the origins of contemporary france-3-第50章

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revolution　had　nothing　to　do　with　it；　。　。　Six　of　the　municipal

officers　were　assassinated。　They　had　been　elected　according　to　the

terms　of　the　decree；　they　were　the　fruit　of　the　popular　will　at　the

outbreak　of　the　Revolution；　they　were　　accordingly　patriots。〃　

Buchez　et　Roux；　XII。　420。　Official　report　of　the　Commune　of　Avignon；

on　the　events　of　Oct。　16。



＇50＇　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　DXXIV。　3。　Dispatch　of　the　civil

Commissioners　deputized　by　France　（Messrs。　Beauregard；　Lecesne；　and

Champion）　to　the　Minister　Jan。　8；　1792。　（A　long　and　admirable　letter；

in　which　the　difference　between　the　two　parties　is　exhibited；

supported　by　facts；　in　refutation　of　the　calumnies　of　Duprat。　The

oppressed　party　is　composed　not　of　royalists；　but　of

Constitutionalists。）



＇51＇　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　3177。　　Dispatches　of　the　three

commissioners；　April　27；　May　4；　18；　and　21。



＇52＇　Three　hundred　and　thirty…five　witnesses　testified　during　the

trial。　　De　Dampmartin；　I。266。　Entry　of　the　French　army　into　Avignon；

Nov。　16；　1791：　〃All　who　were　rich；　except　a　very　small　number；　had

taken　flight　or　perished。　The　best　houses　were　all　empty　or　closed。〃　…

…　Elections　for　a　new　municipality　were　held　Nov。26；　1791。　Out　of

2；287　active　citizens　Mayor　Levieux　de　Laverne　obtains　2；227　votes；

while　the　municipal　officer　lowest　on　the　list　1；800。　All　are

Constitutionalists　and　conservatives。



＇53＇　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　3196。　Official　report　of　Augier　and

Fabre；　administrators　of　the　Bouches…du…Rh？ne；　Avignon；　May　11；　1792。

　Moniteur；　XII。　313。　Report　of　the　Minister　of　Justice；　May　5。　

XII。　324。　Petition　of　forty　inhabitants　of　Avignon；　May　7。　　XII　334。

Official　report　of　Pinet；　commissioner　of　the　Dr？me；　sent　to　Avignon。

　XII。　354　Report　of　M。　Chassaignac　and　other　papers；　May　10。　XI。

741　　Letter　of　the　civil　commissioners；　also　of　the　Avignon

municipality；　March　　23。



＇54＇　〃The　French　Revolution；〃　vol。　I　。　pp。　344…352；　on　the　sixth

jacquerie；　everywhere　managed　by　the　Jacobins。　Two　or　three　traits

show　its　spirit　and　course　of　action。　（〃Archives　Nationales；〃　　F7；

3202。　Letter　of　the　Directory　of　the　district　of　Aurillac；　March　27；

1792；　with　official　reports。）　〃On　the　20th　of　March；　about　forty

brigands；　calling　themselves　patriots　and　friends　of　the　constitution；

force　honest　and　worthy　but　very　poor　citizens　in　nine　or　ten　of　the

houses　of　Capelle…Viscamp　to　give　them　money；　generally　five　francs

each　person；　and　sometimes　ten；　twenty；　and　forty　francs。〃　Others　tear

down　or　pillage　the　chateaux　of　Rouesque；　Rode；　Marcolès；　and　Vitrac

and　drag　the　municipal　officers　along　with　them。　〃We；　the　mayor　and

municipal　officers　of　the　parish　of　Vitrac；　held　a　meeting　yesterday；

March　22；　following　the　example　of　our　neighboring　parishes　on　the

occasion　of　the　demolition　of　the　chateaux。　We　marched　at　the　head　of

our　national　guard　and　that　of　Salvetat　to　the　said　chateaux。　We　began

by　hoisting　the　national　flag　and　to　demolish　。　。　。　The　national　guard

of　Boisset；　eating　and　drinking　without　stint；　entered　the　chateau　and

behaved　in　the　most　brutal　manner；　for　whatever　they　found　in　their

way；　whether　clocks；　mirrors；　doors；　closets；　and　finally　documents；

all　were　made　way　with。　They　even　sent　off　forty　of　the　men　to　a

patriotic　village　in　the　vicinity。　They　forced　the　inmates　of　every

house　to　give　them　money；　and　those　who　refused　were　threatened　with

death。〃　Besides　this　the　national　guard　of　Boisset　carried　off　the

furniture　of　the　chateau。　　There　is　something　burlesque　in　the

conflicts　of　the　municipalities　with　the　Jacobin　expeditions　（letter

of　the　municipal　officers　of　Cottines　to　the　Directory　of　St。　Louis；

March　26）。　〃We　are　very　glad　to　inform　you　that　there　is　a　crowd　in

our　parish；　amongst　which　are　many　belonging　to　neighboring　parishes；

and　that　they　have　visited　the　house　of　　sieur　Tossy　and　a　sum　of

money　of　which　we　do　not　know　the　amount　is　demanded；　and　that　they

will　not　leave　without　that　sum　so　that　they　cam　have　something　to

live　on；　these　people　being　assembled　solely　to　maintain　the

constitution　and　give　greater　éclat　to　the　law。〃



＇55＇　Mercure　de　France；　　numbers　for　Jan。　1　and　14；　1792　（articles　by

Mallet　du　Pan）。　…　〃　Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　3185；　3186。　Letter　of

