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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. 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
te. 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. 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. 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.  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 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 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
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