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Updated: May 18, 2025
To Ledru-Rollin's and Louis Blanc's surprise, they found that half of these leaders were men they had never seen before, more radical radicals than themselves, that revolutionary scum that rose to the surface in the Reign of Terror and the Commune.
People believed in Louis Blanc's pineapple soup, in Flocon's bed of gold, and Ledru-Rollin's royal orgies; and as the province pretends to know everything that happens in Paris, the inhabitants of Chavignolles had no doubt about these inventions, and gave credence to the most absurd reports.
There was an interval of silence. The noise of the multitude without sounded like the murmuring of the ocean. Ledru-Rollin went on: "What the people want is the Republic at once, the Republic without waiting." "The Republic without any delay?" said Lamartine, covering an objection in this interpretation of Ledru-Rollin's words.
"What right have we to go there? That would be to let loose Europe against us. No imprudence!" And everybody approving of this, the two Poles held their tongues. On another occasion, Vaucorbeil spoke in favour of Ledru-Rollin's circulars. Foureau retorted with a reference to the forty-five centimes. "But the government," said Pécuchet, "has suppressed slavery." "What does slavery matter to me?"
With the vehemence of the tribune he mingled all the skill of the advocate. He concluded with an appeal for mercy for the offender. He shook Cavaignac's position. When he resumed his seat between Pierre Leroux and de Lamennais, a man with long grey hair, and attired in a white frock-coat, crossed the Chamber and shook Ledru-Rollin's hand. He was Lagrange.
Smith O'Brien and his followers, deeply mortified, repaired at once to Ledru-Rollin's Red Republican Club, where they were loudly applauded, and Lamartine condemned. Meantime there were disturbances everywhere. Men out of employment, excited by club orators, were ready for any violence. At Lyons they destroyed the hospitals and orphan asylums, out of mere wantonness.
All three remained silent, thus failing in their duty and destiny. From all sides came shouts of: "The closure!" The Assembly had reached a state in which it would not listen and could no longer hear. M. Ledru-Rollin appeared in the tribune. From every bench the cry arose: "At last!" Silence ensued. Ledru-Rollin's speech had a physical effect as it were; it was coarse, but powerful.
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