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Title: Symbol and satire in the French Revolution
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Henderson, Ernest F. (Ernest Flagg), 1861-1928
Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons
Publisher: New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ic fete in itself, and the air was rentwith cries of Long live the nation!, Long liveliberty!^ A vital question for a time was what part shouldbe conceded to the King in the approaching feastto Fraternity. It is curious to note the intensefear of conceding to him too much, of yieldingsome jot or tittle of the newly attained Liberty andEquality. Was he already head and chief of theFederation by virtue of his office? If not, shouldhe be appointed by the nation to that position?There was a grave question of precedence too:Should the King sit on the right of the presidentof the National Assembly or should the presidentsit on the Kings right? And what form of oathshould Louis take, and in what capacity? As kingof the French, or as first citizen? It was objectedat the time that such discussions smacked toomuch of the etiquette, the haughty feebleness, thevain jealousies of courts. But the Journal deParis invoked the example of antiquity and Revolutions de Paris, July 3d-ioth. July lo, 1790.
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-... .t_ ,^y„..^ , _ Plate 65. A caricature of Mirabeaus brother called BarrelMirabeau because of his love of drink. 137 138 The French Revolution declared that magnificent spectacles displayed tomen should serve to engrave forever on the inmostsurface of their souls the ineffaceable impression oftheir duty to their country; and that, therefore, itwas right to attach high importance to the formsof the solemnities. The disputes finally endedwith ingenious compromises. The King was to beinvited to be nominal head and commander of thetroops sent as delegates by the different depart-ments, but was to appoint substitutes. He was tosit on the left of the president, which might beequally well construed to mean that he, the King,was the chief personage and had accorded theposition on his right to the president. - Mirabeausbrother—known to the satirists as Barrel-Mira-beau because of his love of drink—^had asked dur-ing the discussion of this matter that the NationalAssembly determine by

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