▁was ▁a ▁Catholic , ▁a ▁passion ate ▁royal ist ▁and ▁active ▁in ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁Gir onde . ▁ ▁Second ▁Republic ▁( 1 8 4 8 – 5 1 ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁de ▁S è ze ▁was ▁elected ▁representative ▁of ▁Gir onde ▁in ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly . ▁He ▁sat ▁with ▁the ▁Right ▁parliament ary ▁group . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Justice ▁Committee . ▁He ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁Louis ▁Bl anc ▁and ▁Marc ▁C auss id ière , ▁for ▁rest oration ▁of ▁physical ▁constraint , ▁against ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁of ▁Jules ▁Gr év y . ▁He ▁ab st ained ▁from ▁the ▁vote ▁on ▁honour ing ▁General ▁Louis - E ug ène ▁C ava ign ac . ▁He ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁R ate au ▁proposal , ▁for ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁clubs , ▁for ▁cred its ▁for ▁the ▁Roman ▁expedition , ▁against ▁am n esty ▁and ▁for ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁tax ▁on ▁be ver ages . ▁He ▁spoke ▁several ▁times , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁session ▁on ▁the ▁R ate au ▁proposal . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁de ▁S è ze ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁representative ▁ ▁of ▁Gir onde ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly , ▁where ▁he ▁sat ▁with ▁the ▁monarch ist ▁majority ▁and ▁was ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the