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The Tuilleries was sacked, the guards slaughtered, the unresisting king and his family deposed and imprisoned in the tower of the Temple. THE TULLERY WAS SACKED THE GUARDS SLAUGHTERED THE UNRESISTING KING AND HIS FAMILY DEPOSED AND IMPRISONED IN THE TOWER OF THE TEMPLE
he provinces were destroyed, and France was divided into departments, each of which was to elect deputies, in whose assembly all power was to be vested, except that the king retained a right of veto, _i.e._, of refusing his sanction to any measure. He swore on the 13th of August, 1791, to observe this new constitution. 4. The Republic.--The Constituent Assembly now dissolved itself, and a fresh Assembly, called the Legislative, took its place. For a time things went on more peacefully. Distrust was, however, deeply sown. The king was closely watched as an enemy; and those of the nobles who had emigrated began to form armies, aided by the Germans, on the frontier for his rescue. This enraged the people, who expected that their newly won liberties would be overthrown. The first time the king exercised his right of _veto_ the mob rose in fury; and though they then did no more than threaten, on the advance of the emigrant army on the 10th of August, 1792, a more terrible rising took place. OVINCES WERE DESTROYED AND FRANCE WAS DIVIDED INTO DEPARTMENTS EACH OF WHICH WAS TO ELECT DEPUTIES IN WHOSE ASSEMBLY ALL POWER WAS TO BE VESTED EXCEPT THAT THE KING RETAINED A RIGHT OF VETO I E OF REFUSING HIS SANCTION TO ANY MEASURE HE SWORE ON THE THIRTEENTH OF AUGUST SEVENTEEN NINETY ONE TO OBSERVE THIS NEW CONSTITUTION FOUR THE REPUBLIC THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY NOW DISSOLVED ITSELF AND A FRESH ASSEMBLY CALLED THE LEGISLATIVE TOOK ITS PLACE FOR A TIME THINGS WENT ON MORE PEACEFULLY DISTRUST WAS HOWEVER DEEPLY SOWN THE KING WAS CLOSELY WATCHED AS AN ENEMY AND THOSE OF THE NOBLES WHO HAD EMIGRATED BEGAN TO FORM ARMIES AIDED BY THE GERMANS ON THE FRONTIER FOR HIS RESCUE THIS ENRAGED THE PEOPLE WHO EXPECTED THAT THEIR NEWLY WON LIBERTIES WOULD BE OVERTHROWN THE FIRST TIME THE KING EXERCISED HIS RIGHT OF VETO THE MOB ROSE IN FURY AND THOUGH THEY THEN DID NO MORE THAN THREATEN ON THE ADVANCE OF THE EMIGRANT ARMY ON THE TENTH OF AUGUST SEVENTEEN NINETY TWO A MORE TERRIBLE RISING TOOK PLACE
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