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All the old boundaries and other distinctions between the 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. ALL THE OLD BOUNDARIES AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE 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
the dread that these would unite and return to bring back the old system continually increased the fury of the people. The Assembly, now known as the Constituent Assembly, swept away all titles and privileges, and no one was henceforth to bear any prefix to his name but citizen; while at the same time the clergy were to renounce all the property of the Church, and to swear that their office and commission was derived from the will of the people alone, and that they owed no obedience save to the State. The estates thus yielded up were supposed to be enough to supply all State expenses without taxes; but as they could not at once be turned into money, promissory notes, or assignats, were issued. But, as coin was scarce, these were not worth nearly their professed value, and the general distress was thus much increased. The other oath the great body of the clergy utterly refused, and they were therefore driven out of their benefices, and became objects of great suspicion to the democrats. NGLAND AND GERMANY AND THE DREAD THAT THESE WOULD UNITE AND RETURN TO BRING BACK THE OLD SYSTEM CONTINUALLY INCREASED THE FURY OF THE PEOPLE THE ASSEMBLY NOW KNOWN AS THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY SWEPT AWAY ALL TITLES AND PRIVILEGES AND NO ONE WAS HENCEFORTH TO BEAR ANY PREFIX TO HIS NAME BUT CITIZEN WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE CLERGY WERE TO RENOUNCE ALL THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH AND TO SWEAR THAT THEIR OFFICE AND COMMISSION WAS DERIVED FROM THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE ALONE AND THAT THEY OWED NO OBEDIENCE SAVE TO THE STATE THE ESTATES THUS YIELDED UP WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ENOUGH TO SUPPLY ALL STATE EXPENSES WITHOUT TAXES BUT AS THEY COULD NOT AT ONCE BE TURNED INTO MONEY PROMISSORY NOTES OR ASIGNA WERE ISSUED BUT AS COIN WAS SCARCE THESE WERE NOT WORTH NEARLY THEIR PROFESSED VALUE AND THE GENERAL DISTRESS WAS THUS MUCH INCREASED THE OTHER OATH THE GREAT BODY OF THE CLERGY UTTERLY REFUSED AND THEY WERE THEREFORE DRIVEN OUT OF THEIR BENEFICES AND BECAME OBJECTS OF GREAT SUSPICION TO THE DEMOCRATS
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