Paris, March 1. 1847.
CONTENTS.
| BOOK I. | |
| Introduction. Mirabeau. Marries. Enters the National Assembly. | |
| His Master Mind. His Death and Character. Glance at the Revolution. | |
| The New Idea. Revolution defined. Revolutions the Results of | |
| Printing. Bossuet's Warnings. Rousseau. Fénélon. Voltaire. The | |
| Philosophers of France. Louis XVI. The King's Ministers. The | |
| Queen. Her Conduct and Plans. The National Assembly. Maury. | |
| Cazalès. Barnave and the Lameths. Rival Champions. Robespierre. | |
| His Personal Appearance. Revolutionary Leaders. State of the Kingdom. | |
| Jacobin Club. Effects of the Clubs. Club of the Cordeliers. | |
| La Fayette. His Popularity. Characters of the Leaders. What the | |
| Revolution might have been | [1] |
| BOOK II. | |
| State of the Assembly. Discussions. The Periodical Press. The | |
| King and his Brothers. He meditates Escape. Various Plans of | |
| Flight. The King's embarrassed Position. Marquis de Bouillé. The | |
| King and Mirabeau. Preparations for the King's Escape. Fatal Alterations. | |
| Anxiety. Rumours. Count de Fersen. A Faithless Servant | |
| suspicious. Mode of Escape. Dangers of the Route. The Passport. | |
| Hopes of Success. Drouet recognises the King. Narrowly saves his | |
| own Life. Varennes. Capture of the Royal Family. Entreaties of | |
| the King and Queen. Refusal of the Syndic and his Wife. Conduct of | |
| the Soldiers and People. Effect on the Queen. Conduct of the Parisians. | |
| Their Rage. La Fayette attacked. Defended by Barnave. | |
| Power assumed by La Fayette. La Fayette's Proceedings. The King's | |
| Parting Address. Manifesto. Proceedings of the Cordeliers and Jacobins. | |
| Robespierre's Address. Its Effect. Danton's Oration. His | |
| Audacity and Venality. Address of the Assembly. The King's Arrest | |
| known. His Hopes. The Queen's Despair. The Royal Family depart | |
| for Paris. De Bouillé's unavailing Efforts. Indignation of the Populace. | |
| Barnave's noble Interference. Barnave gained over. Drouet's | |
| Declaration. The Entrance into Paris. Arrival at the Tuileries. Barnave | |
| and Pétion's report to the Assembly. La Fayette and the Royal | |
| Family. The Queen's Courage. Effects of the Flight. The King | |
| should have abdicated | [42] |
| BOOK III. | |
| The Interregnum. Barnave's Conversion. His Devotion. His | |
| Meetings with the Queen. The King's Reply. Fatal Resolution of | |
| the "Right." A Party that protests, abdicates. Address of the | |
| Cordeliers to the National Assembly. Barnave's great Speech. Irresistible | |
| Advance of the Revolution. The Press. Camille Desmoulins. | |
| Marat. Brissot. Clamours for a Republic. Desmoulin's Attack on | |
| La Fayette. Petitions of the People. Robespierre's Popularity. Popular | |
| Meeting in the Champ de Mars. Absence of the Ringleaders. | |
| "The Altar of the Country." The Remarkable Signatures. Advance | |
| of the National Guard, preceded by the Red Flag. Fearful Massacre. | |
| The Day after. The Jacobins take Courage. Schisms in the Clubs. | |
| Attempts of Desmoulins and Pétion to restore Unity. Malouet's | |
| Plan for amending the Constitution. Power of the Assembly. The | |
| New Men. Condorcet. Danton. Brissot disowned by Robespierre. | |
| Charges made against him. Defended by Manuel. Girondist Leaders | [100] |
| BOOK IV. | |
| Revolutionary Press. High State of Excitement. Removal of Voltaire's | |
| Remains to the Pantheon. The Procession. Voltaire's Character. | |
| His War against Christianity. His Tact and Courage in opposing the | |
| Priesthood. His Devotion. His Deficiencies. Barnave's weakened | |
| Position. His momentary Success while addressing the Assembly. | |
| Sillery's Defence of the Duc d'Orleans. Robespierre's Alarm. Malouet's | |
