hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ dᵻfˈɛndᵻd ɹˈɔɪəlˌɪsts ænd ˈæskt ðæt fɚðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌv mˈɔntɪskwˌɪuː təbi tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə pˈænθeɪən, pɹəpˈoʊzd ðə klˈoʊʒɚɹ ʌvðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ səsˈaɪəɾiz ænd ɐkjˈuːzd ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚz bˈæɹəz, ɹᵻwbˈɛl ænd lˌæ ɹˌeɪvɪliˈɛɹ ʌv fˈoʊməntɪŋ ʌnɹˈɛst ænd ɐtɹˈæktɪŋ ðə hˈeɪtɹɪd ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ɔnðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli.
He also defended royalists and asked that for the remains of Montesquieu to be transferred to the Panthéon, proposed the closure of the popular societies and accused the Directors Barras, Rewbell and La Révellière of fomenting unrest and attracting the hatred of the people on the assembly.