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like　a　vizier。〃



＇73＇　Buchez　et　Roux；　XXXII。；　314。　　〃Are　the　lessons　furnished　by

history；　the　examples　afforded　by　all　great　men；　lost　to　the　universe？

These　all　counsel　us　to　lead　obscure　lives；　the　lowly　cot　and　virtue

form　the　grandeurs　of　this　world。　　Let　us　seek　our　habitations　on　the

banks　of　streams；　rock　the　cradles　of　our　children　and　educate　them　in

Disinterestedness　and　Intrepidity。〃　…　As　to　his　political　or　economic

capacity　and　general　ideas；　read　his　speeches　and　his　〃Institutions；〃

（Buchez　et　Roux；　XXVIII。；　133；　XXX。；　305；　XXXV。；　369；）　a　mass　of

chemical　and　abstract　rant。



＇74＇　Carnot；　I。；　527。　　（Narrated　by　Prieur。）　〃Often　when　hurriedly

eating　a　bit　of　dry　bread　at　the　Committee　table；　Barère　with　a　jest；

brought　a　smile　on　our　lips。〃



＇75＇　Veron；　II。；　14。…Arnault；　II。；　74。　　…　Cf。；　passim；　〃Mémoires　de

Barère；〃　and　the　essay　on　Barère　by　Macaulay。



＇76＇　Vilate；　Barère　Edition；　184；　186；　244。　　〃　Fickle；　frank；

affectionate；　fond　of　society；　especially　that　of　women；　in　quest　of

luxuries　and　knowing　how　to　spend　money。〃　…　Carnot；　II。　　511。　　In

Prieur's　eyes；　Barère　was　simply　〃a　good　fellow。〃



＇77＇　Moniteur；　XXI。；　173。　　（Justification　of　Joseph　Lebon　and　〃his

somewhat　harsh　ways。〃）　〃The　Revolution　is　to　be　spoken　of　with

respect；　and　revolutionary　measures　with　due　regard。　　Liberty　is　a

virgin；　to　raise　whose　veil　is　a　crime。〃　…　And　again：　〃The　tree　of

Liberty　grows　when　watered　with　the　blood　of　tyrants。〃



＇78＇　Moniteur；　XX。；　580；　582；　583；　587。　　…　〃Campagnes　de　la　Révolution

Fran？aise　dans　les　Pyrénées…Orientales；〃　by　Fervel；　II。；　36　and

following　pages。　　…　General　Dugommier；　after　the　capture　of　Toulouse；

spared　the　English　general　O'Hara；　taken　prisoner　in　spite　of　the

orders　of　the　Convention。　　and　received　the　following　letter　from　the

committee　of　Public　Safety。　　〃The　Committee　accepts　your　victory　and

your　wound　as　compensations。〃　On　the　24th　of　December；　Dugommier；　that

he　may　not　be　present　at　the　Toulon　massacres；　asks　to　return　to　the

convention　and　is　ordered　off　to　the　army　of　the　eastern　Pyrenees。　　…

In　1797；　there　were　thirty　thousand　French　prisoners　in　England。



＇79＇　Moniteur；　XVIII。；　291。　　（Speech　by　Barère；　session　of　Brumaire　8；

year　II。）　At　this　rate；　there　are　one　hundred　and　forty　deputies　on

mission　to　the　armies　and　in　the　departments。　　…　Before　the

institution　of　the　Committee　of　Public　Safety；　（April　7；　1793）　there

were　one　hundred　and　sixty　representatives　in　the　departments；　sent

there　to　hasten　the　levy　of　two　hundred　thousand　men。　　（Moniteur；

XVII。；　99；　speech　by　Cambon；　July　11；　1793。）　The　Committee　gradually

recalled　most　of　these　representatives　and；　on　the　16th　July；　only

sixty…three　were　on　mission。　　…　（Ibid。；　XVII。；　152；　speech　by　Gossuin；

July　16。）　…　On　the　9th　of　Niv？se；　the　committee　designated　fifty…eight

representatives　to　establish　the　revolutionary　government　in　certain

places　and　fixing　the　limits　of　their　jurisdictions。　　（Archives

Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　22。）　Subsequently；　several　were　recalled；　and

replaced　by　others。　　…　The　letters　and　orders　of　the　representatives

on　mission　are　filed　in　the　National　Archives　according　to

departments；　in　two　series；　one　of　which　comprises　missions　previous

to　Thermidor　9；　and　the　other　missions　after　that　date。



＇80＇　Thibaudeau；　〃Histoire　du　Terrorisme　dans　le　department　de　la

Vienne；〃　p。4。　　〃Paris；　Brumaire　15；　the　sans…culotte　Piorry；

representative　of　the　people　to　the　sans…culottes　composing　the

popular　club　of　Poitiers。〃



＇81＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　116。　　（Letter　of　Laplanche；