| Speech in Defence of the Monarchy. Robespierre's Remarks. Constitution | |
| presented to the King. His Reply and Acceptance. Rejoicings. | |
| Universal Satisfaction. The King in Person dissolves the Assembly | [145] |
| BOOK V. | |
| Opinions of the Revolution in Europe. | |
| Austria—Prussia—Russia—England—Spain. | |
| State of Italy—Venice—Genoa—Florence—Piedmont—Savoy—Sweden. | |
| Gustavus III. Feelings of the People. Poets and Philosophers. | |
| England and its Liberty. America. Holland. Germany. | |
| Freemasonry. German School. French Emigration. Female | |
| Influence. Louis XIV.'s Letter. Conduct of the Emigrant Princes | |
| unsatisfactory to the King. Attempts of the Emigrés. The German | |
| Sovereigns. Their Conference. The Revolt. The Declaration. The | |
| Courts of Europe, The Princes disobey the King. Desire for War in | |
| the Assembly. Madame de Stäel. Count Louis de Narbonne. His | |
| Ambition. The Hero of Madame de Stäel. M. de Segur's Mission. | |
| The Mission frustrated. The Duke of Brunswick | [172] |
| BOOK VI. | |
| The New Assembly. Juvenile Members. First Audience with the | |
| King. Decrees of the Assembly. Vergniaud's Policy. Offensive | |
| Decree repealed. Rage of the Clubs. Indifference of the People. The | |
| King's Address to the Assembly. Momentary Calm. The Girondists. | |
| The Clergy. The King's Religious Alarms. State of Religious Worship. | |
| Fauchet's Speech. The Abbé Tourné's Reply. Advantages of | |
| Toleration. Dacos. Gensonné. Isnard. Isnard's eloquent Address | |
| to the Assembly. His severe Measures. Decree against the Priests. | |
| New Policy of Louis XVI. Question of Emigration. Brissot advocates | |
| War. His Arguments. Condorcet. Vergniaud. His Character | |
| and his Speech against the Emigrants. Isnard's violent Harangue. | |
| Decision of the Assembly. André Chénier. Camille Desmoulins. | |
| State of Parties. Hopes of the Aristocracy. La Fayette's Letter. La | |
| Fayette in Retirement. Candidates for Mayor of Paris. Pétion and | |
| La Fayette. La Fayette's Popularity. Pétion elected Mayor | [211] |
| BOOK VII. | |
| Character of Parties. France worked for the Universe. Mechanism | |
| of the Constitution. The King's Veto. Defence of the Constitution. | |
| No Balance of Power. All Odium falls upon the King. Order, the | |
| Life of Monarchy. When a Republic is needful. The Will of the | |
| People. Mistake of the Assembly. The King's Position. The Assembly | |
| hesitates. Third Course open. The Republicans | [257] |
| BOOK VIII. | |
| Madame Roland. Her Infancy. Her Personal Appearance. Early | |
| Abilities. Habits. Her Father's House. Future Héloïse. Influence | |
| of Birth in Society. Her Impression of the Court. Has many Suitors. | |
| M. Roland. His Career. Their Marriage. Mode of Life. La Platière. | |
| Country Life. Madame Roland's Love for Mankind. The | |
| Rolands in Paris. Interview with Brissot. Reunion at Roland's. | |
| Madame Roland and Robespierre. Her Opinion of him. Her Anxiety | |
| for his Safety | [272] |
| BOOK IX. | |
| New Assembly. Roland's Position. De Molleville. M. de Narbonne. | |
| Treachery of the Girondists. Narbonne's Policy and Success. | |
| His Popularity. Robespierre his sole Opponent. Robespierre's Desire | |
| for Peace. His Views. His Rupture with the Girondists. His | |
| Speech against War. Louvet's Reply. Brissot's Efforts | [296] |
| BOOK X. | |
| Committee of the Girondists. Its Report. Gensonné. His Reply. | |
| Guadet. Vergniaud's Proclamation. Constitutionalists for War. Narbonne's | |
| Report. The Pamphleteers. Unpopularity of the Veto. Outbreak | |
| at Avignon. Jourdan. San Domingo. Negro Slavery. Men of | |
| Colour. Ogé. His Execution. Insurrection of the Blacks at San | |
