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that　it　cannot　save　the　country；　let　it　declare　then；　that；　according

to　the　Constitution；　and　like　the　Romans；　it　hands　this　over　to　each

citizen。　Let　the　tocsin　be　rung　forthwith；　the　whole　nation　assembled；

and　every　man；　as　at　Rome；　be　invested　with　the　power　of　putting　to

death　all　well…known　conspirators！〃



＇56＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　182。　Decision　of　the　Quinze…Vingt　Section；

Aug。　4。　…　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVI。　402…410。　History　of　Quinze…Vingt

Section。



＇57＇　Moniteur。　XIII。　367；　session　of　Aug。　8。　…　Ibid。；　369　and

following　pages。　Session　of　Aug。　9。　Letters　and　speeches　of　maltreated

deputies。



＇58＇　Moniteur；　371。　Speech　of　M。　Girardin：　〃I　am　convinced　that　most

of　those　who　insulted　me　were　foreigners。〃　　Ibid。；　370。　Letter　of　M。

Frouvières：　〃Many　of　the　citizens；　coming　out　of　their　shops；

exclaimed：　How　can　they　insult　the　deputies　in　this　way？　Run　away！　run

off！〃　　M。　Jolivet；　that　evening　attending　a　meeting　of　the　Jacobin

Club；　states　〃that　the　Jacobin　tribunes　were　far　from　sharing　in　this

frenzy。〃　He　heard　〃one　individual　in　these　tribunes　exclaim；　on　the

proposal　to　put　the　dwellings　of　the　deputies　on　the　list；　that　it　was

outrageous。〃　　Countless　other　details　show　the　small　number　and

character　of　the　factions。　…　Ibid。；　374。　Speech　of　Aubert…Dubacet：　〃I

saw　men　dressed　in　the　coats　of　the　national　guard；　with　countenances

betraying　everything　that　is　most　vile　in　wickedness。〃　There　are　〃a

great　many　evil…disposed　persons　among　the　federates。〃



＇59＇　Moniteur；　XIII。　170　（letter　of　M。　de　Joly；　Minister　of　Justice）。

…　Ibid。；　　371；　declaration　of　M。　Jolivet。　…　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVI。　370

（session　of　the　Jacobin　Club；　Aug。　8；　at　evening）。　Speech　by

Goupilleau。



＇60＇　　One　may　imagine　with　what　satisfaction　Lenin；　must　have　read

this　description　agreeing：　〃Yes；　open　voting　by　a　named　and　identified

count；　that　is　how　a　leader　best　can　control　any　assembly。〃　（SR）。



＇61＇　Moniteur；　　XIII。　37o。　…　Cf。　Ibid。；　the　letter　of　M。　Chapron。　

Ibid。；　372。　Speech　by　M。　A。　Vaublanc。　　Moore；　〃Journal　during　a

Residence　in　France；〃　I。　25　（Aug。　10）。　The　impudence　of　the　people　in

the　galleries　was　intolerable。　There　was　〃a　loud　and　universal　peal　of

laughter　from　all　the　galleries〃　on　the　reading　of　a　letter；　in　which

a　deputy　wrote　that　he　was　threatened　with　decapitation。　　〃　Fifty

members　were　shouting　at　the　same　time；　the　most　boisterous　night　I

ever　was　witness　to　in　the　House　of　Commons　was　calmness　itself

alongside　of　this。〃



＇62＇　Moniteur；　Ibid。；　p。　371。　…　Lafayette；　I。　467。　〃On　the　9th　of

August；　as　can　be　seen　in　the　unmutilated　editions　of　the　Logographe；

the　Assembly；　almost　to　a　man；　arose　and　declared　that　it　was　not

free。〃　Ibid。；　478。　　〃On　the　9th　of　August　the　Assembly　had　passed　a

decree　declaring　that　it　was　not　free。　This　decree　was　torn　up　on　the

10th。　But　it　is　no　that　it　was　passed。〃



＇63＇　Moniteur；　XIII。　370；　374；　375。　Speech　by　R？derer；　letter　of　M。　de

Joly；　and　speech　by　Pétion。



＇64＇　　Mathieu　Dumas；　〃Mémoires；〃　II。　461。



＇65＇　〃Chronique　des　cinquante　jours；〃　by　R？derer。　…　Mortimer…Ternaux；

II。　260。　…　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVI。　458。　…　Towards　half…past　seven　in　the

morning　there　were　only　from　sixty　to　eighty　members　present。

（Testimony　of　two　of　the　Ministers　who　leave　the　Assembly。）



＇66＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　205。　At　the　ballot　of　July　12；　not　counting

members　on　leave　of　absence　or　delegated　elsewhere；　and　the　dead　not

replaced；　there　were　already　twenty…seven　not　answering　the　call；

while　after　that　date　three　others　resigned。　　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVIL

