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8; 1793。) 〃Not only have the citizens of Grenoble; who were drawn by
lot; not set out on the expedition to Lyons; but; even of those who
have obeyed the laws; several have returned with their arms and
baggage。 No commune between St。 Laurent and Lyons would march。 The
rural municipalities; badly tainted with the federal malady; ventured
to give the troops very bad quarters; especially those who had been
drafted。〃
'81' Ibid。 (Letter of Cuny; jr。; Brest; Brumaire 6。) 〃 There are; in
general; very few patriots at Brest; the inhabitants are nearly all
moderates。〃 … (Letter of Gadolle; Dunkirk; July 26; 1793。) … (Letter
of Simon; Metz; Niv?se; year II。) 〃Yesterday; on the news of the
capture of Toulon being announced in the theatre; 。 。 。 I noticed
that only about one…third of the spectators gave way to patriotic
enthusiasm; the other two…thirds remained cold; or put on a long
face。〃
'82' Ibid。 (Letter of Haupt; Belfort; September 1; 1793。)
'83' Report by Courtois on the papers found in Robespierre's domicile;
p。 274。 (Letter of Darthé; Vent?se 29; year II。)
'84' 〃Tableau des Prisons de Toulouse;〃 by citizen Pescayre (published
in year III。); p。101。
'85' Archives Nationales; F。7; 4421。 (Register of the Revolutionary
Committee; established at Troyes; Brumaire II; year II。) … Albert
Babeau; vol。 II。; passim。 … Archives des Affaires étrangères; vol。
332; Chépy (letter; Brumaire 6; Grenoble)。 〃The sections had
appointed seven committees of surveillance。 Although weeded out by
the club; they nevertheless alarmed the sans…culottes。。 。 。
Representative Petit…Jean has issued an order; directing that there
shall be but one committee at Grenoble composed of twenty…one members。
This measure is excellent and ensures the triumph of sans…culotteism。〃
… Archives Nationales; F。7; 4434。 (Letter of Pérrieu to Brissot;
Bordeaux; March 9; 1793。) Before June 2; the national club 〃of
Bordeaux; composed of Maratists; did not comprise more than eight or
ten individuals at most。〃 … Moniteur; XXII。; 133。 (Speech by
Thibeaudeau on the popular club of Poitiers; Vendémiaire II; year
III。) … Ibid。 (Session of Brumaire 5; year III。; letter of Calès; and
session of Brumaire 17; year III。; report by Calès。) 〃The popular club
of Dijon made all neighboring administrative bodies; citizens and
districts tremble。 All were subject to its laws; and three or four
men in it made them。 This club and the municipality were one body。〃
〃The Terror party does not exist here; or; if it does exist; it does
not amount to much: out of twenty thousand inhabitants there are not
six who can legitimately be suspected of belonging to it。〃
'86' Baroly; 〃Les Jacobins Demasqués;〃 (IV。 8vo。; of 8pp。; year II)。
〃The Jacobin club; with its four hundred active members at Paris; and
the four thousand others in the provinces; not less devoted; represent
the living force of the Revolution。〃
'87' Archives Nationales; D。 § I。; 10。 (Orders of representatives
Delacroix; Louchet; and Legendre; Niv?se 12; year II。) 〃On the
petition of the Committee of Surveillance of Evreux; which sets forth
that all its members are without means; and that it will be impossible
for them to continue their duties since they are without resources for
supporting their families;〃 the representatives allow three of them
two hundred and seventy francs each; and a fourth one hundred and
eighty francs; as a gratuity (outside of the three francs a day。)
'88' Ibid。 AF。; II。; 111。 (Order of Albitte and La Porte; Prairial
18; year II。)
'89' Albert Babeau; II。; 154…157。 … Moniteur; XXII。 425。 (Session
of Brumaire 13; year III。 Speech by Cambon。) 〃A government was
organized in which surveillance alone cost 591 millions per annum。
Every man who tilled the ground or worked in a shop; at once abandoned
his pursuit for a place on the Revolutionary Committees 。 。 。 where
he got five francs a day。〃
'90' 〃Tableau des Prisons de Toulouse;〃 by citizen Pescare; 162; 166;
435。
'91' Berryat Saint…Prix; 〃La Justice Révolutionaire;〃 (second edition)
p。 XIX。 … Ibid。; XIV。 At Rochefort there is on the revolutionary
tribunal a mason; a shoemaker; a caulker; and a cook; at Bordeaux; on
the military commission; an actor; a wine…clerk; a druggist; a baker;
a journeyman…gilder; and later; a cooper and a leather…dresser。
'92' I heard these expressions during my conversations with old
peasants。 … Archives Nationales; AF。;II。; 111。 (Order of the
Representative Ichon; Messidor 18; year II。) 〃The popular club of
Chinon will be immediately regenerated。 Citizens (I omit their
names); the following showing their occupations: shoemaker; policeman。
sabot…maker; cooper; carter; shoemaker; joiner; butcher carpenter and
mason; will form the committee which is to do the weeding…out and
choose successors among those that offer to become members of the
club。〃? Ibid。; D。; §I; 10。 (Orders of the Representatives Delacroix;
Louchet and Legendre; on mission in the department of Seine…Inférieure
for the purpose of removing; at Conchez; the entire administration;
and for forming there a new revolutionary committee; with full powers;
Frimaire 9; year II。) The members of the committee; the nature of
which is indicated; are two coopers; one gardener; two carpenters; one
merchant; a coach…driver and a tailor。 (One finds in the archives; in
the correspondence of the representatives; plenty of orders appointing
authorities of the same sort。)
'93' Albert Babeau; II。; 296。
'94' The French text reads: 〃Sa profession est fame de Paillot…
Montabert; son revenu est vivre de ses revenus; ces relation son d'une
fame nous ny portons point d'atantion; ces opignons nous les présumons
semblable à ceux de son mary。〃
'95' Archives Nationales; F7; 4421。 Order of the Committee of
Surveillance of the third section of Troyes; refusing civic
certificates to seventy…two persons; or sending them before the
central committee as 〃marchands d'argant; aristocrate; douteux;
modére; intrigant; egoiste fanatique。 Fait et areté par nous; membre
du Comité。 … Ib。; Mémoire des Commissaires de la 5e seiscion dite de
la liberté nommé par le citoyen de Baris (Paris) pour faire les visite
de l'argenteri ché les citoyens de la liste fait par les citoyens Diot
et Bailly et Jaquin savoir depence du 13 et 14 et 15 Frimaire pour
leur nouriture du troyes jour monte à 24 fr。
'96' Albert Babeau; II。; 154。
'97' Archives Nationales; D。; §I; 5。 (Mission of Representative
Albert; in Aube and in Marne。) … These notes are made on the spot;
with a thorough knowledge of the situation; by zealous republicans who
are not without common…sense and of average honesty; (chiefly in
Pluvi?se and Vent?se; year III)。 … Letter of Albert to the
directories of the two departments; Prairial 3; year II。 〃I am
satisfied; during the course of my mission; of the necessity of
reorganizing the munic