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_ We 'll proclaim the Republic . '' `` Well , that _ will _ precipitate things , sure enough ! '' `` It will make them buzz , I tell you ! England will be a hornets ' nest before noon to-morrow , if the Church 's hand has n't lost its cunning -- and we know it has n't . Now you write and I 'll dictate thus : `` PROCLAMATION -- `` BE IT KNOWN UNTO ALL . Whereas the king having died and left no heir , it becomes my duty to continue the executive authority vested in me , until a government shall have been created and set in motion . The monarchy has lapsed , it no longer exists .