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department　of　the　Seine；　Popincourt　section；　Vendémiaire）　91。　　This

section；　on　learning　that　its　vote　against　the　decrees〃　was　put　down

as　a　cipher　in　the　general　count　of　votes；〃　protested　and　declared

that　〃when　the　vote　was　taken　at　the　meeting　of　Fructidor　22；　it　was

composed　of　845　citizens　representing　2；594　votes。〃　Nevertheless；　in

the　general　recapitulation　of　Vendémiaire　its　vote　counts　for　nothing。

…　The　same　remark　for　the　〃Fidélité〃　section。　　Its　minutes　state　that

the　décrees　are　rejected　〃unanimously；〃　and　that　it　is　composed　of

1；300　citizens；　its　vote；　likewise；　goes　for　nothing。　　The　totals

given　by　the　recapitulation　are　as　follows：　Voters　on　the

Constitution；　1；107；368。　　For；　1；057；390。　　Against；　49；978。　　…　Voters

on　the　Decrees；　314；382。　　For；　205；498。　　Against；　108；794。　　…　Mallet…

Dupan　（I。；　313）　estimates　the　number　of　electors；　at　Paris；　who

rejected　the　decrees；　at　eighty　thousand。　　Fiévée；　〃Correspondance

avec　Bonaparte；〃　introduction；　p。　　126。　　…　（A　few　days　before

Vendémiaire　13；　Fiévée；　in　the　name　of　the　Theatre…Fran？ais　section；

came；　with　two　other　commissioners；　to　verify　the　returns　announced　by

the　Convention。）　〃We　divided　the　returns　into　three　parts；　each

commissioner　undertook　to　check　off　one　of　these　parts；　pen　in　hand；

and　the　conscientious　result　of　our　labor　was　to　show　that；　although

the　Convention　had　voting　done　in　a　mass　by　all　the　regiments　then　in

France；　individually；　the　majority；　incontestably　was　against　its

project。　　Thus；　while　trying　to　have　the　election　law　passed　under　the

Constitution；　both　measures　were　rejected。〃



＇21＇　Schmidt；　〃Tableaux　de　Paris　pendant　la　Revolution。〃　（Reports　of

Messidor　1　and　24；　year　III。）　〃Good　citizens　are　alarmed　at　the

numerous　pardons　granted　to　the　members　of　the　revolutionary

committees。〃　〃The　release　of　numerous　terrorists　is　generally　turned

to　account。〃　…　Mallet…Dupan；　〃　Correspondance；〃　etc。；　I。；　259；　261；

321。　　〃The　vilest　terrorists　have　been　set　free；　a　part　of　them

confined　in　the　chateau　of　Ham　have　been　allowed　to　escape；　they　are

summoned　from　all　parts　of　the　kingdom；　they　even　send　for　them

abroad；　in　Germany；　in　Belgium；　in　Savoy；　in　Geneva。　　On　reaching

Paris　they　are　given　leaders　and　organized。　　September　11　and　12　they

began　to　meet　publicly　in　groups　and　to　use　threats。　　I　have　proof　of

emissaries　being　engaged　in　recruiting　them　in　the　places　I　have

mentioned　and　in　paying　their　expenses　to　the　capital。〃　（Letter　of

September　26；　1795。）



＇22＇　Buchez　et　Roux；　XXXVII。；　36；　49。　　（Reports　of　Merlin　de　Douai　and

Barras　on　the　13th　of　Vendémiaire。）　…　Thibaudeau；　〃Histoire　de　la

Convention　et　du　Directoire；〃　I。；　209。　　…　Fabre　de　l'Aude；　〃Histoire

secrete　du　Directoire；〃　I。；　p。10。　　〃The　Convention　opened　the　prison

doors　to　fifteen　or　eighteen　hundred　Jacobin　lunatics；　zealots　of　the

former　members　of　the　Committee　of　Public　Safety。〃　…　Mallet　Dupan；

（ibid。；　I。；　332；　337；　361；）　estimates　the　numbers　of　terrorists

enrolled　at　three　thousand。



＇23＇　Barbé…Marbois；　〃Mémoires；〃9。　　…　Meissner；　p。246。



＇24＇　Mallet…Dupan；　ibid。；　I。；　282。　　（Letter　of　August　16；　1795。）　〃At

Paris；　the　patriots　of　1789　have　got　the　upper　hand。　　The　regicides

have　the　greatest　horror　of　this　class　because　they　regard　it　as　a

hundred　times　more　dangerous　than　pronounced　aristocrats。〃　Ibid。；　316。

…　…Meissner；　p。　　229。　　〃The　sectionists　want　neither　a　republic　nor

monarchy　but　simply　intelligent　and　honest　men　for　the　places　in　the

new　Convention。〃



＇25＇　Lavalette；　〃Mémoires；〃　I。；　162；　170。



＇26＇　Meissner；　p。　　236。　　…　Any　number　of　details　show　the　features　and

characters　of　the　male　and　female　Jacobins　here　referred　to。　　For

example；　Carnot；　（〃Mémoires；〃　I。；　581；）　says　in　his　narrative　of　the

foregoing　riot；　（Prairial　1st。）：　〃A　creature　with　a　horrible　face　put

himself　astride　my　bench　and　kept　constantly　repeating：　〃To…day　is　the

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；