the　president　of　the　district　of　Laon　（Aisne）　to　the　Minister；　Feb。　8；

1792：　〃With　respect　to　the　nobles　and　priests；　any　mention　of　them　as

trying　to　sow　discord　among　us　indicates　a　desire　to　spread　fear。　All

they　ask　is　tranquility　and　the　regular　payment　of　their　pensions。〃　

De　Dampmartin；　II。　63　（on　the　evacuation　of　Arles；　April；　1792）。　On

the　illegal　approach　of　the　Marseilles　army；　M。　de　Dampmartin；

military　commander；　orders　the　Arlesians　to　rise　in　a　body。　Nobody

comes　forward。　Wives　hide　away　their　husbands'　guns　in　the　night。　Only

one　hundred　volunteers　are　found　to　act　with　the　regular　troops。



＇56＇　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　　3224。　　Speech　of　M。　Saint…Amans；

vice…president　of　the　Directory　of　Lot…et…Garonne；　to　the　mayor　of

Tonneins；　April　20　and　the　letter　of　the　syndic…attorney…general　to　M。

Roland；　minister；　April　22：　　〃According　to　the　principles　of　the　mayor

of　Tonneins；　all　resistance　to　him　is　aristocratic；　his　doctrine　being

that　all　property…owners　are　aristocrats。　You　can　readily　perceive；

sir；　that　he　is　not　one　of　them。〃　　Dubois；　formerly　a

Benedictine　and　now　a　Protestant　minister。　　Act　of　the　Directory

against　the　municipality　of　Tonneins；　April　13。　The　latter　appeals　to

the　Legislative　Assembly。　The　mayor　and　one　of　　the　municipal

counselors　appear　in　its　name　（May　19）　at　the　bar　of　the　Assembly。



＇57＇　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　3198。　Letter　of　M。　Debourges；　one　of

the　three　commissioners　sent　by　the　National　Assembly　and　the　king；

Nov。　2；　1791　（apropos　of　the　Marseilles　club）。　〃This　club　has　quite

recently　obtained　from　the　Directory　of　the　department；　on　the　most

contemptible　allegation；　an　order　requiring　of　M。　de　Coincy；

lieutenant…general　at　Toulon；　to　send　the　admirable　Ernest　regiment

out　of　Marseilles；　and　M。　de　Coincy　has　yielded。〃



＇58＇　For　instance　（Guillon　de　Montléon；　〃Mémoires　pour　servir　à

l'histoire　de　Lyon；〃　I。　109）；　the　general　in　command　of　the　national

guard　of　this　large　town　in　1792　is　Juillard；　a　poor　silk…weaver　of

the　faubourg　of　the　Grande　C？te；　a　former　soldier。



＇59＇　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　3215；　affair　of　Plabennec　（very

curious；　showing　the　tyrannical　spirit　of　the　Jacobins　and　the　good

disposition　at　bottom　of　the　Catholic　peasantry）　　The　commune　of

Brest　dispatches　against　that　of　Plabennec　400　men；　with　two　cannon

and　commissioners　chosen　by　the　club。　　Many　documents；　among　them：

Petition　of　150　active　citizens　of　Brest；　May　16；　1791。　Deliberations

of　the　council…general　and　commune　of　Brest；　May　17。　Letter　of　the

Directory　of　the　district；　May　17　（very　eloquent）。　Deliberations　of

the　municipality　of　Plabennec；　May　20。　Letter　of　the　municipality　of

Brest　to　the　minister；　May　21。　Deliberations　of　the　department

Directory；　June　13。



＇60＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　376　（session　of　the　Directory　of　the　Pas…

du…Calais；　July　4；　1792）。　The　petition；　signed　by　127　inhabitants　of

Arras；　is　presented　to　the　Directory　by　Robespierre　the　younger　and

Geoffroy。　The　administrators　are　treated　as　impostors；　conspirators；

etc。；　　while　the　president；　listening　to　these　refinements；　says　to

his　colleagues：　〃Gentlemen；　let　us　sit　down；　we　can　attend　to　insults

sitting　as　well　as　standing。〃



＇61＇　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　3223。　Letter　of　M。　Valéry；　syndic…

attorney　of　the　department；　April　4；　1792。



＇62＇　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　3220。　Extract　from　the　deliberations

of　the　department　Directory　and　letter　to　the　king；　Jan。28；　1792。　

Letter　of　M。　Lafiteau；　president　of　the　　Directory；　Jan。　30。　（The　mob

is　composed　of　from　five　to　six　hundred　persons。　　The　president　is

wounded　on　the　forehead　by　a　sword…cut　and　obliged　to　leave　the　town。）

Feb。　2