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day　we'll　make　you　passer　le　gout　de　pain？　and　furies　posted　in　the

tribunes；　made　signs　of　the　guillotine。〃



＇27＇　Meissner；　p。　　238。…Fiévée；　p。127；　and　following　pages。



＇28＇　Mallet…Dupan；　I。；　333；　and　following　pages。　　（Letter　of　October

24；　1795。）　〃Barras　does　not　repeat　the　mistake　made　by　the　Court　on

the　10th　of　April；　and　shut　himself　up　in　the　chateau　and　the

Tuileries；　he　posts　troops　and　artillery　in　all　the　avenues。　　。　　。　　。

Fréron　and　two　other　representatives；　supplied　with　coin　and　assignats

collected　in　the　faubourg　Saint…Antoine；　four　or　five　hundred　bandits

which　joined　the　terrorists；　these　formed　the　pretended　battalions　of

the　loyal　section　which　had　been　pompously　announced　to　the

Convention。　　No　section；　excepting　the〃　Quinze…vingts；〃　sent　its

battalion；　this　section　having　separated　at　the　outset　from　the　other

forty…seven　sections。　　。　　。　　。　　The　gardens　and　court　of　the　Tuileries

resembled　a　feasting　camp；　where　the　Committees　caused　distributions

of　wine　and　all　sorts　of　provisions；　many　of　their　defenders　were

intoxicated；　the　troops　of　the　line　were　kept　loyal　with　money　and

drink。〃…　After　Vendemiaire　13；　the　Convention　brings　further

reinforcements　of　regular　troops　into　Paris　to　keep　the　city　under；

amounting　to　eight　or　nine　thousand　men。



＇29＇　Constitution　of　year　III。；　Articles　VI。　　and　VII。



＇30＇　Albert　Babeau；　〃Histoire　de　Troyes；〃　II。；　367　and　following

pages。　　Sauzay；　〃Hist。　　de　la　Persecution　Révolutionnaire　dans　le

Doubs；〃　VIII。；　ch。　　52　and　54　…　Law　of　Pluvi？se　4；　year　IV。；

authorizing　the　executive　Directory　to　appoint　the　members　who；　up　to

Thermidor　I；　year　IV。；　shall　compose　the　municipal　bodies　of　Bordeaux；

Lyons；　Marseilles　and　Paris。



＇31＇　Decree　of　Brumaire　3；　year　IV。



＇32＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　65。　　（Letter　of　Gen。　　Kermorvan；

