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Feuillants monastery in Paris from 1791 to 1792。 （SR）。
＇13＇ Decree of Sept 29； 30； 1791； with report and instructions of the
Committee on the Constitution。
＇14＇ Decree of May 17； 1791。 Malouet； XII。 161。 'There was nothing
left to us but to make one great mistake； which we did not fail to
do。〃
＇15＇ A few months after this； on the election of a mayor for Paris；
the court voted against Lafayette； and for Pétion
＇16＇ M。 de Montlosier； 〃Mémoires；〃 II。 309。 〃As far as concerns
myself； truth compels me to say； that I was stuck on the head by three
carrots and two cabbages only。〃 Archives of the prefecture of
police （decisions of the police court； May 15； 1790）。 Moniteur； V。
427。 〃The prompt attendance of the members at the hour of meeting； in
spite of the hooting and murmurings of the crowd； seemed to convince
the people that this was yet another conspiracy against liberty。〃
＇17＇ This is what is； today in 1998； taking place whenever any
political faction； disliked by the Socialists； try to arrange a
meeting。 （SR）。
＇18＇ Malout； II。 50。 … Mercure de France； Jan。 7； Feb。 5； and April
9； 1791 （letter of a member of the Monarchical Club
＇19＇ Ferrières； II。 222。 〃The Jacobin Club sent five or six hundred
trusty men； armed with clubs；〃 besides 〃about a hundred national
guards； and some of the Palais…Royal prostitutes。〃
＇20＇ Journal des Amis de la Constitution。〃 Letter of the Café
National！ Club at Bordeaux； Jan。 20； 1791。 Letters of the 〃Friends
of the Constitution；〃 at Brives and Cambray； Jan。 19； 1791。
＇21＇ 〃The French Revolution；〃 I。 pp。 243； 324。
＇22＇ Mercure de France； Dec。18； 1790； Jan。 17； June 8； and July 14；
1791。 Moniteur； VI。 697。 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3；193。
Letter from the Directory of the department of Aveyron； April 20；
1792。 Narrative of events after the end of 1790。 May 22； 1791； the
club of 〃The Friends of Order and Peace〃 is burned by the Jacobins；
the fire lasting all night and a part of the next day。 （Official
report of the Directory of Milhau； May 22； 1791）。
＇23＇ 〃The French Revolution；〃 I。 256； 307。
＇24＇ Mercure de France； Dec。 14； 1790 （letter from Villeneuve…St。…
Georges； Nov。29）。
＇25＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 II。 1；453。 Correspondence of M。 Bercheny。
Letter from Pau； Feb。 7； 1790。 〃No one has any idea of the actual
state of things； in this once delightful town。 People are cutting each
other's throats。 Four duels have taken place within 48 hours； and ten
or a dozen good citizens have been obliged to hide themselves for
three days past〃
＇26＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3；249。 Memorial on the actual
condition of the town and district of Mortagne； department of Orne
（November； 1791）。
＇27＇ Revolutionary song with the refrain： 〃Les aristocrates； à la
lanterne； tous les aristocrates on les pendra〃 （all the aristocrats
will hang）。 （SR）
＇28＇ On the 15th of August； 1791； the mother…superior of the H？tel…
Dieu hospital is forcibly carried off and placed in a tavern； half a
league from the town； while the rest of the nuns are driven out and
replaced by eight young girls from the town。 Among other motives that
require notice is the hostility of two pharmacists belonging to the
club； in the Hotel…Dieu the nuns； keeping a pharmacy from which they
sold drugs at cost and thereby brought themselves into competition
with the two pharmacists。
＇29＇ Cf。 〃Archives Nationales；〃 DXXIX。 13。 Letter of the municipal
officers and notables of Champceuil to the administrators of Seine…et…
Oise； concerning elections； June 17； 1791。 Similar letters； from
various other parishes； among them that of Charcon； June 16： 〃They
have the honor to inform you that； at the time of the preceding
primary meetings； they were exposed to the greatest danger； that the
curé of Charcon； their pastor； was repeatedly stabbed with a bayonet；
the marks of which he will carry to his grave。 The mayor； and several
other inhabitants of Charcon； escaped the same peril with difficulty。〃
… Ibid。； letters from the administrators of Hautes…Alpes to the
National Assembly （September； 1791）； on the disturbances in the
electoral assembly of Gap； August 29； 1791。
＇30＇ Police searches of private homes。 （SR）。
＇31＇ 〃The French Revolution；〃 pp。 159； 160； 310； 323； 324。 …
Lauvergne； 〃Histoire du département du Var；〃 （August 23）。
＇32＇ '〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3；198； deposition of Vérand…Icard；
