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flock in; and there are more than 〃30;000 strangers and vagrants〃 in
Paris。
'16' Bailly; II。 282。 The crowd of deserters was so great that
Lafayette was obliged to place a guard at the barriers to keep them
from entering the city。 〃Without this precaution the whole army
would have come in。〃
'17' De Ferrières; I。 103。 De Lavalette; I。 39。 Bailly; I。 53
(on the lawyers)。 〃It may be said that the success of the
Revolution is due to this class。〃 Marmontel; II。 243 〃Since the
first elections of Paris; in 1789; I remarked;〃 he says; 〃this
species of restless intriguing men; contending with each other to be
heard; impatient to make themselves prominent。。。。It is well known
what interest this body (the lawyers) had to change Reform into
Revolution; the Monarchy into a Republic; the object was to organize
for itself a perpetual aristocracy。〃 Buchez and Roux; II。 358
(article by C。 Desmoulins)。 〃In the districts everybody exhausts
his lungs and his time in trying to be president; vice…president;
secretary or vice…secretary〃
'18' Eugène Hatin; 〃Histoire de la Presse;〃 vol。 V。 p。 113。 〃Le
Patriote fran?ais〃 by Brissot; July 28; 1789。 〃L'Ami du Peuple;〃
by Marat; September 12; 1789。 〃Annales patriotiques et
littéraires;〃 by Carra and Mercier; October 5; 1789; 〃Les
Révolutions de Paris;〃 chief editor Loustalot; July 17th; 1789。 …
〃Le Tribun du peuple;〃 letters by (middle of 1789)。 … 〃Révolutions
de France et de Brabant;〃 by C。 Desmoulins; November 28; 1789; his
〃France libre〃 (I believe of the month of August; and his 〃Discours
de la Lanterne〃 of the month of September)。 … 〃The Moniteur〃 does
not make its appearance until November 24; 1789。 In the seventy
numbers which follow; up to February 3; 1790; the debates of the
Assembly were afterwards written out; amplified; and put in a
dramatic form。 All numbers anterior to February 3; 1790; are the
result of a compilation executed in the year IV。 The narrative part
during the first six months of the Revolution is of no value。 The
report of the sittings of the Assembly is more exact; but should be
revised sitting by sitting and discourse by discourse for a detailed
history of the National Assembly。 The principal authorities which
are really contemporary are; 〃Le Mercure de France;〃 〃Le Journal de
Paris;〃 〃Le point de Jour〃 by Barrère; the 〃Courrier de Versailles;〃
by Gorsas; the 〃Courrier de Provence〃 by Mirabeau; the 〃Journal des
Débats et Décrets;〃 the official reports of the National assembly;
the 〃Bulletin de l'Asemblée Nationale;〃 by Marat; besides the
newspapers above cited for the period following the 14th of July;
and the speeches; which are printed separately。
'19' C。 Desmoulins; letters of September 20th and of subsequent
dates。 (He quote; a passage from Lucan in the sense indicated)。
Brissot; 〃Mémoires;〃 passim。 Biography of Danton by Robinet。 (See
the testimony of Madame Roland and of Rousselin de Saint…Albin。)
'20' 〃Discours de la Lanterne。〃 See the epigraph of the engraving。
'21' Buchez and Roux; III。 55; article of Marat; October lst。
〃Sweep all the suspected men out of the H?tel…de…Ville。 。 。 。 。
Reduce the deputies of the communes to fifty; do not let them remain
in office more than a month or six weeks; and compel them to
transact business only in public。〃 And II。 412; another article
by Marat。 Ibid。 III。 21。 An article by Loustalot。 … C。
Desmoulins; 〃Discours de la Lanterne;〃 passim。 Bailly; II。 326。
'22' Mounier; 〃Des causes qui ont empêche les Fran?ais d'être
libre;〃 I。 59。 … Lally…Tollendal; second letter; 104。
Bailly; II。 203。
'23' De Bouillé; 207。 Lally…Tollendal; ibid; 141; 146。
Mounier; ibid。; 41; 60。
'24' Mercure de France; October 2; 1790 (article of Mallet du Pan:
〃I saw it〃)。 Criminal proceedings at the Chatelet on the events of
October 5th and 6th。 Deposition of M。 Feydel; a deputy; No。 178。 …
… De Montlosier; i。 259。 Desmoulins (La Lanterne)。 〃Some members
of the communes are gradually won over by pensions; by plans for
making a fortune and by flattery。 Happily; the incorruptible
galleries are always on the side of the patriots。 They represent
the tribunes of the people seated on a bench in attendance on the
deliberations of the Senate and who had the veto。 They represent
the metropolis and; fortunately; it is under the batteries of the