340　（session　of　Sept。　2；　1792）。　Hérault　de　Séchelles　is　elected

president　by　248　out　of　257　voters。　　Hua；　164　（after　Aug。　10）。　〃We

attended　the　meetings　of　the　House　simply　to　show　that　we　had　not

given　them　up。　We　took　no　part　in　the　discussions；　and　on　the　vote

being　taken；　standing　or　sitting；　we　remained　in　our　seats。　This　was

the　only　protest　we　could　make。〃



＇67＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　229；　233；　417　and　following　pages。　M。

Mortimer…Ternaux　is　the　first　to　expose；　with　documents　to　support　him

and　critical　discussion；　the　formation　of　the　revolutionary　commune。　…

The　six　sections　referred　to　are　the　Lombards；　Gravilliers；

Mauconseil；　Gobelins；　Théatre…Fran？ais；　and　Faubourg　Poissonnière。



＇68＇　　For　instance；　the　Enfants　Rouges；　Louvre；　Observatoire；

Fontaine…Grenelle；　Faubourg　Saint…Denis；　and　Thermes　de　Julien。。



＇69＇　For　example；　at　the　sections　of　Montreuil；　Popincourt；　and　Roi　de

Sicile。。



＇70＇　　For　example；　Ponceau；　Invalides；　Sainte…Geneviève。



＇71＇　　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　240。



＇72＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　446　（list　of　the　commissioners　who　took　their

seats　before　9　o'clock　in　the　morning）。　〃Le　Tableau　général　des

Commisaires　des　48　sections　qui　ont　composé　le　conseil　général　de　la

Commune　de　Paris；　le　10　Ao？t；　1792；〃　it　must　be　noted；　was　not

published　until　three　or　four　months　later；　with　all　the　essential

falsifications。　It　may　be　found　in　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVI。　450。　

〃Relation　de　l'abbé　Sicard。〃　〃At　that　time　a　lot　of　scoundrels；　after

the　general　meeting　of　the　sections　was　over；　passed　acts　in　the　name

of　the　whole　assemblage　and　had　them　executed；　utterly　unknown　to

those　who　had　done　this；　or　by　those　who　were　the　unfortunate　victims

of　these　proceedings　〃　（supported　by　documents）。



＇73＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　270；　273。　（The　official　report　of　Mandat's

