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others　pens；〃　signing　warrants　of　arrest；　〃quarreling　with　and

threatening　each　other；　all　talking　at　once；　and　shouting：　Traitor！　

Conspirator！　　Off　to　prison　with　him！　　Guillotine　him！　　and

behind　these；　a　crowd　of　spectators；　pell…mell　；　yelling；　and

gesticulating〃　like　wild　beasts　pressed　against　each　other　in　the　same

cage；　showing　their　teeth　and　trying　to　spring　at　each　other。　〃One　of

the　most　excited；　brandishing　his　saber　in　order　to　strike　an

antagonist；　stopped　on　seeing　me；　and　exclaimed；　'There's　Malouet！'　

The　other；　however；　less　occupied　with　me　than　with　his　enemy；　took

advantage　of　the　opportunity；　and　with　a　blow　of　his　club；　knocked　him

down。〃　　Malouet　had　a　close　shave；　in　Paris　escapes　take　place　by　such

accidents。　　If　one　remains　in　the　city；　one　is　beset　with　lugubrious

fears　by；



1。　the　hurrying　step　of　squads　of　men　in　each　street；　leading　the

suspected　to　prison　or　before　the　committee；



2。　around　each　prison　the　crowds　that　have　come　〃to　see　the

disasters〃；



3。　in　the　court　of　the　Abaye　the　cry　of　the　auctioneer　selling　the

clothes　of　the　dead；



4。　the　rumbling　of　carts　on　the　pavement　bearing　away　1；300　corpses；



5。　the　songs　of　the　women　mounted　aloft　on　the　carts；　beating　time　on

the　naked　bodies。＇129＇



Is　there　a　man　who；　after　one　of　these　encounters；　does　not　see

himself　in　imagination　before　the　green　table　of　the　section

committee；　after　this；　in　prison　with　sabers　over　his　head；　and　then

in　the　cart　in　the　midst　of　the　bloody　pile？



Courage　falters　before　a　vision　like　this。　All　the　journals　approve；

palliate；　or　keep　silent；　nobody　dares　offer　resistance。＇130＇　Property

as　well　as　lives　belong　to　whoever　wants　to　take　them。　At　the

barriers；　at　the　markets；　on　the　boulevard　of　the　Temple；　thieves；

decked　with　the　tricolor　ribbon；　stop　people　as　they　pass　along；　seize

whatever　they　carry；　and；　under　the　pretext　that　jewels　should　be

deposited　on　the　altars　of　Patriotism；　take　purses；　watches；　rings；

and　other　articles；　so　rudely　that　women　who　are　not　quick　enough；

have　the　lobes　of　their　ears　torn　in　unhooking　their　earrings＇131＇。

Others；　installed　in　the　cellars　of　the　Tuileries；　sell　the　nation's

wine　and　oil　for　their　own　profit。　Others；　again；　given　their　liberty

eight　days　before　by　the　people；　scent　out　a　bigger　job　by　finding

their　way　into　the　Garde…meuble　and　stealing　diamonds　to　the　value　of

thirty　millions。＇132＇



Like　a　man　struck　on　the　head　with　a　mallet；　Paris；　felled　to　the

ground；　lets　things　go；　the　authors　of　the　massacre　have　fully

attained　their　ends。　The　faction　has　fast　hold　of　power；　and　will

maintain　its　hold。　Neither　in　the　Legislative　Assembly　nor　in　the

Convention　will　the　aims　of　the　Girondins　be　successful　against　its

tenacious　usurpation。　It　has　proved　by　a　striking　example　that　it　is

capable　of　anything；　and　boasts　of　it；　it　is　still　armed；　it　stands

there　ever　prepared　and　anonymous　on　its　murderous　basis；　with　its

speedy　modes　of　operation；　its　own　group　of　fanatical　agents　and

bravos；　with　Maillard　and　Fournier；　with　its　cannon　and　its　pikes。　All

that　does　not　live　within　it　lives　only　through　its　favor　from　day　to

day；　through　its　good　will。　Everybody　knows　that。　The　Assembly　no

longer　thinks　of　dislodging　people　who　meet　decrees　of　expulsion　with

massacre；　it　is　no　longer　a　question　of　auditing　their　accounts；　or　of

keeping　them　within　the　confines　of　the　law。　Their　dictatorship　is　not

to　be　disputed；　and　their　purification　continue。　From　four　to　five

hundred　new　prisoners；　arrested　within　eleven　days；　by　order　of　the

municipality；　by　the　sections；　and　by　this　or　that　individual　Jacobin；

are　crowded　into　cells　still　dripping　with　blood；　and　the　report　is

spread　that；　on　the　20th　of　September；　the　prisons　will　be　emptied　by

a　second　massacre。＇133＇　　　Let　the　Convention；　if　it　pleases；

pompously　install　itself　as　sovereign；　and　grind　out　decrees　　it

makes　no　difference；　regular　or　irregular；　the　government　still

marches　on　in　the　hands　of　those　who　hold　the　sword。＇134＇　　The

Jacobins；　through　sudden　terror；　have　maintained　their　illegal

authority；　through　a　prolongation　of　terror　they　are　going　to

establish　their　legal　authority。　A　forced　suffrage　is　going　to　put

them　in　office　at　the　H？tel…de…ville；　in　the　tribunals；　in　the

National　Guard；　in　the　sections；　and　in　the　various　administrations；

while　they　have　already　elected　to　the　Convention；　Marat；　Danton；

Fabre　d'Eglantine；　Camille　Desmoulins；　Manuel；　Billaud…Varennes；