an elector at Arles； Sep。 8； 1791。 … Ibid。； F7； 3；195。 Letter of the
administrators of the Tarascon district； Dec。 8； 1791。 Two parties
confront each other at the municipal elections of Barbantane； one
headed by the Abbé Chabaud； brother of one of the Avignon brigands；
composed of three or four townsmen； and of 〃the most impoverished in
the country；〃 and the other； three times as numerous； comprising all
the land…owners； the substantial métayers and artisans； and all 〃who
are most interested in a good administration〃 The question is； whether
the Abbé Chabaud is to be mayor。 The elections took place Dec。5th；
1791。 Here is the official report of the acting mayor： mayor： 〃We；
Pierre Fontaine； mayor； addressed the rioters； to induce them to keep
the peace。 At this very moment； the said Claude Gontier； alias Baoque；
struck us with his fist on the left eye； which bruised us
considerably； and on account of which we are almost blind； and；
conjointly with others； jumped upon us； threw us down； and dragged us
by the hair； continuing to strike us； from in front of the church
door； till we came in front of the door a； the town hall。〃
＇33＇ Ibid。； F7； 3；229。 Letters of M。 de Laurède； June 18； 1791； from
the directory of the department； June 8； July 31； and Sept。 22； 1791；
from the municipality； July 15； 1791。 The municipality 〃leaves the
release of the prisoners in suspense；〃 for six months； because； it
says； the people is disposed to 〃insurrectionise against their
discharge。〃 … Letter of many of the national guard； stating that the
factions form only a part of it。
＇34＇ Mercure de France； Dec。 10； 1791； letter from Montpellier； dated
Nov。 17； 1791。 〃 Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3；223。 Extracts from
letters； on the incidents of Oct。 9 and 12； 1791。 Petition by Messrs。
Théri and Devon； Nov。 17； 1791。 Letter addressed them to the Minister；
Oct。 25。 Letters of M。 Dupin； syndical attorney of the department； to
the Minister； Nov。14 and 15； and Dec。 26； 1791 （with official
reports）。 Among those assassinated on the 14th and 15th of
November； we find a jeweler； an attorney； a carpenter； and a dyer。
〃This painful Scene；〃 writes the syndic attorney； 〃has restored quiet
to the town。〃
＇35＇ Buchez et Roux； X。 223 （1'Ami du Peuple； June 17； 19； 21； 1791）
＇36＇ 〃'Archives Nationales；' F7； 3204。 letter by M。 Melon de Tradou；
royal commissary at Tulle； Sept。 8； 1791
CHAPTER II。
I。
Composition of the Legislative Assembly。 Social rank of the
Deputies。 Their inexperience； incompetence； and prejudices。
If it be true that a nation should be represented by its superior men；
France was strangely represented during the Revolution。 From one
Assembly to another we see the level steadily declining； especially is
the fall very great from the Constituent to the Legislative Assembly。
The actors entitled to perform withdraw just as they begin to
understand their parts； and yet more； they have excluded themselves
from the theatre； while the stage is surrendered to their substitutes。
〃The preceding Assembly；〃 writes an ambassador；＇1＇ 〃contained men of
great talent； large fortune； and honorable name； a combination which
had an imposing effect on the people； although violently opposed to
personal distinctions。 The actual Assembly is but little more than a
council of lawyers； got together from every town and village in
France。〃
In actual fact； out of 745 deputies； indeed； 〃400 lawyers belong； for
the most part； to the dregs of the profession〃； there are about twenty
constitutional priests； 〃as many poets and literary men of but little
reputation； almost all without any fortune；〃 the greater number being
less than thirty years old； sixty being less than twenty…six；＇2＇
nearly all of them trained in the clubs and the popular assemblies〃。
There is not one noble or prelate belonging to the ancient régime； no
great landed proprietor；＇3＇ no head of a service； no eminent
specialist in diplomacy； in finance； in the administrative or military
arts。 But three general officers are found there； and these are of the
lower rank；＇4＇ one of them having held his appointment but three
months； and the other two being wholly unknown。 At the head of the
diplomatic committee stands Brissot； itinerant journalist； lately
traveling about in England and the United States。 He is supposed to be
competent in the affairs of both worlds； in reality he is one of those
presuming； threadb