| Domingo. Increase of Disorder. The Abbé Fauchet. His Career. | |
| Charges against him. Riot in Caen Cathedral. Insurrection at Mende. | |
| National Guard drives out the Troops. Insubordination. Universal | |
| Bloodshed. The Swiss Soldiers. Their Revolt pardoned. Chénier's | |
| Remonstrance. Dupont de Nemours. Pétion's Weakness. Robespierre's | |
| Interference. Gouvion. Couthon. Triumph of the Swiss Soldiers | [312] |
| BOOK XI. | |
| Increasing Disturbances. Murder of Simoneau. Duc d'Orleans. | |
| His peculiar Position. The Duchesse d'Orleans. Duc disliked at | |
| Court. Forms the Palais Royal. Madame de Genlis. Her Talents. | |
| The Duke Citizen. Mirabeau's Estimate of the Duke. La Fayette's | |
| Interference with the Duc d'Orleans. Plans of the Girondists. Duc | |
| d'Orleans made Admiral. His Declaration. Details. Avoided by the | |
| King's Friends. Becomes a Jacobin. Vergniaud's great Eloquence. | |
| His powerful Appeal. Its Effects | [352] |
| BOOK XII. | |
| The Emperor Leopold. De Lessart's Despatch. His Impeachment. | |
| De Narbonne's Dismissal. Death of Leopold. Supposed to be poisoned. | |
| His Vices and Virtues. Conspiracy. Assassination. Ankastroem. | |
| Death of Gustavus. Joy of the Jacobins. Brissot's Policy. Accusation | |
| of M. de Lessart. Roland and the Girondist Ministry | [377] |
| BOOK XIII. | |
| Dumouriez's Talent and Aptitude. Education and Acquirements. | |
| Favier. Corsica. Paoli. Dumouriez sent to Poland. Stanislaus Policy. | |
| Dumouriez at Cherbourg. His Tact; Appearance. Dumouriez | |
| and Madame Roland. Roland's Vanity. His Opinion of the King. | |
| His Wife's Sagacity. Dumouriez in favour with the King. His Interview | |
| with the Queen. His Advice. Bonnet Rouge. Dumouriez and | |
| Robespierre. Pétion and the Bonnet Rouge. The King's Letter. Treachery | |
| of the Girondists. Roland's Letter to the King. Letter of the | |
| Girondist Chiefs. Dumouriez's Policy. Danton. Hatred of Robespierre | |
| and Brissot. Camille Desmoulins. Brissot's Attack on Robespierre. | |
| Guadet. Robespierre's Defence | [396] |
| BOOK XIV. | |
| Quarrel between Girondists and Jacobins. Violence of the Journals. | |
| Marat's atrocious Writings. Duke of Brunswick. Mirabeau's Opinion | |
| of him. Dumouriez's Plan. The King himself proposes War. Slight | |
| Opposition. Condorcet's Manifesto. War declared. State of Belgium. Revolt. | |
| German Confederation. French Nobility and Emigrés. Comte de | |
| Provence. Comte d'Artois. Mallet-Dupan, the King's | |
| Confidant | [436] |
| BOOK XV. | |
| Dumouriez's Tactics. Servan's Proposition. Change of Ministry. | |
| Dumouriez's Infidelity. Another Change of Ministers. Dumouriez | |
| quits Paris. Barbaroux. Madame Roland's Plans for a Republic. | |
| Increase of the Girondists. Buzot. Danton: his Origin and Life. | |
| Progress. Hostilities in Belgium. Duc de Lauzun. Luckner. | |
| State of France | [459] |
| BOOK XVI. | |
| King Pétion. His Policy. Murder of De Brissac. Another Phase | |
| of the Revolution. Santerre, Legendre, Instigators of 20th June. | |
| Preparation. Disposition of Lower Orders. The Mobs excited. | |
| The Alarm of the King. The Assembling of the People. St. | |
| Huruge. Théroigne de Méricourt. Her Fate. The Procession. | |
| Rœderer's Courage. Huguenin's Declaration. The Mob admitted. | |
| Defence at the Tuileries. Movement of the Populace. The Troops | |
| faithless. Fury of the Mob. The King's Defenders. Madame Elizabeth. | |
| Legendre's Insolence. The Bonnet Rouge. "Vive le Roi." The | |
| Dangers of the Queen. Princesse de Lamballe. Queen and Royal | |
| Children. Santerre. Deputation to the King. Pétion's Duplicity. | |
| Retirement of the Rebels. Merlin's brutal Remark. The Marseillaise. | |
| Its Origin and Popularity: universally adopted | [478] |