A parliamentary speech ending in an escape through a window

In 1792, the deputy Vaublanc delivered a speech to defend General de La Fayette, who was threatened with a decree of treason by the Assembly. His position succeeded in convincing a portion of the undecided, and La Fayette was acquitted by 406 votes out of 630 voters. At the end of this stormy session, Vaublanc and his supporters were accosted by the hostile crowd to the point of having to flee through the windows of the guardhouse of the Palais-Royal.