Aiguillon, M. de, character and con- duct of, i. 245, 246.
Aix la Chapelle, observations on the peace of, i. 51, 72, 73, 74. Allied powers, the author not their defender, ii. 287.
America, remarks of M. de Tocque-
ville on the constitution of, ii. 481 -efforts of Washington and Ha- milton to strengthen the executive government of, ib.-triumph of de- mocracy in, ib.-differences of the circumstances of, and the old coun- tries in Europe, 483, 508-objec- tions against the American system, 486-the tyranny of the majority, 487-no freedom of thought in, 488 -lawyers the American aristocracy, 489-safety of, in the municipal in- stitutions, ib.-love of change and enterprise predominant in the mind of the Americans, 490-the superior classes in, not hated by the people, 491 vulgar aspect of the house of representatives, 492-difference in the senate, ib.newspapers, the great reading of, 493-the viru- lence of the press in, ib.-difficulty of making laws of restraint in, ib. -ambassadors of, always men of ability, ib.-conceits of Americans respecting their country, 494-no example for the governments of Europe, ib.-Mr. Webster deserv- edly the pride of, 495-reference to his speeches on, 496-subject of,
inexhaustible, ib. how far the system of, can be realized in an old European country, ib.-quotations from Mr. Webster's speeches on, 499 to 506-the question of the ex- istence of two houses of legislature, 501-rights of the senate, ib.- parties and party spirit in, 503- difficulties and dangers of the Ame- rican constitution, ib.-the power of the veto, 504-the secret of the" prosperity of, 506-disadvantages of republican systems not escaped in, 507-the republicanism which Washington would have wished for, 509-character of the people of, 512-doubts of the permanency of the constitution of, 513-trans- actions that took place during the American war in 1812, and on the subject of the Tariff, ib.--the great difficulty in the constitution of, 514 -analogy between it and that of England, ib.--independence of the United States of, acknowledged, 526-remarks of an able female writer on the people of, 538 to 540.
American Revolution, difficulty of raising sufficient food, &c. for the
soldiers in the time of, ii. 278. American War, an interference in, a great mistake in the French court, I. 8-influence of the new debt contracted in consequence of, ib.— spirit of liberty infused by it, 102, 173, 182, 218. Anarchists, no, a cry of the populace, ii. 2-expose the king to the violence of the people, 12. Angoulême, Duchess of, i. 446. Antoine, St., Santerreacquires a per- fect domination over the faubourg
of, ii. 8-workmen of, wish to raise a conspiracy, 10. Annual Register, Dodsley's, quota- tions from and general remarks, i. 61, 62, 69, 95, 108, 109, 111, 115, 265, 480-482, 493. Anti-federalists, ii. 481. Anti-Jacobin, the, alluded to, ii. 388. Areopagus, workmen of the fau-
bourgs St. Antoine and St. Mar.. ceau petition the National Assembly thus named, ii. 14. Aristocracy, the English, remarks on, ii. 433-notice of arguments ad- vanced against, 437, et seq.-an American, wanted, 489. Arminius, the great leader of those who espoused the freedom of the will, i. 55.
Artois, Comte, i. 122, 251, 257. Assembly, Constituent, character and
opinions of men who composed, i. 140, et seq.-observations on the first proceedings of, 155, 156- imprudence the fault of the leaders of, 174-history of, by Ferrieres, 242-and who became a member of, 253-what they neglected when the constitution came to be settled, 265, 273, 407-scenes enacted in, 270-question respecting, 278 remarks on members of, 409-how leaders of, acted, ib.-difficulties thrown in the way of, by the Court, 409, 410-measures adopted by, 410--the point they failed in, 411- reproaches deserved by, 414-king wished to escape from the priests of, 425-intentions to call a new, ib.-and for what design, dissolu- tion of, 468-observations on, ib., et seq.-example, set by, to bear arms, ii. 13-representation of Mar- quis de Ferrieres to, 33-remarks on, 139-distinguished members of, protest against the patriots, 167, 168-loose notions of its members on the subject of property, 431, 463-the sovereignty of the people only acknowledged by, 465. Assembly, Legislative, consequence of the army being opposed to, ii. 2— first object of, to get rid of the new
commune, 97-struggle between, ib.-questions whether right in imprisoning the king, 141. Assembly, National, the Tiers Etat vote, and call themselves the, i. xv, 135, et seq.-decree issued by, 155 -opinions on their conduct, xv, 155, et seq.-king's concessions not estimated by, xvii, 172-king en- deavours to reduce to its former situation, 176--persist in the ex- ercise of their assumed sovereignty, 177-the court unable to bear thie assumption of authority by, 190--- a deputation of the people sent to, 192-intentions of the court to- wards, 197-visit of the king to, 198 -remarks on their want of fore- thought, 201-applaud Mirabeau's address, 208-menaced, 209-ar- rival at Paris of the eighty dele- gates from, 213-what decided in their sentiments on, 218--the Pre- sident of, 219-men of letters not popular in, 221-the principles that might have saved the, 222—a diffi- culty in the case of, 224-reasons for taking the name of, 228, 229- what comprehended in meaning of, 230-Bailly's remarks on shutting up their hall, 232-what necessary for them to do, ib.-revolutionary in their decree, 233-anxiety of, 239-seeks in the people support against the court, 251-address the king, 255-plot to carry off their most distinguished members, 257 --earlier sittings of, 261-proceed- ings confirmed, 263-put on its guard, 269-could not restrain the general ardour, 279-report made. to, ib.-Sir J. Mackintosh on, 403` -endeavours to repress outrages, 412-speech in, 418-abolish the titles of nobility, 420-fête in pre- sence of, 421-the king has no force to oppose to, 423-the king endea- vours to obtain better terms from, 426- popularity of, 446-decree of, 450-commissioners to the king, 451-calm and dignified conduct of, 452-regal authority concen- trated in themselves, 460-king to
be tried by, i. 463-petition of re- publican party to, 466-letter of La Fayette to, ii. 6-Marseillois present a petition before, 9-ad- dress of Marseillois sent by, to all departments, 10-debates in, on receiving it, 12-whether the mob or National Assembly is to rule, 13 -too long torpid, 14-conduct of the king discussed by, 42-confused state of,, 170.