metropolis that the constitution is being framed。〃 (C。 Desmoulins;
simple…minded politician; always let the cat out of the bag。)
'25' 〃Procédure du Chatelet;〃 Ibid。 Deposition of M。 Malouet (No。
111)。 〃I received every day; as well as MM。 Lally and Mounier;
anonymous letters and lists of proscriptions on which we were
inscribed。 These letters announced a prompt and violent death to
every deputy that advocated the authority of the King。〃
'26' Buchez and Roux; I。 368; 376。 Bailly; II。 326; 341。 …
Mounier; ibid。; 62; 75。
'27' Etienne Dumont; 145。 Correspondence between Comte de
Mirabeau and Comte de la Marck。
'28' 〃Procédure criminelle du Chatelet;〃 Deposition 148。 … Buchez
and Roux; III。 67; 65。 (Narrative of Desmoulins; article of
Loustalot。) Mercure de France; number for September 5; 1789。
〃Sunday evening; August 30; at the Palais…Royal; the expulsion of
several deputies of every class was demanded; and especially some of
those from Dauphiny。 。 。 They spoke of bringing the King to Paris as
well as the Dauphin。 All virtuous citizens; every incorruptible
patriot; was exhorted to set out immediately for Versailles。〃
'29' These acts of violence were not reprisals; nothing of the kind
took place at the banquet of the body…guards (October 1st)。 〃Amidst
the general joy;〃 says an eye…witness; I heard no insults against
the National Assembly; nor against the popular party; nor against
anybody。 The only cries were 'Vive le Roi! Vive la Reine! We will
defend them to the death!'〃 (Madame de Larochejacquelein; p。40。 …
Ibid。 Madame Campan; another eye…witness。) It appears to be
certain; however; that the younger members of the National Guard at
Versailles turned their cockades so as to be like other people; and
it is also probable that some of the ladies distributed white
cockades。 The rest is a story made up before and after the event to
justify the insurrection。 Cf。 Lerol; 〃Histoire de Versailles;〃
II。 20…107。 Ibid。 p。 141。 〃As to that proscription of the
national cockade; all witnesses deny it。〃 The originator of the
calumny is Gorsas; editor of the Courrier de Versailles。
'30' 〃Procédure Criminelle du Chatelet。〃 Depositions 88; 110; 120;
126; 127; 140; 146; 148。 Marmontel; 〃Mémoires;〃 a conversation
with Champfort; in May; 1789。 Morellet; 〃Mémoires;〃 I。 398。
(According to the evidence of Garat; Champfort gave all his savings;
3;000 livres; to defray the expenses of maneuvers of this
description。) Malouet (II。 2)。 knew four of the deputies 〃who
took direct part in this conspiracy。〃
'31' 〃Procédure Criminelle du Chatelet。〃 1st。 On the Flemish
soldiers。 Depositions 17; 20; 24; 35; 87; 89; 98。 2nd。 On the
men disguised as women。 Depositions 5; 10; 14; 44; 49; 59; 60; 110;
120; 139; 145; 146; 148。 The prosecutor designates six of them to
be seized。 3rd。 On the condition of the women of the expedition。
Depositions 35; 83; 91; 98; 146; and 24。 4th。 On the money
distributed。 Depositions 49; 56; 71; 82; 110; 126。
'32' 〃Procédure Criminelle du Chatelet。〃 Deposition 61。 〃During the
night scenes; not very decent; occurred among these people; which
the witness thought it useless to relate。〃
'33' 〃Procédure Criminelle du Chatelet。〃 Depositions 35; 44; 81。
Buchez and Roux; III。 120。 (Minutes of the meeting of the Commune;
October 5th。) Journal de Paris; October 12th。 A few days after; M。
Pic; clerk of the prosecutor; brought 〃a package of 100;000 francs
which he had saved from the enemies' hands;〃 and another package of
notes was found thrown; in the hubbub; into a receipt…box。
'34' 〃Procédure Criminelle du Chatelet。〃 Depositions 61; 77; 81;
148; 154。 Dumont; 181。 Mounier; 〃Exposé justificatif;〃 and
specially 〃Fait relatif à la dernière insurrection。〃
'35' 〃Procédure Criminelle du Chatelet。〃 Deposition 168。 The witness
sees on leaving the King's apartment 〃 several women dressed as
fish…wives; one of whom; with a pretty face; has a paper in her
hand; and who exclaims as she holds it up; 'He! F。。。; we have forced
the guy to sign。' 〃
'36' 〃Procédure Criminelle du Chatelet。〃 Depositions 89; 91; 98。
〃Promising all; even raising their petticoats before them。〃
'37' 〃Procédure Criminelle du Chatelet;〃 Depositions 9; 20; 24; 30;
49; 61; 82; 115; 149; 155。
'38' Procédure criminelle du Chatelet。〃 Depositions 7; 30; 35; 40。 …
… Cf。 Lafayette; 〃Mémoires;〃 and Madame Campan; 〃Mémoires。〃
'39' 〃Procédure Criminelle du Chatelet。〃 Depo