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clothes of the dead； prison sheets and coverlids； even the small
savings of the jailers； and； besides this； they enlist their cronies。
〃Out of 36 prisoners set free； many were assassins and robbers； the
killers attached them to their group。 There were also 75 women；
confined in part for larceny； who promised to faithfully serve their
liberators。〃 Later on； indeed； these are to become； at the Jacobin
and Cordeliers clubs； the tricoteuses （knitters） who fill their
tribunes。＇120＇ At the Salpétrière prison； 〃all the pimps of Paris；
former spies； 。 。 。 libertines； the rascals of France and all Europe；
prepare beforehand for the operation；〃 and rape alternates with
massacre。＇121＇ Thus far； at least； slaughter has been seasoned with
robbery； and the grossness of eating and drinking； at Bicétre；
however； it is crude butchery； the carnivorous instinct alone
satisfying itself。 Among other prisoners are 43 youths of the lowest
class； from 17 to 19 years of age； placed there for correction by
their parents； or by those to whom they are bound；＇122＇ one need only
look at them to see that they are genuine Parisian scamps； the
apprentices of vice and misery； the future recruits for the reigning
band； and these the band falls on； beating them to death with clubs。
At this age life is tenacious； and； no life being harder to take； it
requires extra efforts to dispatch them。 〃In that corner；〃 said a
jailer； 〃they made a mountain of their bodies。 The next day； when they
were to be buried； the sight was enough to break one's heart。 One of
them looked as if he were sleeping like one of God's angels； but the
rest were horribly mutilated。〃＇123＇ Here； man has sunk below
himself； down into the lowest strata of the animal kingdom； lower that
the wolf； for wolves do not strangle their young。
VI。 Jacobin Massacre。
Effect of the massacre on the public。 General dejection and the
dissolution of society。 The ascendancy of the Jacobins assured in
Paris。 The men of September upheld in the Commune and elected to
the Convention。
There are six days and five nights of uninterrupted butchery；＇124＇ 171
murders at the Abbaye； 169 at La Force； 223 at the Chatelet； 328 at
the Consciergerie； 73 at the Tour…Saint…Bernard； 120 at the
Carmelites； 79 at Saint Firmin； 170 at Bicêtre； 35 at the Salpétrière；
among the dead；＇125＇ 250 priests； 3 bishops or archbishops； general
officers； magistrates； one former minister； one royal princess；
belonging to the best names in France； and； on the other side； one
Negro； several working class women； kids； convicts； and poor old men：
What man now； little or big； does not feel himself threatened？ And
all the more because the band has grown larger。 Fournier； Lazowski；
and Bécard； the chiefs of robbers and assassins； return from Orleans
with fifteen hundred cut…throats。＇126＇ One the way they kill M。 de
Brissac； M。 de Lessart； and 42 others accused of lése…nation； whom
they wrested from their judges' hands； and then； by the way of
surplus； 〃following the example of Paris；〃 twenty…one prisoners taken
from the Versailles prisons。 At Paris the Minister of Justice thanks
them； the Commune congratulates them； and the sections feast them and
embrace them。＇127＇ Can anybody doubt that they were ready to begin
again？ Can a step be taken in or out of Paris without being subject to
their oppression or encountering their despotism？ Should one leave the
city； sentinels of their species are posted at the barriers and on the
section committees in continuous session。 Malouet； led before that of
Roule；＇128＇ sees before him a pandemonium of fanatics； at least a
hundred individuals in the same room； the suspected； those denouncing
them； collaborators； attendants； a long； green table in the center；
covered with swords and daggers； with the committee around it； 〃twenty
patriots with their shirt sleeves rolled up； some holding pistols and
others pens；〃 signing warrants of arrest； 〃quarreling with and
threatening each other； all talking at once； and shouting： Traitor！
Conspirator！ Off to prison with him！ Guillotine him！ and
behind these； a crowd of spectators； pell…mell ； yelling； and
gesticulating〃 like wild beasts pressed against each other in the same
cage； showing their teeth and trying to spring at each other。 〃One of
the most excited； brandishing his saber in order to strike an
antagonist； stopped on seeing me； and exclaimed； 'There's Malouet！'
The other； however； less occupied with me than with his enemy； took
advantage of the opportunity； and with a blow of his club； knocked him
down。〃 Malouet had a close shave； in Paris escapes take place by such
accidents。 If one remains in the city； one is beset with lugubrious
fears by；
1。 the hurrying step of squads of men in each street； leading the
suspected to prison or before the committee；
2。 around each prison the crowds that have come 〃to see the
disasters〃；
3。 in the court of the Abaye the cry of the auctioneer selling the
clothes of the dead；
4。 the rumbling of carts on the pavement bearing away 1；300 corpses；
5。 the songs of the women mounted aloft on the carts； beating time on
the naked bodies。＇129＇
Is there a man who； after one of these encounters； does not see
himself in imagination before the green table of the section
committee； after this； in prison with sabers over his head； and then
in the cart in the midst of the bloody pile？
Courage falters before a vision like this。 All the journals approve；
palliate； or keep silent； nobody dares offer resistance。＇130＇ Property
as well as lives belong to whoever wants to take them。 At the
barriers； at the markets； on the boulevard of the Temple； thieves；
decked with the tricolor ribbon； stop people as they pass along； seize
whatever they carry； and； under the pretext that jewels should be
deposited on the altars of Patriotism； take purses； watches； rings；
and other articles； so rudely that women who are not quick enough；
have the lobes of their ears torn in unhooking their earrings＇131＇。
Others； installed in the cellars of the Tuileries； sell the nation's
wine and oil for their own profit。 Others； again； given their liberty
eight days before by the people； scent out a bigger job by finding
their way into the Garde…meuble and stealing diamonds to the value of
thirty millions。＇132＇
Like a man struck on the head with a mallet； Paris； felled to the
ground； lets things go； the authors of the massacre have fully
attained their ends。 The faction has fast hold of power； and will
maintain its hold。 Neither in the Legislative Assembly nor in the
Convention will the aims of the Girondins be successful against its
tenacious usurpation。 It has proved by a striking example that it is
capable of anything； and boasts of it； it is still armed； it stands
there ever prepared and anonymous on its murderous basis； with its
speedy modes of operation； its own group of fanatical agents and
bravos