the origins of contemporary france-4-第100章
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Bordeaux; Auch; Rochefort; Brest; Bergues; Givet; Metz; Thionville;
Strasbourg; Colmar; Belfort and Grenoble; and often betake themselves
to towns in the vicinity。 … The fullest reports are those of Chepy;
at Grenoble; whose correspondence is worthy of publication; although
an ultra Jacobin; he was brought before the revolutionary Tribunal as
a moderate; in Vent?se; year II。 Having survived (the Revolution) he
became under the Empire a general commissary of Police at Brest。
Almost all of them are veritable Jacobins; absolutist at bottom; and
they became excellent despotic tools。
'70' Buchez et Roux; XXX。; 425。 … Twenty…four commissioners; drawn by
lot from the Jacobins of Paris; are associated with Collot d'Herbois。
One of them; Marino; becomes president of the temporary Committee of
Surveillance; at Lyons。 Another; Parrien; is made president of the
Revolutionary Committee。 … Archives Nationales; AF。; II。; 59。
(Deliberations in the Paris Jacobin club; appointing three of their
number to go to Tonnerre and request the Committee of Public Safety
〃to give them the necessary power; to use it as circumstances may
require; for the best good of the Republic。〃 Frimaire 6; year II。) …
Order of the Committee of Public Safety; allowing two thousand francs
to the said parties for their traveling expenses。〃 … Archives des
Affaires étrangères; vol。 333。 The agents sent to Marseilles affix
their signatures; 〃sans…culottes; of Paris;〃 and one of them; Brutus;
becomes president of the Marseilles revolutionary tribunal。
'71' Archives Nationales; AF。; II。; 49。 Papers relating to the
revolutionary tax of Belfort; giving all the amounts and names。
(Brumaire 30; year II。) Here is the formula: 〃citizen X。 。 。 (male
or female) will pay in one hour the sum of … … ; under penalty of
being considered suspect and treated as such。〃 … 〃Recueil des Pièces
Authentiques concernant la Révolution à Strasbourg;〃 I。; 128; 187。
(Expressions of the representative Baudot in a letter dated Brumaire
29; year II。)
'72' Archives Nationales: the acts and letters of the representatives
on mission are classed by departments。 … On the delegates of the
representatives on mission; I will cite but one text。 (Archives des
Affaires étrangères; vol。 333; letter of Garrigues; Auch; Pluvi?se
24; year II。): 〃A delegate of Dartigoyte goes to l'Isle and; in the
popular club; wants the curé of the place to get rid of his priestly
attributes。 The man answers; so they tell me; that he would
cheerfully abstain from his duties; but that; if; in addition to this;
they used force he would appeal to the convention; which had no idea
of interfering with freedom of opinion。 'Very well;' replied
Dartigoyte emissary; 'I appeal to a gendarme;' and he at once ordered
his arrest。〃
'73' Lallier; 〃Une commission D'énquete et de Propagande;〃 p。7。 (It
is composed of twelve members; selected by the club of Nantes; who
overrun the district of Ancenis; six thousand francs of fees being
allowed it。) … Babeau; II。; 280。 (Dispatch of sixty commissioners;
each at six francs a day by the Troyes administration; to ascertain
the state of the supplies on hand; Prairial; year II。)
'74' For example; at Bordeaux and at Troyes。 … Archives Nationales
F7; 4421。 Register of the Revolutionary committee of Troyes; fol。
164。 Two members of the committee travel to the commune of Lusigny;
dismiss the mayor and justice; and appoint in the place of the latter
〃the former curé of the country; who; some time ago; abjured
sacerdotal fanaticism。〃 … Archives des Affaires étrangères; vol。332。
(Letter of Desgranges; Bordeaux; Brumaire 15; year II。) The
representatives have just instituted 〃a revolutionary committee of
surveillance composed of twelve members; selected with the greatest
circumspection。 All the committees established in the department are