Assignats, difficulties of French go- vernment on the subject of, ii. 280. Aubier, M. de, his devotion to the king, ii. 19.
Austria, House of, opposed to Louis, i. xiv-could preserve the balance of Europe, 19-the empress, queen of, attacked in 1741, 49-conse- quence of France uniting with, 51, 52, 68.
Austrians make war on the French, ii. 1-outcry against, 2-French require no interference from, 3— king wishes to leave the way open for, 9-are vanquished, 30-La Fayette falls into their hands, 125.
Bacon, Lord, quotation from, ii. 250. Bailleul, M. de, opinions on as wri- ter, i. 121-states the causes that produced the Revolution, ii. 136. Bailly, M., one of the most celebrated
men of his time, i. 219, 225- age and death of, 219-why his Memoirs instructive to all good men, 220-bis views on the calling together of the Notables, ib.- -on the character of the king, ib.-opi- nions on the causes of the Revolu- tion, ib.233-made deputy, 221, 223 ---observations of, on the unpopu- larity of "men of letters" in the National Assembly, 221, 222-con- siderations of his principles, 222- remarks by, on the dress for people in public situations, 223-and on admission of strangers to the deli- berations of the Assembly, ib., 224 -appears not to have seen the dan- ger from the vote by head, 224- opinions of, on the decree of the nobles, 225-his conversation as
president with the keeper of the seals, ib.-his account of the usur- pation of the Tiers Etat, 226, 227 -observations respecting, as the commentator on the resolutions of the Assembly, 227, 228, 229, 233 -his remarks on the next act of the Assembly, 230, 231-and on the shutting up of the Commons' Hall, 232, 333-his observations on the king's proposals, 234-notice of to the master of the ceremonies, ib. -quotations from Memoirs of, 235 to 239-repeatedly uncertain as to the daily supply of bread for Paris, 253, 278-his account of M. de Berthier's massacre, 266, 267-re- marks on a handbill in the Memoirs of, 267-reference to his editors, 268 at the head of the mu- nicipal corps presented keys of the city to the king, 269, 384, 385- pleased with his fellow-legislators for their sentiments, 271-quo- tations from notes to the Memoirs of, 281, 282, 286, 344, 345, 346, 388-accusation against, 414-his fate, ib.-observations on, 414, 415. Ball, Rev. John, ii. 541. Barbaroux, his account of the three parties in France, ii. 8-he endea- vours to overthrow the monarchy by bringing the Marseillois to Paris -they worship him as a statue of liberty, 65-memoirs of, 233-de- stroys himself, 249.
Barbauld, Mrs., her opinion of the ferment in the popular mind, i. 401 -her bright anticipations of the future, 403-Godwin's "Inquiry concerning Political Justice," ii. 209.
Barnave, his conduct shows the re-
publican character in an odious light, 270, 451, 452, 464, 466. Barrière, speech of, against the king,
Bastile, stormed by the populace, i. 198, 211-observations on the strength of, 200, 201-taken by as- sault, 208-description of, 213, 214 -an account of its conquest, 214,
Baudouin Frères, works published by, ii, 318.
Bazire, M., endeavours in vain to ad-
dress the people, ii. 105. Beaucarm, M., declares the life of the king in danger, ii. 21. Beaufort, his designs during wars of the Fronde, i. 4.
Beaumelle, Memoirs of Madame de Maintenon, edited by, i. 15, 16. Belsham, i. 55.
Berkeley, Bishop, allusion to, ii. 217. Bernes, Abbé de, for what celebrated, i. 47.
Berthier, M. de, massacred in the streets, i. 202, 266, 267—observa- tions on, 269, 272.
Bertin, a leader of the conspirators in the National Assembly, ii. 71. Bertrand Moleville, why writings of, interesting and valuable, i. 119, 145 -his opinions and observations on the leading characters during the reign of Louis XVI., i. 167, 176, 178, 202, 203, 204, 207-his ac- count of M. de Lally Tollendal and La Fayette, ii. 4, 5, 6, 23, 33, 122,
Bezenval, M. de, observations on his inaction, i. 205.
