. Robespierre and the French revolution. y of the natural orator, at timeswhen wrought up by the excitement of the occa-sion became impressive and even eloquent, notablyin his attack upon Duport and the Lameths andin his famous reply to Vergniaud. Duport, the leader of the faction known asthe Feuillants, had insulted Robespierre by ges-tures and remarks made in an undertone. Thelatter, rising in his place and calmly looking at histormenter said, addressing the chair: Mon-sieur le President, je vous prie de dire a MonsieurDuport de ne pas minsulter sil vent rester aupresde nioi. Then launching
. Robespierre and the French revolution. y of the natural orator, at timeswhen wrought up by the excitement of the occa-sion became impressive and even eloquent, notablyin his attack upon Duport and the Lameths andin his famous reply to Vergniaud. Duport, the leader of the faction known asthe Feuillants, had insulted Robespierre by ges-tures and remarks made in an undertone. Thelatter, rising in his place and calmly looking at histormenter said, addressing the chair: Mon-sieur le President, je vous prie de dire a MonsieurDuport de ne pas minsulter sil vent rester aupresde nioi. Then launching forth with sarcasm nevery word he said: I do not believe that thereexists in this Assembly men base enough tobargain with the court upon an article of ourconstitutional code — perfidious enough to pro-pose making through the court new changes,which shame will not suffer them to propound —enemy enough to the country to attempt discred-iting the Constitution because it restrains theirambition or their avarice — impudent enough to 34. VERGNIAUP From an engraving in the collection of William J. Latta. a painting by Haffet THE FRENCH REVOLUTION avow in the nations eyes that they have soughtin the Revolution the means of their own ele-vation and aggrandizement; for I will not re-gard certain writings and certain speeches, thatmight bear this construction, as anything but thepassing explosion of spite, already expiated byrepentence. No! at least we shall not be so stupidnor so indifferent as to let ourselves be made theeternal sport of intrigue in order to overthrowone after another all the parts of our work atthe pleasure of a few ambitious men. I demand that every one of you swear thathe never will consent to make a compromise withthe executive power upon any article of the Con-stitution on pain of being declared a traitor tothe nation, In view of the fact that the Feuillants were en-deavoring to counteract the Revolution by theestablishment of a constitutional monar
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