examination　contains　five　false　statements；　either　through　omission　or

substitution。）



＇74＇　Claretie；　〃Camille　Desmoulins；〃　p。467　（notes　of　Topino…Lebrun　on

Danton's　trial）。　Danton；　in　the　pleadings；　says：　〃I　left　at　1　o'clock

in　the　morning。　I　was　at　the　revolutionary　commune　and　pronounced

sentence　of　death　on　Mandet；　who　had　orders　to　fire　op　the　people。〃

Danton　in　the　same　place　says：　〃I　had　planned　the　10th　of　August。〃　　It

is　very　certain　that　from　1　to　7　o'clock　in　the　morning　（when　Mandat

was　killed）　he　was　the　principal　leader　of　the　insurrectional　commune。

Nobody　was　so　potent；　so　overbearing；　so　well　endowed　physically　for

the　control　of　such　a　conventicle　as　Danton。　Besides；　among　the　new…

comers　he　was　the　best　known　and　with　the　most　influence　through　his

position　as　deputy　of　the　syndic…attorney。　Hence　his　prestige　after

the　victory　and　appointment　as　Minister　of　Justice。　His　hierarchical

superior；　the　syndic…attorney　Manuel；　who　was　there　also　and　signed

his　name；　showed　himself　undoubtedly　the　pitiful　fellow　he　was；　an

affected；　crazy；　ridiculous　loud…talker。　For　this　reason　he　was

allowed　to　remain　syndic…attorney　as　a　tool　and　servant。　　Beaulieu；

〃Essais　sur　la　Révolution　Fran？aise；〃　III。　454。　〃Rossignal　boasted　of

having　committed　this　assassination　himself。〃



＇75＇　〃Pièces　intéressantes　pour　l'histoire；〃　by　Pétion；　1793。　〃I

desired　the　insurrection；　but　I　trembled　for　fear　that　it　might　not

succeed。　My　position　was　a　critical　one。　I　had　to　do　my　duty　as　a

citizen　without　sacrificing　that　of　a　magistrate；　externals　had　to　be

preserved　without　derogating　from　forms。　The　plan　was　to　confine　me　in

my　own　house；　but　they　forgot　or　delayed　to　carry　this　out。　Who　do　you

think　repeatedly　sent　to　urge　the　execution　of　this　measure？　Myself；

yes；　myself！〃



＇76＇　In　〃Histoire　de　la　Révolution　Fran？aise〃　by　Ferrand　&　Lamarque；

Cavaillés；　Paris　1851；　vol。　II。　Page　225　we　may　read　the　following

footnote：　〃This　very　evening；　a　young　artillery　lieutenant　observed；

from　a　window　of　a　house　in　the　rue　de　l'Echelle；　the　preparations

which　were　being　undertaken　in　the　chateau　des　Tuileries：　that　was

Napoleon　Bonaparte。　〃…Well；　right；　asked　the　deputy　Pozze　di　Borgo；

his　compatriot；　what　do　you　think　of　what　is　going　on？　This　evening

they　will　attack　the　chateau。　Do　you　think　the　people　will　succeed？　…

I　don't　know；　answered　the　future　emperor；　but　what　I　can　assure　you

is　that　if　they　gave　me　the　command　of　two　Swiss　battalions　and　one

hundred　good　horsemen；　I　should　repel　the　insurgents　in　a　manner　which

would　for　ever　rid　them　of　any　desire　to　return。〃　（SR）



＇77＇　Napoleon；　at　this　moment；　was　at　the　Carrousel；　in　the　house　of

Bourrienne's　brother。　〃I　could　see　conveniently；〃　he　says；　〃all　that

took　place　during　the　day。　。　。　The　king　had　at　least　as　many　troops　in

his　defense　as　the　Convention　since　had　on　the　13th　Vendémaire；　while

the　enemies　of　the　latter　were　much　more　formidable　and　better

disciplined。　The　greater　part　of　the　national　guard　showed　that　they

favored　the　king；　this　justice　must　be　done　to　it。〃　（It　might　be

helpful　to　some　readers　to　know　that　when　Napoleon　refers　to　the　13th

Vendémaire；　（5th　Oct。　1795）　that　was　when　he；　as　a　young　officer　was

given　the　task　to　defend　the　Convention　against　a　royalist　uprising。

He　was　quick…witted　and　got　hold　of　some　guns　in　time；　loaded　them

with　grape…shot；　placed　them　in　front　of　the　Parisian　church　of　Saint…

Roch　and　completely　eliminated　the　superior　royalist　force。　SR。）



＇78＇　Official　report　of　Leroux。　On　the　side　of　the　garden；　along　the

terrace　by　the　river；　and　then　on　the　return　were　〃a　few　shouts　of

Vive　le　roi！　many　for　Vive　la　nation！　Vivent　les　sans…culottes！　Down

with　the　king！　Down　with　the　veto！　Down　with　the　old　porker！　etc。　

But　I　can　certify　that　these　insults　were　all　uttered　between　the

Pont…Turnant　and　the　parterre；　and　by　about　a　dozen　men；　among　which

were　five　or　six　gunners　following　the　king；　the　same　as　flies　follow

an　animal　they　are　bent　on　tormenting。〃



＇79＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　223；　273　　Letter　of　Bonnaud；　chief　of

the　Sainte…Marguerite　battalion：　〃I　cannot　avoid　marching　at　their

head　under　any　pretext　。　。　。　Never　will　I　violate　the　Constitution

unless　I　am　forced　to。〃　　The　Gravilliers　section　and　that　of　the

Faubourg　Poissonnière　cashiered　their　officers　and　elected　others。



＇80＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　IV。　342。　Speech　of　Fabre　d'Eglantine　at　the

Jacobin　Club；　Nov。　5；　1792。　〃Let　it　be　loudly　proclaimed　that