Billaud Varennes, a ferocious and shameless conspirator, ii. 105. Bois, Duc de, compared to a wretch, i. 80.
Boisgelin, M. de, ii. 309. Bolingbroke, Lord, remarks on, ii. 439 -similarity of his sentiments to those of the St. Simonians, ib.--his imitators, 440-
Bouille, Marquis de, why opiniors of, entitled to consideration, i 117- his views on the situation of the kingdom, 119, 144-conversation with Necker, 123-his observations on the composition of the States Ge- neral, 144, 145-general conclu- sions, ib.-account of the king's journey to Varennes, 435-passes the night with his father on the road between Stenay and Dun, 445 Bouillion, Mr. James's conclusions respecting, i. 4.
Bourbon, Duke of, renewal of oppo-
sition in the administration of, i. 66-observations on his successful scheme of finance, ib.
Brissot, his inflammatory speeches, ii. 47, 48-his address to his consti- tuents, 233.
Brizé, M. de, particulars of what passed between, and Mirabeau, i. 234, 235.
Broglio, Marshal de, 205, 253, 261, 268, 271, 274, 276-cannoniers re- fused to obey, 207-what his ap- pearance indicated, 253, 268, 274 -disappearance of, 268-conspi- racy of and court, 271. Brunswick, Duke of, repulse of, ii.
138-retreat of, 198-his invasion and manifestoes unfortunate, 206. Buonaparte, short general history of France drawn up at the instigation of, i. 46-Lacretelle's deference to political views of, 47, 71-observa- tions on, 62, 63. Burdett, Sir Francis, ii. 501. Burgundy, Duchess of, why letter to mentioned, i. 16.
Burke, Mr., abhors the cruelties of the revolutionary parties, i. 401---- his view of the Revolution, 404-- his opponents, 456-the ques- tion at issue between them, 474- nothing easier than his view of the subject, 482-not likely to be un- reasonable at so late a period, ii. 129-his writings quite a part of the great subject of the French Re- volution, 168-quotations from his Reflections, 168, 173 to 178, 189 to 203-his opinion of Godwin's "In- quiry concerning Political Justice," 209-extracts from his Letters on the Regicide Peace, 322, et seq.— his reflections on the Constituent Assembly, 415-value of them, 419
Dumont's opinion, ib.- great point of difference between, and his opponents, 451-thoroughly un- derstood the nature of the French Revolution, 455--comparison of his reasonings and Sir J. Mackintosh, ii. 460-his remarks on the excesses by the friends of freedom, 468-bis reprobation of the utilitarian doc-
trines, 471-recommendations of his writings, ib. reference to speech of, at Bristol, 502-his "Thoughts on the present Discontent," 503- his remark on Henry VIII., 536. Pute, Lord, under the counsel of, peace made with France, i. 52.
ple of fashion, 75-conduct of after his arrival at Varennes, 438, 442-consequence of not being able to maintain his post, 446-allusion to his conversation with the king, 449-his gallantry and address, ii.
Buzot, Memoirs of, ii. 233-quota-Christian worship abolished, ii. 303, tions from, 247, 248-his fate, 249, 306.
Calonne called to the administration of the finances, i. 103-character as a man and minister, i., ix. 103, 104, 107, 108 efforts directed to the right point, ix. 105, 107, 120- many of his proposals sanctioned by the notables and king, i. 110- conclusions from his fate and for- tunes, i., x.
Campan, M. de, her account of the
king's conduct, ii. 16 extracts from, 35, et seq.
Carousel, Square of, scene in, ii. 15. Carrière, a leader of the Marseillois, ii. 71.
Castelane, de, how patriots were ca- joled by, i. 246.
Catiline, description of, applied to Diderot, i. 74.
Cazotte, Mademoiselle, saves her fa- ther's life, ii. 113.
Chaletat, M. de, French guards lost by giving the command to, i. 252. Chamilly, M. de, recommended by the king to his son, ii. 161. Chartists, their views the same as those of Godwin, ii. 211. Chateauroux, M. de, became ruler of France, i. 47. Chaumette, ii. 283. Chauvelin, M., correspondence be- tween him and Lord Grenville, ii. 202.
Chesterfield, Lord, remarkable passage in a letter of, i, 89, 90. Choiseul, Duc de, most distinguished minister after Fleury, i. 47--under the administration of, the conquest of Corsica accomplished, i. 59ob- servations on, 60, 62, 63-impres- sion produced on, by an anonymous letter, 71-language of, to the peo-
Christianity, progress and establish- ment of, ii. 521. Christina, Archduchess, ii. 35. Church, French, an account of the fall of, i. 290, 291, 292. Church of England, observations on, ii. 432.
Clavière, his character depicted by Dumont, ii. 412.
Clerc, Le, his life of Richelieu, con- sidered very accurate, i. 3-ob servations on, 3, 6, 9, 34, 37, 96, 146.
Clery, recommended by the king to his son; his account of cruelties practised on the king, ii. 161 to
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