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 "I entreat you to be just, to be calm, otherwise all the nations of Europe will declare against you one common war."

"Disorders and troubles in the departments are already announced to you; they will cease to exist, provided you will associate with the opinion of the departments the decree you are about to frame."

M. Legendre, on this occasion, knew of no policy; but he knew as little, however, of the factions which declared, that for the sake of justice, it was necessary that the head of Louis should fall at the scaffold.

Thomas Paine, from a persuafion that the National Convention ought not to prolong its sittings beyond five or fix months, was of opinion that the execution of the sentence, which he had wished to be referred to the Primary Assemblies should be delayed. He prayed the Convention to reflect, that France had only one ally to depend upon, in the war all the coalesced powers of Europe were about to wage against her; and this ally was North America. The virtuous citizens of that favoured country regarded Louis as their best friend, because he had procured them liberty. "Do not, exclaimed he, afflict their sensibility; do not expose them to such painful sentiments. Let the voice at least of your interest make itself heard. The wood for constructing your ships of war, cannot be found in the North of Europe, about to declare against you.

"North America alone can supply you with this wood: will you deprive yourselves of such a resource? Louis would not have been a bad man, had he been surrounded by virtuous citizens. He owes his present misfortunes to the Constituent Assembly, who, without consulting the French Nation, which should alone have pronounced on such an occurrence, had the temerity and folly to replace on his head, the crown he had just abdicated."

Barrere was against a delay, and demanded the nominal appeal.

A member was desirous, that before the appeal should be had recourse to, it should be decreed, that provided a de- Rh