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（Roland replies with consternation and says that there must be a
prosecution。） Official report of the 9th of September； and letter
of the municipality； Sept。 11。 Memorandum of the officers of the
Royal…Pologne regiment； Sept。 7。 Letter of M。 Perigny； father…in…
law of one of the officers slain； Sept。 19。 Mortimer…Ternaux； III。
342。 … Guillon de Montléon； I。 124。 … Balleyder； 〃Histoire du peuple
de Lyon；〃 91。
＇89＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 Letter of Danton； Oct。 3。
＇90＇ Decius； Roman emperor from 248 to 251 famous for having
persecuted the Christians。 He was unable to tolerate their refusal to
join in communal corporate pagan observances。 He insisted that they do
so and once they had done it； a Certificate of Sacrifice （libellus）；
was issued。 （SR）。
＇91＇ 〃Etude sur Madame Roland；〃 by Dauban； 82。 Letter of Madame
Roland to Bosc； July 26； 1798。 〃You busy yourselves with a
municipality and allow heads to escape which will devise new horrors。
You are mere children； your enthusiasm is merely a straw bonfire！ If
the National Assembly does not try two illustrious heads in regular
form or some generous Décius strike them down； you are all lost。 〃
Ibid。；； May 17； 1790： 〃Our rural districts are much dissatisfied with
the decree on feudal privileges 。 。 。 A reform is necessary； in which
more chateaux must be burnt。 It would not be a serious evil were there
not some danger of the enemies of the Revolution profiting by these
discontents to lessen the confidence of the people in the National
Assembly。〃 Sept。 27； 1790。 〃The worst party is successful； it is
forgotten that insurrection is the most sacred of duties when the
country is in danger。〃 Jan。24； 1791。 〃The wise man shuts his eyes
to the grievances or weaknesses of the private individual； but the
citizen should show no mercy； even to his father； when the public
welfare is at stake。〃
＇92＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3202。 Report of the commissary； member
of the Cantal directory； Oct。 24。 On the 16th of October at
Chaudesaigues the volunteers break open a door and then kill one of
their comrades who opposes them； whom the commissary tries to save。
The mayor of the place； in uniform； leads them to the dwellings of
aristocrats； urging them on to pillage； they enter a number of houses
by force and exact wine。 The next day at Saint…Urcize they break into
the house of the former curé； devastate or pillage it； and 〃sell his
furniture to different persons in the neighborhood。〃 The same
treatment is awarded to sieur Vaissier； mayor； and to lady Lavalette；
their cellars are forced open； barrels of wine are taken to the public
square； and drinking takes place from the tap。 After this 〃the
volunteers go in squads into the neighboring parishes and compel the
inhabitants to give them money or effects。〃 The commissary and
municipal officers of St。 Urcize who tried to mediate were nearly
killed and were saved only through the efforts of a detachment of
regular cavalry。 As to the Jacobin mayor of Chaudesaigues； it was
natural that he should preach pillage； on the sale of the effects of
the nuns 〃he kept all bidders away； and had things knocked down to him
for almost nothing。〃
＇93＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3217。 Letter or Castanet； an old
gendarme； N？mes； Aug。21。 Letter of M。 Griolet； syndic…attorney of
the Gard； Sept。 8： 〃I beg； sir； that this letter may he considered as
confidential； I pray you do not compromise me。 〃 Letter of M。
Gilles； juge…de…paix at Rocquemaure； Oct。31 （with official reports）。
＇94＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3227。 Letter of the municipal officers
of Tullins； Sept。 8。
＇95＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3190。 Letter of Danton； Oct。 9。
Memorandum of M。 Casimir Audiffret （with documents in support of it）。
His son had been locked up by mistake； instead of another Audiffret；
belonging to the Comtat； he was slashed with a saber in prison Aug。25。
Report of the surgeon； Oct。 17： 〃The wounded man has two gashes more
on the head； one on the left cheek and the right leg is paralyzed； he
has been so roughly treated in carrying him from prison to prison as
to bring on an abscess on the wrist； if he is kept there he will soon
die。〃
＇96＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3195。 Letter of M。 Amiel； president
of the bureau of conciliation； Oct。 28。 Letter of an inhabitant of
Avignon； Oct。 7。 Other letters without signatures。 Letter of M。
Gilles； juge…de…paix； Jan。 23； 1793。
＇97＇ Fabre； 〃Histoire de Marseilles；〃 II。 478 and following pages。
〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3195。 Letter of the Minister of Justice； M。
de Joly （with supporting documents）； Aug。 6。 Official reports of
the Marseilles municipality； July 21； 22； 23。 Official report of
the municipality of Aix； Aug。 24。 Letter of the syndic…attorney of
the department （with a letter of the municipality of Aubagne）； Sept。
22； etc。； in which M。 Jourdan； a ministerial officer； is accused of
〃aristocracy。〃 A guard is assigned to him。 About midnight the guard is
overcome； he is carried off； and then killed in spite of the
entreaties of his wife and son。 The letter of the municipality ends
with the following： 〃Their lamentations pierced our hearts。 But； alas；
who can resist the French people when aroused？ We remain； gentlemen；
very cordially yours； the municipal officers of Aubagne。〃
＇98＇ This stage of revolution seems to be sought after by the secret
communist revolutionaries arranging for the break…up of formerly
powerful independent states such as Germany； Yougoslavia； India etc。
（SR）。
＇99＇ Moniteur； XIII。 560。 Act passed by the administrators of the
Bouches…du…Rh？ne； Aug。 3； 〃forbidding special collectors from
henceforth paying taxes with the national treasury。〃 …Ibid。； 744。 A
report by Roland。 The department of Var； having called a meeting of
commissaries at Avignon to provide for the defense of these regions；
the Minister says： 〃This step； subversive of all government； nullifies
the general regulations of the executive power。〃 〃Archives
Nationales；〃 F7； 3195。 Deliberation of the three administrative bodies
assembled at Marseilles； Nov。 5； 1792。 Petition of Anselme； a
citizen of Avignon； residing in Paris； Dec。 14。 … Report of the Saint…
Rémy affair； etc。
＇100＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 CII。 I。 32。 Official Report of the
Electoral Assembly of Bouches…du…Rh？ne； Sept。 4。 〃To defray the
expenses of this expenditure the syndic…attorney of the district of
Tarascon is authorized to draw upon the funds of public registry and
vendor of revenue stamps； and in addition thereto on the collector of
direct taxation。 The expenses of this expedition will be borne by the
anti…revolutionary agitators who have made it necessary。 A list；
therefore； is to be drawn up and sent to the National Assembly。 The
commissioners will be empowered to suspend the district
administrations； municipal officers； and generally all public
functionaries who； through incivism or improper conduct； shall have
endange