The Countess De Charny - volume Ii
“THE SECOND OF SEPTEMBEB.
Exactly what Danton had predicted, happened. At the opening of the session Thuriot submitted to the Assembly the proposition suggested by the minister of justice the day before. The Assembly failed to understand the urgency of the case, and instead of coming to a decision at nine o’clock in the morning, discussed the matter at length, and finally adopted the proposed measure at one o’clock in the afternoon.
It was too late. Those four hours of delay retarded the progres...s of liberty in Europe a whole century.
Tallien was more clever. Requested by the Commune to despatch an order to the minister of justice to present himself at once before the City Council, Tallien wrote : — ” Monsieur Secretary, — On receipt of this communication, please come to the Hôtel de Ville at once.”
But he addressed the communication to the minister of war instead of to the minister of justice.
Danton was expected, but Servan appeared in his stead. The blunder was exi>lained, but the mistake was past recall.MoreLess
Exactly what Danton had predicted, happened. At the opening of the session Thuriot submitted to the Assembly the proposition suggested by the minister of justice the day before. The Assembly failed to understand the urgency of the case, and instead of coming to a decision at nine o’clock in the morning, discussed the matter at length, and finally adopted the proposed measure at one o’clock in the afternoon.
It was too late. Those four hours of delay retarded the progres...s of liberty in Europe a whole century.
Tallien was more clever. Requested by the Commune to despatch an order to the minister of justice to present himself at once before the City Council, Tallien wrote : — ” Monsieur Secretary, — On receipt of this communication, please come to the Hôtel de Ville at once.”
But he addressed the communication to the minister of war instead of to the minister of justice.
Danton was expected, but Servan appeared in his stead. The blunder was exi>lained, but the mistake was past recall.MoreLess
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