When was it published?

May 5, 1792 in Gazette Of The United States

Foreign News May 5, 1792

Gazette Of The United States

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Abbe Fauchet, Brissots, Lameths, Maury, Cazales, Malouet

Q: What keywords are associated?

French Assembly, Saloon Rearrangement, Revolutionary Symbolism, Political Satire, Social Inversion

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What is this article about?

The French National Assembly has rearranged its meeting saloon, reversing the positions of key figures and benches, symbolizing the revolutionary upheaval where former subordinates now occupy seats of power previously held by aristocrats and clergy.

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The architects employed to arrange the saloon where the Assembly holds its sittings in a more convenient manner, have reversed it entirely. The President's armed chair and bureau are now placed where the tribunal was situated before. The RIGHT HAND is consequently become the LEFT, and we behold the Abbe Fauchet, and the Brissots and Lameths upon the bench which was filled by Maury, Cazales and Malouet. The wits make merry with the circumstance. They call the Assembly the Microcosme. Thus, say they, in the great world, the King, who was at the top, is pushed down to the bottom; the Attorneys are become essentially the Aristocratic Body; Curates are amazed to find themselves Bishops; the soldier commands his officer, and the ass rides his master.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political

What keywords are associated?

French Assembly Saloon Rearrangement Revolutionary Symbolism Political Satire Social Inversion

What entities or persons were involved?

Abbe Fauchet Brissots Lameths Maury Cazales Malouet

Where did it happen?

Paris

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Paris

Key Persons

Abbe Fauchet Brissots Lameths Maury Cazales Malouet

Outcome

symbolic reversal of positions in the assembly saloon, reflecting broader revolutionary social inversions.

Event Details

Architects have entirely reversed the Assembly's saloon arrangement, placing the President's chair where the tribunal was, switching right and left hands, and seating figures like Abbe Fauchet, Brissots, and Lameths on benches formerly occupied by Maury, Cazales, and Malouet. Wits mock this as the Microcosme, mirroring societal changes where the King is demoted, attorneys become aristocrats, curates bishops, soldiers command officers, and the ass rides its master.