Life of General Lafayette; . t—Solemnity of the Mass—Per-formance of the Te Deum—Mutual Oaths, by Lafayette as the Re-presentative of the Nation, and by the People, the King, and Queen— Disinterestedness of Lafayette—Attempt on the Castle of Vin-cennes—The King prevented from leaving Paris—Resignation of hisCommand by Lafayette—He is persuaded to resume it—^The KingsFlight to Yarennes—Mutinous Assembly in the Champ de INIars—Resignation of Lafayette, and its Acceptance with high Honour. .AVING succeeded in saving the lifeof the kincr and of his life-guards,and in protecting the ConstituentAsse
Life of General Lafayette; . t—Solemnity of the Mass—Per-formance of the Te Deum—Mutual Oaths, by Lafayette as the Re-presentative of the Nation, and by the People, the King, and Queen— Disinterestedness of Lafayette—Attempt on the Castle of Vin-cennes—The King prevented from leaving Paris—Resignation of hisCommand by Lafayette—He is persuaded to resume it—^The KingsFlight to Yarennes—Mutinous Assembly in the Champ de INIars—Resignation of Lafayette, and its Acceptance with high Honour. .AVING succeeded in saving the lifeof the kincr and of his life-guards,and in protecting the ConstituentAssembly, Lafayette received thethanks of the Court, and a formalexpression of the same feeling fromthe Assembly, which now removed to full danger to which the king had beenexposed in the insurrection of October wasnot clearly known; though it was suspected, andwith reason, that no spontaneous or unconcertedrising could have been so formidable. It wascharged boldly that the Duke of Orleans had, in. 152 LIFE OF LAFAYETTE. conjunction with Mirabeau, determined to removethe king, and even to put him to death; and thatthe duke was to have been proclaimed heutenant-general of the kingdom. Lafayette, without investi-gating this charge, satisfied himself that Orleans hadfomented the rabble, and encouraged the mutinousdisposition of the National Guards. Some step wasnecessary to get rid of a man so dangerous. Toarrest him in a time of so much excitement wouldhave been impolitic, if not absolutely dangerous;and Lafayette, with soldierlike promptness, informedhim that his passport was ready for him, that Eng-land was deemed the most fitting country for him toretire to, and that to cover his retreat he would befurnished with a commission from the king, to pro-duce as the ostensible reason of his journey. TheDuke of Orleans, probably conscience-stricken, sub-mitted at once. It is said however by others, thathe made some objections, remarking, My enemiessay you p
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