Great,however,asthisusurpationmaybe,theminority,inordertosuppressthemajority,accommodatethemselvestoit,theJacobinsinthechambermakingcommoncausewiththeJacobinsinthegalleries。
Thedisturbersshouldnotbeputout;\"itwouldbeexcludingfromourdeliberations,\"saysGrangeneuve,\"thatwhichbelongsessentiallytothepeople。\"Ononeofthedeputiesdemandingmeasurestoenforcesilence,\"TornédemandsthatthepropositionbereferredtothePortugalinquisition。\"Choudieu\"declaresthatitcanonlyemanatefromdeputieswhoforgetthatrespectwhichisduetothepeople,theirsovereignjudge。\"[35]\"Theactionofthegalleries,\"saysLecointe—Puyraiveaux,\"isanoutburstofpatriotism。\"Finally,thissameChoudieu,twistingandturningallrightsaboutwithincomparableaudacity,wishestoconferlegislativeprivilegesontheaudience,anddemandsadecreeagainstthedeputieswho,guiltyofpopularlèse—
majesté,presumetocomplainofthosewhoinsultthem。——Anotherpieceofoppressivemachinery,stillmoreenergetic,operatesoutsideontheapproachestotheAssembly。LiketheirpredecessorsoftheConstituentAssembly,themembersofthe\"Right\"\"cannotleavethebuildingwithoutencounteringthethreatsandimprecationsofenragedcrowds。Criesof’tothelantern!’greettheearsofDumolard,Vaublanc,Raucourd,andLacretelleasoftenasthoseoftheAbbéMauryandMontlosier。\"[36]Afterhavinghurledabuseatthepresident,MathieuDumas,theyinsulthiswifewhohasbeenrecognizedinareservedgallery。[37]IntheTuileries,crowdsarealwaysstandingtherelisteningtothebrawlerswhodenouncesuspecteddeputiesbyname,andwoetoanyamongthemwhotakesthatpathonhiswaytothechamber!Abroadsideofinsultsgreetshimashepassesalong。Ifthedeputyhappenstobeafarmer,theyexclaim:\"Lookatthatqueeroldaristocrat——anoldpeasantdogthatusedtowatchcows!\"OnedayHua,ongoingupthestepsoftheTuileriesterrace,isseizedbythehairbyanoldvixenwhobidshim\"Bowyourheadtoyoursovereigns,thepeople,youbastardofadeputy!\"Onthe20thofJuneoneofthepatriots,whoiscrossingtheAssemblyroom,whispersinhisear,\"Youscampofadeputy,you’llneverdiebutbymyhand!\"Anothertime,havingdefendedthejuge—de—paixLarivière,thereawaitshimatthedoor,inthemiddleofthenight,\"asetofblackguards,whocrowdaroundhimandthrusttheirfistsandcudgelsinhisface;\"happily,hisfriendsDumasandDaverhoult,twomilitaryofficers,foreseeingthedanger,presenttheirpistolsandsethimfree\"althoughwithsomedifficulty。\"——Asthe10thofAugustdrawsnearthereismoreopenaggression。Vaublanc,forhavingdefendedLafayette,justmissesbeingcuttopiecesthreetimesonleavingtheAssembly;sixtyofthedeputiesaretreatedinthesamefashion,beingstruck,coveredwithmud,andthreatenedwithdeathiftheydaregoback。[38]——Withsuchalliesaminorityisverystrong。Thankstoitstwoagenciesofconstraintitwilldetachthevotesitneedsfromthemajorityand,eitherthroughterrororcraft,securethepassageofallthedecreesitneeds。
VI。
Parliamentarymaneuvers。——Abusesofurgency。——Voteontheprinciple。——Callbyname。—Intimidationofthe\"Center。\"——