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in her husband。 Such are the Ain patriots。 Rollet； another； had so
frightened the rural districts that the people ran away on his
approach； on one occasion he had two of them harnessed to his carriage
and drove them along for some time in this manner 。 。 。 Another；
Charcot （of Virieu）； before the Revolution； was a highway assassin；
and was banished for three years for an act of this description。〃
（Bibliotheque Nationale。 Lb。 41； No。 1318。 〃The truth in reply to
calumnious charges against the department of Ain。〃 Letter of Roux；
Vendémiaire； year III。）
＇7＇ Decree of Germinal 12； year III： for the transportation of Collot；
Barère； Billaud…Varennes and Vadier。 Eight Montagnards are put under
arrest。 … Decree of Germinal 14： the same against nine other
Montagnards。 ？Decree of Germinal 29： the same against Maribon…
Montant。 … Decree of Prairial 6： twenty…nine Montagnards are
indicted。 … Decree of Prairial 8： putting six Montagnards under
arrest。 … Decree of Prairial 9： the same against nine members of
former committees。 … Decrees of Prairial 10 to Thermidor 22； year
III： condemning 6 Montagnards to death； one to transportation and
twenty put under arrest。
＇8＇ Barbé…Marbois；〃 Mémoires；〃 preface； p。 VIII。 〃Except about fifty
men who are honest and intelligent； history presents no sovereign
assembly containing so much vice； abjectness and ignorance。〃 ？？Buchez
et Roux； XXXVII。； 7。 （Speech by Legendre； Thermidor 17； year III。）
〃It is stated in print that； at most； there are but twenty pure men in
this Assembly。〃 … Ibid。； 27。 Order of the Lepelletier section；
Vendemiaire 10； year IV。 〃It is certain that we owe the dearth and
all its accompanying evils to the incapacity and brigandage of the
present government。〃
＇9＇ Mallet…Dupan； 〃 Correspondance；〃 etc。； I。； 211。 （May 27； 1795。）
＇10＇ 〃Un Sejour en France；〃 267。 271； （Amiens； March 13； April 12；
1795。）
＇11＇ Meissner； 〃Voyage à Paris；〃 123； 351。 （The author arrives in
Paris； September 22； 1795。）
＇12＇ Decrees of Fructidor 5 and 13； year III。
＇13＇ Mallet…Dupan （〃Correspondance avec la cour de Vienne；〃 I。； 292；
August 30； 1795）。 … Moniteur； XXV。； 518； 551。 （Session of
Fructidor 3。） The first idea of the commission of Eleven was to have
the Convention itself choose the two…thirds。 〃Its opponents took
advantage of the public outcry and broke off this plan。 。 。 。 of
the Girondist cabal。〃 Louvet； Fructidor 3； mounted three times into
the tribune to support this project； still more scandalous than the
other。 〃Eh； what electoral assembly could be better than yours！ You
all know each other well。〃 Louvet adds this significant expression：
〃The armies also will vote the new constitution。 I have no fears of
its fate。〃
＇14＇ Moniteur； XXII； 22。 （Report of Lindet； 4th sans…culottide； year
II。） 〃Each man confines himself to his family and calculates his
resources。〃
＇15＇ Meissner； 58。
＇16＇ Decree of Fructidor s。 〃All Frenchmen who voted at the last
primary assemblies will be admitted to vote on the acceptance of the
Constitution。〃 … Archives Nationales； A。 II。 B。 638。 （General
recapitulation of the vote on the Constitution of the year III and on
the decrees of Fructidor 5 and 13 printed by order of the Convention
Vendémiaire； year IV。） Number of voters on the constitutional bill；
1；107；368。
＇17＇ Moniteur； XXV。； 637。 （Address to Frenchmen by Lareveillère…
Lepeaux； in the name of the Commission of Eleven； affixed to the
decree of Fructidor 13。） 〃Let all opposition to the legitimacy of this
measure cease！ The only legitimate measure is that which saves the
country！ Besides； if the majority of the primary assemblies of France
approve of it； who dares say that the people would have renounced its
sovereignty in thus expressing its will！ 〃 … Cf。 Sauzay； VII。； 653 to
667； on the details and circumstances of the elections in one of the
departments。
＇18＇ Archives Nationales1 A。 II。 B。； 688。 （Procés…verbaux of the
primary meetings of Seine…Inférieure； Dieppe； 〃Liberté〃 section；
session of Fructidor 20。） The constitution is unanimously accepted by
forty…four voters； on a call of names。 Then； 〃before proceeding to
the nomination of electors the law was read； concerning the mode of
electing the two…thirds of the National Convention。 The President
having asked if any one wished to speak on this law the order of the
day was immediately called for on all sides。〃 The electors are
appointed forthwith and the assembly adjourns。…The clerk； who has to
draw up the minutes； writes on the margin 〃forty…four voters
unanimously accept the Constitution as well as the decrees of
Fructidor 5 and 13；〃 which is false。 It is clear that the scribe had
been instructed to enlarge the number of votes accepting the decrees；
which suggests doubts on the truth of the total furnished by the
convention。
＇19＇ Ibid。； A。 II。 B。； 638 （General recapitulation）。 I have taken
the number of primary assemblies in the twenty…two first departments
on the alphabetical list； that is to say； one quarter of the
territory； which warrants a conclusion； proportionately； on the whole
country。 In these twenty…two departments； 1；570 assemblies vote on
the constitution and only three hundred and twenty…eight on the
decrees。 The figures are herewith given： in the C？tes…du…Nord；
eighty…four primary assemblies； only one votes in favor of the
decrees。 Bouches du Rhone； ninety primary assemblies； four vote on
the decrees； two for and two against。 Aude； eighty…three primary
assemblies； four vote on the decrees； three for and one against。
Arriége； fifty…nine primary assemblies； two vote on the decrees。
Basses…Alpes； forty…eight primary assemblies： two vote on the decrees。
Maritime Alps； twenty…three primary assemblies； not one votes on the
decrees。
＇20＇ Ibid。； （Procés…verbaux of the primary assemblies of the
department of the Seine； Popincourt section； Vendémiaire） 91。 This
section； on learning that its vote against the decrees〃 was put down
as a cipher in the general count of votes；〃 protested and declared
that 〃when the vote was taken at the meeting of Fructidor 22； it was
composed of 845 citizens representing 2；594 votes。〃 Nevertheless； in
the general recapitulation of Vendémiaire its vote counts for nothing。
… The same remark for the 〃Fidélité〃 section。 Its minutes state that
the décrees are rejected 〃unanimously；〃 and that it is composed of
1；300 citizens； its vote； likewise； goes for nothing。 The totals
given by the recapitulation are as follows： Voters on the
Constitution； 1；107；368。 For； 1；057；390。 Against； 49；978。 … Voters
on the Decrees； 314；382。 For； 205；498。 Against； 108；794。 … Mallet…
Dupan （I。； 313） estimates the number of electors； at Paris； who
rejected the decrees； at eighty thousand。 Fiévée； 〃Correspondance
avec Bonaparte；〃 introduction； p。 126。 … （A few days before
Vendémiaire 13； Fi