Panis；　Sergent；　Collot　d'Herbois；　Robespierre；　Legendre；　Osselin；

Fréron；　David；　Robert；　Lavicourterie；　in　short；　the　instigators；

leaders　and　accomplices　of　the　massacre。＇135＇　　Nothing　that　could

force　or　falsify　voting　is　omitted。＇136＇　　In　the　first　place　the

presence　of　the　people　is　imposed　on　the　electoral　assembly；　and；　to

this　end；　it　is　transferred　to　the　large　hall　of　the　Jacobin　club；

under　the　pressure　of　the　Jacobin　galleries。　As　a　second　precaution；

every　opponent　is　excluded　from　voting；　every　Constitutionalist；　every

former　member　of　the　monarchical　club；　of　the　Feuillants；　and　of　the

Sainte…Chapelle　club；　of　the　Feuillants；　and　of　the　Sainte…Chapelle

club；　every　signer　of　the　petition　of　the　20；000　；　or　of　that　of　the

8；000；　and；　on　the　sections　protesting　against　this；　their　protest　is

thrown　out　on　the　ground　of　its　being　the　fruit　of　〃an　intrigue。〃

Finally；　at　each　balloting；　each　elector's　vote　is　called　out；　which

ensures　the　right　vote　beforehand；　the　warnings　he　has　received　being

very　explicit。＇137＇　　On　the　2nd　of　September；　during　the　first　meeting

of　the　electoral　body；　held　at　the　bishop's　palace；　the　Marseilles

troop；　500　yards　away；　came　and　took　the　twenty…four　priests　from　the

town…hall；　and；　on　the　way；　hacked　them　to　pieces　on　the　Pont…Neuf。

Throughout　the　evening　and　all　night　the　agents　of　the　municipality

carried　on　their　work　at　the　Abbaye；　at　the　Carmelites；　and　at　La

Force；　and；　on　the　3rd　of　September；　on　the　electoral　assembly

transferring　itself　to　the　Jacobin　club；　it　passed　over　the　Pont…au…

Change　between　two　rows　of　corpses；　which　the　slaughterers　had　brought

there　from　the　Chatelet　and　the　Conciergerie　prisons。

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Notes：



＇1＇　'Thierry；　son　of　Clovis；　unwilling　to　take　part　in　an　expedition

of　his　brothers　into　Burgundy；　was　told　by　his　men：　〃If　thou　art

unwilling　to　march　into　Burgundy　with　thy　brothers；　we　will　leave　thee

and　follow　them　in　thy　place。〃　Clotaire；　another　of　his　sons；

disposed　to　make　peace　with　the　Saxons；　〃the　angry　Francs　rush　upon

him；　revile　him；　and　threaten　to　kill　him　if　he　declines　to　accompany

them。　Upon　which　he　puts　himself　at　their　head。〃



＇2＇　Social　condition　and　degree　of　culture　are　often　indicated

orthographically。　　Granier　de　Cassagnac；　II。　。480。　Bécard；

commanding　the　expedition　which　brought　back　the　prisoners　from

Orleans；　signs　himself：　〃Bécard；　commandant　congointement　aveque　M。

Fournier　generalle。　〃　　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　4426。　　Letter　of

Chemin；　commissioner　of　the　Gravilliers　section；　to　Santerre；　Aug。11；

1792。　　〃Mois　Charles　Chemin　commissaire　。　。　。　　fait　part　à　Monsieur

Santaire　générale　de　la　troupe　parisiene　que　le　nommé　Hingray

cavaliers　de　la　gendarmeris　nationalle　。　。　me　délarés　qu'ille　sestes

trouvés　aux　jourduis　11　aoux　avec　une　home　attachés　à　la　cours　aux

Equris；　quille　lui　aves　dis　quiere　800　home　a　peupres　des　sidevant

garde　du　roy　étes　tous　près　a　fondre　sure　Paris　pour　donaire　du　sécour

a　naux　rébelle　et　a　signer　avec　moi　la　presante。〃



＇3＇　On　the　19th　of　March；　1871；　I　met　in　the　Rue　de　Varennes　a　man

with　two　guns　on　his　shoulder　who　had　taken　part　in　the　pillage　of　the

Ecole　d'Etat…major　and　was　on　his　way　home。　I　said　to　him：　〃But　this

is　civil　war；　and　you　will　let　the　Prussians　in　Paris。〃…　　〃I'd　rather

have　the　Prussians　than　Thiers。　Thiers　is　Prussian　on　the　inside！〃



＇4＇　　Today；　115　years　after　these　words　were　written；　we　have　seen

others；　Lenin；　Stalin；　Hitler；　Pol　Pot；　Mao　Tse　Tung；　etc　following　in

the　Jacobin's　footsteps。　Nobles；　Bourgeois；　Jews　and　other

undesirables　have　been　methodically　put　away。　The　sheeplike　majority

did　not　read　Taine　or　did　not　profit　from　his　warnings　while　most　of

the　great　tyrants　learned　from　him　or　from　the　events　he　described

（SR。）



＇5＇　Moniteur；　Nov。　14；　1792。



＇6＇　　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　4426。　Letter　of　the　police

administrators；　Aug。　11。　Declaration　of　Delaunay；　Aug。　12。



＇7＇　　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVII。　59　（session　of　Aug。　12）　Speech　by　Leprieur

at　the　bar　of　the　house。



＇8＇　　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVII。　47。　…　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　31。　Speech　by

Robespierre　at　the　bar　of　the　Assembly　in　the　name　of　the　commune；

Aug。　15。



＇9＇　　Brissot；　in　his　report　on　Robespierre's　petition。　…　The　names　of

the　principal　judges　elected　show　its　character：　Fouquier…Tinville；

Ossel