He said that the people were astir; that they were ready to make use of great means-the means comprised in the declaration of rights, resistance of oppression; that the dissentient members of the assembly, if there were any, would purge the world of liberty, and would repair to Coblentz; then returning to the true design of this insurrectional petition, he added: The executive power is not in union with you; we require no other proof of it than the dismissal of the patriot ministers.
"History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814"
F. A. M. Miguet
The insurrectional committee openly took up its quarters near the convention.
"History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814"
F. A. M. Miguet
The fact was that he had sold out certain stock, and every night took an intense delight in contemplating those ten thousand francs, gloating over them, and finding something quite roysterous and insurrectional in their appearance.
"The Fat and the Thin"
Emile Zola