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Assembly。 。 。 The rush of ruffians in the vicinity of the hall； their
comments and threats； excited fears of this atrocious project being
carried out。 All who did not feel courageous enough to sacrifice
themselves； avoided going to the Assembly。〃 （The decree was adopted by
378 votes against 346。）
＇36＇ Cf。 〃The Ancient Régime；〃 p。 51。
＇37＇ Malouet； 1。247； 248。 〃Correspondence （manuscript） of M。 de
Sta？l；〃 Swedish Ambassador； with his court； copied from the archives
at Stockholm by M。 Léouzon…le…Duc。 Letter from M。 Sta？l of April 21；
1791： 〃M。 Laclos； secret agent of this wretched prince； （is a） clever
and subtle intriguer。〃 April 24： 〃His agents are more to be feared
than himself。 Through his bad conduct； he is more of a nuisance than
a benefit to his party。
＇38＇ Especially after the king's flight to Varennes； and at the time
of the affair in the Champ de Mars。 The petition of the Jacobins was
drawn up by Laclos and Brissot。
＇39＇ Investigations at the Chatelet； testimony of Count d'Absac de
Ternay。
＇40＇ Malouet I。 247； 248。 This evidence is conclusive。 〃Apart from
what I saw myself；〃 says Malouet； 〃M。 de Montmorin and M。 Delessart
communicated to me all the police reports of 1789 and 1790。〃
＇41＇ Sauzay； II。79 （municipal election； Nov。15； 1791）。 III。 221
（mayoralty election； November； 1792）。 The half…way moderates had 237
votes； and the sans…culottes； 310。
＇42＇ Mercure de France； Nov。 26； 1791 （Pétion was elected mayor；
Nov。17； by 6；728 votes out of 10；682 voters）。 Mortimer…Ternaux； V。
95。 （Oct 4； 1792； Pétion was elected mayor by 13；746 votes out of
14；137 voters。 He declines。 … Oct。 21； d'Ormessan； a moderate； who
declines to stand； has nevertheless； 4；910 votes。 His competitor；
Lhuillier； a pure Jacobin； obtains only 4；896。）
＇43＇ Albert Babeau； II。 15。 （The 32；000 inhabitants of Troyes indicate
about 7；000 electors。 In December； 1792； Jacquet is elected mayor by
400 votes out of 555 voters。 A striking coincidence is found in there
being 400 members of the Troyes club at this time。） Carnot；
Mémoires；〃 I。 181。 〃Dr。 Bollmann； who passed through Strasbourg in
1792； relates that out of 8；000 qualified citizens； only 400 voters
presented themselves。
＇44＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； VI。 21。 In February； 1793； Pache is elected
mayor of Paris by 11；881 votes。 … Journal de Paris； number 185。
Henriot； July 2； 1793； is elected commander…in…chief of the Paris
national guard； by 9；084； against 6；095 votes given for his
competitor； Raffet。 The national guard comprises at this time110；000
registered members； besides 10；000 gendarmes and federates。 Many of
Henriot's partisans； again； voted twice。 （Cf。 on the elections and the
number of Jacobins at Paris； chapters XI。 and XII。 of this volume。）
＇45＇ Michelet； VI。 95。 〃Almost all （the missionary representatives）
were supported by only； the smallest minority。 Baudot； for instance；
at Toulouse； in 1793； had but 400 men for him。〃
＇46＇ For example； 〃Archives Nationales；〃 Fl 6； carton 3。 Petition of
the inhabitants of Arnay…le…Duc to the king （April； 1792）； very
insulting； employing the most familiar language； about fifty
signatures。 Sauzay； III。 ch。 XXXV。 and XXXIV。 （details of local
elections）。 … Ibid。； VII。 687 （letter of Grégoire； Dec。 24； 1796）。
Malouet； II。 531 （letter by Malouet； July 22； 1779）。 Malouet and
Grégoire agree on the number 300；000。 Marie…Joseph Chénier （Moniteur；
XII； 695； 20 avril 1792） carries it up to 400；000。
＇47＇ Cf。 〃The French Revolution；〃 Vol。 I。 book II。 Ch。 III。
＇48＇ Cf。 〃The Ancient Régime；〃 p。352。
＇49＇ 〃Memoires de Madame de Sapinaud；〃 p。 18。 Reply of M。 de Sapinaud
to the peasants of La Vendée； who wished him to act as their general：
〃My friends； it is the earthen pot against the iron pot。 What could we
do？ One department against eighty…two … we should be smashed！〃
＇50＇ Malouet； II。 241。 〃I knew a clerk in one of the bureaus； who；
during these sad days 〃September； 1792）； never missed going。 as
usual； to copy and add up his registers。 Ministerial correspondence
with the armies and the provinces followed its regular course in
regular forms。 The Paris police looked after supplies and kept its eye
on sharpers； while blood ran in the streets。〃 Cf。 on this
mechanical need and inveterate habit of receiving orders from the
central authority； Mallet du Pan； 〃Mémoires；〃 490： 〃Dumouriez'
soldiers said to him： 'F； papa general； get the Convention to order
us to march on Paris and you'll see how we will make mince…meat of
those b in the Assembly！'〃
＇51＇ With want great interest did any aspiring radical politicians
read these lines； whether the German socialist from Hitler learned so
much or Lenin during his long stay in Paris around 1906。 Taine maybe
thought that he was arming decent men to better understand and defend
the republic against a new Jacobin onslaught while； in fact； he
provided them with an accurate recipe for repeating the revolution。
（SR）。
＇52＇ At。 Matthew； 17：20。 （SR。）
＇53＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVIII 55。 Letter by Brun…Lafond； a grenadier in
the national guard； July 14； 1793； to a friend in the provinces； in
justification of the 31st of May。 The whole of this letter requires to
be read。 In it are found the ordinary ideas of a Jacobin in relation
to history： 〃Can we ignore； that it is ever the people of Paris which；
through its murmurings and righteous insurrections against the
oppressive system of many of our kings； has forced them to entertain
milder sentiments regarding the relief of the French people； and
principally of the tiller of the soil？ 。 。 Without the energy of
Paris； Paris and France would now be inhabited solely by slaves； while
this beautiful soil would present an aspect as wild and deserted as
that of the Turkish empire or that of Germany；〃 which has led us 〃to
confer still greater lustre on this Revolution； by re…establishing on
earth the ancient Athenian and other Grecian republics in all their
purity。 Distinctions among the early people of the earth did not
exist； early family ties bound people together who had no ancient
founders or origin； they had no other laws in their republics but
those which； so to say； inspired them with those sentiments of
fraternity experienced by them in the cradle of primitive
populations。〃
＇54＇ Barbaroux； 〃Mémoires〃 （Ed。 Dauban）； 336。 Grégoire； 〃Mémoires；〃
I。 410。
＇55＇ 〃La Révolution Fran？aise；〃 by Quinet （extracts from the
unpublished 〃Mémoires〃 of Baudot）； II。 209； 211； 421； 620。 Guillon
de Montléon I。 445 （speech by Chalier； in the Lyons Central Club；
March 23； 1793）。 〃They say that the sans…culottes will go on spilling
their blood。 This is only the talk of aristocrats。 Can a sans…culotte
be reached in that quarter？ Is he not invulnerable； like the gods whom
he replaces on this earth？〃 Speech by David； in the Convention； on
Barra and Viala： 〃Under so fine a government woman will bring forth