Symbol and satire in the French Revolution . Plate 105. A portrait of Petion, man of the hour and idoHzed Mayor of Paris. He is enshrined in the popular heart under the protecting folds of the tri-coloured ribbon. Note the heart. rome Petion, Mayor of Paris, illegally suspendedby the counter-revolutionary department-direc-tory at the instigation of a superior authority Downfall 241 more revolutionary still. Around the medallionare the words, His love for liberty has placed himin our hearts. He was an incorruptible is a mayor without fear and without now followed t
Symbol and satire in the French Revolution . Plate 105. A portrait of Petion, man of the hour and idoHzed Mayor of Paris. He is enshrined in the popular heart under the protecting folds of the tri-coloured ribbon. Note the heart. rome Petion, Mayor of Paris, illegally suspendedby the counter-revolutionary department-direc-tory at the instigation of a superior authority Downfall 241 more revolutionary still. Around the medallionare the words, His love for liberty has placed himin our hearts. He was an incorruptible is a mayor without fear and without now followed thick and fast. On July7th, after frightful bickerings in the Assembly,. Plate 106. A newspaper illustration from the Revolutions de Parts which incidentally shows the flag with The country is in danger! hanging from the H6tel de Ville. Abbe Lamourette rose and made an eloquentappeal to forget all differences and unite all partiesagainst this foreign enemy that was about toinvade France. There was an extraordinary sceneof enthusiasm and brotherly love during whichpolitical enmities were forgotten and deputies ofthe right and deputies of the left crossed the halland literally kissed each other. But how longdid this harmony last? On the following day16 242 The French Revolution matters were as bad as ever. The kiss, it wasdeclared, was the kiss of Judas; a Hercules and hisclub, not a weeping priest, were needed againstcrowned robbers and ogres. The Kings friendsbelieved that he was in danger of being assassinated,and Lafayette as well as Madame de Stael arereally said to have been concerned in a new plot forthe escape of the royal family. On July 9th, the mi
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