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＇144＇　Tacitus；　〃Annales；〃　book　VI。；　§　50。　　　〃Macro；　intrepidus；

opprimi　senem　injectu　mu1t？　vestis　discedique　a　limine。〃



＇145＇　Mallet…Dupan；〃　Mercure　Britannique。〃　（Nos。　　for　December　25；

1798　and　December　1799。）　〃From　the　very　beginning　of　the　Revolution；

there　never　was；　in　the　uproar　of　patriotic　protestations；　amidst　so

many　popular　effusions　of　devotion　to　the　popular　cause　to　Liberty　in

the　different　parties；　but　one　fundamental　conception；　that　of

grasping　power　after　having　instituted　it；　of　using　every　means　of

strengthening　themselves；　and　of　excluding　the　largest　number　from　it；

in　order　to　center　themselves　in　a　privileged　committee。　　As　soon　as

they　had　hurried　through　the　articles　of　their　constitution　and　seized

the　reins　of　government；　the　dominant　party　conjured　the　nation　to

trust　to　it；　notwithstanding　that　the　farce　of　their　reasoning　would

not　bring　about　obedience；　。　　。　　。　　Power　and　money　and　money　and

power；　all　projects　for　guaranteeing　their　own　heads　and　disposing　of

those　of　their　competitors；　end　in　that。　　From　the　agitators　of　1789

to　the　tyrants　of　1798；　from　Mirabeau　to　Barras；　each　labors　only　to

forcibly　open　the　gates　of　riches　and　authority　and　to　close　them

behind　them。〃



＇146＇　Mallet…Dupan；　ibid。；　No。　　for　April　10；　1799。　　On　the　Jacobins。

〃The　sources　of　their　enmities；　the　prime　motive　of　their　fury；　their

coup…d'état　lay　in　their　constant　mistrust　of　each　other　。　　。　　。　　。

Systematic；　immoral　factionists；　cruel　through　necessity　and

treacherous　through　prudence；　will　always　attribute　perverse

intentions。　　Carnot　admits　that　there　were　not　ten　men　in　the

Convention　that　were　conscious　of　probity。〃



＇147＇　See　in　this　respect　〃Histoire　de　ma　Vie；〃　by　George　Sand；

volumes　2；　3　and　4；　the　correspondence　of　her　father　enlisted　as　a

volunteer　in　1798　and　a　lieutenant　at　Marengo。　　…　Cf。　　Marshal

Marmont；　〃Memoires；〃　I。；　186；　282；　296；　304。　　〃Our　ambition；　at　this

moment；　was　wholly　secondary；　we　were　occupied　solely　with　our　duties

or　pleasures。　　The　most　cordial　and　frankest　union　prevailed　amongst

us　all。〃



＇148＇　〃Journal　de　Marche　du　sergent　Fracasse。〃　…　〃　Les　Cahiers　du

capitaine　Coignet。〃　…　Correspondence　of　Maurice　Dupin　in　〃Histoire　de

ma　Vie；〃　by　George　Sand。



＇149＇　〃Les　Cahiers　du　Capitaine　Coignet；〃　p。76。　　〃And　then　we　saw　the

big　gentlemen　getting　out　of　the　windows。　　Mantles；　caps　and　feathers

lay　on　the　floor　and　the　grenadiers　ripped　off　the　lace。〃　…　Ibid。；　78；

Narration　by　the　grenadier　Chome：　〃　The　pigeons　all　flew　out　of　the

window　and　we　had　the　hall　to　ourselves。〃



＇150＇　Dufort　de　Cheverney；　〃　Mémoires；〃　September　1；　1800。

〃Bonaparte；　being　fortunately　placed　at　the　head　of　the　government；

advanced　the　Revolution　more　than　fifty　years；　the　cup　of　crimes　was

full　and　overflowing。　　He　cut　off　the　seven　hundred　and　fifty　heads　of

the　hydra；　concentrated　power　in　his　own　hands；　and　prevented　the

primary　assemblies　from　sending　us　another　third　of　fresh　scoundrels

in　the　place　of　those　about　to　take　themselves　off。　　。　　。　　。　　Since　I

stopped　writing　things　are　so　changed　as　to　make　revolutionary　events

appear　as　if　they　had　transpired　more　than　twenty　years　ago。　　。　　。　　。

The　people　are　no　longer　tormented　on　account　of　the　decade；　which　is

no　longer　observed　except　by　the　authorities。　　。　　。　　。　　One　can　travel

about　the　country　without　a　passport。　　。　　。　　。　　Subordination　is

established　among　the　troops；　all　the　conscripts　are　coming　back。　　。

。　　。　　The　government　knows　no　party；　a　royalist　is　placed　along　with　a

determined　republican；　each　being；　so　to　say；　neutralized　by　the

other。　　The　First　Consul；　more　a　King　than　Louis　XIV。；　has　called　the

ablest　men　to　his　councils　without　caring　what　they　were。〃　…　Anne

Plumptre；　〃A　Narrative　of　Three　Years'　Residence　in　France　from　1802

to　1805；〃　I。；　326；　329。　　〃The　class　denominated　the　people　is　most

certainly；　taking　it　in　the　aggregate；　favorably　disposed　to

Bonaparte。　　Any　tale　of　distress　from　the　Revolution　was　among　this

class　always　ended　with　this；　'but　now；　we　are　quiet；　thanks　to　God

and　to　Bonaparte。'〃　…　Mallet…Dupan；　with　his　accustomed　perspicacity；

（〃Mercure　Britainnique；〃　Nos。　for　November　25　and　December　10；　1799）；

at　once　comprehended　the　character　and　harmony　of　this　last

revolution。　　〃The　possible　domination　of　the　Jacobins　chilled　all　ages

and　most　conditions。　　。　　。　　。　　Is　that　nothing；　to　be　preserved；　even

for　one　year；　against　the　ravages　of　a　faction；　under　whose　empire

nobody　can　sleep　tranquilly；　and　find　that　faction　driven　from　all

places　of　authority　just　at　a　time　when　everybody　feared　its　second

outburst；　with　its　torches；　its　assassins；　its　assessors；　and　its

agrarian　laws；　over　the　whole　French　territory？。。。。　　That　Revolution；

of　an　entirely　new　species；　appeared　to　us　as　fundamental　as　that　of

1789。



＇151＇　The　Ancient　Régime；　p。　　144。















End　of　The　French　Revolution；　Volume　3