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aristocrats？ In the twenty…four hours taken for one investigation you
might have twenty…four condemned。〃
＇151＇ 〃Journal de marche du sergent Fricasse；〃 p。34。 （Narrative by
Marshal Soult。）
＇152＇ Cf。 in the Bible； the story of Ahasuerus who； out of respect
for his own majesty； can…not retract the order he has issued against
the Jews； but he turns the difficulty by allowing them to defend
themselves。
＇153＇ Mallet…Dupan； II。； 47。
＇154＇ Berryat Saint…Prix； 〃La Justice Revolutionnaire；〃 XVII。…Marcelin
Boudet； 〃Les Conventionnels d'Auvergne；〃 269。 … Moniteur； Brumaire
27； year III。； report by Calès。
＇155＇ Paris； 〃Histoire de Joseph Lebon；〃 I。； 371； II。； 341； 344。…De
Martel； 〃Fouché；〃 153。 … Berryat Saint…Prix； 347； 348。
＇156＇ Berryat Saint…Prix； 390。 …Ibid。； 404。 （On Soubrié； executioner
at Marseilles； letter of Lazare Giraud； public prosecutor）： 〃I put him
in the dungeon for having shed tears on the scaffold； in executing the
anti…revolutionists we sent to be executed。〃
＇157＇ Moniteur； XVIII。； 413。 （Session of the Convention； letter of
Lequinio and Laignelot； Rochefort； Brumaire 17； year II。） 〃We have
appointed the patriot Anse guilloteneur and we have invited him； in
dining with us； to come and assume his prescribed powers； and water
them with a libation in honor of the Republic。 … Paris； II。； 72。
＇158＇ Marcelin Boudet； 270。 （Testimony of Bardanèche de Bayonne。）
＇159＇ Guil1on； 〃Histoire de la ville de Lyons pendant la Revolution；〃
II。； 427； 431； 433。
＇160＇ 〃Mémoire du Citoyen Fréron；〃 （in the Barrière collection；）
p。357。 （Testimony of a survivor。）
＇161＇ Paris； II。； 32
＇162＇ Delandine； 〃Tableaux des prisons de Lyons；〃 p。14。
＇163＇ Camille Boursier； 〃Essai sur la Terreur en Anjou；〃 164。 （Letter
of Boniface； ex…Benedictine； president of the Revolutionary committee；
to Representative Richard； Brumaire 3； year II。） 〃We send you the said
Henri Verdier； called de la Saurinière。 。 。 。 It will not be long
before you will see that we make the guillotine a present。 。 。 。
The Committee begs you to send him sacram sanctam guillotinam； and the
republican minister of his worship。 。 。 Not an hour of the day
passes that new members do not come to us whom we desire to initiate
in its mysteries； （sic）。〃
＇164＇ Thibaudeau； 〃Histoire du Terrorisme dans le départment de la
Vienne；〃 34； 48。 … Berryat Saint…Prix； 239。
＇165＇ Archives Nationales F。7； 4435。 （Letter of Lebon； Floréal 23；
year II。） … Paris； I。 241。
＇166＇ Buchez et Roux； XXXIV。； 184； 200。 （Depositions of Chaux；
Monneron and Villemain。）
＇167＇ Register of the Revolutionary Tribunal of Nantes； copied by M。
Chevrier。 （M。 Chevrier has kindly sent me his manuscript copy。） …
Berryat Saint…Prix； 94。 … Archives Nationales； F7。 4591。 （Extract
from the acts of the Legislative Committee； session of Floréal 3； year
III。 Restitution of the confiscated property of Alexander Long to his
son。） Dartigoyte； at Auch； did what Carrier did at Nantes。 〃It
follows from the above abstract duly signed that on the 27th Germinal；
year II。； between eight and nine o'clock in the evening； Alexandre
Long； Sr。； was put to death on the public square of the commune of
Auch by the executioner of criminal sentences； without any judgment
having been rendered against the said Long。〃 … In many places an
execution becomes a spectacle for the Jacobins of the town and a party
of pleasure。 For instance； at Arras； on the square devoted to
executions； a gallery was erected for spectators with a room for the
sale of refreshments； and； during the execution of M。 de Montgon； the
〃？a ira〃 is played on the bass drum。 （Paris； II。； 158； and I。； 159。）
A certain facetious representative has rehearsals of the performance
in his own house。 〃Lejeune； to feed his bloodthirsty imagination； had
a small guillotine put up； on which he cut off the heads of all the
poultry consumed at his table。 。 。 。 Often； in the middle of the
repast； he had it brought in and set to work for the amusement of his
guests。〃 （Moniteur； XXIV。； 607； session of June I； 1795； letter from
the district of Besan？on； and with the letter； the confirmatory
document。） 〃This guillotine； says the reporter； is deposited with the
Committee of Legislation。〃
CHAPTER III。 THE RULERS。 （continued）。
I。 The Central Government Administration。
The administrative body at Paris。 … Composition of the group out of
which it was recruited。 … Deterioration of this group。 … Weeding…out
of the Section Assemblies。 … Weeding out of the popular clubs。 …
Pressure of the government。
To provide these local sovereigns with the subordinate lieutenants and
agents which they require； we have the local Jacobin population； and
we have seen the composition of the recruits；＇1＇
* the distressed and the perverted of every class and degree；
especially the lowest；
* the castaways；
* envious and resentful subordinates；
* small shopkeepers in debt；
* the migrating； high…living workers；
* barflies；
* vagrants；
* men of the gutters；
* street…walkers；
… in short； every species of 〃anti…social vermin；〃 male and
female；＇2＇ including a few honest crack…brains into which the
fashionable theory had freely found its way； the rest； and by far the
largest number； are veritable beasts of prey； speculating on the
established order of things and adopting the revolutionary faith only
because it provides food for their appetites。 … In Paris； they number
five or six thousand； and； after Thermidor； there is about the same
number； the same appetites rallying them around the same dogma；＇3＇
levelers and terrorists； 〃some because they are poor； others because
they have broken off the habit of working at their trade；〃 furious
with 〃the scoundrels who own a coach house； against the rich and the
hoarders of objects of prime necessity。〃 Many of them 〃having soiled
themselves during the Revolution； ready to do it again provided the
rich rascals； monopolists and merchants can all be killed；〃 all
〃frequenters of popular clubs who think themselves philosophers；
although most of them are unable to read；〃 at the head of them the
remnant of the most notorious political bandits；
* the famous post…master； Drouet； who； in the tribune at the
Convention； declared himself a 〃brigand；〃＇4＇
* Javogues； the robber of Montbrison and the 〃Nero of Ain；〃
* the drunkard Casset； formerly a silk…worker and later the pasha of
Thionville；
* Bertrand； the friend of Charlier； the ex…mayor and executioner of
Lyons；
* Darthé； ex…secretary of Lebon and the executioner at Arras；
* Rossignol and nine other Septembriseurs of the Abbaye and the
Carmelites； and； finally； the great apostle of despotic communism；
* Babeuf； who； sentenced to twenty years in irons for the
falsification of public contracts； and as needy as he is vicious；
rambles about Paris airing his disappointed ambitions an