—\"Theyaretobeusedeverywhere，whereverthereareenemiesofthepeople，totheChateau，ifanycanbefoundthere！\"TheywilloverridethevetoandmakesurethattheNationalAssemblywillapprovethegoodlaws。Tothispurpose，theFaubourgSt。Antoinevolunteersitspikes，and，tomarktheusemadeofthem，itcomplainsthat\"effortsaremadetosubstituteanaristocracyofwealthfortheomnipotenceofinheritedrank。\"Itdemands\"severemeasuresagainsttherascallyhypocriteswho，withtheConstitutionintheirhands，slaughterthepeople。\"Itdeclaresthat\"kings，ministersandacivillistwillpassaway，butthattherightsofman，nationalsovereigntyandpikeswillnotpassaway，\"and，byorderofthepresident，theNationalAssemblythanksthepetitioners，\"fortheadvicetheirzealpromptsthemtogive。
TheleadersoftheAssemblyandthepeoplearmedwithpikesuniteagainsttherich，againstConstitutionalists，againstthegovernment，andhenceforth，theJacobinextremistsmarchsidebysidewiththeGirondins，bothreconciledfortheattackbutreservedtheirrighttodisagreeuntilafterthevictory。
\"TheobjectoftheGirondists[86]isnotarepublicinname，butanactualrepublicthroughareductionofthecivilliststofivemillions，throughthecurtailmentofmostoftheroyalprerogatives，throughachangeofdynastyofwhichthenewheadwouldbeasortofhonorarypresidentoftherepublictowhichtheywouldassignanexecutivecouncilappointedbytheAssembly，thatistosay，bythemselves。\"AstotheJacobinextremistswefindnoprinciplewiththembut\"thatofarigorous，absoluteapplicationoftheRightsofMan。Withtheaidofsuchachartertheyaimatchangingthelawsandpublicofficerseverysixmonths，atextendingtheirlevelingprocesstoeveryconstitutedauthority，toalllegalpre—eminenceandtoproperty。Theonlyregimetheylongforisthedemocracyofacontentiousrabble……Thevilestinstruments，professionalagitators，brigands，fanatics，everysortofwretch，thehardenedandarmedpoverty—stricken，who，inwilddisorder\"marchtotheattackofpropertyandto\"universalpillage\"inshort，barbariansoftownandcountry\"whoformtheirordinaryarmyandneverleaveitinactiveonesingleday。\"—Undertheiruniversal，concertedandgrowingusurpationthesubstanceofpowermeltswhollyawayinthehandofthelegalauthorities；littlebylittle，thesearereducedtovaincounterfeits，whilefromoneendofFrance，totheother，longbeforethefinalcollapse，theparty，intheprovincesaswellasatParis，substitutes，underthecryofpublicdanger，agovernmentofmightforthegovernmentoflaw。
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