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697） the decree providing for the confiscation of the possessions of
ecclesiastics 〃who have voluntarily left or been so reported； who are
retired as old or inform； or who have preferred transportation to
retirement。〃 … Ibid。； XVIII。； 492； （session of Frimaire 2）。 A speech
by Forester。 〃As to the priesthood； its continuation has become a
disgrace and even a crime。〃 … Archives Nationales； AF。 II。； 36。 （An
order by Lequinio； representative of the people of Charante…Inférieur；
la Vendée and Deux…Sèvres； Saintes； Nivose 1； year II。） 〃In order that
freedom of worship may exist in full plenitude it is forbidden to all
whom it may concern to preach or write in favor of any form of worship
or religious opinion whatsoever。〃 And especially 〃it is expressly
forbidden to any former minister； belonging to any religious sect
whatever； to preach； write or teach morality under penalty of being
regarded as a suspect and； as such； immediately put under arrest。 。
。 。 Every man who undertakes to preach any religious precepts
whatsoever is； by that fact； culpable before the people。 He violates
。 。 。 social equality； which does not permit the individual to
publicly raise his ideal pretensions above those of his neighbor。〃
＇31＇ Ludofic Sciout； 〃Histoire de la Constitution Civile du clergé；〃
vols。 III。 and IV。； passim。 … Jules Sauzay； 〃Histoire de la
persécution révolutionaire dans le Doubs；〃 vols。 III。； IV。； V。； and
VI。； particularly the list； at the end of the work； of those deported；
guillotined； sent into the interior and imprisoned。
＇32＇ Order of the day of the Convention September 17； 1792； circular
of the Executive Council； January 22； 1793； decrees of the Convention；
July 19； August 12； September 17； November 15； 1793。 … Moniteur；
October； and November； 1793； passim。 （November 23； Order of the Paris
Commune； closing the churches。） … In relation to the terror the
constitutional priests were under； I merely give the following
extracts （Archives Nationales； F7；31167）： 〃Citizen Pontard； bishop of
the department of Dordogne； lodging in the house of citizen Bourbon；
No。 66 faubourg Saint…Honoré； on being informed that there was an
article in a newspaper called 〃le Republican〃 stating that a meeting
of priests had been held in the said house； declares that he had no
knowledge of it； that all the officers in charge of the apartments are
in harmony with the Revolution； that； if he had had occasion to
suspect such a circumstance； he would have move out immediately； and
that if any motive can possibly be detected in such a report it is his
proposed marriage with the niece of citizen Caminade； an excellent
patriot and captain of the 9th company of the Champs…Elysées section；
a marriage which puts an end to fanaticism in his department； unless
this be done by the ordination of a priest à la sans…culotte which he
had done yesterday in the chapel； another act in harmony with the
Revolution。 It is well to add； perhaps； that one of his curés now in
Paris has called on him； and that he came to request him to second his
marriage。 The name of the said curé is Greffier Sauvage； he is still
in Paris； and is preparing to be married the same time as himself。
Aside from these motives； which may have given rise to some talk；
citizen Pontard sees no cause whatever for suspicion。 Besides； so
thoroughly patriotic as he； he asks nothing better than to know the
truth； in order to march along unhesitatingly in the revolutionary
path。 He sighs his declaration； promising to support the Revolution
on all occasions； by his writings as well as by his conduct。 He
presents the two numbers of his journal which he has had printed in
Paris in support of the principles he adheres to。 At Paris； September
7； 1793； year II。 Of the Republic； one and indivisible。 F。 Pontard；
bishop of the Republic in the department of Dordogne。〃 … Dauban La
Demagogie en 1793； p。 557。 Arrest of representative Osselin； letter
his brother； curé of Saint…Aubin； to the committee of section Mutius
Sc？vola； Brumaire 20； year II。；〃Like Brutus and Mutius Sc？vola； I
trample on the feelings with which I idolised my brother！ O； truth；
thou divinity of republicans； thou knowest the incorruptibility of may
intentions！〃 （and so on for fifty…three lines）。 〃These are my
sentiments； I am fraternally； Osselin； minister of worship at Saint…
Aubin。〃 … P。S。 〃It was just as I was going to answer a call of nature
that I learned this afflicting news。〃 （He keeps up this bombast until
words fail him； and finally； frightened to death； and his brain
exhausted； he gives this postscript to show that he was not an
accomplice。）
＇33＇ A term denoting the substitution of ten instead of seven days as
a division of time in the calendar； and forced into use during the
Revolution。
＇34＇ 〃Recuil de pieces authentiques servant à l'histoire de la
revolutionà Strasbourg；〃 II。； 299。 （A district order。）
＇35＇ Later； when Lenin and Stalin resurrected Jacobinism； they placed
the headquarters of any subversive movement outside the country where
it operated。 （SR。）
＇36＇ Thermidor refers to the a very important day and event during the
French Revolution： the day Robespierre fell： Thermidor 9； year II；
（July 27； 1794）； Robespierre's fall； effective the 10； was prepared by
his adversaries； Tallien； Barras； Fouché etc。； essentially because
they feared for their lives。 Robespierre and 21 of his followers were
executed on the evening of the 10th of Thermidor year II。 （SR。）。
＇37＇ Ludovic Sciout； IV。； 426。 （Instructions sent by the Directory to
the National Commissions； Frimaire； year II。） … Ibid。； ch。 X。 to
XVIII。
＇38＇ Ibid。； IV。； 688。An order of the Director； Germinal 14； year VI。
… 〃The municipal governments will designate special days in each
decade for market days in their respective districts； and not allow；
in any case； their ordinance to be set aside on the plea that the said
market days would fall on a holiday。 They will specially strive to
break up all connection between the sales of fish and days of fasting
designated on the old calendar。 Every person exposing food or wares
on sale in the markets on days other than those fixed by the municipal
government will be prosecuted in the police court for obstructing a
public thoroughfare。〃 … The Thermidorians remain equally as anti…
Catholic as their predecessors； only； they disavow open persecution
and rely on slow pressure。 （Moniteur； XIII。； 523。 Speech by Boissy
d'Anglas； Vent？se 3； year II。） 〃Keep an eye on what you cannot hinder；
regulate what you cannot prohibit。 。 。 。 It will not be long
before these absurd dogmas； the offspring of fear and error； whose
influence on the human mind has been so steadily destructive； will be
known only to be despised。 。 。 。 It will not be long before the
religion of Socrates； of Marcus Aurelius and Cicero will be the
religion of the whole world。〃
＇39＇ Moniteur； XVI。； 64