Lamennais sympathized with the Revolution of 1848 and was elected a deputy for Paris to the Constituent Assembly. He drew up a plan for a Constitution, which was rejected as too radical. After this, he confined himself to silent participation in the sessions. He also started the newspapers ' and ', espousing radical revolution. Both papers quickly ceased publication. He was also named president of the "". He remained a deputy in the legislative assemblies until Napoleon III's 1851 coup, which depressed and isolated him once more.