obliged to correspond with it; and fulfill its requisitions。〃
'75' Archives Nationales; AF。; II; 58。 (Letter of Javogues to Collot
d'Herbois; Brumaire 28; year II。)
'76' 〃Recueil des Pièces Authentiques;〃 etc。; I。; 195。 (Acts passed
Jan。21; 1793。)
'77' Archives des Affaires étrangères; vol。 326。 (Letters from
Brutus; September 24; from Topino…Lebrun; jr。; September 25 and
October 6; 1793。 … Vol。 330。 Letters from Brutus; Niv?se 6; year
II。) The character of the agent is often indicated orthographically。
For example; vol。334; letter from Galon…Boyer; Brumaire 18; year II。
〃The public spirit is generally bad。 Those who claim to be patriots
know no restraint 。 The rest are lethargic and federalism appears
innate。〃
'78' Archives des Affaires étrangères; vol。1411。 (Letter of Haupt;
Brumaire 26; year II。) … Vol。 333。 (Letter of Blessman and Haüser;
Pluvi?se 4; year II。)
'79' Archives des Affaires étrangères; vol。 333。 (Letter of Chartres
and of Caillard; Cornmune Aifranchie; Niv?se 21。) … Vol。 331。
(Letters of Desgranges; at Bordeaux; Brumaire 8 and Frimaire 3。) 〃The
offerings in plate and coin multiply indefinitely; all goes right。
The court…martial has condemned Dudon to death; son of the ex…
procureur…général in the former parliament at Bordeaux; Roullat;
procureur…syndic of the department; Sallenave; merchant。 These
executions excite sympathy; but nobody murmurs。〃
'80' Ibid。; vol。 333。 (Letter of Cuny; sr。; Niv?se 20。) Vols。 331;
332。 (Letters of Chepy; passim; and especially those dated Frimaire
II。) … Vol。 329。 (Letter of Chépy; August 24; 1793。) 〃At Annecy; the
women have cut down the liberty…pole and burnt the archives of the
club and of the commune。 At Chambéry; the people wanted to do the
same thing。〃 … Ibid。 (September 18; 1793。) 〃The inhabitants around
Mont Blanc show neither spirit nor courage; the truth is; an anti…
revolutionary spirit animates all minds。〃 … Ibid。 (Letter of August
8; 1793。) 〃Not only have the citizens of Grenoble; who were drawn by
lot; not set out on the expedition to Lyons; but; even of those who
have obeyed the laws; several have returned with their arms and
baggage。 No commune between St。 Laurent and Lyons would march。 The
rural municipalities; badly tainted with the federal malady; ventured
to give the troops very bad quarters; especially those who had been
drafted。〃
'81' Ibid。 (Letter of Cuny; jr。; Brest; Brumaire 6。) 〃 There are; in
general; very few patriots at Brest; the inhabitants are nearly all
moderates。〃 … (Letter of Gadolle; Dunkirk; July 26; 1793。) … (Letter
of Simon; Metz; Niv?se; year II。) 〃Yesterday; on the news of the
capture of Toulon being announced in the theatre; 。 。 。 I noticed
that only about one…third of the spectators gave way to patriotic
enthusiasm; the other two…thirds remained cold; or put on a long
face。〃
'82' Ibid。 (Letter of Haupt; Belfort; September 1; 1793。)
'83' Report by Courtois on the papers found in Robespierre's domicile;
p。 274。 (Letter of Darthé; Vent?se 29; year II。)
'84' 〃Tableau des Prisons de Toulouse;〃 by citizen Pescayre (published
in year III。); p。101。
'85' Archives Nationales; F。7; 4421。 (Register of the Revolutionary
Committee; established at Troyes; Brumaire II; year II。) … Albert
Babeau; vol。 II。; passim。 … Archives des Affaires étrangères; vol。
332; Chépy (letter; Brumaire 6; Grenoble)。 〃The sections had
appointed seven committees of surveillance。 Although weeded out by
the club; they nevertheless alarmed the sans…culottes。。 。 。
Representative Petit…Jean has issued an order; directing that there
shall be but one committee at Grenoble composed of twenty…one members。
This measure is excellent and ensures the triumph of sans…culotteism。〃
… Archives Nationales; F。7; 4434。 (Letter of Pérrieu to Brissot;
Bordeaux; March 9; 1793。) Before June 2; the national club 〃of
Bordeaux; composed of Maratists; did not comprise more than eight or
ten individuals at most。〃 … Moniteur; XXII。; 133。 (Speech by
T