#vergniaud

[secondjulia]

Am I just being fucking petty to be annoyed by this section of Vergniaud's Wikipedia page, absolutely drenched in veneration? Aren't there rules about framing stuff like this (when it's not a quote or an summary of a specific view)? "Bold", "brilliant", "noble". It's an encyclopedia not a fan page. How quickly do you think a section on Robespierre's "noble love of country" and "unfaltering courage" would get reverted?

[secondjulia]

The Moderate Girondins

"At the climax of the debate, Vergniaud mounted the rostrum and pointed dramatically at the Tuileries, clearly visible through the windows of the Manège. 'From this podium,' he declaimed,

one can see the place where treacherous counsels are leading the king astray. . . . terror and horror have often issued forth from this palace; they should enter it today in the name of the law! All inside it should know that only the king's person is inviolable, that the law will judge every criminal without distinction, and that not one guilty head will escape its blade!' "

—Vergniaud, March 10, 1792

The Road from Versailles by Munro Price, 2002, p. 267

[secondjulia]

I promise I'm not trying to get led astray by the most hypocritical faction ever seen in all of history, but has anyone read this book? I'm being seduced by the table of contents 😭

[reflectiverecursion]

Mathiez really going above and beyond to defend Robespierre's honor here, holy moly.

[destinationsjourney]

French Battleship Vergniaud

Vergniaud was a French semi-dreadnought battleship of the Danton-class. Launched on 12 April 1910, she was commissioned into the Marine Nationale on 18 December 1911.

On 16 August 1914, Voltaire participated in the Battle of Antivari along with a large Fleet of British and French ships. She participated in thee sinking of the Austro-Hungarian protected cruiser Zenta.

For the remainder of the First World War, she helped blockade the Straits of Otranto and the Dardanelles to prevent German, Austro-Hungarian and Turkish warships from breaking out into the Mediterranean.

Post-war, Vergniaud was laid up in reserve, but found to be in poor condition. Stripped of armament, she was used as a target ship. She was listed for disposal in 1927 and sold for scrap in 1928.

More photos here.

[montagnarde1793]

Prieur (de la Marne). Président, vous n’étiez pas au fauteuil lorsqu’on a demandé l’impression des deux discours de Marat. Si l’Assemblée ne veut pas, je ne ferai pas de réflexion sur le discours de Vergniaud, mais ce discours a été prononcé d’abondance à la tribune. S’il y a des hommes assez heureux pour se rappeler dans le cabinet ce qu’ils ont dit à la tribune et en présence du peuple, je les en félicite ; car moi je serais bien embarrassé, si j’étais obligé de me rappeler ce que j’ai débité d’abondance, et lorsque j’étais inspiré par le sentiment. Quoi qu’il en soit, puisqu’on a décrété l’impression du discours de Vergniaud (Interruptions à droite et au centre), je soutiens qu’on doit aussi ordonner celle du discours de Marat ; car il renferme une invitation de se réunir, qu’il est bon de faire connaître à tous les citoyens. (Nouveaux murmures à droite et au centre). Il est étonnant qu’il y ait des membres dans cette Assemblée, qui ne veuillent pas que cette impression ait lieu. Plusieurs membres (sur la Montagne) : Aux voix ! aux voix ! l’impression du discours de Marat ! [...] Le Président consulte l’Assemblée. (La Convention décrète l’impression du discours de Marat.)

Convention nationale, séance du 13 mars 1793 (AP, t. LX, p. 169).

[frenchrev1-pierrevictv-blog]

After everything, here I am imprisoned in La Force Prison... At least I have my fellow Girondists here with me... For now...

[frenchrev1-pierrevictv-blog]

To you, subdued deputies, I offer a glass of blood to slake your thirst. I never would have imagined you betraying us, the Girondists.