Part 27 (1/2)

”The good sense of the King and Queen prevented the any notice of these insults while in public; but no sooner had they returned to the castle, than the Queen gave way to her grief at the pre to the majesty of the constitutionalhied hin

”When the royal party entered the apartment, they found M de Montmorin with me, who had come to talk over these matters, secure that at such athe Queen's observation, M de Montmorin made no secret of the necessity there was of Their Majesties disses; the avowal of which, he said, would only tend to forward the triumph of Jacobinism, 'which,' added he, 'I am sorry to see predominates in the assembly, and keeps in subordination all the public and private clubs'

”'What!' exclaimed the Princesse Elizabeth, can that be possible, after the King has accepted the Constitution?'

”'Yes,' said the Queen; these people, my dear Elizabeth, wish for a Constitution which sanctions the overthrow of hiranted'

”'In this,' observed M de Montree with Your Majesty and the King, notwithstanding I have been opposed by the whole Council and many other honest constituent members, as well as the Cabinet of Vienna And it is still, as it has ever been, ht, previous to the acceptance of the Constitution, to have been allowed, for the security of its future organization, to have exa been the case, I foresee the dangerous situation in which His Majesty stands, and I foresee, too, the non-proation of this charter

Malouet, who is an honest man, is of my opinion Duport, De Lameth, Barnave, and even La Fayette are inti spirit of the Jacobins They were all with the best intentions for Your Majesty's present safety, for the acceptance in toto, but without reflecting on the consequences which must follow should the nation be deceived But I, who aret the step, though I aht to succeed it

The throne can now only beon the part of the Crown It is not enough to have conceded, it is necessary also to show that the concession has soin than race

Every motive of prudence, as well as of necessity, requires that the monarch himself, and all those most interested for his safety, should, neither in looks, ret for what has been lost, but rather appear satisfied hat has been bestowed'

”'In that case,' said the Queen, 'we should lose all the support of the royalists'

”'Every royalist, Madame,' replied he, 'who, at this critical crisis, does not avow the senti's untimely coffin'

”'Gracious God!' cried the Queen; 'that would destroy the only hope which still flatters our drooping existence Syht be inclined to show, of our free will, to the constitutionalists, would be immediately considered as a desertion of our supporters, and treachery to ourselves, by the royalists'

”'It would be placed entirely out of my power, Madame,' replied M de Montmorin, 'to make my attachment to the persons of Your Majesties available for the hts, did I per party which prevails to see into my real zeal for the restoration of the royal authority, so necessary for their own future honour, security, and happiness Could they see this, I should be accused as a national traitor, or even worse, and sent out of the world by a sudden death of ignolut their hatred of monarchy; and it is therefore I disseree with you,' answered the Queen That cruelstate to which royalty had been reduced by the constituents, when they placed the President of their asse his functions pro teatives in the face of the nation to traislative authority--that cruel uish of ly authority: Here she burst into tears, hiding her face in her handkerchief

”With the elic Princesse Elizabeth exclai to the Queen, to caluish!+'

”'It will be of no avail,' said the King; 'her grief adds to my affliction I have been the innocent cause of her participating in this total ruin, and as it is only her fortitude which has hitherto supported nation we must ahat fate destines!'

”'Yes,' observed M de Montiven us the rational faculty of opposing i its consequences'

”'In what manner, sir?' cried the Queen; 'tell 's sanction, I a to avert the storust head of the French nation'

”'Vienna, Madame,' replied he; 'Vienna! Your Majesty's presence at Vienna would do 's safety, and the nation's future tranquillity, than the ested,' said the Princesse Elizabeth, 'that Her Majesty should fly froe----'

”'Pardon me, Princess,' interrupted M de Monto thither It is to give efficacy to the love she bears the King and his fa there the powerful advocate to check the fallacious n army to invade us for the subjection of the French nation All these external attempts will prove abortive, and only tend to exasperate the French to crime and madness Here I coincide with my coadjutors, Barnave, Duport, De Lameth, etc The principle on which the re-establishment of the order and tranquillity of France depends, can be effected only by the non-interference of foreign powers Let them leave the rational resources of our own internal force to re-establish our real interests, which every honest Frenchman will strive to secure, if not thwarted by the threats and ht to interfere

Besides, Madame, they are too far froers internally surrounding us These are the points of fearful in army which can subdue a nation's internal factions These only rouse the disorders National commotions can be quelled only by national spirit, whose fury, once exhausted on those who have aroused it, leave it free to look within, and work a reform upon itself'

”M de Montmorin, after many other prudent exhortations and re and Queen's household, took his

leave He was no sooner gone than it was decided by the King that Marie Antoinette, accoentlemen of the bedchamber, couriers, etc, should set out forthwith for Vienna