Orleans；　September　10；　1793。　　…　〃Also　procès…verbaux　of　the　Orleans

sections；　September　7。）　〃I　organized　them；　after　selecting　them　from

the　popular　club；　into　a　revolutionary　committee。　　They　worked　under

my　own　eye；　their　bureau　being　in　an　adjoining　chamber。　　。　　。　　I

required　sure；　local　information；　which　I　could　not　have　had　without

collaborators　of　the　country。　　。　　。　　。　　The　result　is　that　I　have

arrested　this　night　more　than　sixty　aristocrats；　strangers　or

'suspects。'　…　〃De　Martel；　〃études　sur　Fouche；〃　84。　　Letter　of

Chaumette；　who　posted　Fouché　concerning　the　Nevers　Jacobins。

〃Surrounded　by　royalists；　federalists　and　fanatics；　representative

Fouché　had　only　3　or　4　persecuted　patriots　to　advise　him。〃



＇82＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　88。　　Speech　by　Rousselin；　Frimaire

9　…　Ibid。；　F。7；　4421。　　Speech　and　orders　issued　by　Rousselin；　Brumaire

25。　　…　Cf。。　　Albert　Babeau；　〃Histoire　de　Troyes　pendant　la

Revolution；〃　vol。　　II。　　Missions　of　Gamier　de　Rousselin　and　B？。



＇83＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　145。　　（Order　of　Maignet；　Avignon；

Floreal　13；　year　II。；　and　proclamation　of　Floréal　14。）　…　Ibid。；　AF。；

II。；　111；　Grenoble。　　Prairial　8；　year　II。　　Similar　orders　issued　by

Albitte　and　Laporte；　for　renewing　all　the　authorities　of　Grenoble。　　…

Ibid；　AF。；　II。；　135。　　Similar　order　of　Ricord　at　Grasse；　Pluvi？se　28；

and　throughout　the　Var。　　…　Ibid。；　AF。；　II。；　36。　　Brumaire；　year　II。；

circular　of　the　Committee　of　Public　Safety　to　the　representatives　on

mission　in　the　departments：　〃Before　quitting　your　post；　you　are　to

effect　the　most　complete　purification　of　the　constituted　authorities

and　public　functionaries。〃



＇84＇　Decrees　of　Frimaire　6　and　14；　year　II。



＇85＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　22。　　Acts　of　the　committee　of

Public　Safety；　Niv？se　9；　year　II。



＇86＇　Ibid。；　AF。；　II。；　37。　　Letter　to　the　Committee　on　the　War；　signed

by　Barère　and　Billaud…Varennes；　Pluvi？se　23；；　year　II。



＇87＇　Ibid。；　AF。；　II。；　36。　　Letter　of　the　Committee　of　Public　Safety　to

Le　Carpentier；　on　mission　in　l'Orne；　Brumaire　19；　year　II。　　〃The

administrative　bodies　of　Alen？on；　the　district　excepted；　are　wholly

gangrened；　all　are　Feuillants；　or　infected　with　a　no　less　pernicious

spirit。　　。　　。　　。　　For　the　choice　of　subjects；　and　the　incarceration　of

individuals；　you　can　refer　to　the　sans…culottes：　the　most　nervous　are

Symaroli　and　Préval。　　…　At　Montagne；　the　administration　must　be　wholly

removed；　as　well　as　the　collector　of　the　district；　and　the　post…

master；　。　　。　　。　　purify　the　popular　club；　expel　nobles　and　limbs　of

the　law；　those　that　have　been　turned　out　of　office；　priests；

muscadins；　etc。　　。　　。　　。　　Dissolve　two　companies；　one　the　grenadiers

and　the　other　the　infantry　who　are　very　muscadin　and　too　fond　of

processions。　　。　　。　　。　　Re…form　the　staff　and　officers　of　the　National

Guard。　　To　secure　more　prompt　and　surer　execution　of　these　measures　of

security　you　may　refer　to　the　present　municipality；　the　Committee　of

Surveillance　and　the　Cannoneers。



＇88＇　Ibid。；　AF。；II。；　37。　　To　Ricord；　on　mission　at　Marseilles；

Pluvi？se　7；　year　II；　a　strong　and　rude　admonition：　he　is　going　soft；

he　has　gone　to　live　with　Saint…Même；　a　suspect；　he　is　too　biased　in

favor　of　the　Marseilles　people　who；　during　the　siege　〃made　sacrifices

to　procure　subsistences；〃　he　blamed　their　arrest；　etc。　　…　Floréal　13；

year　II。；　to　Bouret　on　mission　in　the　Manche　and　at　Calvados。　　〃The

Committee　are　under　the　impression　that　you　are　constantly　deceived　by

an　insidious　secretary　who；　by　the　bad　information　he　has　given　you；

has　often　led　you　to　give　favorable　terms　to　the　aristocracy；　etc。〃　…

Vent？se　6；　year　II。；　to　Guimberteau；　on　mission　near　the　army　on　the

coasts　of　Cherbourg：　〃The　committee　is　astonished　to　find　that　the

military　commission　established　by　you；　undoubtedly　for　striking　off

the　heads　of　conspirators；　was　the　first　to　let　them　off。　　Are　you　not

acquainted　with　the　men　who　compose　it？　For　what　have　you　chosen　them？

If　you　do　not　know　them；　how　does　it　happen　that　you　have　summoned

them　for　such　duties？　〃　…　Ibid。；　and　Vent？se　23；　order　to　Guimberteau

to　investigate　the　conduct　of　his　secretary



＇89＇　See　especially　in　the　〃Archives　des　Affaires　étrangères；〃　vols。

324　to　334；　the　correspondence　of　secret　agents　sent　into　the

interior。



＇90＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；II。；　37；　to　From