the origins of contemporary france-4-第15章
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citizens and 36 citoyennes。 In the 〃Mont Blanc〃 section; the
secretary signs as follows: Trone segretaire general de la semblé。
'20' Moniteur; XVII。; 375。 (Session of the convention; August 11;
1793)。 Chabot: 〃I demand a law requiring every man who does not
appear at a primary meeting to give good reason for his absence; also;
that any man who has not favored the Constitution; be declared
ineligible to all constitutional franchises。〃 Ibid。; 50。 (Meeting of
the Commune; July 4th)。 Leonard Bourdon demands; in the name of his
section; the Gravilliers; a register on which to inscribe those who
accept the Constitution; 〃in order that those who do not vote for it
may be known。〃 … Souzay; IV。 159。 M。 Boillon; of Belleherbe; is
arrested 〃for being present at the primary assembly of the canton of
Vaucluse; and when called upon to accept the Constitutional act;
leaving without voting。〃
'21' Moniteur; XVII。; 11。 (Instructions on the mode of accepting the
Constitution)。 … Sauzay IV。; 158。 … Moniteur; XVII。; 302。 (Speech
by Garat; August 2。) 〃I have dispatched commissioners to push the
Constitutional Act through the primary assemblies。〃 … Durand…Maillane。
150。 〃The envoys of the departments were taken from the sans…
culotterie then in fashion; because they ruled in the Convention。〃
'22' Sauzay; IV。; 158。
'23' Moniteur; XVII。; 363。 (Report of Gossuin to the Convention;
August 9)。 〃There are primary assemblies which have extended their
deliberations beyond the acceptance of the Constitution。 This
acceptance being almost unanimous; all other objects form matter for
petitions to be entrusted to competent committees。〃〃Ibid。; 333。
(Speech of Delacroix)。 〃The anti…revolutionary delegates sent by the
conspirators we had in the Convention must be punished。 (August 6。)。
'24' Moniteur; ibid。; 333。 Speech and motions of Bazire; August 8。 …
XIX。; 116。 Report of Vouland; January 2; 1794。 The pay of Maillard
and his acolytes amounted to twenty…two thousand livres。 … XVIII。;
324。 (Session of August 5。 Speeches of Gossuin; Thibault and
Lacroix。) … Ibid。; 90。 (Session of Germinal 8; year III。) Speech by
Bourdon de l'Oise: 〃We have been obliged to pick men out of the envoys
in order to find those disposed for rigorous measures。〃
'25' Moniteur; XVII。; 330。 Ordinance of the Commune; August 6。
'26' Moniteur; XVII。; 332。 (Session of the Convention; August 6。) …
Cf。 the 〃Diurnal〃 of Beaulieu; August 6。 Beaulieu mentions several
deputations and motions of the same order; and states the alarm of the
〃Mountain。〃 … Durand…Maillane; 〃Mémoires;〃 151。 〃Among the envoys
from the departments were sensible men who; far from approving of all
the steps taken by their brethren; entertained and manifested very
contrary sentiments。 These were molested and imprisoned。〃 … 〃Archives
des Affaires étrangères;〃 vol。 1411。 (Report of the agents of August
10 and 11。) The department commissioners 。 。 。 seemed to us in the
best disposition。 There are some intriguers among them; however; we
are following up some of them; and striving by fraternizing with them
to prevent them from being seduced or led away by the perfidious
suggestions of certain scoundrels; the friends of federalism; amongst
them。 。 。 。 A few patriotic commissioners have already denounced
several of their brethren accused of loving royalty and federalism。〃
'27' Buchez et Roux; XXVIII。; 408。
'28' Moniteur。; XVII。; 330。 (Act passed by the Commune; August 6。)
'29' Archives des Affaires étrangères; vol。 1411。 (Reports of
agents; Aug。 10 and 11)。 〃Citizens are; to…day; eager to see who
shall have a commissioner at his table: who shall treat him the best 。
。 。 the Commissioners of the primary assemblies come and fraternise
with them in the Jacobin club。 They adopt their maxims; and are
carried away by the energy of the good and true republican sans…
