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He ends by assuring him that 〃neither himself nor his government is in
any way bound by this instrument。〃
＇43＇ Words of M。 de Kaunitz； Sept。 4； 1791 （〃Recueil；〃 by Vivenot； I。
242）。
＇44＇ Moniteur； XI。 142 （session of Jan。 17）。 … Speech by M。
Delessart。 … Decree of accusation against him March 10。 … Declaration
of war； April 20。 … On the real intentions of the King； cf。 Malouet；
〃Malouet； 〃Mémoires〃 II。 199…209； Lafayette； 〃Mémoires；〃 I。 441 （note
3）； Bertrand de Molleville； 〃Mémoires；〃 VI。 22； Governor Morris； II。
242； letter of Oct。 23； 1792。
＇45＇ Moniteur； X。 172 （session of Oct。 20； 1791）。 Speech by Brissot。 …
… Lafayette； I。 441。 〃It is the Girondists who； at this time； wanted a
war at any price〃 … Malouet； II。 209。 〃As Brissot has since boasted；
it was the republican party which wanted war； and which provoked it by
insulting all the powers。〃
＇46＇ Buchez et Roux； XII。 402 （session of the Jacobin Club； Nov。 28；
1791）。
＇47＇ Gustave III。； King of Sweden； assassinated by Ankerstrom； says：
〃I should like to know what Brissot will say。〃
＇48＇ On Brissot's antecedents； cf。 Edmond Biré； 〃La Légende des
Girondins。〃 Personally； Brissot was honest； and remained poor。 But he
had passed through a good deal of filth； and bore the marks of it。 He
had lent himself to the diffusion of an obscene book； 〃Le Diable dans
un bénitier；〃 and； in 1783； having received 13；355 francs to found a
Lyceum in London； not only did not found it； but was unable to return
the money。
＇49＇ Moniteur； XI。 147。 Speech by Brissot； Jan。 17。 Examples from
whom he borrows authority； Charles XII。； Louis XIV。； Admiral Blake；
Frederic II。； etc。
＇50＇ Moniteur。 X。 174。 〃This Venetian government； which is nothing
but a farce 。 。 。 Those petty German princes； whose insolence in the
last century despotism crushed out。 。 。 Geneva； that atom of a
republic。 。 。That bishop of Liège； whose yoke bows down a people that
ought to be free 。 。 。 I disdain to speak of other princes。 。 。 That
King of Sweden； who has only twenty…five millions income； and who
spends two…thirds of it in poor pay for an army of generals and a
small number of discontented soldiers。 。 。 As to that princess
（Catherine II。）； whose dislike of the French constitution is well
known； and who is about as good looking as Elizabeth； she cannot
expect greater success than Elizabeth in the Dutch revolution。〃
（Brissot； in this last passage； tries to appear at once witty and well
read。）
＇51＇ Letter of Roland to the king； June 10； 1792； and letter of the
executive council to the pope； Nov。 25； 1792。 Letter of Madame Roland
to Brissot； Jan。 7； 1791。 〃Briefly； adieu。 Cato's wife need not
gratify herself by complimenting Brutus。〃
＇52＇ Buchez et Roux； XII。 410 （meeting of the Jacobin club； Dec。 10；
1791）。 〃A Louis XIV。 declares war against Spain； because his
ambassador had been insulted by the Spanish ambassador。 And we； who
are free； might hesitate for an instant！〃
＇53＇ Moniteur； X； 503 （session of Nov。29）。 The Assembly orders this
speech to be printed and distributed in the departments。
＇54＇ Moniteur ； X。 762 （session of Dec。 28）。
＇55＇ Moniteur； XI。 147； 149 （session of Jan。17）； X。 759 （session of
Dec。 28）。 Already； on the 10th of December； he had declared at the
Jacobin club： 〃A people that has conquered its freedom； after ten
centuries of slavery； needs war。 War is essential to it for its
consolidation。〃 （Buchez et Roux； XII。 410）。 On the 17th of January；
in the tribune； he again repeats： 〃I have only one fear； and that is；
that we may not have war。〃
＇56＇ Moniteur； XI。 119 （session of Jan。13）。 Speech by Gensonné； in the
name of the diplomatic committee； of which he is the reporter。
＇57＇ Moniteur； XI。 158 （session of Jan。 18）。 The Assembly orders the
printing of this speech。
＇58＇ Moniteur； XI。 760 （session of Dec。 28）。
＇59＇ Moniteur； XI。 149 （session of Jan。 17）。 Speech by Brissot。
＇60＇ Moniteur； XI。 178 （session of Jan。20）。 Fauchet proposes the
following decree： 〃All partial treaties actually existent are declared
void。 The National Assembly substitutes in their place alliances with
the English； the Anglo…American； the Swiss； Polish； and Dutch nations；
as long as they will be free 。 。 When other nations want our alliance；
they have only to conquer their freedom to have it。 Meanwhile； this
will not prevent us from having relations with them； as with good
