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Barère;〃 he replies; 〃remember the report you made on the2nd of

Thermidor;〃



'64' Heraclitus ( c。  540…480 BC) pre…Socratic philosopher; who

believed in a cosmic justice where sinners would be punished and

haunted by the Erinyes; (the furies) the handmaids of justice。  (SR)。



'65' Saint…Just; report on the Girondists; July 8; 1793; on the

necessity of imprisoning persons inimical to the Revolution; Feb。26;

1794; on the Hébertists; March 13; on the arrest of Herault…Séchelles

and Simond; March 17; on the arrest of Danton and associates March 31;

on a general policy; April 15。  … Cf。; likewise; his report on

declaring the government revolutionary until peace is declared; Oct。

10; 1793; and his report of the 9th of Thermidor; year II。



'66' Buchez et Roux; XXXI。; 346。  (Report of March 13; 1794。) …

XXXII。; 314。  (Report of April 15。)



'67' See 〃The Revolution;〃 II。; 313。



'68' A single phrase often suffices to give the measure of a man's

intellect and character。  The following by Saint…Just has this merit。

(Apropos of Louis XVI。  who; refraining from defending himself; left

the Tuileries and took refuge in the Assembly on the 10th of August。)

〃He came amongst you; he forced his way here。  。  。  。  He resorted to

the bosom of the legislature; his soldiers burst into the asylum。  。

。  。  He made his way; so to say; by sword thrusts into the bowels of

his country that he might find a place of concealment。〃



'69' Particularly in the long report on Danton containing a historic

survey of the factions; (Buchez et Roux; XXXII。; 76;) and the report

on the general police; (Ibid。; 304;) with another historic document of

the same order。  〃Brissot and Ronsin (were) recognized royalists。  。

。  。  Since Necker a system of famine has been devised。  。  。  。

Necker had a hand in the Orleans faction。  。  。  。  Double

representation (of the Third Estate) was proposed for it。〃 Among other

charges made against Danton; after the fusillade on the Champ de Mars

in July; 1791 〃You went to pass happy days at Arcis…sur…Aube; if it is

possible for a conspirator against his country to be happy。  。  。  。

When you knew that the tyrant's fall was prepared and inevitable you

returned to Paris on the 9th of August。  You wanted to go to bed on

that evil night。  。  。  。  Hatred; you said; is insupportable to me

and (yet) you said to us 'I do not like Marat;' etc。〃 There is an

apostrophe of nine consecutive pages against Danton; who is absent。



'70' Buchez et Roux; Ibid。; 312。  〃Liberty emanated from the bosom of

tempests; its origin dates with that of the world issuing out of chaos

along with man; who is born dissolved in tears。〃 (Applause。) … Ibid。;

308。  Cf。  his portrait; got up for effect; of the 〃revolutionary who

is 〃a treasure of good sense and probity。〃



'71' Ibid。; 312。  〃Liberty is not the chicanery of a palace; it is

rigidity towards evil。〃



'72' Barère; 〃 Mémoires;〃 I。  347。  〃Saint…Just 。  。  。  discussed

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 Na

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