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launched from the galleries。〃 〃For a long time；〃 says another； 〃no one
can speak here without obtaining their permission。〃＇28＇ The day that
Buzot obtains the floor to speak against Marat； 〃they break out
furiously； yelling； stamping； and threatening〃；＇29＇ every time that
Buzot tries to begin his voice is drowned in the clamor； while he
remains half an hour in the tribune without completing a sentence。 On
the calls of the House； especially； their cries resemble those of the
excited crowd at a Spanish bull…fight； with their eager eyes and
heaving breasts； watching the contest between the bull and the
picadores； every time that a deputy votes against the death of the
King or for an appeal to the people； there are the 〃vociferations of
cannibals；〃 and 〃interminable yells〃 every time that one votes for the
indictment of Marat。 〃I declare；〃 say deputies in the tribune； 〃that I
am not free here； I declare that I am forced to debate under the
knife。〃＇30＇ Charles Villette is told at the entrance that 〃if he does
not vote for the King's death he will be massacred。〃 And these are
not empty threats。 On the 10th of March； awaiting the promised riot；
〃the tribunes； duly advised； 。 。 。 had already loaded their
pistols。〃＇31＇ In the month of May； the tattered women hired for the
purpose； under the title of 〃Ladies of the Fraternity；〃 formed a club；
came daily early in the morning to mount guard； with arms in their
hands； in the corridors of the Convention； they tear up all tickets
given to men or women not of their band； they take possession of all
the seats； show pistols and daggers； and declare that 〃eighteen
hundred heads must be knocked off to make things go on right。〃＇32＇
Behind these two first rows of assailants is a third； much more
compact； the more fearful because it is undefined and obscure； namely；
the vague multitude forming the anarchical set； scattered throughout
Paris； and always ready to renew the 10th of August and 2nd of
September against the obstinate majority。 Incendiary motions and
demands for riots come incessantly from the Commune； and Jacobin；
Cordeliers； and l'Evêché clubs； from the assemblies of the sections
and groups stationed at the Tuileries and in the streets。
〃Yesterday；〃 writes the president of the Tuileries section；＇33＇ 〃at
the same moment； at various points about Paris； the Rue du Bac； at the
Marais； in the Church of St。 Eustache； at the Palace of the
Revolution； on the Feuillants terrace； scoundrels were preaching
pillage and assassination。〃 On the following day； again on the
Feuillants terrace； that is to say； right under the windows of the
Convention； 〃they urge the assassination of Louvel for having
denounced Robespierre。 〃 Minister Roland writes： 〃I hear of nothing
but conspiracy and plans to murder。〃 Three weeks later； for several
days； 〃an up…rising is announced in Paris〃；＇34＇ the Minister is warned
that 〃alarm guns would be fired；〃 while the heads are designated
beforehand on which this ever muttering insurrection will burst。 In
the following month； in spite of the recent precise law； 〃the
electoral assembly prints and circulates gratis the list of members of
the Feuillants and Sainte…Chapelle clubs； it likewise orders the
printing and circulation of the list of the eight thousand； and of the
twenty thousand； as well as of the clubs of 1789 and of Montaigu。〃＇35＇
In January； 〃hawkers cry through the streets a list of the aristocrats
and royalists who voted for an appeal to the people。〃＇36＇ Some of the
appelants are singled out by name through placards； Thibaut； bishop of
Cantal； while reading the poster on the wall relating to him； hears
some one along side of him say： 〃I should like to know that bishop of
Cantal； I would make bread tasteless to him。〃 Roughs point out certain
deputies leaving the Assembly； and exclaim： 〃Those are the beggars to
cut up！〃 From week to week signs of insurrection increase and
multiply； like flashes of lightning in a coming tempest。 On the 1st of
January； 〃it is rumored that the barriers are to be closed at night；
and that domiciliary visits are going to begin again。〃＇37＇ On the 7th
of January； on the motion of the Gravilliers section； the Commune
demands of the Minister of War 132 cannon stored at Saint Denis； to
divide among the sections。 On the 15th of January the same section
proposes to the other forty…seven to appoint； as on the 10th of
August； special commissaries to meet at the Evêché and watch over
public safety。 That same day； to prevent the Convention from
misunderstanding the object of these proceedings； it is openly stated
in the tribunes that the cannon brought to Paris 〃are for another 10th
of August against that body。〃 The same day； military force has to be
employed to prevent bandits from going to the prisons 〃to renew the
massacres。〃 On the 28th of January the Palais…Royal； the resort of the
pleasure…seeking； is surrounded by Santerre； at eight o'clock in the
evening； and 〃about six thousand men； found without a certificate of
civism；〃 are arrested； subject to the decision one by one of their
section。 Not only does the lightning flash； but already the bolt
descends in isolated places。＇38＇ On the 31st of December a man named
Louvain； formerly denounced by Marat as Lafayette's agent； is slain in
the faubourg St。 Antoine； and his corpse dragged through the streets
to the Morgue。 On the 25th of February； the grocer shops are pillaged
at the instigation of Marat； with the connivance or sanction of the
Commune。 On the 9th of March the printing establishment of Gorsas is
sacked by two hundred men armed with sabers and pistols。 The same
evening and on the next morning the riot extends to the Convention
itself； 〃the committee of the Jacobin club summons every section in
Paris to arms to 〃get rid〃 of the appelant deputies and the ministers；
the Cordeliers club requests the Parisian authorities 〃to take
sovereignty into their own hands and place the treacherous deputies
under arrest〃； Fournier； Varlet； and Champion ask the Commune 〃to
declare itself in insurrection and close the barriers〃； all the
approaches to the Convention are occupied by the 〃dictators of
massacre；〃 Pétion＇39＇ and Beurnonville being recognized on their
passing； pursued and in danger of death； while furious mobs gather on
the Feuillants terrace 〃to award popular judgment；〃 〃to cut off heads〃
and 〃send them into the departments。〃 Luckily； it rains； which
always cools down popular effervescence。 Kervélegan； a deputy from
Finistère； who escapes； finds means of sending to the other end of the
faubourg St。 Marceau for a battalion of volunteers from Brest that had
arrived a few days before； and who were still loyal； these come in
time and save the Convention。 Thus does the majority live under the
triple pressure of the 〃Mountain；〃 the galleries and the outside
populace； and from month to month； especially after March 10； the
pressure gets to be worse and worse。