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this commune where I have neither home nor possessions。〃 〃Who
committed this robbery？ 〃 〃It was Citizen Berger； of the municipal
council。〃 〃 Was nothing else taken from you？〃 〃They took a silver
coffee…pot； two soap…cases and a silver shaving…dish〃 〃Who took those
articles？〃 〃It was Citizen Miot （a notable of the council）。〃 Miot
confesses to having kept these objects and not taken them to the
Mint。…Ibid。； 178。 （Vent？se 20； year II。） Prisoners all have their
shoes taken； even those who had but one pair； a promise being made
that they should have sabots in exchange； which they never got。 Their
cloaks also were taken with a promise to pay for them； which was never
done。 … 〃Souvenirs et Journal d'un Bourgeois d'Evreux；〃 p。92。
（February 25； 1795。） The sessions of the popular club were largely
devoted to reading the infamies and robberies of the revolutionary
committee。 Its members； who designated the suspects； often arrested
them themselves； they made levies and reports of these in which they
omitted the gold and jewels found。〃
＇122＇ Moniteur； XXII。 133。 （Session of Vendémiaire II； year III。）
Report by Thibaudeau。 〃These seven individuals are reprobates who
were dismissed by the people's representatives for having stolen the
effects of persons arrested。 A document is on record in which they
make a declaration that； not remembering the value of the effects
embezzled； they agree to pay damages to the nation of twenty…two
francs each。〃
＇123＇ Berryat Saint…Prix； 447。 Judge Ragot was formerly a joiner at
Lyons； and Viot； the public prosecutor； a former deserter from the
Penthièvre regiment。 〃Other accused persons were despoiled。 Little
was left them other than their clothes； which were in a bad state。
Nappier； the bailiff； was； later； （Messidor； year III。）； condemned to
irons for having appropriated a part of the effects； jewels and
assignats belonging to persons under accusation。〃
＇124＇ The words of Camille Desmoulins in 〃 La France Libre；〃 （August；
1782）。
＇125＇ De Martel； 〃 Fouché；〃 362。…Ibid。；； 132； 162； 179； 427； 443。 …
Lecarpentier； in La Manche； constantly stated： 〃Those who do not like
the Revolution； must pay those who make it。〃
＇126＇ Marcelin Boudet； 175。 （Address of Monestier to the popular
clubs of Puy…de…Dome； February 23； 1793。）
＇127＇ Alexandrine des Echerolles； 〃Une famille noble sous la
Terreur。〃
＇128＇ Archives Nationales； AF。； II。； 65。 （Letter of General Kermorvan
to the president of the committee of Public Safety； Valenciennes；
Fructidor 12； year III。）
＇129＇ Report by Courtois； 〃 Sur les papiers de Robespierre；〃 （Pieces
justificatives； pp。 312…324）； Letters of Reverchon； Germinal 29；
Floréal 7 and 23； and by La Porte； Germinal 24； year II。
＇130＇ Ibid。 Letter by La Porte 〃I do not know what fatality induces
patriots here not to tolerate their brethren whom they call strangers
。 。 。 They have declared to us that they would not suffer any of
them to hold office。〃 The representatives dared arrest but two robbers
and despoilers； who are now free and declaiming against them at Paris。
〃Countless grave and even atrocious circumstances are daily presented
to us on which we hesitate to act； lest we should strike patriots； or
those who call themselves such 。 。 。 Horrible depredations are
committed。〃
＇131＇ Ibid。 Letter by Reverchon ： 〃These fanatics all want the
Republic simply for them…selves。〃 。 。 。 〃They call themselves
patriots only to cut the throats of their brethren and get rich。〃 …
Guillon de Montléon； 〃 Histoire de la ville de Lyons Pendant la
Révolution III。； 166。 （Report by Fouché； April； 1794。） 〃Innocent
persons； acquitted by the terrible tribunal of the Revolutionary
committee； were again consigned to the dungeons of criminals through
the despotic orders of the thirty…two committees； because they were so
unfortunate as to complain that； on returning home； they could not
find the strictly necessary objects they had left there。〃
＇132＇ Meissner； 〃Voyage en France dans les Derniers Mois de 1795；〃
p。343。 〃A certain domain was handed over to one of their creatures by
the revolutionary departments for almost nothing； less than the
proceeds of the first cut of wood。〃… Moniteur； XXIII。； 397。 （Speech
by Bourdon de l'Oise； May 6； 1795。） 〃A certain farmer paid for his
farm worth five thousand francs by the sale of one horse。〃
＇133＇ Moniteur； XXII。； 82。 （Report by Grégoire； Fructidor 14； year
II。） Ibid。； 775。 （Report by Grégoire； Frimaire 24； year III。）
＇134＇ 〃Recueil de Pièces Authentiques sur la Révolution à Strasbourg；〃
II。； p。 I。 （Procès…verbal； drawn up in the presence of the elder
Mouet and signed by him。）
＇135＇ Moniteur； XXII。； 775。 （Report of Grégoire； Frimaire 24； year
III。） … Ibid。； 711。 （Report by Cambon； Frimaire 6； year III。） …
Archives Nationales； AF。； II。； 65。 （Letter of General Kermorvan；
Valenciennes； Fructidor 12； year III。）
＇136＇ 〃Tableau des Prisons de Toulouse；〃 184。 （Visit of Vent？se 27；
year II。）
＇137＇ Archives Nationales； F。7； 7164。 （Department of Var 〃Ideé
générale et appréciation avec détails sur chaque canton；〃 year V。）
＇138＇ Ibid。； F。7； 7171 （No。 7915）。… （Department of Bouches…du…Rh？ne；
〃Ideé générale；〃 year V。） … （Letters of Miollis； commissioner of the
Directory in the department； Vent？se 14 and 16； year V。 Letter of
Gen。 Willot to the Minister； Vent？se 10； and of Gen。 Merle to Gen。
Willot； Vent？se 17； year V。） 〃Several sections of anarchists travel
from one commune to another exciting weak citizens to riots and
getting them to take part in the horrors they are meditating。〃… Ibid。；
F 7； 7164。 Letter of Gen。 Willot to the Minister； Aries； Pluvi？se
12； year V。； with supporting documents； and especially a letter of the
director of the jury； on the violence committed by； and the reign of；
the Jacobins in Aries。） Their party 〃is composed of the vilest
artisans and nearly all the sailors。〃 The municipality recruited
amongst former terrorists； 〃has enforced for a year back the agrarian
law； devastation of the forests； pillage of the wheat…crops； by bands
of armed men under pretext of the right of gleaning； the robbery of
animals at the plough as well as of the flocks；〃 etc。
＇139＇ Ibid。； F。7； 7171。 〃These commissioners （of the quarter） notify
the exclusives； and even swindlers； when warrants are out against
them。 。 。 。 The same measures carried out in the primary
assemblies on the 1st of Thermidor last； in the selection of municipal
officers； have been successfully revived in the organization of the
National Guard … threats； insults； shouting； assaults； compulsory
ejection from meetings then governed by the amnestied； finally； the
appointment of the latter to the principal offices。 In effect； all；
beginning with the places of battalion leaders and reaching to those
of corporals； are exclusively filled by their partisans。 The result
is that the hon