now, a hundred years after the event, a glow of pride that such
words were uttered at such a time by the man who represented the
United States.

After August 10, when matters in Paris became still worse, Mr.
Morris still stayed at his post. Let me give, in his own words,
what he did and his reasons for it:

The different ambassadors and ministers are all taking their
flight, and if I stay I shall be alone. I mean, however, to stay,
unless circumstances should command me away, because, in the
admitted case that my letters of credence are to the monarchy,
and not to the Republic of France, it becomes a matter of
indifference whether I remain in this country or go to England
during the time which may be needful to obtain your orders, or to
produce a settlement of affairs here. Going hence, however, would
look like taking part against the late Revolution, and I am not
only unauthorized in this respect, but I am bound to suppose that
if the great majority of the nation adhere to the new form, the
United States will approve thereof; because, in the first place,
we have no right to prescribe to this country the government they
shall adopt, and next, because the basis of our own Constitution
is the indefeasible right of the people to establish it.

Among those who are leaving Paris is the Venetian ambassador. He
was furnished with passports from the Office of Foreign Affairs,
but he was, nevertheless, stopped at the barrier, was conducted
to the Hotel de Ville, was there questioned for hours, and his
carriages examined and searched. This violation of the rights of
ambassadors could not fail, as you may suppose, to make an