bound to defend against foreign pretensions and domestic factions. Allow a
veteran in this holy cause, who has always been an enemy to the baneful
spirit of dissension, to submit the following preliminary resolutions" of
which I hope you will admit the necessity.

"_First_. The Chamber of Representatives declare that the independence of
the nation is endangered.

"_Second_. The Chamber declare themselves in continued session--That every
attempt to prorogue the Chamber shall be considered high treason--That any
one guilty of such an attempt shall be deemed a traitor to his country, and
be instantly proceeded against as such.

"_Third_. The army of the line and the national guards, who have fought and
are still fighting for the independence of France, deserve the gratitude of
their Country.

"_Fourth_. The minister of the interior is directed to assemble the general
staff, the commandants and majors of the legion of the national guard of
Paris, to consult on the means of supplying them with arms, and to render
complete this citizen-guard; whose zeal and patriotism having been proved
for twenty-six years, offer a sure guaranty of the liberty, the property
and the tranquility of the capital, and of the inviolability of the
representatives of the nation.

"_Fifth_. The ministers of war, of foreign relations, of the interior and
of the police, are invited to attend the assembly immediately."

When the Emperor was informed that Lafayette was in the tribune, and
engaged in the discussions on the proposition of constituting him dictator