance.
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