to　the　Com。　　of　Public　Safety；　Valenciennes；　Fructidor　22；　year　III。）

At　Valenciennes；　during　the　elections；　〃the　leaders　of　the　sections

used　their　fists　in　driving　out　of　the　primary　assemblies　all　the

worthy　men　possessing　the　necessary　qualities　for　election。　　。　　。　　。

I　knew　that　the　〃seal…breakers；〃　（brise…scellés）；　were　the　promoters

of　these　turbulent　parties；　the　patriotic　robbers；　the　men　who　have

wasted　public　and　private　fortunes　belonging　to　the　commune；　and　who

are　reveling　in　the　houses　and　on　the　estates　of　the　émigrés　which

they　have　had　awarded　to　them　at　a　hundred　times　below　their　value。　　。

。　　。　　All　of　them　are　appointed　electors。　　。　　。　　。　　They　have　paid　。

。　　。　　。　　and　still　pay　agitators　to　intimidate　honest　folks　by　terror；

in　order　to　keep　what　they　have　seized；　awaiting　an　opportunity　to　get

more。　　。　　。　　。　　When　the　elections　were　over　they　sent　daring　men；

undoubtedly　paid；　to　insult　people　as　they　passed；　calling　them

royalist　chouans。〃　（He　mentions　the　dispatch　of　supporting

affidavits。）　…　Mercier；　〃Le　Nouveau　Paris；〃　II。；　315。　　〃Peaceable

people　in　Paris　refuse　to　go　to　the　polls；〃　so　as　to　〃avoid　being

struck　and　knocked　down。〃　…　Sauzay；　VIII。；　9。　　At　Besan？on；　Nov。　　6；

1795；　out　of　5；309　registered　voters；　only　1；324　vote　and　the　elected

are　terrorists。　　…　Archives　Nationales；　F。7；　7090。　　（Documents　on　the

Jacobin　insurrection　of　Niv？se　4　and　5；　year　IV。；　at　Arles）：　〃The

exclusives；　or　amnestied；　regarded　the　Constitution　only　as　a　means　of

arriving　at　a　new　state　of　anarchy　by　getting　possession　of　all　the

offices。　　。　　。　　。　　Shouts　and　cries　of　Vive　Marat！　and　Robespierre　to

the　Pantheon！　were　often　repeated。　　　The　principal　band　was　composed

of　genuine　Terrorists；　of　the　men　who　under　Robespierre's　reign　bore

the　guillotine　about　in　triumph；　imitating　its　cruel　performances　on

every　corner　with　a　manikin　expressly　made　for　the　occasion。〃　

〃Domiciliary　visits；　rummaging　everywhere；　stealing　jewelry；　money；

clothes；　etc。〃



＇33＇　Mallet…Dupan；　II。；　363。　　　Schmidt　（Police　report　of　Brumaire　26

and　27）。



＇34＇　Dufort　de　Cheverney；　（manuscript　memoirs　communicated　by　Robert

de　Crêvec？ur）。　　　Report　of　the　public　prosecutor；　dated　Thermidor

13；　year　III。；　according　to　documents　handed　in　on　Messidor　16；　by　the

foreman　of　the　jury　of　indictment　and　by　the　juges　de　paix　of　Chinon；

Saumur；　Tours；　Amboise；　Blois；　Beaugency；　etc。；　relating　to　the

charges　made　by　the　administrators　of　the　department　of　Loire…et…Cher；

dated　Frimaire　30；　year　II。；　concerning　the　fusillades　at　Blois；

Frimaire　19；　year　II。



＇35＇　The　line　of　this　march　from　Saumur　to　Montsoreau　could　be　traced

by　the　blood　along　the　road；　the　leaders　shot　those　who　faltered　with

fatigue。　　…　On　reaching　Blois；　Frimaire　18；　Hézine　says；　before　the

town…hall；　〃To…morrow　morning　they　shall　be　straightened　out　and　we'll

show　the　Blésois　how　the　thing　is　managed。〃　The　following　day；　Hézine

and　Gidouin；　taking　a　walk　with　Lepetit；　commander　of　the　escort；　in

the　court　of　the　inn；　say　to　him：　〃You'll　shoot　some　of　them　for　us。

You　must　give　the　people　an　example　by　shooting　some　of　those　rascally

priests。〃　Lepetit　orders　out　four　peasants　and　placing　them　himself　on

the　river　bank；　gives　the　command　to　fire　and　to　throw　them　in。

Hézine　and　Gidoum　shout　Vive　la　Nation！　Gidouin　then　says　to　Lepetit：

〃You　don't　mean　to　stop　with　those　four　peasants？　won't　you　give　us　a

few　curés？〃　Five　priests　are　shot。　　…　At　Beaugency；　there　is　a　fresh

fusillade。　　The　leaders　take　the　best　part　of　the　spoil。　　Among　other

objects；　Lepetit　has　a　coffer　sent　into　his　chamber　and　takes　the

effects　it　contains　and　sells　a　bed　and　mattress　beside。



＇36＇　Ibid。；　（March；　1796）。　　〃Meanwhile；　the　young　men　who　were

recruited；　hid　themselves：　Bonnard　made　them　pay；　and　still　made　them

set　out。　　Baillon；　quartermaster　in　the　war；　told　me　that　he　had　paid

Bonnard　900；000　livres　in　assignats　in　twelve　days；　and　1；400；000　in

twenty　days；　there　were　35；000　in　the　memoir　for　pens；　penknives；　ink；

and　paper。〃



＇37＇　Mallet…Dupan；　〃Correspondance；　etc。；〃　I。；　383。　　（Letter　of

Dec。13；　1795。）　〃　The　Directory　keeps　on　filling　the　offices　with

Terrorists。　　The　government　agents　in　the　departments　arbitrarily　set

aside　the　constituted　authorities　and　replace　them　with　Jacobins。〃



＇38＇　Province　in　ancient　Turkey　governed　by　a　Pasha。　　（SR。）



＇39＇　Thibaudeau；　〃Histoire　de　la　Convention；〃　I。；　243。　　〃Tallien；

Barras；　Chenier　and　Louvet　talked　of　nothing　but　of　annulling　the

elections。　　。　　。　　。　　Nothing　was　heard　at　the　bar　and　in　the　tribunals

but　the　most　revolutionary　propositions。　　The　'Mountain'　showed

incredible　audacity。　　The　public　tribunes　were　filled　with

confederates　who　applauded　furiously。　　。　　。　　Tallien　and　Barras　ruled

and　shared　the　dictatorship　between　them。　　Since　13th　of　Vendémiaire；

the　Convention　no　longer　deliberated　except　when　in　the　middle　of　a

camp；　the　exterior；　the　tribunes；　even　the　hall　itself　are　invested　by

soldiers　and　terrorists。〃　…　Mallet　Dupan；　〃Correspondance；　etc。；〃　I。；

248。　　（Letter　of　Oct。　　31；　1795。）



＇40＇　Thibaudeau；　Ibid。；　I。；　246；　et　seq。　　　Moniteur。　　（Session　of

Brumaire　1。）　Speech　by　Thibaudeau。



＇41＇　Mallet…Dupan；　ibid。；　I。；　328。　　（Letter　Oct。　　4；　1795。）　〃Nearly

all　the　electors　nominated　at　Paris　are　former　administrators；

distinguished　and　sensible　writers；　persons　recommendable　through

their　position；　fortune　and　intelligence。　　They　are　the　royalists　of

1789；　that　is　to　say　about　in　the　sense　of　the　constitution　of　1791；

essentially　changed　fundamentally。　　M。　d'Ormesson；　former

comptroller…general　of　the　Treasury；　the　Marquis　of　Gontant；　M。　de

Vandeuil；　former　maitre　de　requêtes；　M。　Garnier；　former　conseiller　au

Chatelet　of　Paris　and　others　of　the　same　order；　all　electors。　　It　is

another　world　；　in　one　month　we　have　gone　back　five　years。〃　…　Ibid。；

343；　350；　359；　373。



＇42＇　Barbé…Marbois；　〃　Journal　d'un　Déporté；〃　preface；　p。　　XIV。

〃Outside　of　five　or　six　men　who　might　be　regarded　as　'suspects'　of

royalism　the　most　animated　were　only　really　irritated　against　the