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liberty will be purged of their presence。〃
＇56＇ Meillan； 〃Mémoires；〃 325 （Ed。 Barrière et Berville）。 Speech by
Fabre d'Eglantine at the Jacobin Club； sent around among the
affiliated clubs； May 1； 1793。
＇57＇ Robinet； 〃Procès des Dantonistes；〃 39； 45 （words of Danton in
the committee on general defense）。 … Madame Roland； 2Mémoires；〃 II。
30。 On the 2nd of September Grandpré ordered to report to the Minister
of the Interior on the state of the prisons； waits for Danton as he
leaves the council and tells him his fears。 〃Danton； irritated by the
description； exclaims in his bellowing way； suiting his word to the
action。 'I don't give a damn about the prisoners！ Let them take care
of themselves！ And he proceeded on in an angry mood。 This took place
in the second ante…room； in the presence of twenty persons。〃 …
Arnault； II。 101。 About the time of the September massacres 〃Danton；
in the presence of one of my friends； replied to someone that urged
him to use his authority in stopping the spilling of blood： 'Isn't it
time for the people to take their revenge？' 〃
＇58＇ Prudhomme； 〃Crimes de la Révolution；〃 iv。 90。 On the 2nd of
September； at the alarm given by the tocsin and cannon； Prudhomme
calls on Danton at his house for information。 Danton gives him the
agreed story and adds： 〃The people； who are now aroused and know what
to do； want to administer justice themselves on the nasty imprisoned
persons。 Camille Desmoulins enters： 〃Look here；〃 says Danton；
〃Prudhomme has come to ask what is going to be done？〃 〃Didn't you
tell him that the innocent would not be confounded with the guilty？
All those that are demanded by their Sections will be given up。〃
On the 4th； Desmoulins calls at the office of the journal and says to
the editors： 〃Well； everything has gone off in the most perfect order。
The people even set free a good many aristocrats against whom there
was no direct proof。 I trust that you will state all this exactly；
because the Journal des Révolutions is the compass of public opinion。〃
＇59＇ Prudhomme； 〃Crimes de la Révolution；〃 IV。 123。 According to the
statements of Théophile Mandar； vice…president of a section； witness
and actor in the scene； he authorizes Prudhomme to mention his name。 …
… Afterwards； in the next room； Mandar proposes to Pétion and
Robespierre to attend the Assembly the next day and protest against
the massacre； if necessary； the Assembly may appoint a director for
one day。 〃Take care not to do that；〃 replied Robespierre； 〃Brissot
would be the dictator。〃 Pétion says nothing。 〃The ministers were in
perfect agreement to let the massacres continue。〃
＇60＇ Madame Roland； II。 37。 〃Angers et le départment de Maine…et…
Loire de 1787 à 1830；〃 by Blordier Langlois。 Appended to the circular
was a printed address bearing the title of Compte rendu au peuple
souverain； 〃countersigned by the Minister of Justice and with the
Minister's seal on the package；〃 and addressed to the Jacobin Clubs of
the departments； that they； too； might preach massacre。
＇61＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 391； 398。 Warned by Alquier；
president of the criminal court of Versailles； of the danger to which
the Orleans prisoners were exposed； Danton replied： 〃What is that to
you？ That affair does not concern you。 Mind your own business； and do
not meddle with things outside of it！〃 〃But； Monsieur； the law
says that prisoners must be protected。〃 〃What do you care？ Some
among them are great criminals； and nobody knows yet how the people
will regard them and how far their indignation will carry them。〃
Alquier wished to pursue the matter； but Danton turned his back on him
＇62＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 217
＇63＇ Madame Roland； 〃Lettres autographes； etc。；〃 Sept。 5； 1792。 〃We
are here under the knives of Marat and Robespierre。 These fellows are
striving to excite the people and turn them against the National
Assembly and the council。 They have organized a Star Chamber and they
have a small army under pay； aided by what they found or stole in the
palace and elsewhere； or by supplies purchased by Danton； who is
underhandedly the chieftain of this horde。〃 Dusaulx； 〃Mémoires；〃
441。 〃On the following day （Sept。 3） I went to see one of the most
estimated personalities at this epoch。 'You know；' said I to him；
'what is going on？' 'Very well； but keep quiet； it will soon be
over。 A little more blood is still necessary。' I saw others who
explained themselves much more definitely。 〃 Mortimer…Ternaux； II。
445。
＇64＇ Madame Roland； 〃Lettres autographes； etc。；〃 Sept。 5； 1792。 〃We
are here under the knives of Marat and Robespierre。 These fellows are
striving to excite the people and turn them against the National
Assembly and the council。 They have organized a Star Chamber and they
have a small army under pay； aided by what they found or stole in the
palace and elsewhere； or by supplies purchased by Danton； who is
underhandedly the chieftain of this horde。〃 Dusaulx； 〃Mémoires；〃
441。 〃On the following day （Sept。 3） I went to see one of the most
estimated personalities at this epoch。 'You know；' said I to him；
'what is going on？' 'Very well； but keep quiet； it will soon be
over。 A little more blood is still necessary。' I saw others who
explained themselves much more definitely。 〃 Mortimer…Ternaux； II。
445。
＇65＇ Madame de Sta？l； 〃Considérations sur la Révolution Fran？aise；〃
3rd part； ch。 X。
＇66＇ Prudhomme； 〃Les Révolutions de Paris〃 （number for Sept。 22）。 At
one of the last sessions of the commune 〃M。 Panis spoke of Marat as of
a prophet； another Siméon Stylite。 'Marat；' said he； 'remained six
weeks sitting on one thigh in a dungeon。' 〃 … Barbaroux； 64。
＇67＇ Weber； II。 348。 Collot dwells at length； 〃in cool…blooded
gaiety；〃 on the murder of Madame de Lamballe and on the abominations
to which her corpse was subjected。 〃He added； with a sigh of regret；
that if he had been consulted he would have had the head of Madame de
Lamballe served in a covered dish for the queen's supper。〃
＇68＇ On the part played by Robespierre and his presence constantly at
the Commune see Granier de Cassagnac； II。 55。 Mortimer…Ternaux；
III。 205。 Speech by Robespierre at the commune； Sept。 1： 〃No one dares
name the traitors。 Well； I give their names for the safety of the
people： I denounce the libertycide Brissot； the Girondist factionists；
the rascally commission of the Twenty…One in the National Assembly； I
denounce them for having sold France to Brunswick； and for having
taken in advance the reward for their dastardly act。〃 On the 2nd of
September he repeats his denunciation； and consequently on that day
warrants are issued by the committee of supervision against thirty
deputies and against Brissot and Roland （Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 216；
247）。
＇69＇ 〃Procès…verbaux de la Commune；〃 Aug。 30。 … Mortimer…Ternaux； III。
217 （resolutions of the sections Poissonnière and Luxembourg）。
Granier de Cassagnac；