culottes in the clubs。〃
'30' Moniteur; XVII。; 307; 308。 (Report of Couthon to the Convention;
Aug。 2。) 〃You would wound; you would outrage these Republicans; were
you to allow the performance before them of an infinity of pieces
filled with insulting allusions to liberty。〃
'31' Ibid。 124。 (Session of Aug。 5。)
'32' Ibid。; 314; (Letter of Lhuillier; Aug。 4。) … 322; Session of the
Commune; Aug。 4th; 332; (Session of the Convention; Aug。 6)。 …
Buchez et Roux; XXVIII。; 409。 (Meeting of the Jacobin Club; Aug。
5th)。
'33' Buchez et Roux; 411 (Article in the Journal de la Montagne。)
'34' Moniteur; XVII。; 348。
'35' 〃Le Féderation〃 was in 1790 〃the Association of the National
Guards。〃 (SR)。
'36' Buchez et Roux; XVIII。; 415 and following pages。
'37' Ibid。; 352。 … Cf。 Beaulieu; 〃Diurnal;〃 Aug。 9。
'38' On the mechanical character of the festivals of the Revolution
read the programme of 〃The civic fete in honor of Valor and Morals;〃
ordered by Fouché at Nevers; on the 1st day of the 1st decade of the
2nd month of the year II。 (De Martel; 〃Etude sur Fouché;〃 202); also;
the programme of the 〃Fete de l'Etre Supréme;〃 at Sceaux; organized by
the patriot Palloy; Presidial 20; year II。 (Dauban; 〃Paris en 1794;
p。187)。
'39' It cost one million two hundred thousand francs; besides the
traveling expenses of eight thousand delegates。
'40' Buchez et Roux; XXVIII。; 439; and following pages。 Procès verbal
of he National Festival of the 10th of August。 … Dauban 〃La Demagogie
en 1791。〃 (Extract from the Republican Ritual。)
'41' Moniteur; XVII。; 366。 (Session of Aug。 11。 Speech by Lacroix
and decree in conformity therewith。)
'42' Ibid。; 374。 〃Remember that you are accountable to the nation and
the universe for this sacred Ark。 Remember that it is your duty to
die rather than suffer a sacrilegious hand。。。。。〃
'43' Buchez et Roux; XXVIII。; 358。 It is evident from the context of
the speech that Robespierre and the Jacobins were desirous of
maintaining the Convention because they foresaw Girondist elections。
'44' Moniteur; XVII。; 382。 (Session of Aug。 12。 Speech by Lacroix)。
'45' Ibid。; 387。 … Cf。 Ibid。; 410; session of August 16。 The
delegates return there to insist on a levy; en masse; the levy of the
first class not appearing sufficient to them。 (levy means
mobilization of all men) … Buchez et Roux; XXVIII。; 464。 Delegate
Royer; Curé of Chalons…sur…Saone; demands that the aristocrats
〃chained together in sixes〃 be put in the front rank in battle 〃to
avoid the risks of sauve qui peut。〃
'46' Decrees of August 14 and 16。
'47' Moniteur; XVII。; 375。
'48' Riouffe; 〃Mémoires;〃 19: 〃An entire generation; the real
disciples of Jean…Jacques; Voltaire and Diderot; could be; and was
annihilated; to a large extent under the pretext of federalism。〃
'49' Moniteur; XVII。; 102。 (Speech by Cambon; July 11; 1793)。
Archives Nationales; AF。 II。; 46。 (Speech of General Wimpffen to the
〃Société des amis de la Liberté et de l'Egalité;〃 in session at
Cherbourg; June 25; 1793)。 〃Sixty…four departments have already
revoked the powers conferred on their representatives。〃 Meillan;
〃Mémoires;〃 72: 〃The archives of Bordeaux once contained the acts
passed by seventy…two departments; all of which adhered to measures
nearly the same as those indicted in our documents。〃
'50' Buchez et Roux; XVIII。; 148。 Meillan; 70; 71。 Guillon de
Montléon; I。; 300 (on Lyons) and I。; 280 (on Bordeaux)。 Archives
Nationales; AF II。; 46。 (Deliberations of the Nantes section July 5)。
Letter of Merlin and Gillet; representatives on mission; Lorient;
June 12。 Dissatisfaction at the outrages of May 31 and June 2; was so
manifest that the representatives on mission Merline; Gillet;
Savestre; and Cagaignac print on the 14th of June a resolution
authorising one of their body to go to the Convention and protest 〃in
their name〃 against the weakness shown by it and against the
ursu