Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His DeathGoudemetz, Henry
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Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death
Goudemetz, Henry
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799; Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
the criminal tribunals, to perform their duty with
energy towards the emigrants, against whom the
republic had sworn eternal war till death.
New successes of the republicans in Italy.
The Austrians continue to obtain advantages over
Pichegru and Jourdan.
Gronville, envoy from the republic to Copenhagen,
is threatened with recall if his Danish Majesty
does not acknowledge the French republic.
Cambon, to exculpate himself from charges of
misconduct, publishes an account, setting forth,
that during forty-four months of his administration
there were issued only 11,578,056,623 livres in
assignats, and in the ten months and a half after
him there were issued 17,852,226,000 livres in
assignats.
Judgment and Execution of
LOUIS XVI. KING OF FRANCE;
WITH A LIST OF THE
_Members the National Convention_,
Who voted for and against his Death.
AND
THE NAMES OF MANY OF THE MOST CONSIDERABLE SUFFERERS
IN THE COURSE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION,
DISTINGUISHED ACCORDING TO THEIR PRINCIPLES.
THE THIRD EDITION.
BY H. GOUDEMETZ,
_A French Clergyman, Emigrant in England_.
TO THE TRULY HUMANE AND BENEVOLENT, WHOSE LIBERALITY THE AFFLICTED
STRANGER HAS SO LARGELY EXPERIENCED, THIS LITTLE PUBLICATION,
HONOURED WITH THEIR PATRONAGE AND PROMOTED BY THEIR MUNIFICENCE,
is, IN TESTIMONY OF THE GRATITUDE WITH WHICH HIS HEART OVERFLOWS,
MOST THANKFULLY AND RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,
BY THEIR EVERLASTINGLY OBLIGED AND DEVOTED HUMBLE SERVANT,
H. GOUDEMETZ,
******
JUDGMENT
AGAINST
LOUIS XVI.
IN the National, Convention of France, [Footnote: N.B. In this
Convention, 76 were ex-nobles; between 50 and 60 ex-priests; the rest
consisted of lawyers, merchants, husbandmen, and a great number of
artisans, men who had no property, but what they acquired by spoil
from the rich.] on the 17th, 18th, and 19th days of January, 1793,
the three following questions were successively put to the vote.
QUESTION THE FIRST.
Is LOUIS guilty or not?
Of the 745 members of the Convention, 20 were absent, 5 sick, 27 gave
modified opinions, 693 voted in the affirmative.
President "I declare in the name of the National Convention LOUIS
"CAPET to be found guilty of a conspiracy against the liberty of the
"nation, and of an attempt to disturb the public security."
QUESTION THE SECOND.
_Shall the sentence to be passed upon LOUIS be referred to the
sanction of the people?_
The result of the _appel nominal_ on this question was; 3 sick; 20
absent; 10 refused to vote; 283 voted for, and 424 against it.
President "I declare in the name of the National Convention, that its
"sentence shall not be submitted to an appeal to the people."
QUESTION THE THIRD
_What punishment shall be inflicted upon LOUIS?_
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