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functionaries who； through incivism or improper conduct； shall have
endangered the public weal。 They may even arrest them as well as
suspected citizens。 They will see that the law regarding the disarming
of suspected citizens and the banishment of priests be faithfully
executed。〃 … Ibid。； F7； 3195。 Letter of Truchement； commissary of the
department； Nov。 15。 Memorandum of the community of Eyguières and
letter of the municipality of Eyguières； Sept。 13。 Letter of M。
Jaubert； secretary of the Salon popular club； Oct。 22： 〃The department
of Bouches…du…Rh？ne has for a month past been ravaged by commissions。
。 。 The despotism of one is abolished； and we now stagger under the
much more burdensome yoke of a crowd of despots。〃 Situation of the
department in September and October； 1792 （with supporting documents）。
＇101＇ Barbaroux； 〃Mémoires；〃 89。
＇102＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3196 。 Letters and petition of
citizen de Sades； Nov。； 1792； Feb。17； 1793； and Ventose 8； year III。：
〃Towards the middle of Sept。； 1792 （old style）； some Marseilles
brigands broke into a house of mine near Apt。 Not content with
carrying away six loads of furniture 。 。 they broke the mirrors and
wood…work。〃 The damage is estimated at 80；000 francs。 Report of the
executive council according to the official statement of the
municipality of Coste。 On the 27th of September Montbrion；
commissioner of the administration of the Bouche…du…Rh？ne； sends two
messengers to fetch the furniture to Apt。 On reaching Apt Montbrion
and his colleague Bergier have the vehicles unloaded； putting the most
valuable effects on one cart； which they appropriate to themselves；
and drive away with it to some distance out of sight； paying the
driver out of their own pockets： 〃No doubt whatever exists as to the
knavery of Montbrion and Bergier； administrators and commissioners of
the administration of the department。〃 De Sades； the author of
〃Justine；〃 pleads his well…known civism and the ultra…revolutionary
petitions drawn up by him in the name of the section of the Pikes。
＇103＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3272。 Read in this file the entire
correspondence of the directory and the public prosecutor。
＇104＇ Deliberation of the commune of Toulon。 July 28 and following
days。 That of the three administrative bodies； Sep。 10
Lauvergne； 〃Histoire du department du Var；〃 104…137。
＇105＇ 〃Mémoires〃 of Chancelier Pasquier。 Vol。 I。 p。 106。 Librarie
Plon； Paris 1893 … Pasquier and his wife stopped in Picardy； brought
to Paris by a member of the commune； a small； bandy…legged fellow
formerly a chair…letter in his parish church； imbued with the
doctrines of the day and a determined leveler。 At the village of
Saralles they passed the house of M。 de Livry； a rich man enjoying an
income of 50；000 francs； and the lover of Saunier； an opera…dancer。
〃He is a good fellow；〃 exclaims Pasquier's bandy…legged guardian： 〃we
have just made hint marry。 Look here； we said to him； it is time that
to put a stop to that behavior！ Down with prejudice！ Marquises and
dancers ought to marry each other。 He made her his wife； and it is
well he did； otherwise he would have been done for a long time ago； or
caged behind the Luxembourg walls。〃 … Elsewhere； on passing a chateau
being demolished； the former chair…letter quotes Rousseau： 〃For every
chateau that falls； twenty cottages rise in its place。〃 His mind was
stored with similar phrases and tirades； uttered by him as the
occasion warranted。 This man may be considered as an excellent
specimen of the average Jacobin。
＇106＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3；207。 Letter of the administrators
of the C？te d'Or to the Minister； Oct。 6； 1792。
＇107＇ 〃Archives Nationales〃 F7； 3195。 Letter of the administrators
of the Bouche…du…Rh？ne； Oct 29； and the Minister's answer on the
margin。
＇108＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3249。 Letter of the administrators
of the Orne； Sept。 7； and the Minister's reply noted on the margin。
＇109＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F'； 3；249。 Correspondence with the
municipality of Saint…Firmin （Oise）。 Letter of Roland； Dec。 3： 〃I have
read the letter addressed to me on the 25th of the past month； and I
cannot conceal from you the pain it gives me to find in it principles
so destructive of all the ties of subordination existing between
constituted authorities； principles so erroneous that should the
communes adopt them every form of government would be impossible and
all society broken up。 Can the commune of Saint…Firmin； indeed； have
persuaded itself that it is sovereign； as the letter states？ and have
the citizens composing it forgotten that the sovereign is the entire
nation； and not the forty…four thousandth part of it？ that Saint…
Firmin is simply a fraction of it； contributing its share to endowing
the deputies of the National Convention； the administrators of
departments and districts with the power of acting for the greatest
advantage of the commune； but which； the moment it elects its own
administrators and agents； can no longer revoke the powers it has
bestowed； without a total subversion of order？ etc。〃 All the
documents belonging to this affair ought to be quoted； there is
nothing more instructive or ludicrous； and especially the style of the
secretary…clerk of Saint…Firmin： 〃We conjure you to remember that the
administrators of the district of Senlis strive to play the part of
the sirens who sought to enchant Ulysses。〃
＇110＇ Letter of the central bureau of the Rouen sections； Aug。 30。
＇111＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3195。 Letter of the three
administrative bodies and commissaries of the sections of Marseilles；
Nov。 15； 1792。 Letter of the electors of Bouches…du…Rh？ne； Nov。 28。
（Forms of politeness are omitted at the end of these letters； and no
doubt purposely。） Roland replies （Dec。 31）： 〃While fully admiring the
civism of the brave Marseilles people； 。 。 。 do not fully agree with
you on the exercise of popular Sovereignty。〃 He ends by stating that
all their letters with replies have been transmitted to the deputies
of the Bouches…du…Rh？ne； and that the latter are in accord with him
and will arrange matters。
CHAPTER III。
I。
The second stage of the Jacobin conquest。 The importance and
multitude of vacant offices。
The second stage of the Jacobin conquest will；＇1＇ after August 10th
and during the next three months； extend and multiply all vacancies
from the top to the bottom of the hierarchy； for the purpose of
filling them with their own men。 In the first place； the faction
（the party） installs representatives on the summits of public
authority which represent itself alone； seven hundred and forty…nine
omnipotent deputies； in a Convention which； curbed neither by
collateral powers nor by a previously established constitution；
disposes at pleasure of the property； the lives and the consciences of
all French people。 Then； through this barely installed convention；
it