natured savages 。 。 。 Let us occupy the towns in the neighborhood
which bring our adversaries too near us 。 。 。 Mayence； Coblentz； and
Worms are sufficient〃 … Ibid。；； p。215 （session of Jan。25）。 One of the
members； supporting himself with the authority of Gélon； King of
Syracuse； proposes an additional article： 〃We declare that we will not
lay down our arms until we shall have established the freedom of all
peoples。〃 These stupidities show the mental condition of the Jacobin
party。
＇61＇ The decree is passed Jan。 25。 The alliance between Prussia and
Austria takes place Feb。 7 （De Bourgoing； 〃Histoire diplomatique de
l'Europe pendant la Révolution Fran？aise；〃 I。 457）。
＇62＇ Albert Sorel； 〃La Mission du Comte de Ségur à Berlin〃 （published
in the Temps； Oct。 15； 1878）。 Dispatch of M。 de Ségur to M。 Delessart；
Feb。 24； 1792。 Count Schulemburg repeated to me that they had no
desire whatever to meddle with our constitution。 But； said he with
singular animation； we must guard against gangrene。 Prussia is；
perhaps； the country which should fear it least； nevertheless； however
remote a gangrened member may be； it is better to it off than risk
one's life。 How can you expect to secure tranquility； when thousands
of writers every day 。 。 。 mayors； office…holders； insult kings； and
publish that the Christian religion has always supported despotism；
and that we shall be free only by destroying it； and that all princes
must be exterminated because they are all tyrants？〃
＇63＇ A popular jig of these revolutionary times； danced in the
streets and on the public squares。 …TR。
＇64＇ Buchez et Roux； XXV。 203 （session of April 3； 1793）。 Speech by
Brissot。 …Ibid。； XX。 127。 〃A tous les Républicains de France； par
Brissot；〃 Oct。 24； 1792。 〃In declaring war； I had in view the
abolition of royalty。〃 He refers； in this connection； to his speech of
Dec。 30； 1791； where he says； 〃I fear only one thing； and that is；
that we shall not be betrayed。 We need treachery； for strong doses of
poison still exist in the heart of France； and heavy explosions are
necessary to clear it out。〃
＇65＇ Mallet du Pan； 〃Mémoires；〃 I。 260 （April； 1792）； and I。 439
（July； 1792）。
＇66＇ Any revolutionary leader； from Lenin； through Stalin to Andropov
may confirm the advantage of acting in secret。 （SR）。
＇67＇ 〃The French Revolution；〃 I。 262 and following pages。
＇68＇ Buchez et Roux； XIII。 92…99 （January； 1792）； （February）。
Coral； 〃Lettres inédites；〃 33。 （One of these days； out of curiosity；
he walked along as far as the Rue des Lombards。） 〃Witness of such
crying injustice； and indignant at not being able to seize any of the
thieves that were running along the street； loaded with sugar and
coffee to sell again； I suddenly felt a feverish chill over all my
body。〃 （The letter is not dated。 The editors conjectures that the year
was 1791。 I rather think that it was 1792。）
＇69＇ Moniteur； XI。 45 and 46 （session of Jan。 5）。 The whole of
Isnard's speech should be read。
＇70＇ Buchez et Roux； XIII。 177。 Letter by Pétion； Feb。 10。
＇71＇ Buchez et Roux； XIII。 252。 Letter of André Chénier； in the
Journal de Paris； Feb。 26。 … Schmidt； 〃Tableaux de la Révolution
Franaise；〃 I。 76。 Reply of the Directory of the Department of the
Seine to a circular by Roland； June 12； 1792。 The contrast between the
two classes is here clearly defined。 〃We have not resorted to those
assemblages of men； most of them foreigners； for the opinion of the
people； among the enemies of labor and repose standing by themselves
and having no part in common interests； already inclined to vice
through idleness； and who prefer the risks of disorder to the
honorable resources of indigence。 This class of men； always large in
large cities； is that whose noisy harangues fill the streets； Squares；
and public gardens of the capital； that which excites seditious
gatherings； that which constantly fosters anarchy and contempt for
the laws that； in fine； whose clamor； far from reflecting public
Opinion； indicates the extreme effort made to prevent the expression
of public opinion。 。 。 We have studied the opinion of the people of
Paris among those useful and laborious men warmly attached to the
State at all points of their existence through every object of their
affection； among owners of property； tillers of the soil； tradesmen
and workers 。 。 。 An inviolable attachment 。 。 。 to the constitution；
and mainly to national Sovereignty； t