It was unclear from the wording whether he meant to return to Denmark or impose a constitution, but as either event was undesirable the Assembly soon came to an agreement.
Formuleringen lod det stå åbent, om han mente, at han ville vende tilbage til Danmark eller tvinge en forfatning igennem, men da begge udfald var uattraktive, nåede nationalforsamlingen hurtigt frem til en aftale.